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.
Krua
Der Sarkisain v. Austin Preparatory School
Wallen
Mongue
Dieffenbach
Del Sesto v. Prospect CharterCARE, LLC
Barnes
BILBROUGH
Harper
Clark v. Capital Vision Services, LLC
Jiang
Munoz-Rosario
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Citizens Bank, N.A.
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO v. Union de Carpinteros de Puerto Rico
Farzinpour
Jones
MAINEHEALTH
Lee v. Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Karimpour
Together Employees v. Mass General Brigham Incorporated
NOLL
Gregg
Pugliese
Adams
Massachusetts Laborers' Health and Welfare Fund v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Lozada
Perez
HEWES
DaRosa
BELL v. O'REILLY AUTO ENTERPRISES LLC
Torres-Torres
OKEREKE
Adams
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of New Hampshire v. P United States Customs and Border Protection
PAPKEE
Rivera
Scalia
Pineda v. Skinner Services, Inc.
OUELLETTE
Together Employees v. Mass General Brigham Incorporated
U.S. Dep’t of Labor, Secretary of Labor v. P Unitil Service Corp.
US Department of Labor, Secretary of Labor v. Unitil Service Corporation
Adams
Adams
BELL v. O'REILLY AUTO ENTERPRISES LLC
Host
Adam Veinotte v. Milford DCH, Inc. d/b/a DCH Toyota of Milford
The General Hospital Corporation v. Esoterix Genetic Laboratories, LLC
Trustees of the Sheet Metal Workers Local Union No. 17 Insurance Fund v. Phils HVAC, Inc.
Velez-Molina
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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.