Employment Rulings in the Ninth Circuit
The Ninth Circuit covers the federal courts in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.
Of the 5,351 published rulings we track here (1967–2026), the breakdowns below show how they were decided. They describe published opinions only — not the odds of any particular situation.
How These Rulings Ended
Of the 5,351 published rulings we track in the Ninth Circuit.
What Happens at Each Stage
A workplace lawsuit moves through stages, and a ruling can end it at any of them. Here is where the 5,218 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 639 summary-judgment rulings here, 379 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 259 let the worker’s claims continue; the rest resolved in other ways.
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.
Top Claim Types
Top Employers
- Union Pacific Railroad Company42
- United States Postal Service17
- Abbott Laboratories15
- United Parcel Service, Inc.14
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.14
- Wexford of Indiana, LLC14
States in This Circuit
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Ninth Circuit covers.
Recent Rulings in the Ninth Circuit
Burgess
Inter-County Title Co. v. First American Title Co. of Nevada
Steven Lucas v. National Labor Relations Board
Daniels
Velez
Taboada-Rodriguez
Adams
Bank of Lake Tahoe Joseph Bourdeau v. The Bank of America State of Nevada, Financial Institutions Division Robert Geerhart
Wilson
Padilla
Easter
Estrada
Young Bros. v. International Longshore & Warehouse Union, Local 142
Simo v. Union Of Needletrades, Industrial & Textile Employees
Simo
Barncord
Woods
Grouse Mountain Associates II v. National Labor Relations Board
Tessa P. v. Gold Trail Union School District
Advancepcs Health L.P. v. Pennsylvania Employees Benefit Trust Fund
Fernandez-Granada
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Luce, Forward & Hamilton, & Scripps
Hells Angels Motorcycle Club v. Nevada
Smith & Green Corp. v. Trustees of the Const. Industry & Laborers Health & Welfare Trust
Resnick
Arellano
Simo
Simo
National Labor Relations Board v. Chapa De Indian Health Program, Inc.
Simo v. Union Of Needletrades, Industrial & Textile Employees
Cable Car Advertisers, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Union Station Associates LLC v. Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
Ordway
Service Employees International Union, Local 525 v. National Labor Relations Board
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Autonation USA Corp.
Donald Jebian v. Hewlett-Packard Company Employee Benefits Organization Income Protection Plan Erisa Plan
Coash
Contemporary Services Corp. v. Service Employees International Union
Union Station Associates, LLC v. Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
Barman
Bertrand
Medical Laboratory Management Consultants v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
Medical Laboratory Management Consultants v. American Broadcasting Companies
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
Service Employees International Union v. Service Employees International Union
Allied Industries Employees, Teamsters, Local 481, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. National Labor Relations Board
Cagadas
Anthem Electronics, Inc. v. Pacific Employers Insurance Company, a California Corporation Federal Insurance Company, an Indiana Corporation
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Luce, Forward, Hamilton, & Scripps
Steam Press Holdings, Inc. v. Hawaii Teamsters & Allied Workers Union, Local 996
Showing 5,051–5,100 of 5,351 rulings · Page 102 of 108
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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.