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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.

• Tepezza Manufacturer Seeks Delay in Selecting Hearing Loss Lawsuits For Bellwether Discovery

  March 12, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The manufacturer of Tepezza has asked a federal judge to give them two more months to select four hearing loss lawsuits for early trial dates.

• Four Tepezza Hearing Loss Lawsuits Selected By Plaintiffs For Inclusion in Bellwether Pool

  March 4, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs have submitted a list of four Tepezza hearing loss lawsuits to serve as potential case selections for early bellwether test trials.

• 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.

• Parties Seek More Time to Make Tepezza Lawsuit Bellwether Selections in Hearing Loss Litigation

  January 5, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs and Defendants involved in Tepezza lawsuits say they need a 60-day extension to deadlines for choosing 12 hearing loss claims for potential early bellwether 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.

• Tepezza Hearing Tests Should Have Been Recommended For Users of The Thyroid Eye Disease Drug: Lawsuit

  November 29, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A Tepezza hearing loss lawsuit accuses the manufacturer of failing to warn doctors to conduct hearing tests, which could have helped a woman avoid permanent hearing damage.

• Group of 12 Tepezza Lawsuits Over Hearing Problems To Be Selected For Bellwether Discovery and Early Trials

  November 8, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge is calling on parties to select 12 Tepezza lawsuits to serve as an initial bellwether discovery pool, to be prepared as potential early test cases over whether the thyroid eye disease drug led to 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.