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 4,198 published rulings we track here (1973–2026), the breakdowns below show how they were decided. They describe published opinions only — not the odds of any particular situation.
Of the 4,198 published rulings we track in the Ninth Circuit.
A workplace lawsuit moves through stages, and a ruling can end it at any of them. Here is where the 4,112 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 492 summary-judgment rulings here, 257 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 235 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.
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Ninth Circuit covers.
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada, Local 525 Las Vegas, Nevada AFL-CIO v. Bombard Mechanical, LLC
Brinker
Beryl
Jimenez
Laborers International Union of North America Local No. 169 v. The Penta Building Group, Inc.
Gil
Arrison
Steingruber
Love
Cipolla
Ridenour
Quezada Quiroz v. Garland
Woolwine
Cynthia Lopez-Murray v. United Parcel Service Inc.
Cruz-McCoy
Hansen
Abigail Altamirano v. The Geo Group, Inc.
Anoke
Nance
Gomez
Estrada
Alonso-Castenada
Papadakis
Porter
Goodwin
Cortez
Canton
Madrid
Aguilar
Ohring
Tijerina
Phan
Wisk Aero LLC v. Archer Aviation Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Telecare Mental Health Services of Washington Inc
Adams
Steinmeyer
Sarmento
Abdulhussain
Thomas Evans v. Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC
Novoselac
(PS) McGuire v. Roseville Joint Union High School District
Adlerstein
Arthur Gutierrez v. Anning-Johnson Company
Mayweather
Omar Luna v. DJM Magnolia, LLC
Juarez
Crespo
Trevino
Hobbs
Adams
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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.