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 5,351 published rulings we track here (1967–2026), 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 5,351 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 5,218 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 639 summary-judgment rulings here, 379 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 259 let the worker’s claims continue; the rest resolved in other ways.
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.
Top Claim Types
Top Employers
- Union Pacific Railroad Company42
- United States Postal Service17
- Abbott Laboratories15
- United Parcel Service, Inc.14
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.14
- Wexford of Indiana, LLC14
States in This Circuit
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Ninth Circuit covers.
Recent Rulings in the Ninth Circuit
Gilley
Lawson
Pourtal
Gonzales v. Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
Bauer
Bailey
Rankins
Arrison
Laura Cyr v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company
Smith v. Coupang Inc
Sangster
Ambrosini
Robert Cauley v. Dong S. Kim
Booth
Vanno Plong v. Golden State Supply, LLC
Brian Corey v. Mama Lolas LLC
Edmond Neal v. Hubci World Inc
Valenzuela
Regional Local Union Nos. 846 and 847, International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, AFL-CIO v. LSRI, LLC
Brennock
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Mariscos El Puerto, Inc.
Goins
Civil Rights Dept. v. Grimmway Enterprises, Inc.
Quesada
Sam Benford v. Martin Garcia
Ramirez
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. v. Light & Wonder, Inc.
Martinez
Luz Zendejas v. Joseph I. Zangwill
M.H.
Stanley
Miller v. Wood Brothers Holdings LLC
Ulloa II v. Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.
Lopez
Balladarez
Board of Trustees of the Construction Industry and Laborers Health and Welfare Trust v. Sentinel Maintenance of Las Vegas, LLC
Bonetti
Bollinger
Raul Uriarte-Limon v. Custom Tile, Stone & Decor, Inc.
Borrello
Solis
Franklin
Julio Cruz v. Swedlund Terminal Way Properties, L.P.
Julio Cruz v. Eighth Element Tattoo LLC
Guri Gonzalez v. Lucia D. Garay
Quesada
Nicole Juarez Zelaya v. City of Los Angeles
Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. v. Light & Wonder, Inc.
Board of Trustees of the Construction Industry and Laborers Health and Welfare Trust v. Bottom Line Construction
Hodges
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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.