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Supreme Court erects major barriers to class actions in Wal-Mart ruling
The Supreme Court on Monday handed a sweeping victory to Wal-Mart, the nation's largest employer, in the company's decade-long effort to thwart a discrimination class action filed on behalf of more than 1 million female current and former workers. The ruling is likely to hobble other large employment class actions as well.
Justices Hand Wal-Mart Big Win in Class Action Battle
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court handed a significant victory to Wal-Mart in the company's decade-long effort to thwart a discrimination class action suit. The ruling is likely to hobble other large employment class actions.
Really Milkin' It: Dean Foods Defends Market Power in Lawsuits All Over U.S.
Looks like federal and private antitrust regulators have milk on the brain. Dean Foods, the nation's largest dairy processor, is now defending three antitrust lawsuits, the latest one in Wisconsin.
Wal-Mart Triumphs in Decadelong Class Action Battle
Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for a 5-4 majority, said the plaintiffs failed to provide proof of a common companywide policy of discrimination.
Will New Statewide Class Actions Against Wal-Mart Pass The Supreme Court's Dukes Test?
Publication Date: 2011-11-01 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Case number:
The attorneys behind the nationwide gender discrimination suit against Wal-Mart have filed new class actions in California and Texas. Now lawyers for the plaintiffs and counsel for Wal-Mart are arguing about whether the statewide suits meet the Supreme Court's requirement that class action plaintiffs must prove commonality.
Mauro: Justices Grill Wal-Mart Plaintiffs on Class Cert, Underlying Evidence of Discrimination
Publication Date: 2011-03-29 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Case number:
Our NLJ colleague Tony Mauro was at the Supreme Court for Tuesday's historic argument. His takeaway: Counsel for the women suing Wal-Mart in the biggest-ever gender discrimination case hit some heavy turbulence.
Door Opened to Foreign Victims of Vitamin Price Fixing
Billions of dollars in potential awards. A new map for antitrust litigation. And what many say is a likely spot on the U.S. Supreme Court docket. Empagran v. F. Hoffman-LaRoche has it all. A class action filed by foreign vitamin buyers, the suit is the latest round in the already-epic litigation over vitamin price fixing. At the root of Empagran are important questions about who can sue and who can be sued in U.S. courts for antitrust violations.Trending Stories
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