New Ruling Addresses Whether Dukes Will Have Far-Reaching Effects Outside Of The Employment Law Context

Case law following in the wake of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2541 (2011), illustrates the twists and turns of how federal district court judges are grappling with the task of applying Dukes in a variety of employment and non-employment settings. An issue being hotly debated is just how far the holdings in Dukes can be stretched outside the workplace class action setting. 

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