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  • August 06, 2026

    Sherwin-Williams Unable To Can Co.'s Fireproof False Ad Suit

    Sherwin-Williams must face claims it falsely advertised its Firetex coating as being able to achieve substantial fire resistance in fewer coats than rival brands' products, causing a competitor's sales to slump, a Missouri federal judge ruled, saying the paint giant's marketing was not mere puffery.

  • August 06, 2026

    Ore. Judge Says DOD Wind Project Blockage Was Unlawful

    An Oregon federal judge on Thursday halted the U.S. Department of Defense's freeze of wind projects, finding renewable energy groups and environmental nonprofits are likely to succeed in showing the agency violated deadlines for reviewing the projects' impact on military readiness.

  • August 06, 2026

    Mich. Contractor Faces Class Claims For Unpaid Work Time

    A former commercial service technician has accused a Michigan-based industrial maintenance contractor in federal court of systematically removing hours from field employees' time records and failing to pay them for on-call duty, travel, missed meal breaks and other work.

  • August 06, 2026

    Mich. Contractor, Teamsters Defeat Driver's Race Bias Claim

    A former truck driver has lost his race discrimination lawsuit against Doan Construction Co. and a Teamsters local after a Michigan federal judge found the company reasonably believed it fired him for punching a co-worker and the union properly declined to take his grievance to arbitration. 

  • August 06, 2026

    John Deere Says Severance Program Isn't ERISA Plan

    John Deere has moved in Illinois federal court to dismiss former employees' claims that its severance program is governed by federal retirement law, arguing that the program's one-time lump sum payments require no ongoing administration. 

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