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.
WIHC LLC dba Aloha Toxicology v. NextGen Laboratories, Inc.
Michael Hucul v. Navy Federal Credit Union
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. MJC, Inc.
Derron Flores v. Mufg Union Bank, N.A
John M. Floyd & Associates Inc v. First Imperial Credit Union
Ada
Bergelectric Corp. v. Secretary of Labor
Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima Reservation v. Unite Here Int'l Union
Arthur Lopez v. Mufg Union Bank, N.A.
Eeoc v. Vf Jeanswear Lp
Agnes Morrissey-Berru v. Our Lady of Guadalupe School
Maria Rodriguez De Estrada v. William Barr
Unite Here! Local 5 v. NLRB
Harper Constr. Co. v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh
Ware
Sanford Wadler v. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Foster
Sanford Wadler v. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Sanford Wadler v. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Adam Hawthorne v. MacKenzie Bennington
Loh
Regan Carroll v. Charles Jadallah
Eeoc v. Global Horizons, Inc
San Diego Cty. Credit Union v. Citizens Eq. First
Swagelok
Daniel Farrell v. Boeing Employees Credit Union
Hill
Madeline Van Wagenen v. Kirstjen Nielsen
Hill
Autoport, LLC v. Volkswagen Group of America
Adan Prieto-Cortez v. Matthew Whitaker
Yahoo! Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance
Michael Fragada v. United Airlines, Inc.
Donald Okada v. Mark Whitehead
Tutor Perini Bldg. Corp. v. S. Cal. Dist. Council of Laborers
Charles Easley, Sr. v. Collection Service of Nevada
Cornelius Ogunsalu v. Sweetwater Union Hsd
Gciu-Employer Retirement Fund v. quad/graphics, Inc.
Gciu-Employer Retirement Fund v. quad/graphics, Inc.
Michael Garedakis v. Brentwood Union School Dist.
Kishor Khatiwada v. Matthew Whitaker
Raul Garcia v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Colleen Walker v. Ca Employment Development
Manson Construction Company v. Secretary of Labor
Michael Garedakis v. Brentwood Union School Dist.
San Diego Cnty. Credit Union v. Citizens Equity First Credit Union
Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima Reservation v. Unite Here Int'l Union
Unite Here International Union v. Shingle Springs Band of Miwok
James Robinson v. Dungarvin Nevada, LLC
Eeoc v. Bnsf Railway Company
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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.