Monday, January 30, was a historic day for anyone who has ever been injured by a defective product, and certainly a great sign for our 3M clients. Johnson & Johnson, a pharmaceutical mega-monster, which supposedly is dedicated to helping patients, is the manufacturer of after-shower baby powder. The baby powder, however, is carcinogenic and has …
It has been a busy season for the 3M litigation. Judge Casey Rodgers, the judge presiding over the 3M Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”), has made several important decisions in the past several weeks that we hope will have a positive impact on the litigation. One of those decisions – Judge Rodger’s Sanctions Order against 3M – …
Judge Rogers barred 3M Co from trying to avoid liability for injuries U.S. military members sustained from its defective earplugs by shifting blame to a subsidiary. Judge Rogers ruled that 3M deserved the “harshest penalty” for its “bad faith” attempts to transfer the liability to Aearo Technologies, a bankrupt subsidiary of 3M. Aearo had developed …
Here’s welcome news. Today, Judge Rogers has ordered that the parties engage in a multi-day mediation within the next 30 days before seasoned Special Master Randi Ellis. Quoting from some of Aearo’s briefing in the bankruptcy case, Judge Rogers said that now that the Bankruptcy Court has denied 3M’s request for a stay of proceedings, …
Without shame, 3M decided it shouldn’t have to defend itself in the tort system any longer. In a legal maneuver that can only be seen as yet another slap in the face to military veterans, 3M attempted to brush off its responsibility by having Aearo Technologies, its subsidiary and the original supplier of the earplugs, …
Without shame, 3M decided it shouldn’t have to defend itself in the tort system any longer. In a legal maneuver that can only be seen as yet another slap in the face to military veterans, 3M attempted to brush off its responsibility by having Aearo Technologies, its subsidiary and the original supplier of the earplugs, …
This week the Wall Street Journal published an article entitled, 3M Faces Potentially Billions In Liabilities Over $7.63 Earplugs. The article chronicles the ear plug litigation against 3M in advance of the court-ordered mediation. In the first three months of 2022, 3M estimated legal fees of $63 million dollars related to the earplug lawsuit …
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