Try our Advanced Search for more refined results

IN RE: 3M COMBAT ARMS EARPLUG PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

  1. May 11, 2021

    3M's Expert Nixed From Earplug MDL Bellwether Case

    A Florida federal judge on Tuesday excluded opinions from one of 3M's expert witnesses in an upcoming bellwether trial over whether its combat arms CAEv2s earplugs were defective and caused damage to a veteran's hearing, saying the expert cannot base his opinion entirely on other experts' findings.

  2. April 30, 2021

    3M Hit With $7.1M Verdict In Earplug MDL Bellwether Trial

    A Florida federal jury hit 3M with a $7.1 million verdict Friday, most of it punitive damages, in the first bellwether trial in a massive multidistrict litigation involving military members' claims that their hearing was irreparably harmed because the company's combat earplugs didn't work.

  3. March 26, 2021

    What To Watch As Trial Starts In Massive 3M Earplug MDL

    Service members who say 3M's combat earplugs failed to protect their hearing in ultraloud military environments will get their first trial outing starting Monday in the nation’s largest multidistrict litigation, a test of liability for products designed under the government's eyes for widespread use.

  4. March 19, 2021

    Service Members Seek Hearing On 3M Earplugs Site

    Service members and veterans on Friday told the Florida federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over allegedly defective 3M earplugs that the multinational company posted a website about the product that could sway potential jurors.

  5. February 11, 2021

    Experts' Views On Army Practices Limited In 3M Earplug MDL

    A Florida federal judge on Thursday said there's no support for experts' opinions that the U.S. Army's hearing program was either a complete success or a total failure at protecting military members' hearing in the multidistrict litigation over allegedly defective 3M earplugs.

  6. January 19, 2021

    Plaintiffs Prevail On Choice Of Law For 3M Earplug MDL Trials

    The Florida federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation brought by service members and veterans who allege that defective 3M earplugs damaged their hearing sided with two plaintiffs on which states' laws should apply in their upcoming bellwether trials.

  7. January 11, 2021

    Meet The Judge Overseeing The Nation's Largest MDL

    A Florida native who rose to the federal bench before she turned 40, U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers is set to oversee a bellwether trial this spring in a case involving hundreds of thousands of service members and accusations of faulty military-issue earplugs.

  8. January 04, 2021

    Trial Dates Set For Spring In 3M Earplug MDL

    The Florida federal judge overseeing litigation brought by service members and veterans who allege defective 3M earplugs damaged their hearing recently consolidated three cases for a bellwether trial and set two other dates in individual cases.

  9. December 09, 2020

    Service Members Want Single Bellwether In 3M Earplug MDL

    Five military members and veterans who blame their hearing damage on allegedly defective 3M earplugs urged a Florida federal judge on Monday to group their bellwether cases for a single trial, saying their cases "involve overlapping, and frequently coextensive, issues and facts."

  10. October 02, 2020

    Judge In MDL Won't Send 3M Earplug Claims To Minn.

    A Florida federal judge denied for a second time a bid from military veterans to send their suits over allegedly defective 3M earplugs back to Minnesota state court, saying neither this group's "novel" arguments nor her recent rejection of one of the company's defenses makes the federal forum inappropriate.

Hello! I'm Law360's automated support bot.

How can I help you today?

For example, you can type:
  • I forgot my password
  • I took a free trial but didn't get a verification email
  • How do I sign up for a newsletter?
Ask a question!