And now he believes these earplugs issued to him by the military and ... was that when the plugs were in position, they worked their way out and because of that the ear was still exposed to ...

3M is sending $253 million in payments to thousands of U.S. military service members and ... after using the combat ear plugs in close proximity to small arms, heavy artillery and rockets.

The lawsuits of more than 20,000 veterans who claim earplugs used during their military ... ear canal and exposed the wearer to damage, including hearing loss or tinnitus. The company never issued ...

3M has agreed to pay more than $6 billion to consumers and military members who alleged the company's ear plugs were defective and caused hearing loss, tinnitus and other hearing-related injuries.

3M has agreed to pay $6 billion to resolve roughly 300,000 lawsuits alleging that the manufacturing company supplied faulty combat earplugs to the military ... products at issue in this litigation ...

Hundreds of veterans are filing lawsuits against a government contractor that manufactured and sold defective combat earplugs to the military. The earplugs didn’t maintain a tight seal and ...

alleging that the company provided the military with defective earplugs, officials said. Lawsuits on the issue have been filed all over the country, saying 3M issued the dual-ended Combat ArmsTM ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 3M Co. has agreed to pay $9.1 million to settle allegations it knowingly sold defective combat ear plugs to the U.S. military without disclosing defects that limited the ...