Labor/Employment
Aug. 6, 2013
In latest blow to class action bias suit against Wal-Mart, court denies smaller class
Plaintiffs in the long-running gender discrimination case against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. lost their bid to certify a new class on Friday.
By Laura Hautala
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Plaintiffs in the long-running gender discrimination case against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. lost their bid to certify a new class on Friday. Judge Charles R. Breyer of the Northern District denied certification, finding, "Plaintiffs' newly proposed class continues to suffer from the problems that foreclosed certification of the nationwide class."
Originally filed as a 1.5 million member putative class in 2001,...
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