. Dr. Nathan C. Hale Master Docket No. 3:19md2885 2020 Honorable M. Casey Rodgers 3M Products Liability Litigation MDL No. 2885 I was recently asked by a military combat veteran to solve a problem related to ‘ 3M Products Liability Litigation MDL No. 2885 ’. Specifically, " The Damages ", "As for the monetary damages to be sought, there is the challenge of how attorneys will arrive at the correct figure, given that the plaintiffs are so much younger than those in traditional hearing loss cases. It remains to be seen what the plaintiffs will ask for." (Verus, 2019). I took the challenge and told the veteran to give me an hour. He came back in 59 minutes. The veteran seemed shocked at my response, “ Through the end of 2020, you should seek $44,192,422.05 for damages with high probability of success. For every following year without settlement, the punitive damage amount goes up exponentially.” He said, “ Wow! That is really specific! How in the wor...