Update on 3M Combat Earplug Litigation : Veterans

I wanted to give you all an update on the litigation against 3M regarding their Combat Arms Earplug v2 (CAEv2).

You may have seen that the first bellwether trial concluded on April 30th when the jury sided in favor of all three plaintiffs, reaching a verdict totaling approximately $7.1 million. The second bellwether trial began on Monday, May 17th and is expected to last for two weeks. As a reminder, bellwethers are cases selected to provide the parties and the court with information on the strengths and weaknesses of various claims and defenses and the settlement value of cases.

We are pleased with the jury’s verdict in the first case and look forward to continuing to hold 3M accountable for the damage they have caused to those who served our nation. 3M, not surprisingly, has promised to appeal this verdict. While this first verdict is important, these additional trials will continue to provide more clarity on how this litigation will proceed. We promise to keep you informed in the weeks ahead.

We’re busy preparing for the upcoming trial and won’t be able to answer questions on this post, but for more information on this case and the litigation process, you can check the two AMAs I did last February and August or our website (https://www.3mearplugmdl.com/).