(Reuters) – A jury on Friday ordered 3M Co to pay $77.5 million to a U.S. military veteran who said he suffered hearing damage as a result of using the company’s military-issue earplugs, according to a spokesperson for the plaintiff’s attorneys.
The verdict is the largest yet for a single individual in the sprawling litigation over the earplugs. Out of 16 trials held so far, plaintiffs have won 10 and 3M has won 6.
(Reporting By Brendan Pierson in New York; Editing by Chris Reese)
