January 12, 2021
A Texas federal judge has permanently blocked Rust-Oleum from making claims that its RainBrella product lasts twice as long as Rain-X, as part of his final judgment in a false advertising suit between the car windshield water-repellent competitors.
November 30, 2018
Rust-Oleum Corp. has asked a federal judge in Texas to order a new trial in the false advertising lawsuit brought against it by the maker of a competing car windshield water-repellent product because, it argues, the jury that sided against it went against the evidence.
July 23, 2018
A panel of jurors in federal court in Houston on Monday afternoon found that Rust-Oleum Corp. had put out false advertisements in its bid to market its car windshield water-repellent product against leading competitor Rain-X, returning with a $1.3 million verdict in favor of Rain-X's maker, Illinois Tool Works.