3M's board of directors is expected to vote soon on whether to settle nearly 260,000 lawsuits by U.S. military service members and veterans who say they suffered hearing damage from using the ...

Some troops who have filed lawsuits over earplugs they say were defective may be in line for around $15,000 each as part of a $6 billion settlement with manufacturing conglomerate 3M, Task & Purpose ...

3M has reached a $6 billion settlement with veterans and military service members over allegations that defective earplugs led to hearing loss among users. The settlement caps a yearslong saga and ...

3M's headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota. The company announced a $6 billion settlement Tuesday in litigation brought by military servicemembers who say they suffered hearing damage while using a ...

NEW YORK — Chemical and consumer product manufacturer 3M has agreed to pay $6 billion to settle numerous lawsuits from U.S. service members who say they experienced hearing loss or other serious ...

3M and Aearo failed last August to convince a bankruptcy judge to stay the veterans’ litigation against the parent company. Plaintiffs in the earplug MDL subsequently persuaded the judge to toss Aearo ...

Chemical and consumer product manufacturer 3M said Tuesday it has agreed to pay $6 billion to settle lawsuits from U.S. service members who say they experienced hearing loss or other serious injuries ...

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3M is nearing a $5.5 billion settlement over ear plug liability, which is at the low end of analyst estimates. The ear plug liability is smaller compared to the potential PFAS liability, which could ...

3M (NYSE:MMM) said Monday that claimant participation in its $6B combat arms earplugs litigation settlement is on track to exceed the 98% participation threshold required by the agreement. Under the ...

3M has agreed to pay $6 billion to settle a lawsuit that claims the company knowingly sold defective earplugs to both consumers and military service members. Allegedly, the defective earplugs were ...