Gore-Tex Maker Says 'Harmful' Chemicals Suit Can't Survive

By Bonnie Eslinger ( April 22, 2026, 11:14 PM EDT) -- W.L. Gore urged a Delaware federal judge Wednesday to toss a proposed class action claiming the company touts Gore-Tex as environmentally sound while hiding that "harmful" per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are used to make the fabric, saying the consumers "lack any basis" to claim their garments contain the chemicals....

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