Legal Opinion
Basco v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided May 9, 2002No. CIV.A.00-3184PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
DUVAL, District Judge.
Before the Court is plaintiffs’ motion for class certification pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (rec. doc.37) and defendant’s Partial Motion for Summary Judgment (rec.doc. 42). Plaintiffs 1 filed suit against defendants in state court on September 5, 2000. Defendants subsequently removed the case to federal court and plaintiffs’ motion to remand was denied (rec.doc. 18).
Generally, plaintiffs allege that Wal-Mart and Sams stores (collectively referred to herein as “Wal-Mart”) have engaged in widespread wage abuses including: (1)…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. FalconSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- In Re American Medical Systems, Inc. Pfizer, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Allison v. Citgo Petroleum Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Braun v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Lopez, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2002
- Sosa v. SAFEWAY PREMIUM FINANCE CO.Supreme Court of Florida · 2011
- Wang v. Chinese Daily News, Inc.District Court, C.D. California · 2005
- Armijo v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2007
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