Wal-Mart, Ex-Workers Agree To Dismiss COBRA Suit After Magistrate Judge's Report

Mealey's (July 23, 2020, 1:48 PM EDT) -- MIAMI — Two days after a magistrate judge recommended a denial of class certification to former Wal-Mart Stores Inc. employees for lack of standing in their lawsuit alleging defective Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) notices, the plaintiffs and Wal-Mart on July 17 filed and were granted a joint stipulation to dismiss with prejudice their Florida federal court action (Jamie Bryant, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., et al., No. 16-24818, S.D. Fla., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 128546)....