3M Nears Roughly $5.5 Billion Earplugs Settlement
www.wsj.com
The litigation over hearing-loss complaints ranks as the largest mass tort in U.S. history, with more than 300,000 claims.
  • protist@mander.xyz
    3·
    2 years ago

    Veterans allege that 3M and Aearo Technologies, a company 3M acquired in 2008, produced faulty earplugs that failed to protect their hearing from noise damage when issued to them by the U.S. military.

    I bet 3M wishes they didn’t acquire Aearo Technologies

    • NumbersCanBeFun@kbin.social
      3·
      2 years ago

      If it was that stupid squishy shit then yeah. I don’t have a ton of hearing loss but my right ear is worse than my left.

  • Conman_Signor@lemmy.one
    3·
    2 years ago

    Lol it’s funny, they cornered the market on earplugs but then they turned out to be shit. 3M is responsible for so much damage to humans and the environment its not even funny. Get rekt.