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
Solano-Napa Counties Electrical Workers Health & Welfare Trust v. Brambila & Kelley Inc.
Enright
Ana Ventura v. Coco Artisans Nest
Martin
Bernard Taruc v. Vanessa Guerra
Michael Feldman v. Venture Agency Holdings, Inc.
Colasanti
Robert Mena v. Rip Curl, Inc.
Saxton
Julio Cruz v. Mark Bressler
Hubbard
Husok
Julio Cruz v. Rick David Hernandez
Napoles
Abercrombie
Martinez
Gomez
Matejka
Jimerson
Robert Cauley v. Sumantrai R. Ahir
Theresa Brooke v. Camarillo Motels LLC
Ohan
Cameron Harrell v. MM Holding LLC
Terrell Hunt v. Liquid Transport Corp, an Indiana Corporation
(PS) Habibi v. Orange County, Social Services Agency
Deondre Raglin v. Surendrabhai M. Patel
Stewart
Miguel Hernandez v. Burbank Fireplace and BBQ, Inc.
Nestler
Villa
Walmart
K. Phillip Taylor v. Complete Logistics LLC
Moten
Zajonc
Gonzales v. Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
Bamberger
Cusker
Murray
Robinson
O'Hailpin
Robert Cauley v. Charles E. Williams
Campos
Wolff
Jasmine Williams v. City of Beverly Hills
Latanya Williams v. Kim Vo Salon
Board of Trustees of the Teamsters Local 631 Security Fund for Southern Nevada v. Arata Expositions, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. BFS Group LLC
Smith v. Zulily LLC
Bruce
Donahue
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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.