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IN RE: 3M COMBAT ARMS EARPLUG PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

  1. December 10, 2021

    3M Hit With $22.5M Verdict In Fla. Military Earplug Bellwether

    A Florida federal jury on Friday sided with a service member who says he suffered hearing damage from using 3M earplugs, awarding him $22.5 million in damages, the largest verdict in the sprawling multidistrict litigation's bellwether series to date, according to attorneys for the plaintiff.

  2. November 15, 2021

    Army Sergeant Wins $13M Damages In 3M Earplug Trial

    A Florida federal jury on Monday held 3M liable for an Army sergeant's hearing loss from faulty combat earplugs, awarding him more than $13 million — the largest amount so far — in the latest bellwether trial in military members' mass litigation over the earplugs.

  3. October 29, 2021

    3M Notches 2nd Win In Fla. Military Earplug Bellwether Series

    A Florida federal jury cleared 3M of liability Friday in the latest bellwether trial in military members' mass litigation over hearing loss, allegedly from faulty combat earplugs, giving the company its second win in five trials.

  4. October 01, 2021

    Jury Hits 3M With $8.2M Verdict In Latest Earplugs Trial

    A Florida federal jury returned an $8.2 million verdict against 3M on Friday in the fourth bellwether trial in massive multidistrict litigation covering military members' claims that they suffered hearing loss as a result of defects in the design of the company's military-issue earplugs.

  5. September 03, 2021

    Top Florida Cases To Watch For The Rest Of 2021

    As 2021 turns for the homestretch, Florida courts are primed to tackle the fallout from several major events that gripped national headlines, from the tragic Surfside condominium collapse to the stock market frenzy stirred up by users of the Robinhood trading app.

  6. August 25, 2021

    3M Earplug Cases Sped Up Due To 'Unprecedented Backlog'

    A Florida federal judge ordered an acceleration of bellwether trials and other cases in multidistrict litigation over veterans' claims that 3M earplugs damaged their hearing, citing an "unprecedented backlog" of more than 250,000 cases.

  7. July 30, 2021

    Judge Refuses To Delay 3M Bellwether After Plaintiff Switch

    A Florida federal judge has refused to delay an upcoming bellwether trial in sprawling multidistrict litigation over allegedly faulty combat earplugs, saying 3M should be ready to face a new plaintiff after another dropped his case.

  8. June 25, 2021

    Top Product Liability Cases Of 2021: Midyear Report

    A U.S. Supreme Court ruling holding that Ford can be held liable for alleged defects in cars originally sold outside a plaintiff's home state and a ruling wiping out hundreds of cases alleging GlaxoSmithKline's anti-nausea drug Zofran causes birth defects are among Law360's top cases for the first six months of 2021.

  9. June 18, 2021

    Jury Says Service Member's 3M Earplug Injury Worth $1.7M

    A Florida federal jury said Friday that a service member sustained $1.7 million in hearing loss damages from 3M's combat earplugs, and that 3M was 62% responsible, handing the company its second loss in three rapid-fire bellwether trials.

  10. May 28, 2021

    3M Wins In 2nd Bellwether Trial Alleging Faulty Earplugs

    3M was cleared of liability Friday in the second bellwether trial in a 236,000-plaintiff class action over claims its combat earplugs didn't protect service members' hearing the way they were supposed to, according to counsel for both sides.

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