US judge rejects 3M effort to resolve earplug lawsuits in bankruptcy

US judge rejects 3M effort to resolve earplug lawsuits in bankruptcy

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...