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3M Combat Arms Earplug Lawsuit Attorneys
Thousands of veterans and current military service members may be entitled to receive financial compensation in the 3M earplug lawsuit for hearing loss and tinnitus caused by defective earplugs.
Our lawyers are handling 3M earplug lawsuits in all 50 states. If you have a potential claim, do not delay. Call us at 800-553-8082.
Before we get to the meat of what the 3M Combat Arms earplug lawsuits are about, our attorneys first get you updated on the latest news in the 3M earplug litigation.
3M EARPLUG LAWSUIT UPDATES:
June 13, 2022: Judge Rogers ordered in-person settlement negotiations will begin on July 15, 2022. Judge Rogers issued the order in the hopes of forcing 3M lawyers on both side to “engage in serious and good-faith efforts to resolve as many cases as possible.”
To help push the settlement negotiations, Judge Rogers appointed Randi S. Ellis as special master for the mediation. Ms. Ellis will also be assisted by retired judge Mark Falk and veteran settlement negotiator Ellen Reisman.
Judge Rogers made it clear in her order that full or partial settlement of the earplug cases is critically important otherwise the federal court system will be flooded with earplug trials next year. The order notes that there are now 233,883 plaintiffs in the Earplugs MDL (down from a high of 282,902). If no settlement is reached these earplug lawsuits, these cases will sent back to their home districts for trial in waves of 500 cases at a time.
Our lawyers are constantly asked when will the 3M earplug lawsuit settle? This is the brightest glimmer of hope we have had for veterans to get reasonable settlement amounts in the foreseeable future.
June 1, 2022: Last week, a new case management order selected the next wave of 500 3M earplug lawsuits that lawyers must begin to prepare for trial. So that is not 1,500 lawsuits that need to be worked up to get ready for trial.
This order puts 3M under great pressure and alleviates pressure all at the same time. 3M's lawyers will be under great pressure to prepare this many lawsuits for trial. It is a Herculean task for the attorneys.
But settlement pressure wise, the sobering reality of this order is that there will not be another 3M earplug trial in 2022. So if 3M chooses to kick the can down the road, it can pay a reasonable settlement amount for the cases on appeal to avoid a final ruling and drag this out into 2023.
Our lawyers do not think this will happen. We think the 3M earplug class action will reach a settlement in 2022. But that is just a guess and a hope.
May 31, 2022: As expected, Judge Rodges cut the verdict in Wayman from $55 million to $21.7 million The reason for the reduction is simply limits on punitive damage awards under Colorado law.
May 20, 2022: $77.5 Million Verdict! The final 3M earplug bellwether trial concluded this afternoon and the result was the largest amount awarded to a single plaintiff so far. After a 2-week trial, the federal jury in Pensacola awarded Army veteran James Beal a total of $77.5 million in damages for his claims that 3M’s defective ear plugs caused hearing loss and tinnitus. This award brings the total amount of damages in the bellwether trials to $300 million.