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 1,784 published rulings we track here (1976–2026), 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 1,784 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 1,750 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 174 summary-judgment rulings here, 108 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 66 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.
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Recent Rulings in the Ninth Circuit
Tris Carpenter v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, District Council 36
Kevin Damoa v. Canoo Technologies Inc.
Erik Rudolph v. Herc Rentals, Inc.
Lueck
Perez
Arnold Vasquez v. McLane Foodservice, Inc.
Karl
De Bernardi v. City and County of San Francisco
Smith v. Fidelity Workplace Services LLC
Jose Valladares v. Smithfield Packaged Meats Corporation
Dean Waltz v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.
Adamwicz
Salesdrivers, Helpers and Dairy Employees, Local Union No. 683, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Pasha Automotive Services
Shak
Ada Maria Benson v. Novitas Solution Inc.
Adams
Kelee Williams v. Robert Half International, Inc.
Thornton
Reina Isabel Barahona v. Marriott International, Inc.
Mercado
Zeigler
Bautista
Dunievitz
Schultz
Rodriguez
Ignacio Vera v. Realty Income Properties 23, LLC
Kabasele
Paul Tumanuvao v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Adamwicz
Panico
Jungblut
Gray
Johnson v. Serenity Transportation, Inc.
Primera
Campbell
Kasain
Frlekin
Gonzalez
Delara
Edmond Carmona v. Domino's Pizza, LLC
Kapzynski
Koch
Arnold
Theresa Brooke v. NK Investment LP
Whittle
Intuit
Basting
Aguirre
Barnett
Seitz
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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.