Representatives for 3M and Brent Coon did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday.
The servicemembers are represented in the MDL by Aylstock Witkin Kreis & Overholtz PLLC, Clark Love & Hutson PLLC, and Seeger Weiss LLP, among others.
3M is represented by Kimberly Branscome, Jay Bhimani, Allison K. Ozurovich, Jonathan Tam, Matthew P. Steinberg and Craig J. Castiglia of Dechert LLP, and Charles F. Beall Jr. and Larry Hill of Moore Hill & Westmoreland PA.
The case is In re: 3M Combat Arms Earplug Products Liability Litigation, case number 3:19-md-02885, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida.