November 09, 2022
Kirkland & Ellis LLP told an Indiana bankruptcy judge it should be allowed to represent 3M unit Aearo Technologies LLC in its Chapter 11 and 3M in the product liability litigation that sparked the bankruptcy, saying Wednesday the companies' interests are aligned.
October 21, 2022
Kirkland & Ellis LLP cannot have "undivided loyalty" representing 3M subsidiary Aearo Technologies in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it defends the parent in sprawling product liability litigation, a U.S. Trustee told an Indiana federal judge Thursday.
September 14, 2022
The Indiana bankruptcy judge overseeing 3M unit Aearo Technologies' Chapter 11 case Wednesday allowed appeals and post-trial motions to go forward for Florida trials of claims that Aearo's earplugs cause hearing loss.
September 08, 2022
3M unit Aearo Technologies asked an Indiana bankruptcy judge on Thursday to let a pair of mediators appointed to take part in talks over mass-tort product liability claims against the company look at all aspects of the company's Chapter 11 case.
August 26, 2022
An Indiana bankruptcy court refused to temporarily shield 3M from hundreds of thousands of veterans' claims that its earplugs caused them hearing loss, ruling Friday that the company couldn't benefit from its subsidiary's bankruptcy protections.
July 27, 2022
3M unit Aearo Technologies reached a deal Wednesday at the first-day hearing in its Chapter 11 case to push back deadlines in the multidistrict litigation alleging it made defective earplugs that the company filed for bankruptcy to escape.