Alleging a fraudulent scheme to drive up costs and damages in dust-mask litigation, 3M Co. obtained court orders, upheld on appeal, to depose a well-known Houston products liability law firm.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky jury has awarded $67.5 million in damages to two coal miners who claimed defective 3M dust masks led to their debilitating black-lung disease. Of the total ...

Two former coal miners in Kentucky who claimed defective dust masks led to their debilitating ... million in punitive damages against the mask maker, 3M Co. The remaining amount is to compensate ...

3M—which manufactures N95 filtration masks that have been in high demand since the COVID-19 pandemic began—is suing merchants who used Amazon to sell 3M and counterfeit masks for more than 18 ...

The N95 masks are highly coveted because they filter out 95% of all particulates, and 3M makes the majority of them. The FBI and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued fraud ...