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.
Providence Hospital v. NLRB
Acme Tile & Terrazzo v. NLRB
William DEGNAN, Jr., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. PUBLICKER INDUSTRIES, INC., Et Al., Defendants, Appellees
NLRB v. Harding Glass
Asociacion de v. NLRB
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donald E. GREEN, Law Offices, Defendant-Appellee
GIROUX BROS. TRANSPORTATION, INC., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. NEW ENGLAND TEAMSTERS & TRUCKING INDUSTRY PENSION FUND, Defendant, Appellee
National Surface v. NLRB
National Surface v. NLRB
NLRB v. Horizons Hotel Corp.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Steamship Clerks Union, Local 1066
Reich
NLRB v. San Rafael Hospital
In Re: Pye for NLRB v. Sullivan Brothers
The 3-E Company v. NLRB
Costello
NLRB v. Crafts Precision
Union De La v. NLRB
NLRB v. International Paper
Local 14 v. NLRB
Jorge VEGA and Eusebio Leon, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. KODAK CARIBBEAN, LTD., Defendant, Appellee
Gorczakoski
Truck Drivers v. NLRB
Lindenmeyr
Cumberland Farms v. NLRB
Acme
Cumberland Farms v. NLRB
NLRB v. Aucillo Iron Works
Bonser (Robert) v. Nadeau (Joseph P.)
Girdis
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. D. Justin McCarthy
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Caribe Hilton International
McCarthy
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. First National Bank of Jackson
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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.