Class-Action Bias Suit Against Wal-Mart Reaffirmed

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First Posted: 12-12-07 09:33 AM   |   Updated: 03-28-08 02:45 AM

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Wal-Mart Stores Inc suffered a legal setback in its attempt to head off the biggest sexual discrimination case in U.S. history when an appeals court on Tuesday allowed the case to remain a class-action lawsuit.

The plaintiffs estimated they could win billions of dollars in lost pay and damages and that as many as 2 million women who have worked for Wal-Mart in its U.S. stores since 1998 could join the suit.

But the court left open the option for Wal-Mart to file a new petition for a rehearing, and Wal-Mart attorney Theodore Boutrous said the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer intends to do so.

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Wal-Mart Stores Inc suffered a legal setback in its attempt to head off the biggest sexual discrimination case in U.S. history when an appeals court on Tuesday allowed the case to remain a class-actio...
Wal-Mart Stores Inc suffered a legal setback in its attempt to head off the biggest sexual discrimination case in U.S. history when an appeals court on Tuesday allowed the case to remain a class-actio...
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