Add to ORKGIn 2001, a class action suit was brought against Wal-Mart, where plaintiffs sought to certify a class of every woman who did work for the giant retailer or had worked for it since 1998, seeking relief related to promotion and pay policies. Plaintiffs alleged that they were all discriminated against on the basis of sex. The Supreme Court agreed with Wal-Mart, finding that the class did not meet requirements for class actions set by Rule 23. This article explores the reasoning behind the Supreme Court’s split decision that the class did not meet the commonality standard, which relied significantly on the Court’s modification of pleading standards in Twombly and Iqbal. Twombly and Iqbal established a new standard for pleading. Based on the l...
The Supreme Court has recently decided to hear argument in the largest private-employer civil rights...
This article considers the landmark gender discrimination class action, Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, bo...
It has been less than two years since the Supreme Court’s controversial decision in Wal-Mart v. Duke...
In 2001, a class action suit was brought against Wal-Mart, where plaintiffs sought to certify a clas...
In Wal-Mart v. Dukes, the Supreme Court determined the plaintiffs had not shown, based on the eviden...
In Wal-Mart v. Dukes, the Supreme Court determined the plaintiffs had not shown, based on the eviden...
In Wal-Mart v. Dukes, the Supreme Court determined the plaintiffs had not shown, based on the eviden...
Wal-Mart v. Dukes overturned the certification of a class of a million and a half female employees a...
Wal-Mart v. Dukes overturned the certification of a class of a million and a half female employees a...
Wal-Mart v. Dukes overturned the certification of a class of a million and a half female employees a...
Wal-Mart v. Dukes overturned the certification of a class of a million and a half female employees a...
Wal-Mart v. Dukes overturned the certification of a class of a million and a half female employees a...
In Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2531 (2011), the Supreme Court held that a proposed cl...
This Article explores the ramifications of Wal-Mart approximately five years after the case was deci...
This article considers the landmark gender discrimination class action, Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, bo...
The Supreme Court has recently decided to hear argument in the largest private-employer civil rights...
This article considers the landmark gender discrimination class action, Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, bo...
It has been less than two years since the Supreme Court’s controversial decision in Wal-Mart v. Duke...
In 2001, a class action suit was brought against Wal-Mart, where plaintiffs sought to certify a clas...
In Wal-Mart v. Dukes, the Supreme Court determined the plaintiffs had not shown, based on the eviden...
In Wal-Mart v. Dukes, the Supreme Court determined the plaintiffs had not shown, based on the eviden...
In Wal-Mart v. Dukes, the Supreme Court determined the plaintiffs had not shown, based on the eviden...
Wal-Mart v. Dukes overturned the certification of a class of a million and a half female employees a...
Wal-Mart v. Dukes overturned the certification of a class of a million and a half female employees a...
Wal-Mart v. Dukes overturned the certification of a class of a million and a half female employees a...
Wal-Mart v. Dukes overturned the certification of a class of a million and a half female employees a...
Wal-Mart v. Dukes overturned the certification of a class of a million and a half female employees a...
In Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2531 (2011), the Supreme Court held that a proposed cl...
This Article explores the ramifications of Wal-Mart approximately five years after the case was deci...
This article considers the landmark gender discrimination class action, Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, bo...
The Supreme Court has recently decided to hear argument in the largest private-employer civil rights...
This article considers the landmark gender discrimination class action, Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, bo...
It has been less than two years since the Supreme Court’s controversial decision in Wal-Mart v. Duke...