11-NEWS EYE TEAM REPORTER LISA ROBINSON EXPLAINS. >> >> COMBAT NOISE FOR SOLDIERS IN TRAINING OR FIGHTING ON THE FRONT LINES ON THE GROUND, AT SEA AND IN THE AIR IS A HAZARD. TO PROTECT THEIR HEARING, ...

3M is sending $253 million in payments to thousands of U.S. military service members and veterans who allege the conglomerate's earplugs left them with hearing loss. The settlement resolves a more ...

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 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, which could ...

3M corporate headquarters in Minnesota. Photo: Ken Wolter/Shutterstock.com Eight months after the 3M company agreed to pay the U.S. government $9.1 million to resolve allegations it knowingly sold the ...

When Dave Pettifer was a Royal Marines commando, he fought in the jungle, endured the Arctic tundra and completed three tours of Afghanistan. He faced many threats - but he never thought hearing loss ...

Hundreds of veterans across the country, including dozens from Minnesota, are accusing Maplewood-based 3M of selling the military "dangerously defective" ear plugs that failed to protect Marines and ...

More than 30,000 active service members and veterans will receive $253 million from 3M in a settlement after a lawsuit alleged that combat earplugs from the conglomerate led to hearing loss, tinnitus ...

The company is participating to help hometown fans avoid hearing loss during the game, when partisans hope to set a new noise standard. Watching the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs' home game on Sunday, ...