Doris Forte, et al v. Wal-Mart Stores, Incorporated
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12-40854
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October 27, 2016
Wal-Mart Sees $1.4 Judgment Vacated In Optometrist Dispute
After the Texas Supreme Court answered certified questions over whether civil penalties are considered damages, the Fifth Circuit on Thursday officially vacated a $1.4 million award against Wal-Mart from optometrists suing the retailer in a long-running case stemming from a dispute over the stores' hours.
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June 09, 2015
Wal-Mart Asks Texas High Court To Bar Optometrists' Award
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has asked the Texas Supreme Court to rule on a question from the Fifth Circuit that penalties stemming from the Texas Optometry Act are exemplary damages and therefore barred under Texas law, after a jury found the retailer pressured optometrists in its stores to stay open longer.
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March 06, 2015
Texas Justices To Weigh In On Wal-Mart Optometrists' Award
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday accepted a certified question from the Fifth Circuit asking it to determine whether optometrists working in Wal-Mart Stores Inc. locations are entitled to civil penalties after a jury found they were pressured by the retailer to stay open longer, in violation of state law.
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February 23, 2015
Texas' Top Court Asked To Eye Wal-Mart Optometrists' Award
The Fifth Circuit on Friday asked the Texas Supreme Court to determine whether optometrists working in Wal-Mart Stores Inc. locations are entitled to civil penalties after a jury found they were pressured by the retailer to stay open longer, in violation of state law.
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August 15, 2014
5th Circ. Nixes $1.4M Penalty In Wal-Mart Optometrist Row
The Fifth Circuit on Thursday affirmed a jury's finding that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. violated a Texas statute by pressuring its in-store optometrists to stay open longer for customers, but wiped out a $1.4 million penalty against the retailer because the eye doctors who brought the suit didn't suffer economic damages.