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Writer's pictureJamieson Slough

3M Hit with $22.5 million Verdict in Latest U.S. Military Earplug Trial

Updated: Feb 21, 2022

The latest news hit the wire and the nssX network is buzzing. With over 600,000 veterans either not completing their claim or not understanding the magnitude of these trials, our mission is to get the word out to 1,000,000 veterans, and bring them onto our platform at nssX.




Here are the highlights:

  • A federal jury on Friday awarded $22.5 million to a U.S. Army veteran who alleged that combat earplugs sold by 3M Co (MMM.N) caused him to suffer hearing loss and tinnitus, the biggest verdict yet in massive litigation over the product.

  • Plaintiff: former U.S. Army soldier Theodore Finley

  • Location: Pensacola, Florida

  • Term of use: 2006-2014

  • $7.5M in compensatory damages

  • $15M in punitive damages

  • 8th trial in series of bell weather trials




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