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PENSACOLA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – 3M won’t get its wish to get a Department of Defense employee’s deposition as it fights hundreds of thousands of claims that the ear plugs it sold to the U.S. military caused hearing loss.
Florida federal judge Gary Jones on Jan. 19 granted the U.S. government’s request to quash the subpoena issued to Lt. Col. Theresa Schulz, who would’ve testified regarding the military’s role in the design and development of the Combat Arms Earplugs.
But the DOD says personnel are not allowed to testify without prior written approval and that it can refuse to grant permission on at least six grounds, including whether it would compromise ongoing enforcement proceedings or constitutional rights or disclose trade secrets.