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More on Posner’s McReynolds Decision

Paul Karlsgodt
March 02, 2012 22:15

For those readers who are interested in additional insights on Judge Posner’s opinion in McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., No. 11-3639 (7th Cir., Feb. 24, 2012), which was the subject of Wednesday’s CAB post, here’s a link to an insightful executive...

Think Dukes Was the End of the Employment Discrimination Class Action? Think Again.

Paul Karlsgodt
February 29, 2012 20:10

Last Friday, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a significant employment class action decision that may challenge conventional wisdom about the impact of the Supreme Court’s 2011 decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes.   The opinion, authored by respected Judge Richard Posner,...

Citing Dukes, Ninth Circuit Reverses Itself And Denies Certification Of Overtime Class

January 06, 2012 19:15

The Ninth Circuit did an about-face last week by reversing its earlier decision in Sepulveda v. Wal-Mart and nixing the proposed class action.  The decision is further evidence of the post-Dukes difficulty plaintiffs face when attempting to certify Rule 23(b)(2) classes seeking monetary...

Wal-Mart Settles Collusion Class Action Lawsuit over Deal with Netflix

November 23, 2011 19:05

                Last week, Wal-Mart settled a lawsuit with millions of current and former customers of Netflix for illegally colluding with Netflix to stay out of each other’s markets. Wal-Mart agreed to back out of offering DVD rentals by mail, and...

Wal-Mart 2.0 - New Round of Sex Discrimination Cases Filed

Christopher McKinney
November 10, 2011 14:09

Four months after the Supreme Court through out their national class-action lawsuit, lawyers representing the many, many, many women who claim that Wal-Mart Stores has discriminated against them filed a new lawsuit last week.  The suit seeks to make its way past the some of the obstacles set...