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…
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…