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Court: Wal-Mart to face massive class action suit

Tuesday, 27 April 2010 16:02 Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A sharply divided federal appeals court on Monday exposed Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to billions of dollars in legal damages when it ruled a massive class action lawsuit alleging gender discrimination over pay for female workers can go to trial.

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