Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Petitioner
Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Counsel of Record Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is the Nation’s largest private employer, with approximately 1.4 million U.S. employees in more than 4,400 retail stores. In 2011, Wal-Mart’s U.S. net sales were more than $260 billion. On June 29, 2001, a group of six female Wal-Mart employees filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging that it favored men over women in promotions and pay, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. They sought to have their suit certified as a “class action” under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,…
