11-NEWS EYE TEAM REPORTER LISA ROBINSON EXPLAINS. >> >> COMBAT NOISE FOR SOLDIERS IN TRAINING OR FIGHTING ON THE FRONT LINES ON THE GROUND, AT SEA AND IN THE AIR IS A HAZARD. TO PROTECT THEIR HEARING, ...

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 has agreed to pay more than $6 billion to consumers and military members who alleged the company's ear plugs were defective and caused hearing loss, tinnitus and other hearing-related injuries.

Hundreds of veterans across the country, including dozens from Minnesota, are accusing Maplewood-based 3M of selling the military "dangerously defective" ear plugs that failed to protect Marines and ...

SAINT LOUIS, Mo. — Retired Army Master Sergeant, Greg Santoni, said his Facebook feed is filled with ads recruiting members of the armed forces that served between 2003-2015. The ads claim 3M supplied ...

A Florida federal judge denied a motion from liability insurers, including American International Group Inc. and Chubb Ltd.

3M announced Tuesday that it agreed to pay $6 billion to settle hundreds of thousands of lawsuits alleging 3M’s military earplugs caused hearing loss for U.S. service members. The company said it ...

March 12 (Reuters) - The number of new federal lawsuits fell 14% in the 2024 fiscal year as a result of a decline in mass tort litigation driven in large part by 3M's decision to strike a $6 billion ...

Officials from 3M said that more than 249,000 veterans will receive payouts through a settlement over combat earplug defects. (Richard Drew/AP) More than 249,000 veterans will receive part of the $6 ...

More than 30,000 active service members and veterans will receive $253 million from 3M in a settlement after a lawsuit alleged that combat earplugs from the conglomerate led to hearing loss, tinnitus ...