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Heightened Standards: What Wal-Mart v. Dukes Means for Future Class-Action and Consumer Finance Litigation

Elizabeth E. McGinn and Sasha Leonhardt discuss the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding class certification in Wal-Mart v. Dukes, a labor and employment case, and what the opinion means for consumer finance class actions going forward.

Also published in:

• November 2011 edition of the Westlaw Journal Expert Commentary Series, "Wal-Mart v. Dukes: Class Actions Under Scrutiny"
• August 29, 2011 edition of the Westlaw Journal of Bank & Lender Liability.

Reprinted with permission, Thomson Publishing, 2011.