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.
Augborne
Cabrera
Arriwite
Langemo
California Spine and Neurosurgery Institue v. CIGNA Health and Life Insurance Company
Barich
Lewis
Martinez-Carranza
Ralph
Board of Trustees of the Glaziers, Architectural Metal & Glass Workers Local Union 1399 Health & Welfare Trust v. Summit Commercial Floors, Inc.
Brown
Fodera, Jr. v. Equinox Holdings, Inc.
Jose Jauregui v. Cytec Engineered Materials, Inc.
D.O.
Samantha Shafer v. Red Tie, LLC dba Red Tie Gentlemen's Club
Mejia
Bey
Williams v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Miguel Peralta Estrada v. Merrick Garland
Capadanno
Samson Tug and Barge Co., Inc v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bay Club Fairbanks Ranch, LLC
Operating Engineers Health And Welfare Trust Fund For Northern California v. A1 Broom Service, Inc.
Yeomans
Carey
Whitfield
Celia Silva v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA
Cram
Acevedo
Taylor
Christine Owen v. Adam Stokes
Antonio Fernandez v. Bom Seo Lee
Martinez
Brumbach
Monserrat Lopez v. Adidas America, Inc.
Smith v. Corecivic of Tennessee LLC
Dutra
Adam Ghadiri v. AB Liquor Market
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. GIPHX10 LLC
Sobaszkiewicz
Handloser
Isaiah Calles v. United Parcel Services, Inc.
Lacasse
Avalos
Avalos
Samson Tug and Barge Co., Inc v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union
Monplaisir
Duarte, Jr. v. Wright Now Trucking, Inc.
Locals 302 and 612 of the International Union of Operating Engineers Construction Industry Health and Security Fund v. Barry Civil Construction Inc
Raines
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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.