3M (NYSE:MMM) has started sending payouts for the infamous 3M earplugs lawsuit settlement, which amounts to a $6 billion agreement pertaining to the company’s hearing loss-inducing ear plugs.

3M and Aearo, the company 3M acquired in 2008 that made the earplugs, are “actively engaged” in insurance-recovery activities to offset part of the settlement payments. 3M’s stock has fallen ...

Testers with larger-than-average ear canals found a better fit with this 3M style, but these earplugs come only in a giant box. These blocked the most noise in our controlled testing and got the ...