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Judge allows Walmart discrimination case to proceed, for now

Products are displayed outside a Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market store in Bentonville, Arkansas, May 31, 2012. REUTERS/Jacob Slaton

Products are displayed outside a Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market store in Bentonville, Arkansas, May 31, 2012.

Credit: Reuters/Jacob Slaton

SAN FRANCISCO | Fri Sep 21, 2012 7:30pm EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge rejected Walmart's (WMT.N) request to dismiss a gender discrimination case filed in California, but said he would rule later about whether the plaintiffs had enough evidence to be certified as a class.

The ruling on Friday came from U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco federal court.

(Reporting by Dan Levine; Editing by Gary Hill)

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