Final Judgment Entered in 3M Verdict After Jurors Attest to 'Clerical' Error

BEAUMONT, Texas - An agreed order of judgment in a silica case that ended in a verdict for respirator manufacturer 3M Co. was entered recently after jurors signed affidavits indicating that a clerical error on the verdict sheet erroneously indicated that one of the defendant's respirators was marketed defectively. Gordon v. Aearo Company, et al., No. A-168382 (Texas Dist. Ct., Jefferson Cty.).

The defense verdict for 3M, which was returned last December in Jefferson County District Court, was made final after all 11 jurors swore that the 'Yes' answered in response to the question of whether 3M's 8710 respirator contained …