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In Re: 3M Combat Arms Earplug Liability Litigation
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22-12796
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3365 Personal Injury-Product Liability
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July 05, 2023
Product Liability Cases To Watch: 2023 Midyear Report
A challenge to a decades-old decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve an abortion drug has ramifications for product liability cases involving federal agency decisions, and the first talc trial since Johnson & Johnson placed a subsidiary in bankruptcy may influence whether other claimants opt to accept an $8.9 billion settlement.
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June 27, 2023
3M Asks 11th Circ. To Lift Injunction In Ch. 11 Case
3M Co. asked the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday to reverse a Florida federal court ruling barring it from using its subsidiary's Chapter 11 filing to relitigate decisions made in multidistrict litigation over its allegedly faulty earplugs, arguing the court's injunction is overbroad and unprecedented.
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May 22, 2023
3M CEO Needed For 'Critical' Earplug Mediation
A Florida federal judge has ordered 3M's CEO to attend the next mediation session between the company and veterans who claim its combat earplugs caused hearing damage, saying the talks have reached a "critical juncture."
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January 02, 2023
Product Liability Cases To Watch In 2023
One case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court has wide implications for where plaintiffs can bring product liability claims, and attorneys are also watching the effects of 3M's decision to place a subsidiary in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it fights claims over allegedly defective combat earplugs. There's also new but novel litigation over claims that social media harms teenagers' mental health.
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October 05, 2022
3M Asks 11th Circ. To Reverse Injunction In Earplug MDL
3M Co. is asking the Eleventh Circuit to reverse a Florida judge's ruling barring it from using its subsidiary's Chapter 11 filing to relitigate decisions made in multidistrict litigation over its allegedly faulty earplugs, calling the decision an unprecedented overreach.