by Grace | Nov 16, 2022 | 3M earplugs lawsuit
The 3M earplugs litigation has produced substantial verdicts for plaintiffs. Amounts have ranged from $2 million to $77.5 million in trials for service members who claim to have suffered hearing loss due to 3M’s defective dual-ended combat earplugs. Recently, a judge...
by Grace | Oct 2, 2022 | 3M earplugs lawsuit, military earplugs lawsuit
The judge presiding over the federal PFAS multidistrict litigation recently denied the 3M Company immunity from liability for damages caused by the toxic chemicals as a government contractor. 3M Co. attempted to convince the judge that it should not be held...
by Grace | Sep 3, 2022 | 3M earplugs lawsuit
In late July, 3M Co. announced that it intended to set aside roughly $1 billion to settle all remaining 3M dual combat earplug lawsuits. This proposed plan also included a stipulation in which Aearo Technologies, 3M’s subsidiary, filed for bankruptcy. The company...
by Grace | Aug 1, 2022 | 3M earplugs lawsuit
The 3M Company announced that it intends to create a $1 billion trust to settle the remaining 3M earplug lawsuits. This announcement comes nearly four years after the 3M earplugs multi-district litigation began. Since its conception in 2018, the federal MDL has become...
by Grace | Feb 27, 2022 | 3M earplugs lawsuit
Military personnel frequently experience significant hearing damage and loss, including tinnitus, due to explosive sounds in combat. They are routinely given special earplugs to help protect their hearing from loud noises that result from explosions and gunfire....
by Grace | May 13, 2020 | 3M earplugs lawsuit
In 2003, the United States military purchased a line of earplugs from 3M that specially created to them to use in combat. The earplugs are known as the 3M Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs, and they were designed with dual features for people to use during battle....