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• 3M Earplug Settlement Participation Rate Exceeds 99%, Bringing Final Resolution To Litigation

  March 28, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  3M indicates it has received more than a 99% participation rate for a $6 billion settlement agreement with hundreds of thousands of veterans who suffered hearing loss and tinnitus after using the military issue earplugs.

• 3M Combat Arms Earplug Settlement Receives 100% Participation of “Wave” Plaintiffs Prepared For Trial

  January 18, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  3M indicates it has received 100% settlement participation from plaintiffs in the first wave of Combat Arms earplug lawsuits being prepared for individual trial dates.

• 3M Payment of $1B in Stock To Settle Earplug Lawsuits Deemed Fair by U.S. Judge

  January 4, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Court approves sale of $1 billion in 3M stock to help pay for $6 billion Combat Arms earplug settlement agreement.

• 3M Earplug Settlement Partially Funded With First $250M To Cover Initial Expedited Payment Claims

  December 28, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  3M company has made its first $250 million payment into a $6 billion settlement fund designed to resolve hundreds of thousands of earplug lawsuits filed by military veterans over hearing loss and tinnitus injuries.

• Fairness of 3M Earplug Settlement Funding Including Common Stock Transfer To Be Evaluated By MDL, State Court Judges

  October 25, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Two federal judges will hold a fairness hearing on December 11 to determine whether 3M Company can pay for part of its Combat Arms earplug settlement agreement through the sale of $1 billion in common stock.

• 3M Combat Arms Earplug Settlement Identification Phase Complete, and Submission of Eligible Claimant Registration Forms Will Soon Begin

  September 29, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge indicates the Court will soon begin allowing veterans who filed lawsuits over hearing damage to register to participate in a recent 3M Combat Arms earplug settlement agreement.

• 3M Earplug Settlement May Result in $5.5B Payout to Resolve Veterans’ Hearing Loss Lawsuits: Report

  August 28, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  3M is reportedly proposing a $5.5 billion settlement to resolve Combat Arms hearing loss lawsuits filed by hundreds of thousands of U.S. military personnel.

• Lawsuits over AFFF Foam and Earplugs Weigh Down 3M Profits, as Company Faces Massive Litigations

  August 4, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  3M has reported financial losses tied to the expense of massive litigation filed against it in both firefighter foam lawsuits and hearing loss lawsuits linked to its Combat Arms military earplugs.

• 3M Earplug Lawsuit Appeal Being Considered by Eleventh Circuit Panel

  June 30, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal appeals court is hearing arguments over whether 3M earplug lawsuit rulings by a district judge can be challenged in bankruptcy court.

• 3M Earplug Jury Trials Remain Stayed, Pending Eleventh Circuit Ruling: Judge

  June 20, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A U.S. District Judge is keeping 3M earplug jury trials on hold while the Eleventh Circuit considers an appeal to the dismissal of 3M's Aearo subsidiary bankruptcy filing.