Summary

EXISTING PROTECTIVE ORDERS

Defendants 3M Company, Aearo Technologies LLC, Aearo Holding LLC, Aearo Intermediate LLC, and Aearo LLC (collectively "3M/Aearo") have submitted a motion requesting the Court authorize the Settlement Administrator to disclose settlement administration information, including Claimant payment amounts and settlement allocation methodologies, to 3M/Aearo for use in their ongoing arbitration proceeding against one of their insurers, AIG Europe Limited ("AIG"). Following oral argument before the Court on January 9, 2025, for the reasons that follow, 3M/Aearo's motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. 3M/Aearo are claimants in an arbitration proceeding against AIG concerning insurance coverage for the settlement reached in the Combat Arms Earplug Litigation. In that arbitration, AIG has requested documents and information regarding the amounts paid to Claimants under the global Combat Arms settlement, as well as information about the methodology by which Claimants are paid ("Settlement Data").

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