LERMA v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

No. 100,943.

148 P.3d 880 (2006)

2006 OK 84

Frankie Ryan LERMA, Billy Lowrance, Carolyn Lowrance, Sandra McGaha, Jimmy Dan McCombs, Anika Apple-white, individually and on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., a Delaware corporation, Sam's Club, an operating segment of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and to-be-named Managers of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., in Oklahoma whose identities are presently unknown, Defendants/Appellees.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

November 7, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan DeVore, Jane G. Rowe, Jacquelyn Thompson, The Devore Law Firm, Oklahoma City, OK, for Plaintiffs/Appellants.

Sidney G. Dunagan, Amy M. Stipe, Gable & Gotwals, Oklahoma City, OK, for Defendants/Appellees.


HARGRAVE, J.

¶ 1 This is an appeal from the trial court's denial of plaintiffs' motion for new trial after a jury found defendants (Wal-Mart) not guilty of indirect contempt of court. Discovery disputes arose during the course of a class-action lawsuit that plaintiffs brought against Wal-Mart alleging various job-related issues concerning wage and hour abuse. Plaintiffs claimed that Wal-Mart wilfully failed to comply with the trial court's order of December 10...

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