WASHINGTON—The 3M Co. has agreed to pay $9.1 million to settle allegations it knowingly sold defective combat earplugs to the U.S. military without disclosing defects that limited the effectiveness of the hearing protection devices, the U.S. Justice Department said on Aug. 16.
Acting Assistant Attorney General Chad Readler said the settlement demonstrated that “government contractors who seek to profit at the expense of our military will face appropriate consequences.”
