Military Ear Plugs Settlements May Cost 3M Company Billions: WSJ Report
The Wall Street Journal estimates litigation over military ear plugs will cost 3M Company billions of dollars to settle.
The Wall Street Journal estimates litigation over military ear plugs will cost 3M Company billions of dollars to settle.
A federal judge has ordered parties involved in 3M Combat Arms earplugs litigation to hold multi-day settlement negotiation discussions next month, in an attempt to resolve the litigation before federal…
Upholding a jury's verdict, a federal judge has reduced a 3M Combat Arms military earplugs hearing loss award from $55 million to $21.7 million.
3M has been ordered to pay an Army veteran $77.5 million, with the majority being paid as punitive damages to punish the company for reckless behavior.
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…
3M suffered its eighth Combat Arms bellwether trial loss, with a federal judge awarding an Army veteran $2.2 million for hearing loss allegedly caused by earplugs which were standard military…
Two separate juries in Florida hit 3M with a total of $58 million in damages following claims by veterans that their Combat Arms earplugs caused hearing damage.
3M has appealed the results of the first two bellwether lawsuits over Combat Arms earplug hearing damage, claiming the company is immune from liability.
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.