Butts v. Deere & Company

Court

District Court, E.D. Wisconsin (E.D. Wis.)
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Assigned judge

William E. Duffin · 120 cases in index

Docket number

2:25-cv-01276

Cause

29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits
29 U.S.C. § 1132 — ERISA (employee benefits)

Nature of suit

791 Labor: E.R.I.S.A.
Disputes over employee benefit and pension plans under ERISA.

Jurisdiction

Federal Question

Jury demand

None

Date filed

08/25/2025

4,007 Labor cases in this court are indexed here.

Parties

• plaintiff · Butts · 328 cases
• defendant · Deere & Company Industrial Machinery & Equipment · 654 cases

Part of a Larger Litigation Pattern

This is one of 655 Labor cases in our index naming Deere & Company — a possible mass-tort or coordinated-litigation cluster.

• Massman v. Deere & Co
  District Court, D. MinnesotaFiled 08/31/2018
• Applewhite v. Deere & Company
  District Court, C.D. IllinoisFiled 06/11/2018
• Rice v. Deere & Company
  District Court, D. MinnesotaFiled 05/29/2018
• Theis v. Deere & Co
  District Court, C.D. IllinoisFiled 02/27/2018
• Theis v. Deere & Co
  District Court, N.D. IllinoisFiled 12/14/2017
• Kehl v. Deere & Company
  District Court, C.D. IllinoisFiled 05/17/2017

About Labor Lawsuits

Labor lawsuits involve the employment relationship — unpaid wages and overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, union and collective-bargaining disputes, employee benefits under ERISA, and family and medical leave claims.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Butts v. Deere & Company?

Butts v. Deere & Company is a federal labor lawsuit filed on 08/25/2025 in the District Court, E.D. Wisconsin. The case is currently open in the federal court system. Labor lawsuits involve the employment relationship — unpaid wages and overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, union and collective-bargaining disputes, employee benefits under ERISA, and family and medical leave claims.

What type of case is this?

It is classified as “Labor” under the federal nature-of-suit system. Labor lawsuits involve the employment relationship — unpaid wages and overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, union and collective-bargaining disputes, employee benefits under ERISA, and family and medical leave claims.

What court is the case in?

The case is in the District Court, E.D. Wisconsin, docket number 2:25-cv-01276.

When was the case filed?

Butts v. Deere & Company was filed on 08/25/2025. The case is currently open.

What law is the case brought under?

The docket lists the cause as 29 U.S.C. § 1132 — ERISA (employee benefits).