Walgreen sued for discrimination
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Walgreen Co.  illegally  assigned thousands of African-American employees to  low-performing stores and stores in black neighborhoods,  according to a class-action lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal  Employment Opportunity Commission.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. female workers who are seeking billions of dollars for what they allege are discriminatory pay and promotion practices should be
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General Motors Corp.  has pulled Walgreen Co. , the largest U.S. drug store chain, from its list of approved prescription drug providers, in a dispute involving the automaker's requirement that some drugs for chronic disorders be filled by mail order.
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The biggest sexual discrimination case in U.S. history advanced against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday when a top court ruled that more than a million women could join a suit charging bias in pay and promotions.
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A pharmacist who claimed she was fired by Wal-Mart after asking to be paid the same as her male colleagues has won a nearly $2 million award against the retail giant.
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An assistant store manager at Costco Wholesale Corp. filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the chain yesterday, alleging that she was passed over for a promotion because the company's policies discriminate against women in upper management.
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LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK  - A 7-year-old girl on  Tuesday sued the maker of Children's Motrin for failing to  label the over-the-counter pain reliever with a warning that it  could lead to an allergic reaction that caused her blindness.
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Lawyers leading a record-setting sex discrimination case against Wal-Mart Stores said on Tuesday they filed a lawsuit against Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , claiming the company kept women out of top ...
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A U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday that a discrimination lawsuit on behalf of women who have worked for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. could go forward as a class-action suit.
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A female pharmacist sacked by Wal-Mart wins $2m in damages after a jury found she was  discriminated against.
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A group of 44 former IT employees at Best Buy has filed a class-action lawsuit charging the retailer with age discrimination in connection with the termination of their jobs during layoffs last spring and in 2003. Best Buy said the claims "are without merit."
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The parents of a California teenager who died after inhaling an aerosol dust remover sued the 3M Co. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Thursday for selling the substance, which produces a euphoric state when inhaled, without adequate warnings.
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A Middlesex Superior Court judge in Cambridge has certified a class-action lawsuit filed against Wal-Mart Corp. by workers at its North Attleborough store. The order by Judge Ernest B. Murphy allows more than 55,000 workers nationwide to seek redress as a group, according to San Francisco lawyer Carolyn Beasley Burton, who represents the plaintiffs. The lawsuit alleges that Wal-Mart managers ...
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Rivals CVS and Rite Aid have a bitter pill to swallow as Walgreen stays strong.
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Attorney General Phill Kline has filed a lawsuit against a Florida company that he says tried to gouge a Kansas City, Kansas, pharmacy for flu vaccine.
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A group of blacks sued the Waffle House chain Tuesday, claiming they were discriminated against at restaurants in three Georgia cities.
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc  faces a U.S. investor lawsuit claiming that Europe's biggest drugmaker misled shareholders about the safety of diabetes drug Avandia.