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.
McGuiggin
R. Lacey Colligan v. Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, et al.
Sullivan
Persson
Perez-Tejada
Geiman
Burnham
Wickberg
IN RE: G.E. ERISA LITIGATION
Cotten
Mercado
Ayele
Bell v. United States District Court
Martinez
United Food & Commercial Workers Unions v. Warner Chilcott Ltd. (In Re Asacol Antitrust Litig.)
R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Quality Granite and Cabinetry, LLC and Christopher Bouchard
Lazo
Kamerer
SHKURATOVA
Rathman
Brown-Morrison
Waithaka
Cagle
Takki
General Star Indemnity Co. v. Adam P. Beck, M.D., et al. v. General Star Indemnity Co. et al
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Li
Parada
Patel
In re Wells Fargo Erisa 401(K) Litig.
Acosta
Hoffman
Kuznarowis
Bruce
Hohmann
Lipin
Young
Fleming
Scolnick
McAnarney
Masomi
Lavery
Sheppard
Gordon Simmons and Siegelinde Simmons v. Service Credit Union
Rios
Elliott-Lewis
Allstate
Flowers
Montoya
Gross
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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.