By Amanda Bronstad | May 22, 2023
"Sometimes, the nature and demands of a situation are far-reaching and consequential enough that the leader must be in the room," wrote U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers. "This is one of those times."
By Amanda Bronstad | May 1, 2023
On Monday, 3M attorney Paul Clement told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit that the government-contractor defense should have immunized his client from lawsuits over its combat earplugs.
By Amanda Bronstad | April 19, 2023
A hearing set to last at least two days began Wednesday in Indianapolis to determine whether a bankruptcy judge should dismiss the Chapter 11 case of 3M subsidiary Aearo Technologies, designed to resolve 235,000 lawsuits over combat earplugs.
By Amanda Bronstad | February 13, 2023
On Monday, U.S. Bankruptcy Chief Judge Jeffrey Graham, in Indianapolis, told lawyers that dismissal arguments would be April 19 and April 20, possibly extending to April 21.
By Amanda Bronstad | January 25, 2023
Plaintiffs suing over combat earplugs filed a brief on Wednesday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to affirm an Aug. 26 bankruptcy decision not to extend a Chapter 11 case's automatic stay to include the debtor's parent corporation, 3M.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 13, 2022
Paul Clement filed an opening brief on Monday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to reverse an Aug. 26 ruling in the Chapter 11 case of Aearo Technologies refusing to extend an automatic stay to include earplug cases against 3M.
By Amanda Bronstad | November 4, 2022
A judge is considering sanctions after an Oct. 4 motion in which plaintiffs lawyers alleged 3M had made an "about-face" two months ago in its legal position. That's a "jarringly novel litigation stance," the judge wrote.
By Amanda Bronstad | October 13, 2022
A federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily stayed what 3M called an "unprecedented and impermissible" injunction order by a Florida judge overseeing thousands of combat earplug lawsuits.
By Brad Kutner | October 13, 2022
"The purpose of this email was not in furtherance of any legitimate litigation purpose, but rather was sent with actual malice," wrote Timothy Parlatore.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 26, 2022
Friday's order by Chief Bankruptcy Judge Jeffrey Graham in Indianapolis means lawsuits would go forward against 3M alleging the earplugs caused hearing loss and ringing of the ears.
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