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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: 3M Company
Current Parent Company: 3M Company
Penalty: $6,000,000,000
Year: 2023
Date: August 29, 2023
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Mega-Scandal: Defective Earplugs
Violation Description: 3M agreed to pay $6 billion in cash and stock to settle multi-district litigation involving more than 250,000 claims that the company's combat earplugs failed to protect the hearing of servicemembers.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of Florida
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:19-md-02885
Case Name: In Re: 3M Combat Arms Earplug Products Liability Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Minnesota
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous manufacturing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: diversified
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