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.
Whitaker
Tombeno
Farias
Garcia-Garcia v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
Merlini
Ouadani
Quality Health Services of P.R., Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Depianti v. Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc.
John Hancock Life Insurance Co. v. Abbott Laboratories
Union de Tronquistas de Puerto Rico, Local 901 v. Cadillac Uniform & Linen Supply, Inc.
NLRB v. Good Samaritan Medical Center
Good Samaritan Medical Center v. National Labor Relations Board
Acosta
Nimco Real Estate Associates, et al. v. Nadeau, et al.
Pan Am Railways, Inc. v. United States Department of Labor
National Labor Relations Board v. Lily Transportation Corp.
Southcoast Hospitals Group v. NLRB
Southcoast Hospitals Group, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Healey
Walsh ex rel. National Labor Relations Board v. W.B. Mason Co.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
Gonzalez-Bermudez
United States ex rel. Cunningham v. Millennium Laboratories, Inc.
Angell
Boch Imports, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Painters & Allied Trades District Council 82 Health Care Fund v. Forest Laboratories, Inc.
Guadalupe-Baez
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 98 Health & Welfare Fund v. S&R Corp.
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Braintree Laboratories, Inc.
American Steel Erectors, Inc. v. Local Union No. 7, International Ass'n of Bridge Workers
Union De Empleados De Muelles De Puerto Rico, Inc. v. International Longshoremen's Ass'n
Watchtower Bible Tract Society of New York, Inc. v. Municipality of Aguada
Castañeda v. Souza
Travers v. Flight Services & Systems, Inc.
Marzuq v. Cadete Enterprises, Inc.
Bowen v. Elanes New Hampshire Holdings, LLC
Kreisberg ex rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Emerald Green Building Services, LLC
Singleton v. AT&T Mobility Services, LLC
Oliveira v. New Prime, Inc.
Kreisberg ex rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Emerald Green Building Services, LLC
Yadav
Ruggiero v. American United Life Insurance
Goulette
Sanchez-Estrada
Drexler v. Tel Nexx, Inc.
National Labor Relations Board v. NSTAR Electric Co.
National Labor Relations Board v. Le Fort Enterprises, Inc.
National Ass'n of Government Employees, Inc. v. National Emergency Medical Services Ass'n
Local 589, Amalgamated Transit Union v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Chipotle Mexican Grill
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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.