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Client Win: Over One Million Suspected Counterfeit N95 Masks Confiscated by U.S. Marshals

The U.S. Marshals—working in conjunction with 3M—recently seized over a million suspected counterfeit 3M N95 respirators from a warehouse in Lexington, Kentucky. The warehouse, Old World Timber, was not an authorized dealer of the masks, and the U.S. District Court of Eastern Kentucky issued a temporary restraining order to stop Old World Timber from selling counterfeit products. The latest in a string of fake N95 confiscations, 3M has worked with law enforcement to seize over 41 million counterfeit N95 masks globally.

Read the full story: Star Tribune, "3M and U.S. marshals confiscate more than 1M counterfeit N95 masks."

Greene Espel attorneys Sybil Dunlop and X. Kevin Zhao represented 3M in this matter—obtaining the temporary restraining order and working with the U.S. Marshals to execute the seizure. Greene Espel is proud to support 3M's important work.