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3M Notches Second Defense Verdict in Combat Earplug Trial

Friday's defense verdict comes in the fifth bellwether trial in the multidistrict litigation over 3M's dual-ended combat earplugs. 3M won a previous verdict, but other juries have awarded $7.1 million, $1.7 million and $8.2 million to plaintiffs.
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Daily Business Review

Dechert Lawyers in 3M Earplug Trial Appeal 'Unconstitutional' Sanctions

Kimberly Branscome and Jay Bhimani, both partners in Dechert's Los Angeles office, filed an opening brief on Thursday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, seeking to overturn U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers' sanctions against them in an earplug trial earlier this year.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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