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Feb. 8, 2007

9th Circuit Lets Women Sue Wal-Mart

The largest certified class of workers in history can go forward with a sexual discrimination lawsuit against the world's largest retailer, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

By Amelia Hansen
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      The largest certified class of workers in history can go forward with a sexual discrimination lawsuit against the world's largest retailer, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
      A divided three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the class-action status of more than 1.5 million women who claim they were sexually discrim...

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