Representative Cases

• Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody, 422 U.S. 405 (1975) (race discrimination class action under Title VII)
• Franks v. Bowman Transp. Co., 424 U.S. 747 (1976) (race discrimination class action under Title VII)
• Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc., 417 F.2d (5th Cir. 1972) (race discrimination class action under Title VII, attorneys' fees)
• Mendoza v. Tucson United Sch. Dist. No. 1, 623 F.2d 1338 (9th Cir. 1980)
• Butler v. Home Depot, Inc., (N.D. Cal.) (gender discrimination class action); settled in 1997 for $87.5 million and comprehensive injunctive relief
• Ellmore v. DiTech and GMAC Mortgage, (C.D. Cal.) (misclassification case for overtime pay); settlement in 2002 for $9.6 million
• McClain v. Lufkin Industries, --F.3d -- (5th Cir. 2008) (race discrimination class action under Title VII)
• Ramirez-Cruz v. United States, (N.D. Cal.) (action for recovery of stolen wages on behalf of World War II era Mexican bracero workers); settled in 2008 for $15 million
• Syverson v. IBM Corporation, (N.D. Cal.) (age discrimination collective action); resolved in 2009 (terms confidential)