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Litigation
Within Mass tort and class action: plaintiff representation – labor and employment, Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe, LLP is a second tier firm,
Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe, LLP’s class action practice has grown from the firm’s traditional strength in individual plaintiff representation in the labor and employment space. Although still handling a larger portion of individual matters, the firm has become a recognized name in class action litigation and is capable of handling multi-district litigation; that said it is especially prominent in California, as a result of its base in San Francisco. The firm regularly handles an array of employment law matters including sexual harassment, race or age discrimination and wrongful termination. In December 2010, the practice obtained a $1.4m class action settlement approved by the Northern District Court of California to settle overtime and related claims against Ulta Salon on the basis of alleged violations of California law due to its failure to pay overtime wages to store managers. The firm also represented technical writers in a class action against Sun Microsystems, seeking recovery for unpaid overtime claims; the Santa Clara Superior Court granted final approval to a $5m settlement in October 2010. Standout figures include the wage-and-hour class action experts David Lowe and Steven Zieff.