'Their Credibility ... Is Shot': Plaintiffs Lawyers Targeted at Earplug Bankruptcy Hearing

Monday's hearing before Chief Bankruptcy Judge Jeffrey Graham in Indianapolis focused on whether to grant a preliminary injunction halting combat earplug lawsuits against 3M, whose subsidiary, Aearo Technologies, filed for Chapter 11 on July 26. The hearing is expected to last through Tuesday.

August 15, 2022 at 04:58 PM

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Bankruptcy

By Amanda Bronstad
staff reporter

The original version of this story was published on Law.com

What You Need to Know

An attorney for 3M subsidiary Aearo said the actions of plaintiffs lawyers in the past 14 days justified granting a broader stay of the earplug lawsuits.
The hearing started one day after a ruling from U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers, who is overseeing the earplug multidistrict litigation, attacking the 'naked duplicity' of Aearo's bankruptcy.
Plaintiffs firms, including the leadership team in the earplug multidistrict litigation, filed four separate objections to the preliminary injunction.

Lawyers gave one big reason on Monday that lawsuits against 3M over its combat earplugs should halt given its subsidiary's bankruptcy: just look at the actions of plaintiffs lawyers in the past 14 days.