Judge Denies Effort to Resolve 3M Lawsuits
Recently, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Jeffrey Graham ruled that the many thousands of military veterans who have sued 3M after suffering hearing loss in connection with its earplugs may proceed with litigating their claims notwithstanding the 3M subsidiaries’ declaration of bankruptcy. The ruling came as a surprise; it has broad implications for product liability lawsuits in which defendants hope to avoid liability in an MDL by strategically filing for bankruptcy and forcing a global settlement. Meanwhile, the company’s shares have been dropping. At Moll Law Group, our trustworthy Chicago-based product liability lawyers have been involved in numerous cases in which plaintiffs recovered billions in damages awards and judgments. It may be appropriate for our attorneys to pursue a product liability claim against 3M on your behalf if you believe that its defective earplugs are the reason for your hearing loss or other hearing difficulties. The earplugs may be defective in terms of their marketing, manufacturing, or design.
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3M’s Aearo subsidiaries had filed for bankruptcy to get out of the MDL process in connection with earplugs that plaintiffs believe are defective. The plaintiffs in these cases are largely veterans who have fought back against global settlements that may be too low by pointing to the defendants’ abuse of the bankruptcy process. The MDL judge left decisions about 3M’s bankruptcy in relation to the MDL to the bankruptcy court; he refused to rule on the merits of using bankruptcy court as an alternative to the MDL process.