Attorneys Earmarked For 3M Earplugs Lawsuits

Attorneys Earmarked For 3M Earplugs Lawsuits

Introduction

U.S. District Judge Casey Rodgers, in the Northern District of Florida, has appointed attorneys for lead discovery, pretrial proceedings in 3M Earplugs MDL No. 2885.

According to a pretrial order issued on May 22, Judge Rodgers has selected a group of 53 plaintiffs’ attorneys to serve in various leadership roles. The role allocation has been done in the following manner: one to serve as plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel, two to serve as Co-Lead Counsel, two to serve as Co-Liaison Counsel, seven plaintiffs’ attorneys to form an Executive Committee and 15 attorneys to serve as a Steering Committee. Additionally, four attorneys have been appointed to a “Discovery & ESI Subcommittee”, six for an “Early Vetting Subcommittee”, five for a “Law, Briefing & Legal Drafting Subcommittee”, six for a “Science & Experts Subcommittee”, five for a “Common Benefit Fund Committee”, two for a “Joint Discovery/ESI Committee”, four for a “Joint Armed Services Committee”, two for a “Joint Statutes of Limitations Committee” and three for a “Joint Settlement Committee”.

More than 640 injury lawsuits related to the defective earplugs are centralized as part of a multidistrict litigation (MDL No. 2885; In Re: 3M Combat Arms Earplugs Litigation) which is presided by Judge M. Casey Rodgers in the Northern District of Florida against Minnesota-based 3M.