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22 July 2020AmericasSarah Morgan

3M secures another settlement in price-gouging campaign

3M has obtained a permanent injunction from an Ohio judge, as part of its settlement in a lawsuit filed against a company it accused of reselling N95 masks at “grossly inflated” prices amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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