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.
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Jim Nicholas James v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Oiyemhonlan
Miguel Soto v. Namu Properties Corporation
Ian Robinson v. American International Group, Inc.
Baird
Hernandez
Thomas
Michelle Rizvanovic v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
Trujillo
Claudia Guzman Lopez v. CJ Logistics America, LLC
Lipstein
Smith v. Fidelity Workplace Services LLC
Medimpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. v. IQVIA Holdings Inc.
Suarez
Livingstone
Samuel Ramirez v. Builder Services Group, Inc.
Michael Gonzales v. Charter Communications, LLC
Raya
Heidrich
Gastelum
Gastelum
Williams v. Jp World Enterprises Inc.
Jimenez
Brinker
Burrus
Su
Goins
Diaz
Sean Sullivan v. Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC.
Johnson v. Federal Aviation Administration
Musgrove
Martin
Raya
Centner
De La Rosa v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Aponte
Rutledge
Kalter
Metaxas
Rajaram
Board of Trustees of the Locals 302 and 612 of the Intermational Union of Operating Engineers Construction Industry Health and Security Fund v. Fenix Earthworks LLC
Logan
Logan
Ortolivo
Margarita Erguera v. CMG CIT Acquisition, LLC
Fry
Johnson v. Carpenters of Western Washington Board of Trustees
Filippone
GCIU-EMPLOYER RETIREMENT FUND V. MNG ENTERPRISES, INC.
Danner
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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.