The First Circuit covers the federal courts in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.
Of the 784 published rulings we track here (1980–2026), the breakdowns below show how they were decided. They describe published opinions only — not the odds of any particular situation.
Of the 784 published rulings we track in the First Circuit.
A workplace lawsuit moves through stages, and a ruling can end it at any of them. Here is where the 777 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 193 summary-judgment rulings here, 107 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 86 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.
Browse rulings from courts in each state the First Circuit covers.
California Public Employees' Retirement System v. Worldcom, Inc.
Hasan
Ivy
Freeman v. First Union National
E.C. Waste, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Zamboni
Nicholas La Grasta, Domenico La Grasta, and Mauro La Grasta, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. First Union Securities, Inc.
John Acevedo v. First Union National Bank, a Foreign Banking Corporation
Thompson
Associated Press v. UNION DE PERIODISTAS
Johnson v. SCHOOL UNION, 107
Adams
First Healthcare Corporation v. National Labor Relations Board
O'Halloran v. First Union National Bank of Florida
Vescom Corp. v. MERRION REINSURANCE CO., LTD.
Kakides
American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees, Council 93 Local 1370 v. Olympus Specialty & Rehabilitation Hospital
Scadif, S.A. v. First Union National
Safe Environment of America, Inc. v. Employers Insurance of Wausau
Healy
Hazard
AMERICAN EMPLOYERS'INSURANCE COMPANY v. Swiss Reinsurance America Corp.
Bath Iron Works Corp. v. United States Department of Labor
Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc. v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 791
Tennian
Montana v. Abbot Laboratories
Liston
McIntosh
Freeman v. First Union National
Trustees of Boston University v. Beacon Laboratories, Inc.
Mark C. Hawkins v. First Union Corporation Long-Term Disability Plan
Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc. v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 791
Greenier
Nathaniel Trull, Ppa David Trull and David Trull, Administrator of the Estate of Benjamin Trull v. Volkswagen of America, Inc. And Volkswagen, Ag
Brigham
Poland Spring Corp. v. United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, Local 1445
Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical & Energy Workers International Union, CLC v. Allied Textile Companies, PLC
Adams
Adams
Santos-Espada
Barthel
RTA Transit Services, Inc. v. Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 22
Heimmermann v. First Union Mortgage Corporation
Vazquez-Garcia
De Hoyos v. Bristol Laboratories Corp.
High Country Investor, Inc. v. McAdams, Inc.
Davis
Negron-Agosto
Haas Electric, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children v. National Labor Relations Board
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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.