Anderson v. 3M Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY SOUTHERN DIVISION PIKEVILLE JOHN ANDERSON, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) No. 7:22-CV-68-REW-CJS ) 3M COMPANY, et al., ) ) OPINION & ORDER Defendants. ) ) *** *** *** *** I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs in this case “worked as coal miners within the Commonwealth of Kentucky” and allege that they were “exposed to coal, rock or sand dust as a result of such coal mine employment.” DE 1-2 at 51–52. Plaintiffs claim that they wore respirators manufactured or distributed by Defendants (“Respirators”) and, as a result of the failure of the…