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...
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...