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8 Oct 2013

Author:
AFP

Etats-Unis: rentrée de la Cour suprême centrée sur le monde des affaires

La Cour suprême, présidée par le juge John Roberts, nommé par George W. Bush, ne s'est pas montrée très favorable aux plaintes collectives par le passé: elle a rejeté en 2011 un recours d'1,5 million d'employées se plaignant de discriminations chez le géant américain de la distribution Wal-Mart…[Une] étude, publiée en juin par la Minnesota Law Review, montre que dans le top 10 des juges à se ranger le plus facilement du côté du monde des affaires en 65 ans, figurent cinq juges de l'actuelle Cour suprême…Elle examinera aussi le 15 octobre un litige impliquant le groupe automobile allemand Daimler AG pour des accusations de violations de droits de l'homme contre sa filiale Mercedes en Argentine…

Part of the following timelines

Walmart lawsuit (re gender discrimination in USA)

Daimler lawsuit (re Argentina)

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