Saying 3M has engaged in "bad faith manipulation," a federal judge quashed the company's effort to shift responsibility for an avalanche of military earplug lawsuits to a bankrupt subsidiary.
The sharply worded ruling from U.S. District Judge Casey Rodgers in Pensacola came after 3M suddenly claimed this fall it was not solely liable for hearing damage suffered by military veterans who used 3M earplugs.
"3M's bad faith conduct has been, and continues to be, highly and unfairly prejudicial to plaintiffs," she wrote on Thursday.
