Court affirms denial of Wal-Mart workers&#39; class-action suit
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PANAMA CITY -- An appeals court has refused to reinstate class-action status for a lawsuit that sought to represent 230,000 Wal-Mart employees across Florida over allegations the company forced many of them to work without pay during breaks and after hours
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A U.S. court on Monday denied a  Qualcomm Inc.  request for a preliminary injunction in  a legal dispute with rival chip maker Broadcom Corp. ,  Broadcom said.
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The government of the Philippines  cannot appeal a victims' class-action settlement against the  estate of former ruler Ferdinand Marcos, the U.S. federal  appeals court ruled on Tuesday.
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A US appeals court on Thursday turned down ABB&#39;s (ABBN.VX: Quote, Profile, Research) (ABB.N: Quote, Profile, Research) proposed $1.2 billion settlement of an asbestos lawsuit involving the Swiss engineering group&#39;s Combustion
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A Russian court on Thursday rejected an appeal by the Yukos oil company seeking to overturn a freeze on the accounts of the struggling oil giant&#39;s core subsidiaries.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a class-action lawsuit against Philip Morris USA, a unit of Altria Group Inc., should not be decided in federal court, handing a defeat to the tobacco company.
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The New Jersey State Supreme Court on Thursday certified a class-action lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. filed by employees who allege the retailer deprived them of rest and meal breaks while forcing them to work "off the clock."
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The largest sexual discrimination lawsuit in U.S. history moved forward against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday when a federal appeals court approved class-action status for women who claim the retailer was biased in pay and promotion.
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The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a class-action lawsuit against Philip Morris should not be decided in federal court, handing a defeat to the tobacco company.
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A federal judge denied a request by Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ) to halt competitors&#39; sales of gabapentin, a generic form of Pfizer&#39;s Neurontin epilepsy drug.
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The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to review the class-action status for a lawsuit on behalf of more than 600,000 doctors claiming six managed-care companies violated federal racketeering law by regularly underpaying them for medical services.
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The largest sexual discrimination lawsuit in U.S. history moved forward against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday when a federal appeals court approved class-action status for a group of women who claim the retailer was biased in pay and promotion.
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The U.S. Supreme Court refused on  Monday to review the class-action status for a lawsuit on  behalf of more than 600,000 doctors claiming six managed-care  companies violated federal racketeering law by regularly  underpaying them for medical services.
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A federal bankruptcy judge in New York yesterday denied Enron Corp.&#39;s request to block a lawsuit by a federal agency seeking to take control of the company&#39;s pension plans.
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Three Wal-Mart Stores Inc. hourly  workers in California have sued the company for failing to pay  them for all the time they worked.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is being sued in a federal court by a job applicant who says it discriminates against black employees seeking work as truck drivers, according to court documents filed on Wednesday.
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TEOTIHUACAN, Mexico  - U.S. retail powerhouse  Wal-Mart refused on Wednesday to halt construction of a  discount store in the shadow of ancient Mexican pyramids,  despite local opposition that has sparked a hunger strike.