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New Jersey Court Denies Certification of Large Sex Discrimination Class in Light of Dukes

By Greg Mersol on January 3, 2012 Posted in Class Certification, Title VII

In Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 131 S. Ct. 2541 (2011), the Supreme Court held that it was error to certify a class of 1.6 million women alleging sex discrimination in employment. But what about a smaller, yet still enormous class? In Bell v. Lockheed Martin Corp., Case No. 08-6292 (RBK/AMD) (Dec. 14, 2011), the … Continue Reading

Too Big to Succeed – Are Class Actions a Proper Procedural Tool or a Means to Coerce Settlements and Enrich a Few?

By John Lewis on April 7, 2011 Posted in Class Certification, Rule 23

In the wake of the oral argument in the mega class action, Wal-Mart v. Dukes, The New York Times ran an interesting April 3, 2011 article by Adam Liptak entitled “When a Lawsuit Is Too Big.” The subtitle, “Class-action suits can be large and impersonal. Critics say this is why they are often unfair to … Continue Reading