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Connecticut Law Tribune

Federal Judge Approves Preliminary Settlement in Nationwide Class Action Against Navy, Marine Corps

Now, class members will have until Nov. 25 to voice objections before a final hearing on Dec. 16 in which U.S. District Judge Charles S. Haight Jr., who sits in New Haven, Connecticut, will approve or deny approval of the settlement.
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Daily Business Review

Florida Jury Awards $8.2M in Fourth 3M Combat Earplug Verdict

Friday's verdict, which comes after two weeks of testimony in federal court in Pensacola, is the largest yet from bellwether trials in the multidistrict litigation over 3M's dual-ended combat earplugs.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Federal Lawsuit Challenges US Air Force Policy on Less-Than-Honorable Discharges

Two plaintiffs seeking to become part of a proposed class have sued the U.S. Air Force over how it assigns less-than-honorable discharges.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Finnegan Taps Its Federal Circuit Chops for Military Vets in Disability Cases

Finnegan's Charles Collins-Chase recently won two Federal Circuit appeals for pro bono veteran clients, including a decision finding the VA shouldn't be granted deference when it puts forward a position for the first time in litigation.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Kramer Levin Litigation Chairman Tapped for Top Navy Lawyer Post

If approved, Coffey would take command of a large office. The Navy's general counsel's office numbers about 1,100 lawyers and staff.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

2nd Circuit OKs Removal of Cadet, Order to Repay $226K for West Point Education

A three-judge panel of the Manhattan-based appeals court held in a 38-page opinion that West Point's separation procedures satisfied due process requirements.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

DeSantis Urges Cuban Military to Overthow Its Government

"The best role for the military is the Cuban military to realize that time is up. You can't keep doing the bidding of a repressive dictatorship that is not governing with the consent of the governed," Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge Sanctions 3M's Attorneys in Earplug Trial for 'Willful Disregard' of Court Orders

U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers imposed a $10,000 sanction on one attorney and $2,000 sanction against another defense lawyer. "Today these proceedings and the integrity of the court were degraded, they were disrespected by the willful violation of my orders by 3M's counsel," the judge said June 18, hours before a jury issued a $1.7 million verdict, according to a transcript.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Jury Awards $1.7M to Plaintiff in Third Trial Alleging Defects in 3M Combat Earplugs

The bellwether verdict, issued late on Friday night after a day of deliberations, comes after previous juries in the 3M earplug multidistrict litigation came out with a defense verdict and a $7.1 million award for three plaintiffs.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

3M Wins Second Bellwether Trial Over Combat Earplugs

A Florida jury rendered a defense verdict late Friday after deliberating for one day. The decision comes after another jury awarded $7.1 million to three plaintiffs in the first bellwether trial last month.
2 minute read

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