By Courtney Bohl and Laura J. Maechtlen
We previously blogged about Judge Charles R. Breyer’s September 21, 2012 Order denying Wal-Mart’s motion to dismiss the fourth amended complaint in the continuing saga of Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., No. 3:01-CV-02252 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 21, 2012). In the September 21 Order, Judge Breyer refused to dismiss Plaintiffs’ fourth amended complaint
By Lynn Kappelman and Chris Palamountain
The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has joined a growing chorus of courts willing to apply the Supreme Court’s decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2541 (2011), beyond the employment class action context. In Barrett v. Option One Mort. Corp., Case No. 08-10157, 2012 WL 4076465
By Tracy Billows, Jonathan C. Grey, and David Kadue
As we have noted in previous blog postings (read here and here) the plaintiffs’ class action bar continues to look for ways to work around the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2541 (2011). A prime example of these tactics