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.
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Rick LaLonde v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Roya
Walker
Hamby
Belt
Northwest Sheet Metal Workers Welfare Fund v. Tim Force Tin Shop Inc
Elihud Lopez v. RTS Holdings, LLC
Foster
Gonzalez
Loyd
O'Hailpin
Angela Standlee v. Abbott Laboratories
Robinson
Miguel A. Herrera v. Williams Scotsman, Inc.
Thompson
Ruggiero
Hayes
Kelly
Hill
Bong
Toledo v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Gage
Michael Elliott v. Werner Enterprises, Inc.
Zhou
Karr
Dana Fedderson v. Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC
Jordan
Regional Local Union Nos. 846 And 847, International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, Afl-Cio, and Regional District Council Welfare Plan and Trust v. Triton Steel, LLC
Christensen
Kindermann
Erwine
Briana White v. HUB International Midwest Limited
Miguel Hernandez v. So Cal Auto Clinic
Su
Jones
Walmart
Building Service Pension Trust v. Alliance Building Services LLC
Shakoor-Delgado
Lau
Xie
Masonry Security Plan of Washington v. Northbound Masonry LLC
Routsalainen
Granas
Jesus Fuentes v. Bellingham Marine Industries, Inc.
Escobedo
Laguana
Clifford Larsen v. Christian Dior Perfumes LLC
Peacock
Atkinson
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. ABC Phones of North Carolina, 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.