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$10 million slip-and-fall verdict reinstated (access required)

Published: November 15, 2011

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A slip-and-fall plaintiff’s failure to immediately disclose a key record obtained as trial began did not constitute a discovery violation that would require the overturning of her $10 million judgment, the Colorado Supreme Court has ruled.

First new Wal-Mart bias suit filed after Supreme Court ruling (access required)

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: October 28, 2011

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The first of what promises to be many smaller-sized job discrimination class actions against Wal-Mart in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling barring a single massive class has been filed in California.

The new class of 2011 (access required)

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: July 26, 2011

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When the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its rulings in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion and Wal-Mart Stores v. Dukes, some predicted they would lead to the demise of class actions. But don’t don black for the class action funeral just yet.

Class dismissed! (access required)

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: June 28, 2011

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision barring certification of what would have been the largest job discrimination class action in history has spurred a debate among legal experts about the role of class actions not only as a tool for seeking monetary relief, but also as an instrument of systematic change.

Former Walmart workers sue over firings (access required)

Published: June 20, 2011

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Six Utah residents are suing Walmart after being fired for disarming thieves.

Supremes nix Wal-Mart workers’ class action bid (access required)

Published: June 20, 2011

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A group of more than a million sex discrimination plaintiffs cannot be certified as a class under Rule 23(a) because their claims do not depend upon a common contention capable of class-wide resolution, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.

CLASS ACTIONS (access required)

Published: June 20, 2011

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A group of more than a million sex discrimination plaintiffs cannot be certified as a class under Rule 23(a) because their claims do not depend upon a common contention capable of class-wide resolution.

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Wal-Mart employees face Supreme skepticism (access required)

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: March 29, 2011

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WASHINGTON – The case of Wal-Mart Stores v. Dukes involves a complex set of legal and procedural issues that will determine whether a group of 1.5 million current and former retail store employees can join to form the largest class ever in an employment discrimination case.

Future of class actions in Supreme Court’s hands (access required)

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: March 8, 2011

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When the U.S. Supreme Court rules in Wal-Mart Stores v. Dukes, it will not only decide whether more than 1.5 million female Wal-Mart workers can proceed as a class in a gender bias lawsuit, but also another issue: just how similar must plaintiffs’ claims be in order to certify a class action?

Wal-Mart to get new trial in $15 million slip-and-fall case (access required)

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: February 16, 2011

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Two small firm lawyers who won a $15 million jury verdict in a slip-and-fall case against Wal-Mart in November will now have to retry the case.

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