An Army veteran who claimed earplugs made by tech giant 3M caused him to suffer hearing damage was awarded $50 million by a federal jury Friday, the second-largest verdict related to the product, which has been the subject of hundreds of lawsuits.
The verdict was the seventh trial loss for 3M, the Saint Paul, Minnesota-based manufacturer. FOX Business has reached out to the company.
"It is clear 3M’s defenses — whether in the courts, to investors, or the public — are unconvincing and without merit," the plaintiffs' lawyers said in a joint statement.The 3M logo is seen at its global headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. on March 4, 2020. On Friday, a federal jury in Florida awarded an Army veteran $50 million over the company's alleged defective earplugs.
"The same issues raised in our earlier appeals relating to legal defenses and evidentiary rulings apply in this trial," the company said. Friday's judgment is the second-largest related to earplugs produced by 3M. In January, a federal jury awarded $110 million to two Army veterans who claimed they suffered hearing damage because of the product. More than 280,000 former and current military members have sued 3M over the earplugs in what has become the federal mass tort litigation in U.S. history, the news outlet reported.
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