Legal Opinion
Hale v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided June 12, 2007No. WD 66162PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS H. NEWTON, Judge.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Sam’s Club (Wal-Mart) appeal an order of the Jackson County Circuit Court certifying two plaintiff-employee classes with four subclasses each in litigation involving claims that the company’s employment policies and practices resulted in chronic understaffing which caused employees to miss promised breaks and to work off the clock without compensation. While this court believes that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in granting class certification under Rule 52.08(b)(3), 1 because four of the eight subclasses are impermissibly…
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