GRAVES v. 3M CO.

Nos. 20-1635; 20-2545-48; 20-2550; 20-2556; 20-3108; 20-3607; 20-3613-14; 20-3616-17; 20-3620; 20-3627; 20-3634; 20-3636; 20-3642-45; 20-3647-49.

17 F.4th 764 (2021)

Christopher GRAVES; Jeff Hall, et al. Plaintiffs-Appellees v. 3M COMPANY; Aearo Technologies LLC Defendants-Appellants Casey Copeland, et al. Plaintiffs-Appellees v. 3M Company; Aearo Technologies LLC Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: October 20, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew James Barber , Alicia N. Sieben , William R. Sieben , Schwebel & Goetz, Karla M. Gluek , Daniel E. Gustafson , Amanda M. Williams , Gustafson & Gluek, Minneapolis, MN, David G.H. Brackett , Matthew R. Sellers , Michael Brian Terry , Bondurant & Mixson, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jerry Blackwell , Andrew Crowder , S. Jamal Faleel , Benjamin Winters Hulse , Blackwell & Burke, Minneapolis, MN, Simon Gottlieb , Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant 3M Company.

Jerry Blackwell , Andrew Crowder , Benjamin Winters Hulse , Blackwell & Burke, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant-Appellant Aearo Technologies LLC.

Before LOKEN, KELLY, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.


Plaintiffs are employees of civilian and military contractors who used Combat Arms Version 2 ("CAEv2") earplugs manufactured by Aearo Technologies and sold by 3M Company, which acquired Aearo Technologies in 2008 (collectively, "3M"). After suffering hearing damage or tinnitus, plaintiffs brought separate suits against 3M in...

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