Labor/Employment
Nov. 21, 2013
Panel won't review discrimination case against Wal-Mart
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal denial is another blow to the long-running Dukes case centering on gender bias.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition for review Tuesday from the plaintiffs in a long-running gender discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
The plaintiffs sought review of a Northern District decision denying class certification. The case, filed in 2001 and initially alleging a nationwide class of about 1 million workers, led to a landmark decision from the U.S. Supreme Court that has created obstacles to class certification in other lawsuits. <...
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