3M bankruptcy tactic fails


The logo of 3M is seen at the 3M Tilloy plant in TilloyLez-Cambrai,

NEW YORK: 3M Co’s plan to use controversial bankruptcy rules to shield itself from some 230,000 lawsuits over military earplugs looked like a relatively simple fix to a long-simmering problem that could cost it billions of dollars.

Like most things that sound too good to be true, it was. Now it may be time for Plan B: a comprehensive, and still costly, settlement process for US soldiers who claim hearing damage.

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