Army Hospital Malpractice Lawsuit Results in $9.5M Settlement Over Botched Gastric Bypass Surgery
The medical malpractice lawsuit claims an Army hospital made several errors during gastric bypass surgery, resulting in paralysis and eventual death.
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3M Testing Methods For Hearing Loss in Earplug Lawsuits Described as “Problematic” by MDL Judge
Judge said both sides' hearing loss testing methods for the earplug lawsuits failed to address specific causation
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Analysis of 3M Earplug Hearing Loss Statistics To Be Presented in Open Court During “Data Day”
Information and statistics on hearing loss linked to 3M earplugs will be made available to the public after the Data Day presentation on Feb. 23
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Veterans Call for 3M Earplug Lawsuit Bankruptcy Filing to be Dismissed
Committee indicates 3M earplug lawsuit bankruptcy filing is nearly identical to one pursued by Johnson & Johnson in talcum powder cancer lawsuits, which was rejected by a federal appeals court last month.
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Court Declares 3M Earplug Lawsuit Settlement Efforts at an “Impasse,” Terminating Further Mediation
A federal judge says the manufacturer has given up on efforts to reach a global 3M earplug lawsuit settlement that would resolve all claims, making additional court-ordered mediation unnecessary
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3M Paying $4.7 Million Per Week in Costs Associated with Earplug Hearing Loss Lawsuits
Rather than negotiating settlements to resolve more than 200,000 earplug hearing loss lawsuits, recent bankruptcy filing details the millions in defense costs 3M Company has continued to incur
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Judge Overseeing Military Earplug Lawsuits Indicates 3M Engaged in “Brazen Abuse of the Litigation Process”
Court notes that 3M only adopted its current stance of claiming it is not liable for military earplug lawsuit injuries after juries ordered the company to pay $300 million in a series of early bellwether trials.
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3M Files Appeal to Overturn Combat Arms Earplug Lawsuit Bankruptcy Ruling
Appeals court has been asked to stay all lawsuits against 3M Company, while its Aearo subsidiary goes through a controversial Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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Veterans Seek To Lift Stay on Hearing Loss Lawsuits Over 3M Earplugs Distributed After 2008
Plaintiffs say 3M's claims of immunity from liability do not apply to injuries which occurred after the company bought its Aearo subsidiary in 2008.
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3M Argues About-Face Over Responsibility for Earplugs Linked to Hearing Loss Does Not Warrant Sanction of Waiver
The MDL judge is considering whether to impose sanctions that prevent 3M Company from introducing new arguments years into the litigation, that it is not independently liable for hearing loss caused by the defective earplugs
