August 12, 2021
For the second time this week, a Florida federal judge has rejected a 3M request for a new trial in one of the bellwether cases in multidistrict litigation related to claims of faulty earplugs used by the military, finding the company is again unable to point to any errors in a trial that ended in a $1.7 million jury verdict.
July 30, 2021
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.
June 18, 2021
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.