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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. TX Alcohol

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Civil Procedure
Partially affirmed, remanded. A Texas ban on public corporations obtaining package store permits did not violate Equal Protection rights, but the...

Atwell v. City of Rohnert Park (Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.)

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Held that res judicata barred three citizens from challenging a city council's decision to approve an expansion of an existing Wal-Mart store, which...

Kenny v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
Vacating a district court order remanding a putative class action to California state court because the district court exceeded its authority in...

Duncan v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Labor & Employment Law, Insurance Law
Modifying an order granting a lien against a judgment by an insurer to obtain reimbursement for worker's compensation benefits it paid to a woman...

Wal-Mart Puerto Rico v. Zaragoza-Gomez

Commercial Law, Tax Law, Constitutional Law
In a tax law action, challenging Puerto Rico's corporate alternative minimum tax (AMT) directed at plaintiff Wal-Mart, the district court's enjoinment...

Lang v. Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P.

Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by a former employee who was pregnant and sought a reasonable accommodation by employer defendant, claiming violations of the...

Tuolumne Jobs & Small Business Alliance v. Superior Court (Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.)

Elections, Environmental Law, Administrative Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The Court of Appeals' decision holding that a full California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review is required if a city council adopts a land use...

In re: Wal-Mart Wage and Hour Employment Practices Litigation

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
A non-appealability clause in an arbitration agreement that eliminates all federal court review of arbitration awards, including review under section...

Perez-Cordero v. Wal-Mart Puerto Rico, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court granting defendants summary judgment in a Title VII action for sex-based employment discrimination,...

Sutherland v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's against her employer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., claiming, among other things, hostile work environment based on sex discrimination,...