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3M Settles Military Earplug Lawsuits
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3M's Multibillion-Dollar Earplug Settlem...
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3M has agreed to pay $6 billion to settle lawsuits alleging that its earplugs caused hearing loss in the US military. This settlement follows another significant lawsuit settlement in which 3M agreed to pay up to $10.3 billion over 13 years to fund public water suppliers that detected its toxic forever chemicals in their water supplies.
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