In Re: 3M Combat Arms Earplug Liability Litigation

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Case overview

Case Number:

22-12796

Court:

Appellate - 11th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

3365 Personal Injury-Product Liability

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  2. June 27, 2023

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  3. May 22, 2023

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  5. 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.