Army veteran wins $50M in lawsuit against 3M for hearing damage caused by headphones

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

An Army veteran who sued company 3M for hearing damage that was caused by its product won $50 million in court on Friday.

A jury gave Luke Vilsmeyer a $50 million verdict, the second largest amount a veteran has won in a series of lawsuits against the company, Reuters reported.

Vilsmeyer said he incurred hearing damage after wearing 3M's Combat Arms Earplugs Version 2 from 2006 to 2017. The headphones also caused severe tinnitus.

3M is facing lawsuits from more than 280,000 active and former military members, with lawyers for the plaintiffs saying the company has already lost millions in other lawsuits.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/army-veteran-wins-50m-in-lawsuit-against-3m-for-hearing-damage-caused-by-headphones/ar-AAVwJSD

[doc03]

1. Who do I sue I don't remember having any hearing

protection in the Army. The VA agreed I had tinnitus but said I didn't get it in the Army.

[Mr.Bill]

2. When I worked in the printing industry

we used lots of 3M products. It always seemed they were more interested in being the first to market something new rather than making sure it worked properly.