Hearing protection is essential in many applications, whether working in a loud environment or practicing shooting on the range. I’ve always used hearing protection on hand when going to the range and ...

A 3M subsidiary claims that U.S. Defense Department records show that over 175,00 military members who allege the Maplewood-based company's earplugs were defective have normal hearing under key ...

Thousands of veterans in the U.K. believe faulty ear protection has led to debilitating hearing loss, and they’re taking a major U.S. company to court. They’ve filed a class-action lawsuit against 3M ...

Unbeknownst to the U.S. military, some equipment may undergo inadequate testing and contain flaws or defects that can result in life-altering injuries for our service members. This is the current ...

Some troops who have filed lawsuits over earplugs they say were defective may be in line for around $15,000 each as part of a $6 billion settlement with manufacturing conglomerate 3M, Task & Purpose ...

Manufacturing giant 3M will pay $6 billion to settle hundreds of thousands of claims brought by military veterans and service members who said its earplugs caused hearing loss during their service.

3M: New Data Proves 'Vast Majority' of Earplug Claimants Have Normal Hearing More than 235,000 plaintiffs allege 3M's combat earplugs caused hearing loss or ringing of the ears, but newly released ...