Legal Opinion
Doe I v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 10, 2009No. 08-55706PublishedCited by 1,521 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOULD, Circuit Judge:
The appellants were among the plaintiffs in the district court and are employees of foreign companies that sell goods to WalMart Stores, Inc. (“Wal-Mart”). They brought claims against Wal-Mart based on the working conditions in each of their employers’ factories. 1 These claims relied primarily on a code of conduct included in Wal-Mart’s supply contracts, specifying basic labor standards that suppliers must meet. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §…
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