Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Wal-Mart_v._Dukes
gptkbp:appealsTo	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
gptkbp:arguedDate	March 29, 2011
gptkbp:citation	564 U.S. 338 (2011) Subsequent class action cases
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy	gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date	June 20, 2011
gptkbp:decision	Class action certification denied
gptkbp:defendant	gptkb:Wal-Mart_Stores,_Inc.
gptkbp:docketNumber	10-277
gptkbp:heldBy	Monetary claims not appropriate under Rule 23(b)(2) Class could not be certified because plaintiffs did not have enough in common
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
gptkbp:impact	Raised the standard for class action lawsuits
gptkbp:judge	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:legalIssue	Gender discrimination Class action certification under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(2)
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_California
gptkbp:plaintiff	gptkb:Betty_Dukes
gptkbp:predecessor	Class action litigation
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Title_VII_of_the_Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 Employment discrimination
gptkbp:result	Reversed Ninth Circuit decision
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Selling_Women_Short:_The_Landmark_Battle_for_Workers'_Rights_at_Wal-Mart
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6