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April 28, 2011

Supreme Court Strikes Blow to Class Actions 
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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled businesses facing arbitration can force
customers or employees to pursue their cases individually rather than
joining in a class action. The 5-4 decision reverses a California
Supreme Court ruling that allowed customers to form a class with others,
even if they had signed arbitration agreements barring class actions.
The ruling could jeopardize a pending effort by at least 500,000 female
workers to bring a class action sexual discrimination case against the
retail giant Wal-Mart.



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