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Federal jury orders 3M to pay $77.5M to veteran over alleged hearing damage from its earplugs

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A federal jury Friday unanimously ordered 3M Co. million to a US Army veteran for alleged hearing damage that resulted from using the company’s military-issue earplugs. Beal said he wore 3M’s Combat Arms Version 2 earplugs during this time. The company has lost in 10 of these trials. to pay USD 77.5

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Ex-Worker Calls 3M Co.'s COVID-19 Vax Policy 'Draconian'

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A former 3M Co. employee said the company's COVID-19 vaccination policy discriminates against employees who hold religious and medical objections to the vaccine, according to a Georgia federal suit in which he called the mandate "unnecessary" and "draconian."

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Tax Court Seeks New Arguments In Coke's $3.3B Dispute

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Tax Court has asked Coca-Cola Co. and the IRS for briefs examining how Brazilian legal restrictions on royalty payments should be considered in the company's $3.3 billion transfer pricing dispute following the court's ruling in a profit-reallocation case involving 3M.

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N95 Seller Must Give 3M Discovery Or Face Sanctions

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A Washington federal judge has ordered a distributor of N95 respirators to produce discovery documents in 3M Co.'s s lawsuit accusing the distributor of selling fake 3M-branded masks at inflated prices during the pandemic, threatening sanctions if the company violates the order.

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7th Circ. Agrees To Review Bankruptcy Court's 3M Ruling

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The Seventh Circuit has agreed to consider 3M Co.'s s appeal of an Indiana bankruptcy court's refusal to temporarily shield the company from hundreds of thousands of veterans' claims arguing that its earplugs caused them hearing loss, according to an order issued on Wednesday.

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3M Says MDL Injunction Bid Would Wrongly Usurp Bankruptcy

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has hit back at a plaintiff's bid to block the company from allegedly using a subsidiary's bankruptcy proceeding to rehash issues from multidistrict litigation over faulty combat earplugs, saying it was an "improper collateral attack" on the bankruptcy court's jurisdiction.

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3M Wants To Shake Veterans' Suit Over Spinoff Plans

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Veterans seeking to block 3M Co.'s s spinoff of its health care business are engaged in a "rogue lawsuit" to try to "gain leverage over 3M" in separate multidistrict litigation, the company said.