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.
Tomlinson
Epc of Hillsborough Cty. v. Volkswagen Grp. of America
Tehrani
East Valley Glendora Hospital v. NLRB
ICTSI Oregon, Inc. v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and International and Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 8
Vinayagam
Cabrera
Paulina Cruz v. Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories, Inc.
Bryan Estrada v. Sri Sai Ram, Inc.
Emmons
Bradford v. Professional Technical Security Services Inc (Protech)
Capriole
Kansupda
James Edward Adams, Jr. v. Russell Vernon Grogan
MacDonald
Carpenters Health and Security Trust of Western Washington v. Spectrum Specialty Builders Inc
Gonzalez
Abdul Mirzada v. William Barr
New Horizon Home Care, LLC v. Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital
Board of Trustees of the Western States Office and Professional Employees Pension Fund v. Welfare & Pension Administration Service, Inc.
Cabrera
Sobaszkiewicz
Cooper
Lucas
Leemanuel Weilch v. OM Foods Pioneer Inc
Adrianne Adams v. West Marine Products, Inc.
State of Nevada v. Gilbert
Hudson
Hfiaw, Local 5 v. NLRB
Raya
Arakji
Santos
Alyssa Palella v. Buzzfeed, Inc.
Cuadra
Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. Doreen McPaul
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. BNSF Railway Company
Krysa
Jacqulyn Bond v. QVC, Inc.
Northwest Roofers and Employers Health & Security Trust v. Bosnick Roofing Inc
Cooley
Speer
Avenmarg
Bryan Williams v. Jeffrey A. Ostriker
Casement
Iatse Local 15 v. NLRB
Jones
Ortiz
(PS) Charles v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Burwell
Wang
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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.