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U.S. judge penalizes 3M, bars it from shifting liability in earplug litigation

U.S. judge penalizes 3M, bars it from shifting liability in earplug litigation

by | Dec 22, 2022 | Chelsie Warner, 3M Defective Earplugs, Bryan Aylstock, Caitlyn Miller, Douglass Kreis, Jennifer Hoekstra, Neil Overholtz, Top Cases

A U.S. judge on Thursday barred 3M Co from trying to avoid liability for injuries current and former U.S. military members sustained from its allegedly defective earplugs by shifting blame to a subsidiary. U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers, the Pensacola,...
Surprise! U.S. Chamber backs 3M, argues bankruptcy is fix for mass tort ills

Surprise! U.S. Chamber backs 3M, argues bankruptcy is fix for mass tort ills

by | Dec 21, 2022 | Chelsie Warner, 3M Defective Earplugs, Bryan Aylstock, Caitlyn Miller, Douglass Kreis, Jennifer Hoekstra, Neil Overholtz, Top Cases

Dec 20 – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Tort Reform Association told the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday that bankruptcy is often the only way for an otherwise healthy company to resolve “catastrophic” mass torts exposure because...
MDL Judge Pushes 3M Earplug Settlement Negotiations During Stay of Litigation

MDL Judge Pushes 3M Earplug Settlement Negotiations During Stay of Litigation

by | Oct 31, 2022 | Chelsie Warner, 3M Defective Earplugs, Bryan Aylstock, Caitlyn Miller, Douglass Kreis, Jennifer Hoekstra, Neil Overholtz, Top Cases

In advance of issuing an anticipated ruling about whether 3M Company can be held independently liable for Combat Arms Earplugs developed by its now-bankrupt subsidiary, the U.S. District Judge presiding over the litigation has announced a stay for all deadlines while...