Plaintiffs May Bring Smaller Class Actions After High Court Wal-Mart v. Dukes Ruling

CHICAGO—A federal judge in Chicago and a senior member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s litigation team both disputed the notion that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Dukes would essentially eviscerate class actions in the context of employment discrimination.

Speaking during a panel discussion Sept. 14, U.S. District Court Judge Ruben Castillo of the Northern District of Illinois and John Hendrickson, Chicago regional attorney for the EEOC, agreed that the Wal-Mart decision undermines opportunities for class certification in ambitious cases featuring large numbers of plaintiffs in multiple regions.

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