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Every woman for herself: Supreme Court smacks down class action against Wal-Mart

Every woman for herself: Supreme Court smacks down class action against Wal-Mart

June 21, 2011 Grammar

Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled that the discrimination action brought by female WalMart employees from various states could not proceed as one overarching class action. From the NYTimes.com, here’s an explanation of the challenge the plaintiffs will face in proceeding outside the class action context: In the Wal-Mart case, there is abundant evidence that women [...]

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