Roofing Spat Dismissed Days After Judge Allows Acts-Of-God Affirmative Defense

Mealey's (July 1, 2021, 10:18 AM EDT) -- MINNEAPOLIS — Days after a federal judge in Minnesota ruled that the maker of allegedly defective roofing membranes may plead acts of God but not spoliation of evidence as an affirmative defense in response to a supplemental complaint from Target Corp. that increased the number of stores at issue by two, the parties on June 30 filed a stipulation of dismissal with prejudice and the judge dismissed the case....