Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
Term
Cert. Denied
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
1. In conflict with decisions of this Court and the Third Circuit, does the First Amendment permit California to impose tort liability for truthfully promoting a lawful product that it finds to be hazardous in some uses?
2. Does the Due Process Clause allow a state to impose retroactive and grossly disproportionate pub-lic nuisance liability to inspect and abate millions of residences based on decades-old promotions without evidence that consumers relied on those promotions or that petitioner’s lead paint is in any residence?
Case Updates
Cert. petition denied
October 15, 2018
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to review California state court’s novel approach to public nuisance claims in violation of the Due Process Clause
August 17, 2018
Click here to view the Chamber’s brief.
Jeffrey S. Bucholtz of King & Spalding LLP served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.
Case Documents
- Lower Court Opinion-Orders -- Sherwin-Williams Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Cert. Petition -- Sherwin-Williams Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Appendix -- Sherwin-Williams Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- States of Indiana, et. al Amicus Brief -- Sherwin-Williams Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- American Coatings Association Amicus Brief -- Sherwin-Williams Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. Amicus Brief -- Sherwin-Williams Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- National Organization of African Americans in Housing Amicus Brief -- Sherwin-Williams Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Retail Litigation Center, Inc. Amicus Brief -- Sherwin-Williams Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- National Association of Manufacturers, et. al Amicus Brief -- Sherwin-Williams Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Civil Justice Association of California, et. al Amicus Brief -- Sherwin-Williams Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- Sherwin-Williams Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Atlantic Legal Foundation, et. al Amicus Brief -- ConAgra Grocery Products Co. v. California (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf