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Elsnau v. 3M COMPANY (f/k/a Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co.)

D.S.C. · No. 2:26-cv-04365

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3M COMPANY (f/k/a Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co.)source ↗
filed by Jason J Joy and Associates PLLC · Judge Richard Mark Gergel · No. 2:26-cv-04365 · 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury · view case timeline →
Comparable settlements $59.50M–$725M ▾
Pixel/tracking privacy claims show split outcomes: Bayhealth and Gunnar Optiks survived while Tower Health and Santoro were dismissed; no 3M-specific wiretap precedent exists, so the theory's viability here is uncertain.
Comparable settlements $59.50M–$725M median $81.50M · n=10
Meta $725M · Google $425M · Google LLC $135M
Per member (realized): ~$29 median · $29–$100 (n=3)
Comparable verdict: Google LLC $425.70M · Google LLC $425.65M
Key precedent: Doe v. Bayhealth Medical Ctr. shows confidentiality/tracking claims can survive MTD when duty and disclosure are well-pled, a plausible template for 3M's wiretap theory.
Main risk: Dismissal on loss-causation/standing grounds similar to Tower Health, where Meta Pixel claims failed despite plausible disclosure allegations.
Rough EV model (wide — class size is the big unknown, not a prediction): $6.50M–$225M
No defendant-specific incident data or prior 3M privacy litigation; class size and per-member figures are rough proxies from analogous tech-sector cases. · grounded in 9 rulings, 10 settlements, 4 verdicts
FilingPrivacy & WiretapD.S.C.2026-09-30$59.50M–$725M
comparable settlements