Jury awards Watson Grinding explosion survivors more than $61 million in latest verdict against 3MHARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A Harris County jury has awarded more than $61 million to survivors of the deadly 2020 Watson Grinding explosion, marking the latest multimillion-dollar verdict against 3M over the disaster. It is the third verdict against 3M since litigation stemming from the explosion began. In November, a different Harris County jury awarded survivors $118 million. ABC13 reached out to 3M for comment following Monday's verdict but had not received a response as of Monday evening. After the $118 million verdict in November, 3M told ABC13 it disagreed with the jury's decision and planned to appeal.