3M Wins Quicker-Than-Normal Process to Appeal Bankruptcy Loss

3M Co. won permission to use a quicker-than normal process to try to reverse a bankruptcy judge’s decision to allow more than 230,000 lawsuits to go forward that accuse the company of harming US soldiers.

Three judges from the US Court of Appeals in Chicago sided with 3M’s bankrupt subsidiary, Aearo Technologies, which argued that the decision affects so many people and has the potential to set such an important precedent that it “cries out” for an immediate review. The ruling means Aearo and 3M may have the appeal considered in months instead of the regular process that can ...