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
Cavazos
Hopson
Cross
Daniel Farrell v. Boeing Employees Credit Union
Hansen
Board of Trustees of the Glazing Health and Welfare Fund v. Z-Glass, Inc.
Moreno
Jass
Fodera, Jr. v. Equinox Holdings, Inc.
Boyd
Employee Painters' Trust v. Dahl Construction Services Inc
Kannan
Locals 302 and 612 of the International Union of Operating Engineers Construction Industry Health and Security Fund v. Reclaim Company LLC
Buffin
Michael Buhl v. Abbott Laboratories
NLRB v. Radnet Management, Inc.
Deisy Garcia v. Keefe Commissary Network, LLC
Vladamir Ruv v. William Barr
NLRB v. Lucky Cab Company
First 100, LLC v. Rted Nevada, LLC
Jimenez
Tehrani
ICTSI Oregon, Inc. v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and International and Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 8
Paulina Cruz v. Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories, Inc.
Bradford v. Professional Technical Security Services Inc (Protech)
Kansupda
James Edward Adams, Jr. v. Russell Vernon Grogan
Gonzalez
Abdul Mirzada v. William Barr
New Horizon Home Care, LLC v. Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital
Cabrera
Cooper
Adrianne Adams v. West Marine Products, Inc.
State of Nevada v. Gilbert
Hudson
Santos
Cuadra
Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. Doreen McPaul
Krysa
Jacqulyn Bond v. QVC, Inc.
Northwest Roofers and Employers Health & Security Trust v. Bosnick Roofing Inc
Cooley
Speer
Casement
Iatse Local 15 v. NLRB
Stiner
Jeremy Holland v. 3 Jays Liquor, Inc.
Mar
Rogelio Silva-Estrada v. William Barr
Yolver Estrada-Mendoza v. William Barr
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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.