Posted on 09/05/2018 9:09:56 PM PDT by massmike
When companies get in trouble over their advertisements, it usually happens quickly. In the case of Sherwin-Williams Co., it took more than a century.
The paint maker is fighting a California court ruling that ordered it and two other companies to collectively pay hundreds of millions of dollars in damages for promoting lead paint over several decades, when they allegedly knew or should have known it was hazardous. The litigation has highlighted Sherwin-Williams ads dating back to 1904.
Sherwin-Williams SHW, +0.50% and its co-defendants in July petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the case, arguing that they were unaware of the health risks of lead before it became accepted science and are being improperly punished for truthful advertising about a product that was legal at the time. The federal government banned the use of lead paint in homes in 1978.
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I have a brother that wont leave there. Trapped in a high paying job that barely covers the insurance deductible for the wife he loves dearly. I know there are lots of great folks there but they gotta get a grip on the stupidness.
We had to put up with Obama to get Trump and the libs act like he is an extremist. The pushback in Cali, if and when it ever comes, hopefully will be epic.
It’s a rough situation for those who must cope every day. I hope it works out for your brother.
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