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
Peterson
Adams
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps
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Shelley Savage v. Glendale Union High School, District No. 205, Maricopa County
Steven Richardson v. Continental Grain Company Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Robert L. Reeves & Associates
Foster
Union Pacific Railroad v. California Public Utilities Commission
Union Oil Co. v. Terrible Herbst, Inc.
Employers Insurance v. Granite State Insurance
Duncan
Evergreen New Hope Health & Rehabilitation Center v. National Labor Relations Board
Kesington
Nada Raad v. Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
Steven Lucas v. National Labor Relations Board
Daniels
Velez
Taboada-Rodriguez
Adams
Simo
Barncord
Resnick
Simo
Union Station Associates LLC v. Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Autonation USA Corp.
Donald Jebian v. Hewlett-Packard Company Employee Benefits Organization Income Protection Plan Erisa Plan
Contemporary Services Corp. v. Service Employees International Union
Medical Laboratory Management Consultants v. American Broadcasting Companies
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Luce, Forward, Hamilton, & Scripps
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 1547 v. National Labor Relations Board
Gantenbein
Hewitt
Rex L. Bothell v. Phase Metrics, Inc.
Heller
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Chao
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, Ex Rel. Darryl Richardson v. U.S. West Communications, Inc., a Colorado Corporation
Watada
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Micron Technology, Inc.
Edward Almada, Husband Mary Almada, Wife v. Allstate Insurance Company, a Foreign Corp.
Gardner v. State Bar Of Nevada
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Joseph R. Scamihorn, Jr. v. General Truck Drivers, Office, Food and Warehouse Union, Local 952 Albertson's, Inc.
Green
Adams
Adams
Roberto Hernandez Miranda v. Clark County, Nevada Morgan Harris Thomas Rigsby
Inlandboatmens Union of the Pacific v. Dutra Group, Dba Dutra Construction Co. Inc.
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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.