Facing thousands of lawsuits from U.S. service members who said 3M earplugs failed to protect their hearing, the manufacturing giant announced it is committing $1 billion to a trust to resolve the ...

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.

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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 Co. said Monday the litigation settlement for selling potentially faulty earplugs to the military is on track to exceed the 98% participation threshold it agreed to by the final registration date ...

With an $8.2 million jury award going against 3M Friday, the company has now lost three of four bellwether trials in a colossal legal battle over whether it sold defective earplugs to the military, ...

3M Co. lost the first lawsuit to go to trial over the safety of earplugs it sold for years to the military, with a federal jury Friday awarding $7.1 million to three veterans and finding the company ...