Saying 3M has engaged in “bad faith manipulation,” a federal judge quashed the company’s effort to shift responsibility for an avalanche of military earplug lawsuits to a bankrupt subsidiary.
A Florida man who pleaded guilty in an extortion plot to extort $25 million from the family of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) last November was sentenced to 63 months behind
3M is hoping the bankruptcy filing of one of its subsidiaries will contain financial damage from 230,000 military earplug lawsuits. Whether the plan will work is in a judge s hands.