Arthur William Lazear's Legal Cases (7)

Class action

Terrones v. Pacific States Steel and Cordoza v. Pacific States Steel (N.D. Cal.)

Jan 01, 2013

OUTCOME: Successful; ongoing

This case has been in litigation for 20 years, while Mr. Lazear worked closely with Judge MH Patel and the federal court to obtain lifetime medical benefits for a group of retired steelworkers. Mr. Laz ... ear worked with experts and local officials to convert a defunct steel mill, and the contaminated land where it was located, into a beautiful residential neighborhood, complete with 800 homes, parks and schools. The proceeds from the sale of the homes were used to pay for the medical benefits for hundreds of the plant’s retirees

Class action

Carr v. Starbucks (C.D. Cal.)

Jan 01, 2006

OUTCOME: Successful settlement

A class action was filed on behalf of managers and assistant managers working at Starbucks establishments throughout California, resulting in a settlement of $14 – 20 million dollars for the workers.

Class action

Nelson v. Essex Properties (Alameda County)

Jan 01, 2005

OUTCOME: Settled successfully

Obtained a settlement on behalf of maintenance workers at residential properties who had not been paid for hours that they were required to remain “on call” for their jobs.

Class action

Burns v. Merrill Lynch; Garrett v. Morgan Stanley; Bahramipour v. Citigroup (N. D. Cal.)

Jan 01, 2004

OUTCOME: Successful

Case filed on behalf of classes of stockbrokers who had been mis-classified as exempt workers and had thus been denied benefits to which they were entitled.

Class action

Walker v. Macy's (N.D. Cal.)

Jan 01, 2003

OUTCOME: Successful

achieved a settlement of $3.5 Million for a class of buyers who had been denied benefits.

Class action

Kahle v. Pacific Bell; Kelly v. Pacific Bell; Critzer v. Pacific Bell (All N.D. Cal.)

Jan 01, 1999

OUTCOME: Successful outcome

a series of cases in which the firm collected millions of dollars for groups of telephone company workers who had been wrongly classified by their employer as exempt from overtime compensation.

Employment and labor

McLendon v. Continental Can (D. N.J. -- National) and Amaro v. Continental Can (C.D. Cal. -- California)

Aug 01, 1987

OUTCOME: Successful recovery on behalf of class

recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for former steelworkers, who had been unlawfully laid off in an attempt by their employer to prevent them from attaining eligibility for pension benefits.

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