Employment Rulings in the Eighth Circuit
The Eighth Circuit covers the federal courts in Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.
Of the 1,462 published rulings we track here (1973–2026), the breakdowns below show how they were decided. They describe published opinions only — not the odds of any particular situation.
How These Rulings Ended
Of the 1,462 published rulings we track in the Eighth Circuit.
What Happens at Each Stage
A workplace lawsuit moves through stages, and a ruling can end it at any of them. Here is where the 1,452 rulings we could classify by stage were decided.
A higher court reviewing an earlier decision. Many published opinions come from this stage, after a lot has already happened in the case.
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.
Of the 310 summary-judgment rulings here, 196 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 114 let the worker’s claims continue.
An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.
A judge or jury heard the evidence and reached a decision. Relatively few disputes get this far.
The two sides resolved the dispute by agreement, sometimes with court approval. Most settlements are private and never show up in published opinions.
A decision entered because one side did not respond to the case at all.
Procedural decisions and orders that do not fit the main stages above.
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States in This Circuit
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Recent Rulings in the Eighth Circuit
Randy Erven v. Blandin Paper Company, a Minnesota Corporation Blandin Paper Company Employees' Retirement Plan
Willie Gordon v. Shafer Contracting Co., Inc., Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Amicus on Behalf Of
OH Casualty Ins. Co. v. Union Pacific RR
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Dial Corporation, Appellant/cross-Appellee
EEOC v. Dial Corporation
CP Holdings, Inc. v. California Public Employees Retirement System
EEOC v. Allstate Ins. Co.
Peters
Kutilek
Paris
Connolly
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Trans States Airlines, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Trans States Airlines
Martinez-Bautista
CIR
Marcie Guerrero v. J.W. Hutton, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Restaurant Co.
Olberding
Allianz Insurance Company Of Canada v. Richard Sanftleben
In re Aquila Erisa Litigation
Cole
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Von Maur, Inc.
The Star Tribune Company v. Minnesota Newspaper Guild Typographical Union
Niemiec v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Jeffrey J. Niemiec v. Union Pacific RR
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Technocrest Systems, Inc.
United Food and Commercial Workers' Union Local No. 655 v. St. John's Mercy Health Systems, Doing Business as St. John's Mercy Medical Center
McCullough
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Independent School District No. 834
Kelly Norberg v. Labor Ready
Conwed Corp. v. Union Carbide Corp.
Employer Trustees of Graphic Communications International Union, Local 1-B Health & Welfare Fund v. Union Trustees of the Graphic Communications International Union, Local 1-B Health & Welfare Fund
Local 447 of the International Union of Painters & Allied Trades v. Five Seasons Paint & Drywall, Inc.
Carroll v. National Postal Mail Handlers Union
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. UMB Bank, N.A.
Seibert
Gretillat
Stricker v. Union Planters Bank
St. John's Mercy Health Systems, Doing Business as St. John's Mercy Medical Center v. National Labor Relations Board
St. John's Mercy v. NLRB
Underwood
BERINI
James Seitz v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Merck & Co., Inc., Medical, Dental, and Long-Term Disability Program for Non-Union Employees
United States Fidelity & Guarantee Insurance Company v. Commercial Union Midwest Insurance Company
United States Fidelity & Guarantee Insurance v. Commercial Union Midwest Insurance
Bently
A & L Laboratories, Inc. v. Bou-Matic LLC
A&L Laboratories v. Bou-Matic LLC
McAninch
Barnhart
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These figures summarize publicly available published court opinions only. Published opinions over-represent summary-judgment rulings (decisions made without a trial) and appeals, because those are the stages where judges most often write formal opinions. Most workplace disputes settle privately and never appear here at all. A ruling’s outcome reflects many case-specific factors and is not a prediction for any other situation. Read more about how we source and classify rulings.
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 classification of outcomes and case stages is based on automated analysis and may not reflect the full scope of each case.