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3M Earplugs Litigation News
This post has the latest news in the 3M earplug lawsuits. Get the 2023 updates on settlement and everything else. July 25, 2023: Barclays analyst Julian Mitchell estimates $8 billion to settle the earplug lawsuits. The more realistic number is probably higher. Let’s say it is $10 billion, and there…
Overview of the 3M Earplugs Bellwether Trials
The 12th bellwether test trial in the continuing 3M earplugs litigation gets underway today in the case of Wilkerson v. 3M Co. (7:20-cv-00035). The results in the first 11 test trials, which featured the claims of 14 individual plaintiffs, have been decidedly mixed, but the most recent trial grabbed national…
3M’s Appeal of the First Earplug Bellwether Verdict
The very first bellwether trial in the 3M earplugs litigation featured the claims of 3 plaintiffs (Luke Estes, Stephen Hacker, and Lewis Keefer) and ended in a jury verdict awarding the 3 veterans a total of $7.1 million in damages for their alleged hearing loss. Ten more bellwether trials followed,…
Wall Street Starting to Pay Attention to 3M Earplug Litigation
3M is defending over 280,000 cases alleging that its Combat Arms Earplugs caused military veterans to suffer hearing loss. The 3M earplug litigation is the largest mass tort ever, but until now it has drawn very little attention from investors and financial analysts. That might be about to change. Over…
3M Gets Blasted With $110 Million Verdict in 11th Earplug Bellwether Trial
The 11th bellwether trial in the 3M earplugs litigation ended yesterday with a sobering result for 3M. The jury in Sarasota awarded a total of $110 million to a pair of plaintiffs, Roger Sloan and William Wayman, which included $80 in punitive damages. This is by far the biggest verdict…
3M Hit with $22.5 Million Verdict in 8th Earplugs Bellwether Trial
The 8th bellwether trial in the massive 3M earplugs litigation concluded last week with a $22.5 million verdict for the plaintiff. This is the biggest verdict so far in the 3M earplug bellwether trials and it marks the second jury in a row that has hit 3M with significant punitive…