First “Wave” of 500 Combat Arms Earplug Lawsuits Against 3M Will Be Prepared For Trial
The Court has indicated that a three groups of Combat Arms earplug lawsuits, each including 500 claims, will be prepared for trial in the coming months.
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Jury Awards $13M to U.S. Army Sergeant Left With Hearing Loss from Defective 3M Earplugs
3M has been ordered to pay a U.S. Army sergeant $13 million for hearing loss linked to the use of its Combat Arms earplugs, just days after winning a defense…
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Decision to Reinstate Lawsuits Over Bair Hugger Warming Blanket Will Not Be Re-Reviewed By Eighth Circuit
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a request by 3M to review its decision to reinstate thousands of Bair Hugger infection lawsuits.
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3M’s Earplug Testing Report Barred From Future Bellwether Trials Over Military Hearing Loss
A federal judge has lambasted 3M Company over misuse of earplug testing data in previous military hearing loss trials, and has now barred the data from being used in future…
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Air Force Base Water Contamination Lawsuit Filed Over Kidney Cancer From Fire Foam Chemicals
A U.S. Air Force veteran says exposure to chemicals from firefighting foam through contaminated drinking water led to the development of kidney cancer.
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$8.2M in Damages Awarded to Veteran With Hearing Loss, Tinnitus from 3M Earplugs
A fourth 3M Combat Arms earplug trial has resulted in an $8.2 million verdict for a U.S. Army veteran who claimed the earplugs caused hearing loss and tinnitus.
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Judge Sets Eight 3M Combat Arms Lawsuits For Trial Between November 2021 and February 2022
A federal judge has scheduled eight Combat Arms bellwether trials from November to February, as the courts try to find a settlement agreement which avoids more than a quarter million…
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Hundreds of Lawsuits Over 3M Earplug Hearing Loss To Be Worked Up, As Pace of Trials Ramps Up
A federal judge has announced she is ramping up preparations for hundreds of 3M Combat Arms lawsuits to go to trial due to the massive number of cases filed by…
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3M Bair Hugger Litigation Reinstated By Appeals Court, Returning Thousands of Joint Infection Lawsuits to MDL
3M must face thousands of Bair Hugger infection lawsuits after a federal appeals court reinstated the cases, saying plaintiffs' expert witnesses and testimony was wrongly dismissed by a federal judge.
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3M Military Earplug Lawsuits Set For Additional Trial Dates Beginning September 20 and October 18, 2021
A new batch of Combat Arms earplug bellwether lawsuits are being prepared for juries, with trials slated for September and October over claims the devices caused hearing loss, primarily among…