Bowen v. 3M Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY SOUTHERN DIVISION PIKEVILLE DARRELL BOWEN, et al., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 7:22-CV-13-REW-CJS ) 3M COMPANY, et al., ) ) OPINION & ORDER Defendant. ) ) *** *** *** *** I. BACKGROUND Darrell Bowen and Jessie Salmons, the remaining 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 9–12. Plaintiffs claim that they wore respirators manufactured or distributed by Defendants (“Respirators”)…