Understandably, hearing injury victims were excited by the first 3M earplug lawsuit verdict that awarded three veterans $7.1 million. That is a 3M lawsuit settlement payout per person of $2.36 million. Add in the new verdict on October 1, 2021, and you have an even higher average compensation payout per 3M earplug lawsuit that has gone to trial. But you should not expect individual earplug settlements to come anywhere near that figure.  Mass tort settlement will almost invariably be less than the average trial verdict.