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Sherwin-Williams Co

Federal civil lawsuits naming Sherwin-Williams Co, a Retail - General Merchandise company.

Public CompanyRetail - General Merchandise
Ticker
NYSE: SHW
Business
Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply
Headquarters
Cleveland, OH
Incorporated in
Ohio
SEC CIK
89800

Sherwin-Williams Co is a public company in Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply, based in Cleveland, OH (traded on NYSE as SHW, incorporated in Ohio). It appears in 471 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (349 of 471). These cases are most often Contract and Civil Rights matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, N.D. Ohio. The most common causes of action are Breach of Contract, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Product Liability. Frequent opposing parties include Sherwin Williams Co, Central States PenFd, and Sherwin-Williams Company.

471
Lawsuits
349
As Defendant
122
As Plaintiff
6
Open
465
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
10 mo
Median Duration
13 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 74%Contract-heavy · 40%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 14 casesAZ — 3 casesAR — 6 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 5 casesCT — 7 casesDE — 2 casesDC — 0 casesFL — 48 casesGA — 18 casesID — 0 casesIL — 34 casesIN — 9 casesIA — 4 casesKS — 5 casesKY — 8 casesLA — 9 casesME — 0 casesMD — 9 casesMA — 12 casesMI — 17 casesMN — 4 casesMS — 7 casesMO — 13 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 4 casesNH — 3 casesNJ — 18 casesNM — 1 casesNY — 20 casesNC — 8 casesND — 0 casesOH — 62 casesOK — 4 casesOR — 9 casesPA — 33 casesRI — 2 casesSC — 5 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 10 casesTX — 30 casesUT — 2 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 5 casesWA — 3 casesWV — 3 casesWI — 8 casesWY — 0 cases
PR · 6

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 6 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
ContractCivil RightsProduct LiabilityPersonal Property / FraudLabor

Filings by Year

19902026

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Contract189
Civil Rights103
Product Liability64
Personal Property / Fraud22
Labor21
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions19

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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