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
U.S. EEOC v. Elite Wireless Group, Inc.
Doe
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. SFR Investments Pool I, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
Cash Schiewe v. Service Employees International Union Local 503
Wright
Maciel
Nevada Resort Assocation - International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada Local 720 Pension Trust v. JB Viva Vegas, L.P.
Bailey
Delvin Hines v. Constellis Integrated Risk Management Services
Manfre-Lane
Ozgur
Javier
Cooks
Stovall
Marcie Hamilton v. JUUL Labs, Inc.
Tisha Entz v. Standard Insurance Company
Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Valley Wide Plastering Construction Incorporated
Farchione Motors, Inc. v. Volkswagen Group of America
Adam Perzow v. Moshe Hogeg
Campbell
Tollini
Cari R. Andrews v. Essilor Laboratories of America, Inc.
Cavazos
Roe
Hartley
David Deluca v. Farmers Insurance Exchange
Velarde
Agnes Morrissey-Berru v. Our Lady of Guadalupe School
Azaria Ting v. Adams & Associates, Inc.
Dennis Rhodes v. Adams & Associates, Inc.
Genesther Taylor v. Adams & Associates, Inc.
Gloria Franklin v. Adams & Associates, Inc.
MacCord Nguyen v. Adams & Associates, Inc.
Maurice Goens v. Adams & Associates, Inc.
Rolando Aspiras v. Adams & Associates, Inc.
Sheila Broadnax v. Adams & Associates, Inc.
Northwest Administrators Inc v. Harold Smith & Son Inc
David Ramirez v. XPO Freight Logistics, Inc.
Bernadean Rittmann v. amazon.com, Inc.
Kenia Abarca-De Posada v. William Barr
Castro
Handloser
Delta Sandblasting Company Inc v. NLRB
Lucas
Bishop
Cooks
Avenmarg
Mario Cortez v. Vieira Custom Chopping, Inc.
Morrison
Nemecek
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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.