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Nov. 15, 2012

B. Michael Bennett

Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Litigation, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Bentonville, Ark.

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SAN FRANCISCO - After the widely watched Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Dukes Supreme Court decision in 2010, some plaintiffs from the failed class action have reorganized a smaller regional lawsuit against Wal-Mart.

"The plaintiffs seem to think that if they shrink their class and modify their pleading somewhat that they can pass muster under class-action analysis, but we don't think so," said B. Michael Bennett, who leads the litigation group for Wal-Mar... (continued)

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