In Walmart V. Dukes, the Supreme Court decided that no class action lawsuit against Walmart regarding their treatment of female employees. The key reason for their ruling centered on the issue of “commonality.” Given the sheer size and scope of the class action law suit, the Supreme Court refused to recognize any commonality among the participants, or in any solution. To this end, the Supreme Court also failed to recognize the innately precarious situation of women who work at Walmart as a singular class.

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