You're big - but not too big to sue

[kyburg]

A US federal judge has given the go-ahead for a sex-discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart to be heard as a class action, the plaintiffs' lawyers say.

The judge's decision means the case now involves up to 1.6 million women who have worked for Wal-Mart since 1998.

..San Francisco-based judge Martin Jenkins has dismissed Wal-Mart's argument that a class action lawsuit would be too unwieldy, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The bolding is mine.

Unless you want us to go form our own country, you're going to have to hear us dirty hippies defend the public weal every time someone wants to ignore it to make a buck. Ya hear?

I'll make book on it now. The suit to limit offshore anything - tax shelters, manufacturing, jobs - will come out of San Francisco. Mark it on your callendar.

And for the record, I'm damn pleased that the "leave God in the pledge" issue was overturned at the Supreme Court. It was a badly disguised custody battle and if someone really wants to argue the issue that it was "harmful" - go knock yourself out. You might actually get somewhere.

But don't bring a case on your kid's behalf when the kid doesn't care one way or the other and you're pissed your ex doesn't agree with you. Sheesh.

Comments

[musicalchaos.livejournal.com]

I think that given the circumstances and timing the Supreme Court made the right decision overturning his lawsuit and skirting the issue as best as possible... However, I still think it needs to be taken out, because I actually know the history of the pledge, and unlike these bible thumping idiots around me, I know it was NEVER part of the original pledge.

[starcat-jewel.livejournal.com]

I agree that it needs to be removed, for the reason you cite. But by all means, let's do it with a case which has a solid and unarguable legal basis -- just so that it won't keep popping back up again like a Weeble!

[gunhed.livejournal.com]

...don't bring a case on your kid's behalf when the kid doesn't care one way or the other and you're pissed your ex doesn't agree with you. Sheesh.

Right on! If the case has merit it will be brought up again and decided on later, but this particular suit did not have good legal standing and was rightly struck down (in my opinion).

[feyandstrange.livejournal.com]

Go go Ninth Circuit Court! Represent my hometown, yo!

(But I am not a dirty hippie. Okay, it is true I need to wash my hair today, but I smell neither of patchouli or pot. I am a rock-throwing leftist, damnit.)