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
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Recent Rulings in the Ninth Circuit
Display Research Laboratories, Inc. v. Telegen Corp.
Ancheta
Allen
Jacobs
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. United Parcel Services, Inc.
National Labor Relations Board v. Advanced Stretchforming International, Inc.
National Labor Relations Board v. Advanced Stretchforming International, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, LLP
Aguayao Ex Rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Quadrtech Corp.
James Chappel v. Laboratory Corporation of America, AKA National Health Lab
Prazak
William Prazak v. Local 1 International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Crafts
Sever
Hawaii Teamsters and Allied Workers Union, Local 996 v. United Parcel Service, Amended
Ruby Simkins M&k Enterprises v. Nevadacare, Inc.
Matsuda
Cole
Ferrin Cole v. Oroville Union High School District
Quigg Brothers-Schermer, Inc. v. Commercial Union Insurance
Quigg Brothers-Schermer, Inc. v. Commercial Union Insurance Company
Dueck
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Plaintiff-Counterdefendant-Appellee v. Dinuba Medical Clinic, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant
Vallier
Empresa Constructora Contex Limitada v. Iseki, Inc.
Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Brent Mower
Lazar
Big Horn County Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Denis Adams
Monterey Plaza Hotel Limited Partnership v. Local 483 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Order and Employees Union, Afl-Cio
United Ass'n of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States & Canada, Local No. 525 v. Grove Inc.
Arnett v. California Public Employees Retirement System
Fletcher
Murray
Almada
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Guadalupe CHACON-PALOMARES, Defendant-Appellant
National Labor Relations Board v. Advanced Stretchforming International, Inc.
National Labor Relations Board v. Advanced Stretch Forming International, Inc.
Webb
Jack Webb v. National Union Fire Insurance Opinion Company Of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Continental Laboratory Products, Inc. v. Medax International, Inc.
Arnett
Ada
American Federation of Government Employees v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
American Federation Of Government Employees, Afl-Cio (Afge), Petitioner v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
Marine Power & Equipment Industrial Indemnity Company v. Department of Labor Benefits Review Board Johnny Quan
Lois Taylor v. Director, Office Of Workers Compensation Programs
Association Of Civilian Technicians, Silver Barons Chapter v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
Association of Civilian Technicians v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
Laborers Health And Welfare Trust Fund For Northern California v. Leslie G. Delbon Co., Inc.
Laborers Health & Welfare Trust Fund v. Leslie G. Delbon Co.
Robert Webb v. Ada County
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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.