by Madison Newman | May 17, 2023 | 3M earplugs lawsuit
Judge M. Casey Rodgers, presiding over the 3M earplug multidistrict litigation, has ordered the parties to resume settlement talks. The decision to revive 3M earplug settlement negotiations comes as an appeals court recently heard arguments to overturn four early...
by Madison Newman | May 1, 2023 | 3M earplugs lawsuit
Judge M. Casey Rodgers, presiding over the 3M earplug multidistrict litigation (MDL), recently held a “Data Day” on February 23, 2023, to review an analysis of records from the Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System (DOEHRS). Following the...
by Grace | Mar 15, 2023 | 3M earplugs lawsuit
Johnson & Johnson and 3M are among the companies requesting a new rule to cull “meritless” cases from multidistrict litigation (MDL) early on. The companies are taking issue with high volumes of what they consider unexamined and unsupported claims filling up MDLs....
by Grace | Feb 6, 2023 | 3M earplugs lawsuit
The federal judge presiding over the 3M earplugs MDL has terminated settlement mediations. Despite over sixteen bellwether trials, there is still no global settlement for over 200,000 3M earplugs lawsuits. While 3M’s bankruptcy maneuver has only further complicated...
by Grace | Dec 17, 2022 | 3M earplugs lawsuit
As the end of December approaches, it has been nearly five months since 3M’s subsidiary, Aearo Technologies, filed for bankruptcy to resolve litigation concerning the company’s defective earplugs. This announcement paused all lawsuits that allege faulty 3M earplugs...
