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November 9, 2012
NRF asks judge to reject proposed swipe fee settlement

Lawyers representing the National Retail Federation and many of the nation’s most prominent retail companies are set to appear in court today to ask a federal judge to reject a proposed class-action settlement of an antitrust lawsuit over the $30 billion a year in credit card swipe fees charged by Visa and MasterCard.



August 22, 2011
Court gives women in Wal-Mart class action suit time to file individual lawsuits

The women who were part of the large class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores have been given until Oct. 28 to file individual lawsuits against the company, a U.S. judge ruled, Reuters reported.

June 20, 2011
Supreme Court blocks massive job discrimination suit against Wal-Mart

In a ruling that may mean new limits on class-action suits, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled for Wal-Mart Stores in the largest sex-discrimination lawsuit in history as it put the brakes on a massive job discrimination lawsuit against the chain.

December 5, 2010
Supreme Court to hear Wal-Mart appeal in gender bias case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether to certify the largest class-action...

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