3M has used Casali as an expert in all of the previous trials. Casali is the director of the Auditory Systems Laboratory at Virginia Tech and an expert in hearing loss and protection. Update: On the 8th day of trial, 3M put their expert, Dr.
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So the average trial – a few had multiple plaintiffs – results in an average payout of $30 million per trial.
After 16 bellwether test trials, the plaintiffs ended up with a win-loss record of 10-6 with total damages of over $300 million.
So the 16th and final bellwether trial concluded this afternoon with this massive $77.5 million verdict for the plaintiff, Army veteran James Beal. Update: Good golly! Beal was awarded $77.5 million! 1,500 active cases have now been sent for trial prep for 2023. Judge Rogers also issued a new Case Management Order identifying a third wave of 500 additional cases to be prepared for the next phase of trials. The verdict was reduced – as expected – because Wayman’s case is governed by Colorado law and the $55 million exceeded Colorado’s statute damages cap. JUpdate: MDL Judge Casey Rogers reduced the $55 million verdict awarded to William Wayman, one of the two plaintiffs in the 11 th bellwether trial that resulted in a blockbuster $110 million verdict. JUpdate: One thing that might push a 3M earplug settlement: litigation costs. But it is very encouraging news that a settlement could be in the works. The 3M earplug lawsuits will be very hard to settle even with parties motivated to settle and a federal judge breaking down the lawyers’ back. There are currently about 233,000 cases in the MDL (down from the high of 282,902) and these cases will soon be returned to their home districts for trial in massive blocks of 500 lawsuits at a time. In her Order, Judge Rogers explained that a settlement would help relieve the federal court system of the massive burden that the earplugs cases will present moving forward.
Ellis as special master to oversee the negotiations and required that the mediation last a minimum of three days and be scheduled by July 15, 2022. On Friday, 3M Earplugs MDL Judge Casey Rogers issued an Order requiring the parties to participate in settlement mediation. JUpdate: Settlement conference in 3M lawsuit set for July 15, 2022.
You can also find a deeper summary of the recent Vaughn verdict and our latest thoughts on when the 3M earplug lawsuit will settle. We summarize where we are in this litigation overview of the 3M litigation today. Our lawyers also provide some good graphs and charts of how these lawsuits are going that we have updated in May 2022 to reflect the latest 3M verdict. There is some interesting perspective offered in the comments below from soldiers who are plaintiffs in the 3M earplug lawsuits. This page provides the latest news and updates on the 3M class action lawsuit for victims, including the latest big verdict in Our law firm handles 3M earplug lawsuits throughout the country.