Wal-Mart Stores v. Duke Gender Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit Class Certification Denied By United States Supreme Court.
The U.S Supreme Court has reversed a class certification order in a class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (“Wal-Mart Stores” or “Wal-Mart” or “Defendant”) on behalf of current or former employees of Wal-Mart, who sought judgment against Wal-Mart for injunctive and declaratory relief, punitive damages, and backpay, on behalf of themselves and a nationwide class of about 1.5 million female employees, because of Wal-Mart’s alleged gender or sex discrimination against women in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, according to Wal-Mart class action lawsuit news reports.
The Supreme Court reportedly held in Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores (Supreme Court Case No. 10-277) that certification of the plaintiff class was not consistent with Rule 23(a) which requires a party seeking class certification to prove that the class has common questions of law or fact.
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