( December 12, 2025, 1:22 PM EST) -- RALEIGH, N.C. — Tyco Fire Products LP and Chemguard Inc. (collectively, Tyco) have removed to North Carolina federal court a lawsuit brought by a North Carolina municipality that alleges that Tyco, 3M Co., E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. and others are liable for contaminating the groundwater with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the firefighting agent known as aqueous film forming foam (AFFF). Tyco contends that the claims against it fail pursuant to the federal contractor defense....