by Ashley Spencer | Aug 25, 2023 | Product Liability
Over the past two years, juries have found in favor of Plaintiffs 13 times and granted awards ranging from $1 Million to $110 Million to the Plaintiffs. With over 200,000 Plaintiffs waiting in the wings, 3M and the other Defendants are desperate to limit their...
by Bonnie Spencer | Dec 15, 2022 | Product Liability
After almost two years of trials in the 3M Combat Arms earplug litigation, plaintiffs have largely won large verdicts in the bellwether trials thus far. While Defendants won six trials (mostly those they hand-picked as weak cases, as we’ve noted previously),...
by Bonnie Spencer | Nov 18, 2022 | Legal News, Product Liability
According to U.S. Census Bureau data, there are about 19 million veterans age 18 and older in the United States, with about 13 million age 50 and older. Also according to the US Census Bureau, the average American moves 11.7 times in their lifetime. In...
by Ashley Spencer | Jun 13, 2022 | Product Liability
In the class-action suit over 3M’s Combat Arms Version 2 earplug (“CAEv2”), the last bellwether trial recently concluded. James Beal won some $5 million in compensatory damages and $72.5 million in punitive damages – bringing Plaintiffs’ wins up to 9 of 15 trials...
by Ashley Spencer | May 13, 2022 | Product Liability, Roundup
If you’ve done anything between your own gardening at home or maintaining commercial farm land, at some point you’ve likely had to use a weed-killer or herbicide. Roundup, which has been made, sold, and marketed in the United States for decades, has historically...
by Ashley Spencer | May 2, 2022 | Product Liability, Uncategorized
As the trials continue in the mass-tort litigation brought by American veterans against 3M over its Combat Arms Earplug Version 2 (CAEv2), one issue on both sides’ minds is this: can plaintiffs prove that 3M’s earplug ruined their hearing, and not some other cause?...
by Ashley Spencer | Apr 4, 2022 | Product Liability, Uncategorized
Everyone wants a good night’s sleep and for those with sleep apnea (a condition with abnormal breathing which may cause poof sleep and lower oxygen levels) the solution is often a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine which is the most commonly prescribed...
by Ashley Spencer | Jan 6, 2020 | Product Liability
If you’re a veteran who suffers from hearing loss or ringing in your ears and used earplugs during your service, you may be entitled to compensation. 3M, manufacturer of the dual-ended Combat Arm Earplugs sold to the U.S. military, agreed to pay $9.1 million to the...
by Ashley Spencer | Jan 2, 2020 | Product Liability, Uncategorized
Spencer Law Firm wrote about how veterans (PTSD and Tinnitus) have a high probability of experiencing PTSD and tinnitus. According to medical experts, patients with PTSD report their tinnitus symptoms are more intense than tinnitus patients who don’t have PTSD. ...
by Ashley Spencer | Oct 9, 2019 | Product Liability
Thousands, perhaps millions, of U.S. veterans suffer hearing-related health issues ranging from ringing in their ears to hearing loss. If you’re a veteran who wore military-issued earplugs but still experiences hearing-related health issues, you may be entitled to...
