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7th Circuit Reverses Denial of Class-Action in Merrill Lynch Case
On February 24, 2012, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a district court ruling denying class-action certification in an employment discrimination suit against brokerage firm Merrill Lynch. See McReynolds v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, & Smith. Case … Continue reading
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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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COURT FINDS THAT DUKES DOES NOT BAR CONSUMER CLASS ACTION
As we have discussed several times in this blog, since the Supreme Court’s decision last June in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2541 (2011), defendants in lawsuits throughout the country have asked the courts to de-certify previously … Continue reading
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