Removing Firefighter Foam Chemicals From Military Bases Could Cost $2.1B: GAO Report
The GAO wants the Defense Department to come clean to Congress on the future costs of cleaning contamination on military bases caused by toxic firefighter foam.
Tag Archives: Military
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Defense Verdict Returned For 3M in Second Bellwether Trial Over Combat Arms Earplug Problems
3M Company has secured a defense verdict in the second of three early bellwether trials involving hearing problems caused by Combat Arms earplugs.
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Second Bellwether Trial Over 3M Earplugs Hearing Damage Goes Before Federal Jury
The second Combat Arms bellwether trial begins today after a federal judge rejected an objection by defendants to the time allotted to the hearing loss case.
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Following $7.1M Verdict Over Military Hearing Loss, Court Moving Ahead With Additional 3M Earplug Jury Trial Set To Begin May 17 and June 7
Two additional 3M Combat Arms bellwether trials are being prepared following a $7/1 million verdict in favor of three veterans who suffered hearing loss damage.
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3M Earplugs Bellwether Trial Ends in $7.1M Jury Award for Three Veterans Suffering From Hearing Loss
The first bellwether trial over hearing loss linked to Combat Arms earplugs results in award for plaintiffs and loss for 3M Company.
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Jury Continues To Hear Evidence In Lawsuit Over 3M Earplugs, As Judge Rejects Motion for Mistrial and Judgment as Matter of Law
A federal judge has cleared the way for an ongoing Combat Arms earplugs trial to continue, after rejecting multiple attempts by 3M to end the trial before the jury can…
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3M Earplugs Verdict May Provide Gauge For Settlement Negotiations in Hundreds of Thousands of Hearing Loss Claims
An ongoing trial in Florida could have significant impact on hundreds of thousands of 3M Combat Arms earplug lawsuits filed by current and former members of the military who say…
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Water District Files Lawsuit Over Contamination From Firefighting Foam Used at Nearby Air Force Base
A water district in Colorado says its groundwater was contaminated by chemicals in firefighter foam used at a nearby U.S. Air Force base.
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Nearly 225,000 Military Earplug Lawsuits Pending, As First “Bellwether” Trial Goes Before Jury
A jury will hear evidence later this month in the first 3M earplug trial, involving three veterans with hearing loss. However, the manufacturer faces nearly a quarter million other claims…
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Court Schedules Additional 3M Earplug Claims To Go Before Juries in May and June, Following First Bellwether Trial This Month
Two additional Combat Arms hearing loss trials have been set to be held, in person, later this year, following a combined trial involving three plaintiffs set to start later this…