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.

The verdict said 3M was negligent in the manufacture and sale of the 8710 mask, but its negligence was not a proximate cause of Roemmich's disease, according to the appeals court's opinion.

3M now expects full-year profit to be in a range of US$9.89 to US$10.39 per share, down from its prior expectation of US$10.15 to US$10.65.

3M now expects its full-year 2022 earnings to range from $9.89 to $10.39, down from a prior expectation of $10.15 to $10.65.

Now, as the latest U.S. surge caused by the Omicron variant fades, 3M said slowing mask sales will probably reduce its organic growth by about 2 percentage points this year.

Industrial giant 3M Co on Monday forecast a slower pace of sales growth in 2022 and a 45 cent hit to its per-share earnings, as demand for its masks wanes due to the global vaccination drive against ...

3M Co. said Tuesday that it saw an omicron-related "pickup" in demand for face masks in December, but it still expects overall demand for its N95 disposable respirators to keep falling this year ...

3M Co. MMM -0.97% said rising N95 mask sales helped deliver higher-than-expected revenue in the materials company’s most recent quarter, as the Omicron variant drove U.S. confirmed Covid-19 ...

M Co said on Tuesday demand for its N95 respirators had picked up due to a surge in Omicron-related COVID-19 cases, while reporting better-than-expected quarterly profit as more people purchased ...

As demand for N95 respirators grows, officials at 3M Canada are expecting to hire more people at the company’s Brockville mask plant in the new year.

3M Canada president Penny Wise speaks at the August, 2020 announcement of an N95 mask production facility in Brockville, in an event held at the California Avenue tape plant. (FILE PHOTO) SunMedia As ...

In one of the most 2021 ads of the year, 3M is touting its 3M Advanced Filtering Face Mask as the go-to accoutrement for travel. A 30-second animated spot, via Colle McVoy, features a masked-up ...