November 24, 2022 Update:
3M subsidiary Aearo Technologies was recently granted an extension of the deadline to file its appeal brief in the 7th Circuit. The appeal challenges the decision of the bankruptcy court in Indiana which derailed 3M’s effort to force the earplug cases into bankruptcy court.
The new deadline for Aearo’s brief is now December 12, 2022. The Court has already agreed to expedite the appeal. This means that the or-l argument could be scheduled as soon as April or May 2023 and a ruling could come soon afterward.
Happy Thanksgiving!