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 announced Tuesday that it agreed to pay $6 ... the earplugs were faulty and “can slightly loosen and subtly move out of the ear canal just enough for the loud sounds to cause hearing damage.” ...

The Army employed the ear plugs from 2007 to 2013. 3M stopped selling them in 2015. 3M told Reuters it was "ready to defend ourselves against plaintiffs' allegations at all upcoming trials." ...

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 that resulted in significant injuries ...

The lawsuit claimed the defective earplugs were likely responsible for significant hearing loss and tinnitus (ringing or other noise in the ear) experienced by thousands of soldiers. In 2018 ...

3M is nearing a $5.5 billion settlement over ear plug liability, which is at the low end of analyst estimates. The ear plug liability is smaller compared to the potential PFAS liability ...

“It did not live up to any of the representations made by 3M concerning the protection it was going to afford service members.” The alleged defect arises from the stem of the ear plug being ...

As part of the settlement, 3M maintains that the plugs were “safe and effective ... Even though he used ear protection – including the 3M earplugs – he now has hearing issues.

THAT WAS LAST SUMMER. THE GOVERNMENT CLAIMED 3M KNOWINGLY SOLD THE MILITARY DEFECTIVE EAR PLUGS. THERE WAS NO DETERMINATION OF LIABILITY. >> RETIRED FIRST SERGEANT MATT EVERSMANN IS NOT A PARTY TO ...

The ads claim 3M supplied defective ear plugs to the U.S. military that resulted in hearing loss and tinnitus. Some of the ads also claim 3M is paying millions of dollars in damages to veterans ...