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
NORTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE v. Union Carbide Corp.
Midamerican Energy Co. v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 499
Royal Insurance Company of America American Employers Insurance Co. v. Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Inc.
Omaha Paper Stock Company v. Secretary of Labor
Omaha Paper Stock v. Secretary of Labor
McKenzie Engineering Company, Petitioner-Cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent-Cross-Petitioner
Chicago Truck Drivers v. Brotherhood Labor Leasing
McKenzie Engineering v. NLRB
Multimedia KSDK, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
George Mitchell v. Union Pacific RR
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. v. Federal Insurance
Steven E. Crown v. Union Pacific RR
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Moran
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania v. Rli Insurance Company
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 545 v. Hope Electrical Corporation
Howell
Johnnie Mae Rowe v. Union Planters Bank of Southeast Missouri, Kevin Chambers, Patricia Robbins
Wright Electric, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
EEOC v. Exel, Inc.
Cochran
EEOC v. Group Health Plan
James B. Ross v. Rail Car America Group Disability Income Plan the Canada Life Assurance Company
Birton
Peter Donovan v. Harrah's Maryland Heights Corporation, a Nevada Corporation
Johnnie Mae Rowe v. Union Planters Bank
EEOC v. Chemsico, Inc.
Southern Union Company v. Missouri Public Service Commission
Southern Union Co. v. MO Public Service
Morgan v. Contractors, Laborers, Teamsters & Engineers Pension Plan
Clair H. Morgan v. Contractors, Laborers, Teamsters And Engineers Pension Plan
Principi
Industrial Wire Products v. Teamsters Local Union
EEOC v. Exel, Inc.
Multimedia KSDK, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Multimedia Ksdk, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Hanson
Vogt v. Farmers Union Co-Operative Ass'n
World Wide Manufacturing, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor
Grinnell Fire Protection Systems Company v. National Labor Relations Board, Grinnell Fire Protection Systems Company v. National Labor Relations Board
Grinnell Fire v. NLRB
Andreas
Adams Ex Rel. Harris v. Boy Scouts of America-Chickasaw Council
Murray
Murray
Morgan
Multimedia Ksdk, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Multimedia KSDK v. NLRB
Bruce A. Mead v. Intermec Technologies Corporation Short Term Disability Plan for Employees of Norand Corporation
Cline
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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.