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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Malik Shakur v. YRC Inc.
Austin v. ABC Legal
Charles Taylor v. 1245 E 4 TH, Inc.
Samuel Love v. Silver Spruce Properties LP
Massey
Clayborne
Ventura
Martinez-Carranza
Callahan
Flores
Bonilla
Baday
TIMOTHY RILEY V. VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, I
(PS) Fulkerson v. Nevada Attorney General's Office
Marquise Bailey v. 4100 Tweedy, LLC
Ba
Abdul-Haqq
Fernando Gastelum v. Adir International, LLC
Bey
Allison
James
Board of Trustees, in their capacities as Trustees of the Laborers Health and Welfare Trust Fund For Northern California v. Santa Cruz Underground and Paving, Inc.
Sanders
Correll
Cleveland v. The Behemoth
Cleveland v. The Behemoth
Diggs
Robinson
Andersen
Kenneth Davidson v. CPF District Owner LLC
Petitt
Allison
Sykes
Erhart
Brandsafway Services, LLC v. Laborers International Union of North America, Local 169
Galloway
Magana-Munoz
Skinner
Renteria
Gilbert v. EZ Petroleum
Rojo
Rosa Manzo v. Howmet Aerospace Inc.
Eacret
Atkinson
CoreCivic of Tennessee v. International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America
LD
LD
Carter
Korttney Elliott v. 9800 Rush, LLC
Peterson
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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.