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...In 2008 3M spent $1.2bn to buy Aearo, which made the military grade earplugs that are the subject of the litigation. 3M denies the earplugs were faulty....
...He co-led at trial against 3M, which faced mass tort action on behalf of more than 250,000 veterans....
...S4 Capital trading statement, Zions Bancorporation Q4 Tuesday EU: January consumer confidence survey Japan: Bank of Japan rate-setting announcement UK: December public sector finances data Results: 3M...
...Big companies including the likes of 3M have attempted to use US bankruptcy law as a way to quickly resolve so-called mass torts....
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...Bert Flossbach, co-founder of the German asset manager, said in a letter to Roman: “While it is true that there have been many challenges outside of management’s control in recent years, in our view this...
...After 3M’s decision, Intel and TSMC summoned suppliers to meetings....
...The job cuts will be concentrated in 3M’s manufacturing operations, which the company last year announced it would restructure. 3M said it employed 95,000 people at the end of 2021, with about 50,000 in...
...Late last year, 3M announced it would halt PFAS production by 2025, and then agreed to pay up to $12.5bn to settle claims over polluted drinking water in the US....
...This is supposed to make 3M easier to evaluate. Making a clean break from Pfas is a similar effort for clarity. 3M is meanwhile spinning out its crown jewel healthcare business....
Is this legal manoeuvre setting a precedent for corporations to evade accountability in America?
...Mike Roman, 3M chief executive, said it was a moment that demands innovation....
...There has been plenty of litigation already against the biggest manufacturers of PFAS, notably 3M, DuPont and Chemours. and Corteva....
...Judges have pushed back on “mass tort” bankruptcies involving 3M and Purdue Pharma....
...“Bankruptcy courts are for honest companies in financial distress, not billionaire mega-corporations like J&J, 3M and Koch Industries, that seek to close courthouse doors to their victims.”...
...Shares in 3M plunged 9 per cent on the ruling....
...Aearo was a longstanding subsidiary that had more than $100mn of sales and an independent board of directors that had won key concessions from 3M....
...His modern European eatery in a residential area of Newcastle upon Tyne is just 7m by 3m at its widest point....
...In August an Indiana judge refused a request by 3M to halt thousands of personal injury claims involving alleged faulty earplugs following a bankruptcy filing by a subsidiary. 3M is appealing the judgment...
...Judges and creditors committees are then co-opted as social workers to sort out its problems....
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