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The men and women who wore the earplugs were not directly represented in the case. But in the past year, lawyers from across the country following the findings in the Columbia settlement have organized one of the largest mass tort lawsuits in recent history, with more than 220,000 men and women in uniform alleging hearing damage from 3Ms product.  At least 2,000 former and current service members connected to South Carolina have joined the lawsuit.  Several of these earplug suits are s...