Braun v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

OPINION

Appellants, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Sam’s Club (collectively, “Wal-Mart”), appeal from a judgment in the amount of $187,648,589.11 entered in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in favor of Appellees, Michelle Braun (“Braun”), Dolores Hummel (“Hummel”) (we refer to Braun and Hummel collectively as “Appel-lees”), and the certified class.1 This appeal arises from claims against Wal-Mart by its hourly employees, alleging, inter alia, claims for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and statutory violations. Under these unique facts and the liberal construction of…