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3M reaches settlement over faulty earplugs that damaged U.S. veterans' hearing

Multinational conglomerate 3M just reached a $6 billion settlement over faulty earplugs that resulted in damaged hearing for U.S. veterans.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong discusses the implications with Roben Farzad, host of public radio’s “Full Disclosure.”

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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