If you may have been affected by 3M’s CAEv2 earplugs during your military service, call 1-88 or 1-28 to talk with The Spencer Law Firm today, or click here to contact us by email. If you served in any of these combat zones in this time period, and you have been diagnosed with tinnitus or hearing loss, we can help you determine if you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries. The CA earplug was issued to military personnel in Iraq, Afghanistan, and virtually every operation in the Middle East (including Somalia and the Indian Ocean) from 2003 to 2015. If you served in the military between 20, and you have suffered hearing loss, hearing impairment, or tinnitus because of using the CAEv2, contact us to discuss your potential product liability claims against 3M for the harms and losses they may have caused you. As a result, thousands of military service members may have suffered hearing loss or impairment that could have been avoided had 3M provided adequate warnings about the earplugs’ potential design defects.
3M promised its CAEv2 earplugs met that requirement – but testing has shown that the CAEv2 earplug only actually reduced sounds by 10.9 decibels, just under half what was promised to the government. government required 3M to provide earplugs with an NRR of 22 decibels, which would make sounds roughly 100 times quieter. The lawsuit also alleged that 3M knew about the CAEv2’s deficiencies since 2000 but withheld the information from the government – even after 3M became the sole provider of earplugs to thousands of service men and women.įacts uncovered during the lawsuit revealed that 3M overstated its earplugs’ capabilities. This lawsuit alleged that 3M and its predecessors, Aearo Technologies and its affiliates, knowingly and intentionally sold faulty, defective earplugs to the U.S. There is no fee unless you win your case.In the summer of 2018, 3M settled a lawsuit brought by another government contractor under the False Claims Act.
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If you have served in the military between 20, and used 3M dual-ended Combat Arms Earplugs, and suffered hearing damage (hearing loss, tinnitus), call or e-mail Jeff for a free consultation. military, failing to warn the military and service members of the earplugs’ defects, as well as falsifying test results. These lawsuits accuse 3M of knowingly committing fraud against the U.S. Now, military men and women who used these earplugs are filing lawsuits against 3M and Aearo after they suffered hearing damage. That lawsuit asserted that the “protracted fraud perpetrated on the military by 3M, whose dual-ended Combat Arms earplugs-which were standard issue in certain branches of the military during foreign conflicts between 20-have likely caused thousands of soldiers to suffer significant hearing loss and tinnitus in addition to exposing millions to the risk caused by 3M’s defective earplugs.”ģM admitted no wrongdoing but agreed to pay $9.1 million dollars to settle the case. In 2016, Moldex-Metric, Inc., a company that makes hearing protection products, filed a lawsuit against 3M and Aearo claiming the company committed fraud against the government by knowingly selling defective earplugs to the military.
With the other side inserted, the earplugs were supposed to protect against explosions but allowed soldiers to to hear commands or enemy approaches. When they sold the earplugs to the military, 3M and Aearo claimed the unique dual-ended design allowed one side of the earplugs to protect against all sound. In 2008, 3M bought the company and took over the contract. military, failing to warn our service members of the earplugs’ defects, and falsifying earplug test results.Īearo Technologies originally designed and obtained an exclusive military contract for the dual-ended Combat Arms Earplugs in 2003. Soldiers and veterans accuse 3M of knowingly committing fraud against the U.S. As of August 15, 2019, 3M Company and its subsidiary, Aearo Technologies, are facing numerous lawsuits for their dual-ended Combat Arms Earplugs.
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