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
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Swift Transportation Co.
Edward J. ZAVORA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PAUL REVERE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Nalbandian Sales, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Union Pacific Railroad
Boykin v. Boeing Company
21 Employee Benefits Cas. 1081, 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3782, 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 6400
Jesus Gumban v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission San Francisco Unified School District
Dell Hackett, and Other Similarly Situated Employees Eric R. Langford v. Lane County
Fonovisa, Inc. v. Cherry Auction, Inc. Richard Pilegard, W.D. Mitchell, Margaret Mitchell
American Medical International, Inc., and American Medical International, Inc. Executive Severance Plan v. William E. Valliant
Eileen A. Cronyn v. Cigna Employee Benefits, Health Plan Corporation, and Does 1 Through 10, Inclusive
GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lee CASTONGUAY; Jerry Fitzpatrick; Charles Kilmer, Et Al., Defendants-Appellants
Rene Paul Germaine v. Eddie Meyers, Warden Attorney General for the State of California
Ronald F. Garcia v. International Rehabilitation Associates Intracorps Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Applicant-Appellant v. Gerald D.W. North, President of North & Barron, a Professional Corporation
Hurley v. State of Oregon
John Badea v. Employers Health Insurance Co. Orco Construction Company, and Rick Hewitt
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hanson-Loran Co.
Badea v. Flowers
Guam Society Of Obstetricians And Gynecologists v. Joseph F. Ada
John Badea v. United States Parole Commission
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOCAL 350, PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS, Defendant-Appellee
F. Farah Etemad v. United States of America Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Eugene P. Regan Michael Regan v. Manager of Employee Benefits Corporate Industrial Relations of Hughes Aircraft Company
Darrel L. Hunt v. Employee Benefits Insurance Company, a California Corporation Successor to Ebi Insurance Company, an Oregon Corporation
Arthuro Q. Bermudez v. Joseph F. Ada
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Arizona, Department of Administration
Oscar Morris v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Donald W. Muse, Jane Doe Muse, Clarence Thomas
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. The Erection Company, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.
Badea
Ada
Nelson v. Ada
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Townley Engineering & Manufacturing Company
Guam Fresh, Inc. v. Joseph F. Ada
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. The Boeing Company
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. General Telephone Company of Northwest, Inc
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Goodyear Aerospace Corporation
Antonietti (Gary D.) v. Servomation Corporation, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Yates (Edward S.)
American Home Assur. Co. v. Bureau Veritas
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Borden's, Inc.
Employee Benefits Committee Of The Retirement System Of Hawaiian Telephone Company v. Eleanor Pascoe
35 Fair empl.prac.cas. 472, 26 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,938 Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Northwestern Drug Co
Beacom
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Pacific Press Publishing Ass'n
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OCCIDENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant-Appellee
Capital Cities Communications, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Shelton
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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.