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Dukes et al v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

  1. March 21, 2013

    Wal-Mart Told To Answer HR Questions Pronto In Dukes Suit

    A California federal judge on Thursday ordered Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to immediately answer plaintiffs' questions about critical human resources documents in the gender bias class action brought by former employee Betty Dukes, saying the retail giant had known for months it needed to fork over the information.   

  2. February 14, 2013

    Akin Gump's Wal-Mart Bias Memo Not Privileged, Dukes Says

    Employment discrimination class plaintiff Betty Dukes urged a California federal judge Thursday to force Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to hand over an Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP memo detailing sex-based pay disparities at the retailer, saying attorney-client privilege evaporated when it leaked to Dukes' lawyers and the media.

  3. January 30, 2013

    Wal-Mart Wants Dukes Class To Surrender Akin Gump Report

    Wal-Mart Stores Inc. pressed a California federal judge Tuesday to compel the women accusing it of sex discrimination to hand over a potentially damning report prepared for the retailer by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in 1995, saying the document is protected by attorney-client privilege.

  4. January 15, 2013

    Judge Won't Revisit Ruling On Dukes Class Claims

    A California federal judge on Monday declined to reconsider his refusal to dismiss class allegations against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in Betty Dukes' high-profile lawsuit accusing the retail giant of sex discrimination, saying there were no new facts or law to justify reconsideration.

  5. January 10, 2013

    Wal-Mart Can't Skirt Discovery In Dukes Bias Suit

    Wal-Mart Stores Inc. can't avoid providing information on employment practices at 78 stores in Betty Dukes' high-profile class action accusing the discount chain of discriminating against female workers, despite Wal-Mart's protest that producing the information will be a "huge burden," a California federal judge said Thursday.  

  6. December 10, 2012

    Wal-Mart Loses Bid To Appeal Ruling On Dukes Bias Claims

    A California federal judge on Monday refused to allow Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to appeal an order refusing to dismiss class allegations of gender discrimination against the retailer, saying the appeal would not materially advance the litigation.

  7. October 03, 2012

    Employers Brace For More Mini-Class Actions After Dukes

    With female Wal-Mart Stores Inc. employees launching a third high-profile regional discrimination suit Tuesday on the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court's decertification of a massive nationwide class, attorneys say national employers should be prepared for an increase in similar coordinated regional class actions.

  8. September 24, 2012

    Wal-Mart Can't Toss Bias Claims From Narrowed Dukes Class

    A California federal judge on Friday refused to nix class allegations in a refiled case accusing Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of discrimination, finding the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn certification of a 1.5 million-woman class doesn't bar the consideration of modified classes.

  9. July 13, 2012

    Comcast Case Won't Impact Wal-Mart Sex Bias Suit, Parties Say

    Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and the plaintiffs accusing it of gender discrimination both told a California federal judge Friday that the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to hear a case against Comcast Corp. that involves class certification issues should not impact his decision on Wal-Mart's bid to nix class claims.

  10. July 03, 2012

    Judge In Wal-Mart Sex Bias Suit Seeks Info On Comcast Case

    The California federal judge overseeing a modified class action accusing Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of gender discrimination on Monday asked for further briefing on whether the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to consider certification in an antitrust suit against Comcast Corp. alters workers' claims.

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