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Employment Law, Workplace Investigations & Trade Secrets Litigation
Employment-related disputes may have far-reaching implications for a company’s reputation, business and ability to attract and retain talent. Clients turn to Paul, Weiss for our deft handling of the most sensitive internal investigations, high-stakes employment and executive-related litigations, and business-critical trade secrets, non-competition and restrictive covenant disputes.
The U.S. Supreme Court Issues Important Decision Limiting Availability of Class Action Procedure in Wal-Mart
June 21, 2011
On June 20, 2011, the United States Supreme Court, in its highly anticipated decision on class certification in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, et al., No. 10-277, reversed the decision of the en banc Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and held that a class of over 1.5 million current and former female Wal-Mart employees was improperly certified under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 23(a) and 23(b)(2). The Court's decision is likely to have a significant impact on the availability of the class action procedure in future cases.