Civil procedure expert clerked for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Newswise — FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Civil procedure expert Justin Buehler is available to comment on Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, et al.

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. cannot proceed as a class action. The ruling reversed a decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.

Buehler, professor at the University of Arkansas School of Law and a former clerk for Judge Alfred Goodwin on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, has followed the case closely through trial and appellate stages. He has spoken extensively to the media and given several presentations on the case.