Legal Opinion
Alix v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 11, 2007PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Richard M. Platkin, J.
This is a motion brought pursuant to CPLR 901 for certification of this matter as a class action and recognition of the named plaintiffs as class representatives. The action seeks relief based on alleged violations of the Labor Law committed by defendant against hourly workers at the 92 Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores located in New York State.1 This lawsuit mirrors dozens of actions commenced in recent years in sister states against this same defendant. All of these actions involve allegations of similar misconduct.
According to plaintiffs’ second…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Maio v. Aetna, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Small v. Lorillard Tobacco Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1999
- People v. WesleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Braun v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Spicer v. Pier Sixty LLCDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2010
- Alix v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Colozzi v. St. Joseph's Hospital Health CenterDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2011