A federal judge has called for more than 20,000 3M earplug lawsuits to be transferred to the multidistrict litigation or face dismissal, as the litigation prepares to move beyond bellwether…
With pretrial preparations soon to be underway in 1,500 lawsuits involving hearing loss from 3M earplugs, a Special Master has been apointed to help parties coordinate depositions and discovery.
A Florida jury has handed down the largest verdict yet against 3M in Combat Arms military earplug trials, awarding two veterans $110 million combined.
Another 3M Combat Arms hearing loss lawsuit has resulted in a defense verdict, on the heels of a plaintiff victory earlier this month.
A U.S. Army veteran was awarded $22.5 million in a Combat Arms earplugs lawsuit last week; the largest individual plaintiff award to date in the litigation.
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.
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…
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…
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.
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…