WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Giant retailer Wal-Mart Inc., telecommunications company AT & T Inc. and coal power companies cam out the big winners in the U.S. Supreme Court&&9;s just-ended term large lawsuits That Rejected Against Them.

The high court Threw out the sex-discrimination lawsuit Largest in U.S.history by Wal-Mart&&9;s female Employees, Ruled for AT & T in favoring arbitration over big class actions and global warming ended a lawsuit against-the utilities.

Despite Some Losses, business prevailed in the biggest boxes, provoking criticism by liberal groups That&&9;s the short five-member conservative Majority companies shielded from suits Seeking to Protect Workers, Consumers or the environment.

"It Is a pro-business court," Said Steven Shapiro, national legal director of the the American Civil Liberties Union, in Assessing the 2010-11 term That ended on Monday.

"Unfortunately, the instinct to Protect Business Interests Often Comes at the Expense of ordinary Citizens looking for justice, &&9;he said.

Other rulings Held a mutual fund&&9;s investment adviser Can not Be Sued for securities fraud over misstatement in fund prospectuses and Gave Greater protection to generic drug companies and vaccine makers from liability lawsuits.

On the term&&9;s last day, the short-Struck down a California law Banning the sale or rental of violent video games to minors from free-speech for Violating rights, a landmark victory for video game publishers, distributors and sellers.

Leland Yee, a California state senator authored the law Who, Said, "The Supreme Court Once Again put the Interests of corporate America Before the Interest of Our Children."

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Robin Conrad, head of the legal arm of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Rejected the notion of a pro-business and short-term HAD ITS Said Produced mixed results.

"It Goes Without Saying That This Was not our best Supreme Court term unsecured personal loans.But It&&9;s not our worst beens Either term, "She Said, acknowledging That business won The Three Most Important boxes - Wal-Mart, AT & T arbitration and the global warming lawsuit.

Business and Individual lawsuits favors arbitration, Rather Than massive class-action lawsuits with big groups of Plaintiffs Have That Often led to payouts of billions of dollars.

Attorney Andrew Pincus, Who Frequently Argues Before the Supreme Court and Who Served as general counsel Commerce Department in the Clinton administration, Said Business Many have lost boxes As They won this term.

In Testimony Prepared for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to Be Held on Wednesday, Pincus Said historical analysis of business decisions in Which the Plaintiffs prevailed Showed urged radical change from Existing law.

Businesses suffered Losses When The short term this year upheld Arizona law penalizes That Employers Who Hire Illegal Immigration, Ruled Companies Have No privacy right to stop disclosure of government records about &&9;em and reaffirmed That Some class-action securities fraud lawsuits proceed Cdn.

Many pro-business rulings cam by a 5-4 vote, splitting conservative-liberal Along Ideological Lines That Have Divided the court for years.

The conservative block consists of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito, Both appointees of then-President George W. Bush, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Anthony Kennedy.

The liberal faction Consists of Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and President Barack Obama&&9;s Two appointees - Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.

The court adjourned for summer recess and traditional ITS IS scheduled to return to the bench in October for a new term.

(Editing by Cynthia Osterman)

Analysis: Big business scores key wins Supreme Court term