March 04, 2022
A Wisconsin federal judge has thrown out claims in seven suits by people who allege they were exposed as children to lead in paint made by Sherwin-Williams Co., E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Co. and others, saying the Seventh Circuit's ruling in three of the suits dooms the claims of all of the more than 170 plaintiffs.
April 27, 2020
A Wisconsin federal judge should recuse himself from overseeing several personal injury cases where paint industry companies face lead poisoning claims, as he posted an essay online that is critical of corporations and that calls for judicial advocacy in favor of the poor, Sherwin-Williams has argued.