The Economist:
MONDAY’S Supreme Court decision in Dukes v Walmart (PDF) looks tailor-made to worry those who think the court has become too business-friendly. On one side was a mammoth corporation, little loved on the left. On the other, 1.5m women (personified in the case by one Walmart greeter, Betty Dukes, pictured above) suing Walmart for alleged discrimination in pay and promotion. The court sent them home unhappy, ruling unanimously against them on one procedural question and 5-4 on the legal heart of the matter.
More: http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2011/06/walmart-and-class-action-lawsuits?fsrc=scn%2Ftw%2Fte%2Fbl%2Fasupremecourt
Fox News:
The largest employee class-action lawsuit in U.S. history will not go forward, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, marking a major victory for Wal-Mart Stores while frustrating the plaintiffs, who were trying to include as many as 1.6 million female in the sex discrimination case.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/06/20/groups-blast-laud-high-court-for-decision-against-nations-largest/#ixzz1Pwpi1300
Forbes:
The Supreme Court’s decision in Wal-Mart vs. Dukes didn’t kill the class action — in the area of employment law or anywhere else — but it handed defendants powerful new defensive weapons to prevent these mega-lawsuits from proceeding.
More: http://blogs.forbes.com/danielfisher/2011/06/21/wal-mart-case-wounds-but-doesnt-kill-the-class-action/
Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court blocks huge class-action suit against Wal-Mart
The ruling in the suit, filed on behalf of as many as 1.5 million female employees, may all but end big class-action cases that seek money from employers for discrimination.
More: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-court-walmart-20110621,0,5529313.story
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