Dive Summary:

• A federal judge in Nashville, Tennessee has ruled that sex-discrimination cases in five states against Wal-Mart Stores cannot be pursued because the case was filed too late.
• The merits of the women's claims were not discussed, but U.S. District Court Judge Aleta Trauger defined the class claims as "time-barred."
• The lawsuit was filed last year by three women who claimed that women were paid less than men and blocked for promotions.

From the article:

According to U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger, the class claims are “time-barred,” citing a 1988 decision by the federal appeals court in Cincinnati in a separate case, known as Andrews v. Orr, which blocks the women from joining a new class action.

Judge Trauger didn’t rule on the merits of the women’s claims. ...