Volkswagen of America, Inc.
76 distinct federal employment cases from public court records (2000–2024)
75 trusted published court opinions analyzed; 72 map to 70 distinct cases
What public court records show
Public federal court records list Volkswagen of America, Inc. as an employer in 76 distinct federal employment cases between 2000 and 2024.
Of the 75 trusted published opinions analyzed, the most common outcomes were: 40 ended in a ruling for the employer, 12 were sent back to a lower court, 9 ended in a ruling for the worker, and 6 had a mixed result.
Plaintiffs won 9 of 59 adjudicated opinions (15%).
The most common claims on record were Breach Of Contract, Wrongful Termination, and Failure To Accommodate.
Cases were filed across 9 states, most often in CA.
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.
Written decisions across 70 distinct cases.
9 of 59 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.
Does not imply wrongdoing — many cases are dismissed or resolved without findings of liability.
Positive amounts in plaintiff-win, mixed-outcome, or settlement opinions only. AI-extracted; amounts may not equal money paid.
Jurisdictions represented in the analyzed opinions.
About this employer
Volkswagen of America, Inc. appears in 75 trusted published federal employment opinions. Recent written decisions on record:
Mickey Gaines v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (2020) — Defendant Win. Read the ruling.
Tucker v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc (2019) — Defendant Win. This case involved an employee named Tucker who sued Volkswagen Group of America for disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Tucker claimed that the company treated him unfairly because of his disability, violating federal laws that protect workers with disabilities from discriminatio… Read the ruling.
Findley, Jack v. Volswagen Group of America, Inc. (2017) — Plaintiff Win. Jack Findley, an employee at Volkswagen Group of America, suffered a work-related injury and filed for workers' compensation benefits. Volkswagen challenged his claim, disputing that his injury was work-related and arguing against providing the benefits he requested. Read the ruling.
The published opinions primarily involve Breach of Contract (41 of 75), Wrongful Termination (5 of 75), Failure to Accommodate (3 of 75). Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Breach of Contract, Wrongful Termination and Failure to Accommodate.
Published opinions span California (7), Virginia (3), New Jersey (2), Maryland (1). California 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. California rulings, Virginia rulings, New Jersey rulings and Maryland rulings.
These published opinions sit within the manufacturing sector, where OSHA whistleblower, FMLA, and disability-accommodation claims are most common.
Opinion Outcomes
Opinion Stages
75 analyzed opinions have a classified procedural stage.
Of the 6 summary-judgment opinions, 4 ended the case in Volkswagen of America, Inc.’s favor and 2 let the worker’s claims continue.
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.
- Summary judgment
- A ruling where the judge decides the case — or part of it — without a trial, because one side argues the key facts are not in dispute. For workers, getting past this step is often the biggest hurdle.
- Motion to dismiss
- An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.
- Trial verdict
- A judge or jury heard the evidence and reached a decision. Relatively few disputes get this far.
- Settlement / consent decree
- The two sides resolved the dispute by agreement, sometimes with court approval. Most settlements are private and never show up in published opinions.
- Other rulings
- Procedural decisions and orders that do not fit the main stages above.
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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Claim Types
What these numbers mean
A case is one lawsuit, identified by its court and docket number. The docket is the running court record for that same case — it is not an extra case.
A published opinion or ruling is a written court decision. One case can produce several opinions, so opinion counts and case counts answer different questions. Only trusted, reportable opinions are used in the outcome statistics on this page.
Docket entries are the individual filings inside a case — motions, orders, scheduling notices. We read them to confirm a case is real and to see where it got to, but an entry is never counted as a case or as an outcome. A single case can generate hundreds of entries.
Far fewer opinions than cases is normal. Many employment cases settle privately or close without a published opinion. No opinion here does not mean the worker lost; it means this public record does not show a reportable result.
Everything on this page comes from public federal court records. Where we are not confident a record is accurate, we leave it out rather than guess.
Federal court cases
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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.