IN RE: 3M COMBAT ARMS EARPLUG PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

  1. July 27, 2022

    Vet Slams 3M's Bid To Undo $50M Earplug Injury Verdict

    A veteran of the war in Afghanistan is urging a Florida federal judge not to reduce a $50 million verdict or grant a new trial in his suit alleging Combat Arms earplugs made by 3M caused him to develop tinnitus and hearing loss, saying the company is "grasping for straws" with unsupported arguments.

  2. July 19, 2022

    Top Product Liability Cases Of 2022: Midyear Review

    Major product liability cases so far in 2022 include a ruling in West Virginia against local governments seeking relief from drug distributors for the opioid crisis and a historic settlement with gunmaker Remington to end claims brought by the families of Sandy Hook victims. Here, Law360 looks at key cases from the first half of the year.

  3. June 10, 2022

    3M Earplug MDL Sent To Mediation To Avoid 'Flooding' Courts

    The federal judge overseeing the massive multidistrict litigation over 3M's Combat Arms Earplugs ordered the parties on Friday to begin mediation next month and attempt to reach a good faith settlement before district courts are "flooded" with cases from the MDL.

  4. June 01, 2022

    3M Wants Judge To Undo 'Excessive' $50M Ear Plug Verdict

    3M Co. is asking a Florida federal judge to order a new trial on damages following a $50 million verdict in a bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation over its Combat Arms Earplugs, or CAEv2, saying the award is "excessive" and the plaintiff inflamed the jury with language and arguments inappropriate for a trial in which punitive damages were not on the table.

  5. May 24, 2022

    Judge Slashes $55M Jury Verdict In 3M Earplug Bellwether

    The judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over injuries caused by faulty 3M Co. earplugs sold to the military slashed a jury's $55 million award to one plaintiff in a bellwether case to $21.7 million on Tuesday, citing statutory caps under Colorado law.

  6. May 20, 2022

    3M Hit With $77.5M Verdict In Final Bellwether Earplug Trial

    A Florida federal jury on Friday awarded $77.5 million in damages to a former soldier who alleged his hearing loss was caused by faulty 3M Co. earplugs, in the 16th bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation against the manufacturing giant.

  7. May 09, 2022

    More Than 20,000 Claims Axed In 3M Earplug MDL

    The Florida federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation over allegedly defective 3M earplugs that harmed service members' hearing dismissed claims brought by 20,000 veterans who failed to submit proof that they had served.

  8. April 27, 2022

    3M Can't Get Discovery From Feds In Earplug MDL

    A Florida federal judge on Tuesday denied 3M's bid to compel the government to produce depositions and discovery in the multidistrict litigation over its combat earplugs, saying that the request came too late.

  9. April 19, 2022

    3M Waited Too Long For Discovery In Earplug MDL, Feds Say

    The federal government urged a Florida federal judge on Tuesday to deny a request by 3M to force the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs to produce discovery in sprawling multidistrict litigation over the company's allegedly defective earplugs, arguing that 3M waited too long.

  10. April 08, 2022

    3M Wins Latest Military Earplug Bellwether

    A Florida federal jury on Friday found that there was no design defect in the 3M earplugs a female veteran blames for causing hearing loss while on deployments in Iraq and Kuwait, the latest bellwether verdict in the massive multidistrict litigation.