Wal-Mart protested that the class action, the largest employment discrimination class-action suit in American history, has gotten out of control. The No. 1 retailer denied the allegations and says the women involved have worked at thousands of stores and make claims involving many different issues. As a result, Wal-Mart insisted the case is too big to hear en masse. Allowing the lawsuit, according to Wal-Mart, would also prevent the company from denying claims made by each individual woman. If Wal-Mart is defeated the class action could cost billions of dollars in back pay and potential damages. March 10: Blockbuster Auction Approved Blockbuster undefined and its creditors reached an agreement on the sale of the company in March. The revised deal received a favorable ruling from the bankruptcy court reviewing the company's reorganization Thursday, allowing the flailing movie retailer to avoid a Chapter 7 liquidation filing.