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"Wal-Mart wins chance to block class-action suit"

"Wal-Mart wins chance to block class-action suit": Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, "A federal appeals court gave Wal-Mart another chance Friday to derail the nation's largest-ever civil rights suit, a class action by 2 million past and present female employees who accuse the retail giant of discriminating in pay and promotions. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said a majority of its judges had voted to grant Wal-Mart a new hearing in its appeal of rulings that have allowed the case to proceed as a nationwide class action, rather than as separate lawsuits by each woman who chooses to file one. The case will be heard by an 11-judge panel on a date yet to be scheduled."

Bloomberg News reports that "Wal-Mart Wins Request in Bias Case; Company Challenged Class-Action Status."

And Reuters reports that "Wal-Mart hails court ruling on discrimination suit."

My earlier coverage of yesterday's Ninth Circuit order appears at this link.

Full post as published by How Appealing on February 14, 2009 (boomark / email).