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.
United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO/CLC v. National Grid
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Limenos Corporation
Hospital de la Concepcion v. Unidad Laboral de Enfermeras(os) y Empleados de la Salud
Pollack
Hatch
Morales Posada v. Cultural Care, Inc.
Union Internacional, UAW Local v. Bacardi Corporation
Rosado-Pagan
Pearl
Rose
Paige
Robles-Figueroa
Guevara Ortiz v. Union Independiente de Empleados Telefonicos
Staples
Gunter
JOY
Khan
Menninger
PAPKEE
White
Solari
Rosario Ramos v. Municipality of Rio Grande
NOLL
John R Wade v. Tri -Wire Employee Stock Option Trust
Gonzalez-Bermudez
Rucker
Daniels
Ministeri
CAREY
NOLL
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. HEALTH RESEARCH LABORATORIES LLC
Hogan
NLRB v. The Wang Theatre, Inc.
Laureano-Quinones
Beaupre
NLRB v. The Wang Theatre, Inc.
Ehlert
Ariel Macklin v. Biscayne Holding Corp
Sanchez-Rosa
Tomaz
United Government Security Officers of America International Union v. G4S Regulated Security Solutions a Division of G4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc.
Sigui
Modeski
Cervantes
NOLL
SWENSON
CORSON
Adames Casalduc v. Televicentro of Puerto Rico LLC
Rapuano
Dixon
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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.