SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A sharply divided federal appeals court on Monday exposed Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to billions of dollars in legal damages when it ruled a massive class action lawsuit alleging gender discrimination over pay for female workers can go to trial....
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By PAUL ELIAS, Associated Press
Mon, 04/26/2010 - 1:12pm
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