Judge Strikes 3M’s ‘Performative’ Motion After $77.5M Earplug Verdict

Mealey's (July 15, 2022, 1:58 PM EDT) -- MIAMI — A motion indicating that defendants will seek post-judgment relief from a $77.5 million verdict “not now, but someday” is “merely performative,” a federal judge in Florida said July 12 in striking it from the latest earplug multidistrict litigation bellwether case while saying court dockets are not the place to preview future litigation strategies....