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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

PENSACOLA DIVISION

IN RE: 3M COMBAT ARMS

EARPLUG PRODUCTS

LIABILITY LITIGATION

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THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: 

Shanika Roper v. 3M Company, Et al.

Case No. 7:20-cv-02945-MCR-GRJ

Case No. 3:19md2885

MDL No. 2885

Judge M. Casey Rodgers

Magistrate Judge Gary R. Jones

FIRST AMENDED RULE 26 EXPERT 

WITNESS DISCLOSURES 

Pursuant to CMOs No. 31 and 36, Plaintiff SHANIKA ROPER (“Plaintiff”) 

submits the following disclosures, identifying those individuals who may provide 

expert testimony in the above-captioned case.

GENERAL RETAINED EXPERT WITNESSES

EXPERTS AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Armstrong, Steve

(adoption of prior report)

Sound/Acoustic /electrical Systems Engineer

Arriaga, Moises (adoption 

of prior report)

Neurotologist/Otolaryngologist MD/Retired 

USAF & Fmr. President of American Assoc. of 

Otolaryngologist

Bennett, Marc (adoption of 

prior report)

Otology and Neurotology

Bielefeld, Eric (adoption of 

prior report)

Audiologist PhD

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Leslie, Allie,

Retired Navy Rear Admiral

(adoption of prior report)

Ethics in Contracts & Acquisitions

Crane, Benjamin (adoption 

of prior report)

Neurotologist/Otolaryngologist MD

Djalilian, Hamid (adoption 

of prior report)

Neurotologist/Otolaryngologist MD

Eddins, David (adoption of 

prior report)

Audiologist PhD/Scientist Professor Human -

Testing Lab

Edens, Tim (General)

(adoption of prior report)

Directed Army Safety Center; Military topics 

including: Safety Protocols; Soldier safety 

initiatives, range testing safety matrix, exposure 

and compliance. 

Fagelson, Marc (adoption 

of prior report)

Audiologist PhD Professor –

Tinnitus/PTSD/Anxiety Expert

Gilder, Stephen (adoption 

of prior report)

Global Quality Mgmt Leadership & REAT 

Testing

Hall, James (adoption of 

prior report)

Audiologist

Huston, Blaine (adoption 

of prior report)

Cmd. Ser. Maj. Ret.; PPD use, instruction, 

compliance AND range, shoot-house, live fire 

exercises and dismounted activities expert.

Johnson, Robert (adoption 

of prior report)

Economist

Joseph, Antony (adoption 

of prior report)

Audiologist Double PhD/Scientist Professor/HPD 

Design Expert/Retired Navy & Fmr. Head of Navy 

Hearing Conservation for Entire Western 

Hemisphere

Juneau, Roger (adoption of 

prior report)

Engineer – Acoustic Systems Expert – non-Human 

Testing; ear morphology

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Lustig, Larry (adoption of 

prior report)

Neurotologist/Otolaryngologist MD & Fmr. 

President of American Assoc. of Otolaryngologist

Madigan, David (adoption 

of prior report)

Mathematics and Statistics, PhD

Marshall, Chris (adoption 

of prior report)

Mast. Sergeant Ret.; Soldier safety processes, 

protocols and PPDcompliance within hearing 

conservation measures.

McKinley, Richard

(adoption of prior report)

Fmr. Head of Air Force Hearing Conservation 

Program; Expert in impulse noise acoustics, 

testing and military standards.

Mills, James (adoption of 

prior report-combined with 

Johnson)

Economist

Ostacher, Michael

(adoption of prior report)

Psychiatrist MD

Packer, Mark (adoption of 

prior report)

Neurotologist/Otolaryngologist MD – Retired 

USAF & Fmr. Director of HCE / Hearing 

Conservation

Rose, Eric (adoption of 

prior report)

B.S. with Quality Management procedures and 

processes experience at Moldex (labeling expert)

Spankovich, Chris

(adoption of prior report)

Audiologist PhD Scientist / Professor– Tinnitus/ 

Synaptopathy/ Hidden Hearing Loss

CASE SPECIFIC RETAINED EXPERT WITNESSES

EXPERTS AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Tyler, Richard Audiologist PhD Professor – Tinnitus/Hearing 

Loss/Hearing Damage Expert

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Discovery is ongoing, and Plaintiff reserves the right to amend and/or 

supplement this disclosure. 

DATED: June 30, 2022

Respectfully submitted,

REICH & BINSTOCK, LLP

By: /s/ Joshua H. Bauer

Dennis C. Reich

Texas State Bar No. 16739600

Joshua H. Bauer 

Texas State Bar No. 24084380

4265 San Felipe, Suite 1000

Houston, Texas 77027

Tel: (713) 622-7271

Fax: (713) 623-8724

dreich@reichandbinstock.com

jbauer@reichandbinstock.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on June 30, 2022, pursuant CMOs 31 and 36 I 

electronically served the foregoing document through the Plaintiff portal in MDLCentrality. 

By: /s/ Joshua H. Bauer 

Joshua H. Bauer

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