3M Fights a Growing Legal Battle Over Combat-Grade Earplugs

3M Fights a Growing Legal Battle Over Combat-Grade Earplugs

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...
Veterans Suing Over 3M Earplugs Want Bankruptcy Case Tossed

Veterans Suing Over 3M Earplugs Want Bankruptcy Case Tossed

Plaintiffs say ruling on Johnson & Johnson talc case supports their opposition to 3M’s plan for settling claims Lawyers for veterans suing 3M Co. over its earplugs have asked a federal judge to dismiss the bankruptcy filing of a 3M subsidiary that would shield the...
Judge Blocks 3M’s Attempt to Shift Blame in Earplug Cases

Judge Blocks 3M’s Attempt to Shift Blame in Earplug 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,...