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.
SIG Arms Inc. v. Employers Insurance of Wausau
Garcia
Emerito Estrada Rivera-Isuzu De P.R., Inc. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.
Zimmerman
March
Trull
First Union Mortgage Corporation v. Galen J..
Almeida
Biogen, Inc. v. Berlex Laboratories, Inc.
Boston Medical Center v. Service Employees International Union, Local 285
Beaver Plant Operations, Inc. v. Alexis M. Herman, Secretary of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Hilda Rodriguez,plaintiffs v. Smithkline Beecham, Their Agents, Officers, Employees and Successors in Interest
John Dame v. First National Bank of Omaha, as Trustee of the United-A. G. Cooperative, Inc., Employees Retirement Plan United-A. G. Cooperative, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Union Independiente De La Autoridad De Acueductos Y Alcantarillados De Puerto Rico
Carpenters Local Union No. 26 v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
Chandler v. Raytheon Employees'
Rhode Island Laborers' Health & Welfare Fund Ex Rel. Trustees v. Philip Morris, Inc.
Teamsters Local Union No. 42 v. Supervalu, Inc.
Vlass
Ferris
SIG Arms v. Employers Ins. of Wausau
Foster-Miller, Inc. v. Babcock & Wilcox Canada
National Labor Relations Board v. Hospital San Pablo, Inc.
March
Wanda Negron-Rivera v. Angel L. Rivera-Claudio, Maderas Tratadas, Inc.
Office
Velazquez Casillas v. Forest Laboratories, Inc.
Elizabeth F. Smith v. First Union National Bank
Choi
Edward Street Daycare Center, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
National Labor Relations Board v. Hilliard Development Corp.
Martin
Visiting Nurses v. NLRB
Jeanne B. DEMARS, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. CIGNA CORPORATION and Insurance Company of North America, Defendants, Appellees
Susan M. ROSENBERG, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INC. and John Wyllys, Defendants, Appellants
Reich
Uia
Wallace Int'l v. NLRB
Local 254 v. NLRB
Leo VARTANIAN, Plaintiff—Appellant, v. MONSANTO COMPANY, Et Al., Defendants—Appellees
McGaw of Puerto Rico, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
McGaw of Puerto v. NLRB
Reich
NLRB v. Goodless Brothers
NLRB v. Goodless Brothers
Yesterday's Children v. NLRB
Gwadosky
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Amego, Inc.
Asseo Ex Rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Bultman Enterprises, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Astra USA, Inc.
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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.