American conglomerate 3M has tentatively agreed to pay $5.5 billion in compensation for low-quality earplugs for the military. This has been reported Bloomberg With reference to sources.
The plaintiffs conglomerate argues that their products (military earplugs) do not adequately protect the soldiers. As a result, the hearing of many military personnel has deteriorated significantly. In 2012, more than 970,000 such complaints were received by the US Department of Defense.
“3M may pay for accusations that earplugs do not adequately protect the hearing of military personnel,” the publication said.
The company plans to pay more than $5.5 billion over five years for defective military earplugs. However, the 3M board of directors has not yet finalized this decision.
In March, the American manufacturer 3M negotiating About the sale of his enterprise in Russia to the research and production holding VMP.
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