3M Co has moved to dismiss thousands of lawsuits by servicemembers and veterans alleging it sold defective earplugs to the military, saying their state-law claims were based on a design element mandated by the U.S. Army.
3M in a motion filed in federal court in Pensacola, Florida on Wednesday said the military approved precise specifications for the company, a contractor, to follow and took responsibility for training servicemembers how to properly use the earplugs.
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