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Federal jury orders 3M to pay $77.5M to veteran over alleged hearing damage from its earplugs

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million to a US Army veteran for alleged hearing damage that resulted from using the company’s military-issue earplugs. The US District Court for the Northern District of Florida Pensacola Division heard the case , with Judge Casey Rodgers presiding. The total amount of damages in the trials lost exceeds USD 300 million.

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United States: Florida Punitive Damages Amendments Now Subject To Interlocutory Appeal - Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

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The Florida Supreme Court just changed the litigation landscape regarding punitive damage claims.

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How The Fla. Supreme Court Is Changing Business Litigation

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Three sweeping civil procedure changes introduced by the Florida Supreme Court over the past year — a fresh summary judgment standard, a new apex deponent rule and immediate review of early punitive damages decisions — should lead to fairer and more predictable litigation outcomes, and signal a continued revamp in 2022 and beyond, says Kyle Robisch (..)

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3M Hit With $7.1M Verdict In Earplug MDL Bellwether Trial

Law 360

A Florida federal jury hit 3M with a $7.1 million verdict Friday, most of it punitive damages, in the first bellwether trial in a massive multidistrict litigation involving military members' claims that their hearing was irreparably harmed because the company's combat earplugs didn't work.

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CNN Losses Another Motion in Defamation Case as Court Orders Tapper to Appear

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The litigation has not been going well for the network and it just lost another key motion to block an effort to depose Jake Tapper. Judge Roberts found that “Young sufficiently proffered evidence of actual malice, express malice, and a level of conduct outrageous enough to open the door for him to seek punitive damages.”

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3M Wants Judge To Undo 'Excessive' $50M Ear Plug Verdict

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. The skink is a lizard that lives only on islands of the Florida Keys; its habitat is threatened by sea level rise. and non-U.S.

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