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Case Name
Mauldin v. Wal−Mart Stores
EE-GA-0102
Docket / Court
01-CV-2755 ( N.D. Ga. )
State/Territory
Georgia
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Case Summary
On October 16, 2001, a female employee filed suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in United States District Court in the Northern District of Georgia. The plaintiff, represented by private counsel, alleged ...
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On October 16, 2001, a female employee filed suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in United States District Court in the Northern District of Georgia. The plaintiff, represented by private counsel, alleged that Wal-Mart's policy of denying its employees health insurance coverage for prescription contraceptives discriminates against women. The plaintiff sought a declaratory judgment that the defendant's exclusion of coverage for prescription contraceptives violates Title VII, an order requiring defendant to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for prescription contraceptives, and monetary damages for the individual class members.
On August 23, 2002, the district court (Judge Carnes) partially granted plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification. The provisional class included all female employees of Wal-Mart nationwide who were covered, or had been covered, by Wal-Mart's health insurance plan at any time after March 8, 2001, and who used prescription contraceptives during the relevant time period.
On Dec 8, 2006, the plaintiff submitted a motion for voluntary dismissal on the grounds that Wal-Mart had changed its health insurance so as to cover prescription contraceptives, though not as part of any settlement agreement. On December 20, 2006, the district court (Judge Carnes) granted that motion. The case officially closed on January 2, 2007.
Michael Perry - 07/31/2010
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Affected Gender
Female
Defendant-type
Retailer
Discrimination-area
Pay / Benefits
Discrimination-basis
Sex discrimination
General
Disparate Treatment
Pattern or Practice
Plaintiff Type
Private Plaintiff
Causes of Action
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. ยง 2000e
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Plaintiff Description
All female employees of Wal-Mart nationwide who are covered, or have been covered, by Wal- Mart's health insurance plan at any time after March 8, 2001, and who used prescription contraceptives during the relevant time period.
Class action status sought
Yes
Class action status granted
Yes
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Mixed
Public Int. Lawyer
No
Nature of Relief
None
Source of Relief
None
Form of Settlement
Voluntary Dismissal
Filed
10/16/2001
Case Closing Year
2007
Case Ongoing
No
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Court
Docket(s)
N.D. Ga.
10/16/2001
01-CV-2755
EE-GA-0102-9000.pdf
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General Documents
N.D. Ga.
09/30/2003
Order denying defendant's motion to reconsider [ECF# 74]
EE-GA-0102-0002.pdf
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N.D. Ga.
03/21/2006
Order denying in part defendant's motions
(2006 WL 739696)
EE-GA-0102-0003.pdf
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N.D. Ga.
12/08/2006
Plaintiff's motion to voluntarily dismiss [ECF# 151]
EE-GA-0102-0001.pdf
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Judges
Carnes, Julie E.
(N.D. Ga., Eleventh Circuit)
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EE-GA-0102-0002 | EE-GA-0102-0003 | EE-GA-0102-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers
Bell, John Chapman Jr.
(Georgia)
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EE-GA-0102-0001 | EE-GA-0102-9000
Chapman, Kirk E.
(New York)
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Harper, Lisa Fivars
(Georgia)
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Hoffman, Douglas J.
(New York)
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Pollack, Janine L.
(New York)
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Schirmer, Jennifer Templeton
(New York)
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Stein, George Albert
(Georgia)
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Wissner-Gross, Sigmund
(New York)
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Defendant's Lawyers
Bachman, Charles L. Jr.
(Georgia)
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Birg, Erika C.
(Georgia)
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Casciari, Mark A
(Illinois)
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Chejfec, Charles
(Illinois)
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Groves, Allen William
(Georgia)
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Lipson, Alissa
(Illinois)
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McDaniel, Theresa Yelton
(Georgia)
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Palmer, Antonia-Anna R.
(Georgia)
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