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.
Laborers' International Union of North America, Local 341 v. Main Building Maintenance, Inc.
Collaborative Continuing Educ. v. Starks Realty Group, Inc.
Committe
Manuel Zaragoza v. Sealy, Inc.
Carpenters Southwest Administrative Corporation v. J and R P Development Corp.
Kumar
Drevaleva
Tramon Wilson-Davis v. SSP America, Inc.
Swinton
Singh
Williams v. U.S. Airways American Airlines, Inc.
Penning
Mauia
Leon Belaustegui v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union
Chavez
Osegueda
Peter Strojnik, Sr. v. 1309 West Shaw, LLC
Johnson v. Western Union Corporation Larbo
Haley
Jones
Patricia Micallef v. U.S. Department of Labor
Scullin
Magnum Property Investments, LLC v. Jose M. Quezada
Whitley
Joh
(PS) Bobo v. Union Gospel Mission
Acosta
Troung
Ely
Miller-Garcia
Wonderful Real Estate Development LLC v. Laborers International Union of North America Local 220
Layton
Barajas-Quijada
Lea Wagenstein v. Cigna Life Ins. Co.
Regaspi
Kramlich
Robert Saavedra v. Volkswagen Aktengesellschaft
Williams v. The NFL Player Supplemental Disability Plan
Mickey Gaines v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Vahora
Zanoni
Eric Bahra v. County of San Bernardino
Clifton
Diaz
Clark v. Clark County Human Resorce Devision
Julian
Columbia Export Terminal, LLC v. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union
Brooke
Brooke
Drevaleva
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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.