by Olivia Pollock | Jul 3, 2025 | Bryan Aylstock, Personal Injury
AWKO stands with Southern California wildfire survivors like Altadena resident Luis Cazares, whose story was recently featured in Newsweek. After the January wildfires, Luis was relieved to find his home still standing—only to discover it was contaminated by toxic...
by Olivia Pollock | Apr 17, 2025 | Bryan Aylstock
Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz is pleased to announce that Founding Partners Bryan Aylstock and Justin Witkin have been named to the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers list. This prestigious recognition highlights Bryan and Justin’s...
by Halley Porter | Aug 30, 2023 | Chelsie Warner, 3M Defective Earplugs, Bryan Aylstock, Caitlyn Miller, Douglass Kreis, Jennifer Hoekstra, Neil Overholtz, Top Cases
3M (MMM.N) has agreed to pay $6.01 billion to settle lawsuits by U.S. military veterans and service members who say they suffered hearing loss from using the company’s earplugs, the company and lawyers for the plaintiffs announced on Tuesday. The deal comes...
by Halley Porter | Jun 12, 2023 | Chelsie Warner, 3M Defective Earplugs, Bryan Aylstock, Caitlyn Miller, Douglass Kreis, Jennifer Hoekstra, Neil Overholtz, Top Cases
NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday dismissed the bankruptcy of 3M (MMM.N) subsidiary Aearo Technologies, rejecting an effort to resolve nearly 260,000 lawsuits alleging that 3M military earplugs caused hearing loss for veterans and U.S. service...
by Halley Porter | Mar 17, 2023 | Chelsie Warner, 3M Defective Earplugs, Bryan Aylstock, Caitlyn Miller, Douglass Kreis, Jennifer Hoekstra, Neil Overholtz, Top Cases
Former active duty U.S. army infantry officer Nathan Frei says from 2011 to 2015 he went through some of the most intense training that the U.S. Army had to offer. With it, came loud noises — everything from weapons to helicopters to explosions. To protect his...
by Halley Porter | Mar 1, 2023 | Top Cases, Bryan Aylstock, Jason Richards, Product Liability, Sunscreen Recall
AWKO lawyers Bryan Aylstock and Jason Richards were appointed co-lead counsel by the judge in this MDL. Over 209,000 claims were filed and processed. In rejecting to the single objector’s claim that the settlement could have been better, the court said “there is no...
