Discrimination Suit Against Wal-Mart Obtains Class-Action Status by Sally Pipes On June 22 here in San Francisco, U.S. District Judge Martin Jenkins granted class-action status for a suit charging that Wal-Mart discriminates against women. That is a huge escalation, changing it from a case involving seven women to 1.6 million (current and former employees), the largest class action on record. This is what the plaintiffs’ attorneys wanted but the case is far from over. As some observers have noted Wal-Mart is experiencing the “Microsoft phenomenon” of size and scope, driving scrutiny and litigation. Founded by Sam Walton of Bentonville, Arkansas,...