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.
Pierce
Gomez
Jericho Nicolas v. Uber Technologies, Inc.
Daniel Farrell v. Boeing Employees Credit Union
Hansen
Board of Trustees of the Glazing Health and Welfare Fund v. Z-Glass, Inc.
Shahid Rahmatullah v. Charter Communications, LLC
Freedom Foundation v. Department of Labor & Industries
Quy Truong v. Brea, LLC
Moreno
Board of Trustees of the Painters and Floorcoverers Joint Committee v. Accelerated Construction, Inc.
Jass
Fodera, Jr. v. Equinox Holdings, Inc.
Cota
Magana-Munoz
Boyd
Babot
Employee Painters' Trust v. Dahl Construction Services Inc
Thompson
Foster
Vidmar
Kannan
Ireland
Locals 302 and 612 of the International Union of Operating Engineers Construction Industry Health and Security Fund v. Reclaim Company LLC
James
Buffin
Lowell
(PS) J & J Sports Productions, Inc. v. Estrada Alvarez
Raya
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. BNSF Railway Company
Berns
Rice
Shaikh
(PS) Horn v. Experis US, Inc.
Michael Buhl v. Abbott Laboratories
NLRB v. Radnet Management, Inc.
Deisy Garcia v. Keefe Commissary Network, LLC
Vladamir Ruv v. William Barr
NLRB v. Lucky Cab Company
Yates
Porteous
Gabriele
Sharkey
First 100, LLC v. Rted Nevada, LLC
Carlos Campos v. Selig Parking, Inc.
Adamek
Jimenez
Baldini
Shores
Hathaway
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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.