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District Court Distinguishes Wal-Mart v. Dukes in Applebee’s Suit

Another case in the Seventh Circuit is helping define the limits of Wal-Mart v. Dukes. On March 2, 2012, the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, declined to decertify a class in an employment suit brought … Continue reading

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District Court certifies class in Bayer vitamin suit

On February 3, 2012, another court distinguished the Supreme Court’s holding in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v Dukes, 131 S. Ct.2541 (2011).  In Johns  v. Bayer Corp. et al.,  2012 WL 368032 (S.D. Cal.) the District Court for the Southern District … Continue reading

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U.S. Supreme Court’s Dukes Decision Doesn’t Stop New York Discrimination Case

http://wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Airport-firefighters-drill.jpg:author:DVIDSHUB Since the Supreme Court’s decision in Wal-Mart, Inc. v. Dukes captured the nation’s attention, many friends and colleagues have asked me if Dukes is the death knell for class actions or class action discrimination cases. The questions I was asked … Continue reading

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