U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea has rejected an effort by Sherwin-Williams to use an unsigned separation agreement as the basis to dismiss a former employee’s race discrimination and retaliation suit.

According to a March 29 decision, John Polk, who left the paint company in February 2015, filed a discrimination suit in September 2016, after the parties failed to ratify an agreement regarding the nature and terms of the separation.

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