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.
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Ninth Circuit covers.
Leemanuel Weilch v. K. B. and P. Investment Co., Inc.
Estrada
Farr
Van Kirk v. United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada, AFL-CIO
Johnell Harris, Jr. v. Venture Transport, LLC
Sabatini
Ludlow
Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Valley Wide Plastering Construction Incorporated
Raya
UnifySCC
Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. v. Topcon Medical Systems, Inc.
Michael Tipton v. Walmart Inc.
Scott
Persinger
Block
Dhaliwal
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.
Macias
Fernando Gastelum v. Calimesa Motel Management, Inc.
Board of Trustees, in their capacities as Trustees of the Laborers Health and Welfare Trust Fund For Northern California v. Geminis Demolition & Construction, Inc.
Gomez
Bhagwandin
Johnson v. Pick 6 Tahoe LLC
Bautista
Singletary
Meza
Figueroa
Adam Askari D.D.S. Corp. v. U.S. Bancorp
Leavy
Shannon
Cota
Hrones
Whitaker
In Sul Kil v. Thomas Nowlen Hudson
Schultz
Matadamos-Serrano
Gutierrez
Johnson v. Dal Global Services, LLC
Smith v. Advanced Clinical Employment Staffing, LLC
Austin v. ABC Legal
Diaz
Brooks
Luz Zendejas v. Shaban Azar Farr
Novoselac
Trustees of the Glaziers, Architectural Metal And Glass Workers Local Union No. 740 Welfare Fund v. All City Glass of Oregon LLC
Kazda
Barker
Kawaski Corley v. FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.
Dimry
James
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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.