May 26, 2022
When the Ninth Circuit threw out a $102 million penalty against Walmart for California Labor Code violations last May, it adopted a threshold that workers who sue as a proxy for the state have to clear, a review of lower court rulings that rely on its precedent shows.
October 19, 2021
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday denied a worker's bid for review of a panel's decision to toss a $102 million pay stub and meal break class action judgment against Walmart, saying no judge on the court requested a vote for a rehearing en banc.
August 24, 2021
The full Ninth Circuit should deny a worker's bid for review of a panel's decision to toss a $102 million pay stub and meal break suit against Walmart, the retailer argued, saying a California law doesn't allow the worker to bring claims over violations he didn't experience in federal court.
July 13, 2021
The full Ninth Circuit should reconsider a panel's decision to toss a $102 million class action judgment against Walmart in a suit involving pay stub and meal break claims, the class representative argued in a filing, saying the ruling broke from precedent around a California law.
May 28, 2021
The Ninth Circuit on Friday nixed a $102 million class action judgment against Walmart for alleged pay stub and meal break violations, finding that the lead plaintiff lacked standing to bring the break claims because he did not personally suffer an injury and that Walmart committed no pay stub violations.
November 19, 2020
Walmart urged the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to toss a $102 million judgment it received for providing deficient pay stubs and other labor violations, arguing the lower court overstepped in interpreting California law and that even if violations occurred, they were unintentional and not subject to such "massive" penalties.
October 29, 2019
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has urged the Ninth Circuit to toss a $102 million judgment issued against Walmart for providing workers with deficient pay stubs and other labor violations, arguing that the penalties are unconstitutional, excessive and will spark "abusive, lawyer-driven litigation."