1 Monster Risk for 3M That You Might Want to Avoid

1 Monster Risk for 3M That You Might Want to Avoid

In 2008, 3M (NYSE: MMM) acquired a small company called Aearo Technology for $1.2 billion. The company made two-sided earplugs that it sold to the U.S. military. Ironically, 3M started the dispute in 2012 with a patent-infringement case against a competitor, Moldex.