Early Tuesday morning, officials announced a multi-billion-dollar settlement had been reached with Minnesota-based company 3M, as well as its subsidiary Aearo Technologies, after lawsuits were filed regarding safety concerns over earplugs used by current and former military members, as well as civilians. According to the settlement agreement, the claims of all plaintiffs in state court and the 3M Combat Arms Earplug Products Liability Litigation.
The lawsuit claims 3M created, sold and advertised defective earplugs to members of the military and consumers from 1999 to 2015, and left thousands of people with hearing loss and tinnitus.
Each person who filed a claim will have an option to enroll in a payment program based on their needs and proof of hearing damage, according to the agreement. It goes on to say that no veteran will lose health or disability benefits or have a disability rating adjusted as a result of participating in the settlement. In addition, no VA facility will be able to recover a part of a plaintiff’s award.
Here is my take on it.
We are going to get a mask mandate here in Minnesota. Probably starting Mid September, until 3M makes enough money off of their bullshit N95 masks to pay off the settlement. That is how I know we are going to see a repeat of 2020 here in MInnesota. Only a fool can’t see the writing on the walls.