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 1,389 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.
Of the 1,389 published rulings we track in the Eighth Circuit.
A workplace lawsuit moves through stages, and a ruling can end it at any of them. Here is where the 1,386 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 342 summary-judgment rulings here, 214 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 125 let the worker’s claims continue; the rest resolved in other ways.
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.
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Eighth Circuit covers.
Michael Dietz v. Hormel Employees C U
Randall Boersig v. Union Electric Co.
Donna Robinson Phillips v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Morgan
Donna R. Phillips v. Union Pacific RR
UPIU
International Paper Company v. United Paperworkers International Union
Philomena Badami v. Terry Flood
Gilbert v. Constitution State Service, Co.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hickman Mills Consolidated School District No. 1
Union Pacific Railroad v. St. Louis Marketplace, Ltd. Partnership
Sandra Jarrett, - Appellee/ Cross v. Erc Properties, Inc., - Appellant/ Cross
Steve E. Adair v. Jim Burgett
Hiller
Adams
Gary A. Bloom v. NLRB
Gary A. Bloom v. National Labor Relations Board, Office and Professional Employees International Union, Afl-Cio Local 12, Intervenor on Appeal
Burlington Northern Railroad Company v. Farmers Union Oil Company of Rolla, a Corporation
Gene Kimbrell, D/B/A Gene Kimbrell's Body Shop, Inc. v. Union Standard Insurance Company
Burlington Northern v. Farmers Union Oil
Gene Kimbrell v. Union Standard Ins.
Joseph H. Badami v. Brian Wayne Burgess
Chicago Truck Drivers v. Brotherhood Labor Leasing
Chicago Truck Drivers, Helpers And Warehouse Workers Union Pension Fund v. Brotherhood Labor Leasing
Eugene Herring v. The Canada Life Assurance Company
Eugene Herring v. Canada Life
Gardner
Gary A. Davolt v. The Executive Committee of O'Reilly Automotive, as Trustee and Plan Administrator of the O'Reilly Automotive Employee Health Plan
Lovett v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Entergy Services, Inc. v. Union Pacific Railroad
McMackins
National Labor Relations Board v. Monson Trucking, Inc.
NLRB v. Monson Trucking
COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE v. Hartford Fire Ins.
Phillips
Wright Electric, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Willa Jari Lovett v. Union Pacific RR
Wright Electric v. NLRB
Dakota Underground, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor
Dakota Underground v. Secretary of Labor
Adair
William Smith, by and Through His Parent and Legal Guardian, Ada Townsend v. Special School District, No. 1, Minneapolis)
McKenzie Engineering v. NLRB
NLRB v. MDI Commercial
NLRB v. Waymouth Farms
Bailiff
Hartig
McGraw
Herndon
Jacobsen
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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.