by Halley Porter | Aug 30, 2023 | Chelsie Warner, 3M Defective Earplugs, Bryan Aylstock, Caitlyn Miller, Douglass Kreis, Jennifer Hoekstra, Neil Overholtz, Top Cases
3M (MMM.N) has agreed to pay $6.01 billion to settle lawsuits by U.S. military veterans and service members who say they suffered hearing loss from using the company’s earplugs, the company and lawyers for the plaintiffs announced on Tuesday. The deal comes...
by Halley Porter | Aug 3, 2023 | Top Cases, Nathan Bess, Nicole Guntner, Samuel Geisler, Skanska Claims
A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with a Pensacola federal judge who found that Skanska was negligent in its response to Hurricane Sally when more than two dozen of its barges broke loose from their moorings, causing chaos across Pensacola Bay. A three-judge...
by Halley Porter | Jun 22, 2023 | Top Cases, Daniel Thornburgh, Norfolk Southern Train Derailment
The National Transportation Safety Board will start taking sworn testimony Thursday as part of its probe into the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The agency is holding an investigative hearing on Thursday and Friday in East Palestine, where a Norfolk...
by Halley Porter | Jun 20, 2023 | Top Cases, Chemical Hair Straightener/Relaxer, Douglass Kreis, Hannah Pfeifler, Jennifer Hoekstra
In their conversation, Mark York and Jennifer Hoekstra delve into the recent developments surrounding the 3M/Aearo bankruptcy case, offering valuable insights into the ongoing litigation, settlement negotiations, and the implications for the plaintiffs and law firms...
by Halley Porter | Jun 12, 2023 | Chelsie Warner, 3M Defective Earplugs, Bryan Aylstock, Caitlyn Miller, Douglass Kreis, Jennifer Hoekstra, Neil Overholtz, Top Cases
NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday dismissed the bankruptcy of 3M (MMM.N) subsidiary Aearo Technologies, rejecting an effort to resolve nearly 260,000 lawsuits alleging that 3M military earplugs caused hearing loss for veterans and U.S. service...
by Halley Porter | May 19, 2023 | Top Cases, Chemical Hair Straightener/Relaxer, Douglass Kreis, Hannah Pfeifler, Jennifer Hoekstra
Last year the Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz law firm filed the first class action against L’Oréal and Softsheen-Carson for injuries, primarily to Black women, allegedly caused by hair relaxers and straighteners. Now there are more than 60 cases consolidated...