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Admin. Comm. of the Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Assocs.' Health & Welfare Plan v. Shank

ERISA, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by an ERISA governed plan under section 502(a)(3) of ERISA, seeking reimbursement for $469,216 it had paid in medical expenses on...

Wang v. Wal-Mart Real Estate Bus. Trust

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In action for breach of contract, fraud, conspiracy to defraud and other theories, arising from dispute over sale of two parcels of plaintiffs' real...

Spencer v. Wal-Mart Stores E., LP

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Workers' Compensation
In a slip and fall personal injury case brought against Wal-Mart a judgment pursuant to a jury verdict in favor of Wal-Mart is affirmed over meritless...

Huber v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is not an affirmative action statute and does not require an employer to reassign a qualified disabled...

Savaglio v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
In a statewide class action involving claims that Wal-Mart denied meal and rest breaks to thousands of employees, partial grant of Wal-Mart's belated...

Admin. Comm. of the Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Assocs.' Health & Welfare Plan v. Gamboa

Contracts, ERISA, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action brought by a family injured in a drunk driving accident, summary judgment for defendants, refusing to enforce a reimbursement...

Hood v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an assault and battery action against Wal-Mart and employees alleging plaintiff was assaulted when the employees grabbed his arm as he attempted to...

EEOC v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by the EEOC against Wal-Mart alleging that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it refused to hire an...

Dukes v. Wal-Mart, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a class action suit by women employees against Wal-Mart alleging sexual discrimination under Title VII, certification of plaintiffs' class with...

Castural Thompson v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Commercial Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1981 action alleging race discrimination against Wal-Mart, denial of Wal-Mart's claim for attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. section...