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.
Sam Benford v. Arthur Marquez
Gastelum
Gareth Cook v. Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
Lopez
Carmack
Gerald S. v. Moda Health
Silva
Nilsen
Fernando Gastelum v. Shell USA, Inc.
Hakomori
Black v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America
Lopez
Seeley
Smith v. Soda Springs Joint District No. 150
Mendoza
Boyd
Seredina
Abdulhussain
Parker
Macedo
Lester
Hawkins
Maslic
Rogers v. RTX Corporation
Gilinsky
Lott
Breanna Tolston v. Nike USA, Inc.
Dennis Cooper v. The Professional Management Plus Team
Advance Realty LLC v. Unknown Party
Dodge
Jacquelyn Lopez v. Airport Management Services, LLC
Northwest Administrators Inc v. Revenant Trucking LLC
Quigley
Mims
Villa
Juan Franco v. Spectrum Brands Pet Group Inc.
Sandra Benzaquen v. Macy's Inc.
Rivas
Howes
Merhi
Olney v. McGee Air Services Inc
Escobedo
Rickes
Todd
Cathy Kirkwood v. HCA Healthcare, Inc.
Christopher Haro v. Target Corporation
Pierre
Maluf
Scott
Scott
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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.