Judge in $6 Billion 3M Settlement Issues Order to Stop Litigation Funding September 12, 2023 By Chad Hemenway A federal judge has barred attorneys and claimants involved in 3M’s $6 billion settlement with U.S. military servicemembers from any...
Update: 3M to Pay $6 Billion to Settle Military Earplug Lawsuits August 29, 2023 By Ryan Beene and Jef Feeley 3M Co. has agreed to pay $6 billion to resolve hundreds of thousands of lawsuits alleging it sold defective earplugs...
3M Agrees to Pay More Than $5.5 Billion Over Military Earplugs August 28, 2023 By Jef Feeley and Ryan Beene 3M Co. has tentatively agreed to pay more than $5.5 billion to resolve over 300,000 lawsuits claiming it sold the...
3M’s Bid to Shield Itself From Earplug Lawsuits Faces Skeptical Judges April 5, 2023 By Brendan Pierson and Dietrich Knauth Federal appeals court judges on Tuesday appeared skeptical of 3M’s bid to use the bankruptcy of its subsidiary Aearo Technologies...
U.S. Judge Bars 3M From Shifting Earplug Liability to Bankrupt Unit December 27, 2022 A U.S. judge on Thursday [Dec. 22] barred 3M Co. from trying to avoid liability for injuries current and former...
Veterans Seeking Earplug Damages Sue to Block 3M Healthcare Spinoff September 2, 2022 By Brendan Pierson Two U.S. military veterans on Thursday sued 3M Co. to block its planned spinoff of its healthcare business, which they...
3M Bankruptcy Tactic Fails as Combat Earplug Suits Move to Trial August 29, 2022 By Ryan Beene, Jef Feeley and Steven Church 3M Co.’s plan to use controversial bankruptcy rules to shield itself from some 230,000 lawsuits over military earplugs looked like...
3M Awaits Bankruptcy Ruling That May Sink Litigation Tactic August 23, 2022 By Steven Church 3M Co.’s attempt to block jury trials of more than 230,000 lawsuits accusing it of harming US soldiers faces a...
3M Faces $100 Billion in Losses From Veterans’ Earplug Suits, Expert Says August 16, 2022 By Steven Church 3M Co. faces more than $100 billion in losses and bankruptcy because of lawsuits brought by veterans who blame their...
3M Unit Goes Bankrupt in Bid to Resolve Lawsuits Over Military Earplugs July 27, 2022 3M Co. put its Aearo Technologies unit into bankruptcy in a bid to resolve more than 230,000 lawsuits brought mainly...