Mealey's (February 26, 2019, 12:03 PM EST) -- SALT LAKE CITY — An Army combat veteran in Utah filed a lawsuit on Feb. 15 against the manufacturers of earplugs used by the military, alleging that the devices are defective and that using them caused his hearing loss and tinnitus (Nathan Fortie v. 3M, et al., No. 19-00011, D. Utah)....