August 16, 2022
A former soldier who won $77.5 million on his claims that his hearing loss was caused by faulty 3M Co. earplugs should not get to tack on 15 years' worth of prejudgment interest, which would make a "mockery" of the jury's $5 million compensatory damages verdict, the company argued on Monday.
May 20, 2022
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.