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Litigation

Feb. 1, 2011

Lawyer Says Wal-Mart Settlement Unfair

A heated wage-and-hour class action against Wal-Mart continues to spurt allegations - this time not about the merits of the case but the legal players involved.


By Gabe Friedman and Laura Ernde


Daily Journal Staff Writers


A heated wage-and-hour class action against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. continues to spurt new allegations - this time not about the merits of the case but the legal players involved, including hotly denied claims by one lawyer that the arbitrator colluded to edge her out of a big payout.


The fight over how plaintiffs' attorneys divvy up $28 million in fees from the $85 million settleme...

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