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
Adan Munoz-Henriquez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Nooner v. El Dorado Union High School District
Teichert Construction v. Secretary of Labor
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Farmers Insurance
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Global Horizons, Inc.
Joint Trustees of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union-Pacific Maritime Ass'n Pension Plan v. Ross
Overstreet ex rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Gunderson Rail Services, LLC
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Global Horizons, Inc.
Grimsley v. Charles River Laboratories, Inc.
Daniel Anderson v. HSBC Bank Nevada
Jarmaal Smith v. Nancy Adams
Gunawan
Smithkline Beecham Corporation v. Abbott Laboratories
Nykeya Kilby v. Cvs Pharmacy, Inc.
Michelle Richards v. Ernst & Young, LLP
Danny Snapp v. United Transportation Union
Standard Drywall, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Hooks ex rel. National Labor Relations Board v. International Longshore & Warehouse Union
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.
Ricardo Quezada-Gonzalez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
John M. Floyd & Associates, Inc. v. TAPCO Credit Union
Hall v. Ibew Plus Credit Union, Inc.
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Ahearn v. International Longshore & Warehouse Union, Locals 21 & 4
Jonathan Rivkin v. the Union Central Life Insurance
Maria Martinez De Ahumada v. Eric H. Holder Jr.
Alvaro Quezada v. A. Herrera
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Services Employees Internation v. Sal Rosselli
David Cooper v. Clark County, Nevada
National Labor Relations Board v. a & C Healthcare Services, Inc.
Ticketmaster, Llc v. Illinois Union Insurance Compa
Westendorf v. West Coast Contractors of Nevada, Inc.
Services Employees International Union v. National Union of Healthcare Workers
International Longshore & Warehouse Union v. ICTSI Oregon, Inc.
United Transportation Union v. Bnsf Railway Company
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Jenkins v. International Longshore & Warehouse Union
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Global Horizons, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Creative Networks, L.L.C.
Equal Employment Opportunities Commission v. La Rana Hawaii, LLC
Bradford v. Union Pacific Railroad
Miles Hall v. National Union Fire Insurance
Natalie Tomco v. Prada USA Corporation
Bahadar Lakha v. Eric Holder, Jr.
James Adam v. Eric H. Holder Jr.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Global Horizons, Inc.
Intersil
Wilfredo Ramos-Tejada v. Eric Holder, Jr.
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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.