/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/ENQ4UE6G6RMLRIY7SLMUPUYP3A.jpg?fit=758%2C9999&ssl=1 "3M wins U.S. trial alleging cover-up of earplug design")
The 3M logo is seen at its global headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. on March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File Photo
3M Co (MMM.N) won a court case on Friday in which it was accused of covering up design defects in earplugs used by the military, following a recent loss in a similar case among nearly 230,000 claims against the company.
The Florida trial is the second to address allegations 3M hid design flaws, fudged test results and failed to instruct the military in proper use of the earplugs, which were used by the army between 2007 and 2013.
The two decisions are in…
