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.
Robinson
Dionka Banks v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
Jose J Gonsalez v. Employment Development Department EDD
Board of Trustees of IBEW Local Union No. 100 Pension Trust Fund v. Power Design Electric, Inc.
Xochitl Lopez v. ADESA California, LLC
Mendoza
Anderson
Navarro
Vahora
Serpas Parada v. MJ's Labor Services, Inc.
Sims
Tenorio
Adenike Joseph v. Vitas Healthcare Corporation of California
Spikes
Langer
Hukman
Nevada Partners v. Workforce Connections
Wise
Salazar
Tolano
Jose Valtierra v. Medtronic Inc.
Navarro
John Doe v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Kelly
Avila
Apollo Education Group, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance
Apollo Education Group, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance
Xiong
Thacker
Medina
Simpson
Erika Nolff v. Performance Food Group, Inc.
Magma Design Automation, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance
Adams
Amaro
Stokes
Evist Herrera v. Pier 1 Imports U.S., Inc.
Kendall Phillips v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.
Skinner
Ramon Olvera v. Quest Diagnostics
Lessary
Gonzalez
Chaffin
Trustees of the Oregon-Washington Carpenters-Employers Health and Welfare Trust Fund v. Cascade Structures LLC
Guglielmo
Blakney
Lucas
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. MJC, Inc.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. MJC, Inc.
Cirrus Beijing Corp. v. Christopher Adams
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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.