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December 29, 2021

Skanska, 3-mile bridge, pensacola bay bridge

Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz Attorneys Secure Win for Locals in Skanska Bridge Lawsuit

Judge Collier dismissed Skanska’s limitation action and held that Skanska was negligent in its preparations for the September 2020 hurricane and that it should not be able to limit its financial liability to the $1.2 million value of the barges as it had attempted to do.

December 15, 2021

3M Hit With $22.5 Million Verdict in Earplug Test Case (Correct)

A federal jury in Florida has awarded the highest amount to date against 3M Co. among bellwether trials over allegedly ineffective combat earplugs, concluding the company owes an Army veteran $22.5 million for his hearing loss and tinnitus.

November 16, 2021

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Jury awards record $13 million in latest 3M earplug bellwether

A jury in Tallahassee, Florida federal court on Monday awarded $13 million to a U.S. Army sergeant who said he suffered hearing damage as a result of using military-issue earplugs made by 3M Co.

October 4, 2021

American soldiers are riding in a convoy truck, the back of them is facing the camera, so one can see men in uniform looking forward facing away from the camera. The soldiers are wearing desert camouflage which looks like a pattern across their whole body. We see their helmets and jackets, as well backpacks on their backs.

Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis, & Overholtz Secures Significant Jury Verdict Against 3M

Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis, & Overholtz Secures Significant Jury Verdict Against 3M. A jury in Pensacola, FL has awarded U.S. Army Veteran, Private Brandon Adkins, $8.2 million for tinnitus suffered during active duty while wearing the Combat Arms Earplug sold by 3M.

September 1, 2021

3M loses bid to dodge October bellwether trial in earplug mega MDL

U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers in Pensacola, Florida on Monday denied 3M's motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit brought by Michelle Blum, who served in the U.S. Army Reserves, National Guard and Army between 1989 and 2009, rejecting the company's arguments that her claims were time-barred.