Posted in Accident & Injury, In the news, Product Liability on June 11, 2024

Recently, 3M announced a $6 billion settlement for the Combat Arms Earplug litigation, benefiting over 250,000 veterans. This settlement covers over 99% of the claimants who alleged the company's faulty military-grade earplugs caused hearing damage. These earplugs were initially manufactured by Aearo Technologies before 3M acquired the company in 2008 and were distributed from...

Posted in In the news on June 9, 2020

Here's a roundup of some major legal stories from the past week. Big Fines for Robocalls Reuters - The Federal Communications Commission  (FCC) proposed a record-setting $225 million fine against Texas-based health insurance telemarketers for allegedly placing 1 billion illegal robocalls. John C. Spiller II, Jakob Mears and their respective companies were named in...