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Morgan Stanley

29 federal employment cases from public court records (20092025)

7 with a published ruling · 22 open dockets

What public court records show

Public federal court records list Morgan Stanley as an employer in 29 employment matters between 2009 and 2025.

Of the 7 matters with a recorded outcome, the most common were: 3 ended in a ruling for the employer, 1 were sent back to a lower court, 1 were dismissed, and 1 ended in a ruling for the worker.

Workers obtained a favorable ruling in about 14% of matters with a recorded outcome.

The most common claims on record were Breach Of Contract, Discrimination, and Wage Theft.

Cases were filed across 4 states, most often in NJ.

These figures summarize publicly available U.S. federal court records only. Most workplace disputes are resolved privately and never appear in litigation. A case outcome reflects many factors and is not a finding that any employer violated the law.

29
Federal Cases
14%
Plaintiff Win Rate

Does not imply wrongdoing — many cases are dismissed or resolved without findings of liability.

4
States
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About this employer

Morgan Stanley appears in 7 federal employment-law court rulings on record. These cases sit within the financial services sector, where Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank whistleblower protections often supplement standard Title VII claims. The set below covers rulings that produced written federal-court decisions; private settlements, EEOC charges resolved without litigation, and state-court cases are not included.

The cases primarily involve Breach of Contract (3 of 7), Discrimination (2 of 7), Wage Theft. Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Breach of Contract, Discrimination and Wage Theft.

Rulings span New Jersey (2), New York (2), Michigan (1), Missouri (1). New Jersey is an EEOC deferral state, which extends the federal Title VII / ADA / ADEA filing deadline from 180 to 300 days. Browse state-specific employment rulings for jurisdictional patterns. New Jersey rulings, New York rulings, Michigan rulings and Missouri rulings.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
3 (43%)
Remanded
1 (14%)
Dismissed
1 (14%)
Plaintiff Win
1 (14%)
Mixed Result
1 (14%)

Case Stages

The stage at which courts issued Morgan Stanley’s 7 stage-identified rulings.

Appeal
3
Motion to dismiss
4
What do these stages mean?
Appeal
A higher court reviewing an earlier decision. Many published opinions come from this stage, after a lot has already happened in the case.
Motion to dismiss
An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.

Published federal-court opinions only — most workplace disputes are resolved privately. This is not anyone’s odds, and not a finding that any employer violated the law.

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Federal cases

public court records

One row per case · a badge means the case reached a published ruling · plaintiff names redacted

Employee v. Morgan Stanley
W.D. Mo. · Dec 2025 · Missouri · Discrimination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
M.D. Fla. · Apr 2025
Open docket
Employee v. MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY
OKLACIVAPP · Nov 2024 · Breach Of Contract
Mixed Result
Employee v. United States
E.D. Mich. · Nov 2024 · Michigan · Breach of Contract
Dismissed
Employee v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
N.D. Cal. · May 2022
Open docket
Employee v. Morgan Stanley
S.D.N.Y. · Oct 2019 · New York · Breach of Contract
Defendant Win
Employee v. Morgan Stanley
NJSUPERCTAPPDIV · Feb 2019 · New Jersey · Discrimination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC
S.D.N.Y. · Aug 2018
Open docket
Employee v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
S.D. Fla. · Nov 2016
Open docket
Employee v. MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY, LLC
D.N.J. · Dec 2015
Open docket
Employee v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC
D.N.M. · Aug 2014
Open docket
Employee v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
M.D. Fla. · Feb 2014
Open docket
Employee v. MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC
E.D. Pa. · Jun 2013
Open docket
Employee v. MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC
D.N.J. · Feb 2013
Open docket
Employee v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
C.D. Cal. · Feb 2013
Open docket
Employee v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC
S.D.N.Y. · Feb 2013
Open docket
Employee v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
D.N.J. · Oct 2011
Open docket
Employee v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
D.N.J. · Oct 2011
Open docket
Employee v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
D.N.J. · Oct 2011
Open docket
Employee v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC
D.N.J. · Oct 2011
Open docket
Employee v. Morgan Stanley
JPML · Oct 2011 · New Jersey · Wage Theft
Remanded
Employee v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
D. Conn. · Jun 2011
Open docket
Employee v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC
D.R.I. · Jun 2011
Open docket
Employee v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
E.D.N.Y. · Jun 2011
Open docket
Employee v. MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC
D.N.J. · May 2011
Open docket
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Data sourced from public federal court records via CourtListener.com. Case outcomes extracted using AI analysis. This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The presence of an employer on this page does not imply wrongdoing — many cases are dismissed or resolved without findings of liability.