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IN RE: 3M COMBAT ARMS EARPLUG PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

  1. May 02, 2023

    Fla. Judge Reopens Mediation Talks In 3M Earplug MDL

    A Florida federal judge on Tuesday reinstated formal mediation talks between 3M and veterans who claim the company's combat earplugs caused hearing damage, noting that mediation in related bankruptcy proceedings "has not borne fruit."

  2. May 01, 2023

    3M Pushes Back At Vets' Mediation Bid In Faulty Earplug MDL

    3M on Friday told a Florida federal judge that it "respectfully opposes" a bid to resume mediation talks by veterans who claim the company's combat earplugs damaged their hearing, saying it's currently pursuing mediation discussions in bankruptcy court.

  3. April 27, 2023

    Vets Seek To Resume Mediation Talks Over 3M Earplugs

    Veterans on Thursday asked a Florida federal judge to reinstate formal mediation with 3M in litigation over allegations that the company's earplugs were defective and harmed service members' hearing, saying that their attorneys' leadership has recently asked for a global deal in the suits.

  4. April 04, 2023

    7th Circ. Wary Of Extending 3M Unit's Bankruptcy Stay To 3M

    All three judges on a Seventh Circuit panel Tuesday appeared skeptical of the argument that they should pause sprawling multidistrict litigation over service members' and veterans' injuries allegedly caused by faulty 3M Co. earplugs while a subsidiary's bankruptcy case proceeds.

  5. March 21, 2023

    3M Looks To Shield CEO From Vets' Questioning

    3M Co. urged an Indiana bankruptcy judge to stop creditors from deposing its chief executive amid the bankruptcy of a subsidiary facing thousands of claims over faulty earplugs, saying the CEO didn't have enough information on the Chapter 11 filing.

  6. March 20, 2023

    3M Unit Hits Back At Bids To Toss Bankruptcy Case

    A 3M subsidiary placed into bankruptcy to address thousands of liability claims over faulty earplugs has urged an Indiana federal judge not to toss its bankruptcy case, saying the earplug plaintiffs hadn't shown it had acted in bad faith.

  7. March 10, 2023

    Fla. Judge Calls 3M Hearing-Loss Evaluation 'Problematic'

    The Florida federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation over hearing loss related to allegedly faulty combat earplugs made by 3M said Friday that the company's approach to evaluating hearing loss is "problematic."

  8. March 01, 2023

    3M Says Most Vets In Earplugs MDL Have Normal Hearing

    3M Co., which has put its Aearo Technologies LLC unit into bankruptcy to try to spin off liability for more than 200,000 claims it faces in multidistrict litigation over hearing loss related to allegedly faulty combat earplugs, said Wednesday that U.S. Department of Defense records show that the vast majority of claimants have normal hearing.

  9. January 26, 2023

    3M Earplug Unit's Bankruptcy Contrived, 7th Circ. Told

    A group of multidistrict litigation plaintiffs has urged the Seventh Circuit not to pause the sprawling litigation over injuries allegedly caused by faulty 3M Co. earplugs while a subsidiary's bankruptcy case proceeds, saying the companies tried to misuse bankruptcy law.

  10. January 19, 2023

    3M Earplug MDL Judge Ends Mediation After Impasse

    A Florida federal judge has halted mediation in the contentious multidistrict litigation over injuries allegedly caused by faulty 3M Co. earplugs provided to military service members, saying the company and plaintiffs were too far apart to make further settlement talks worthwhile.

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