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.
Murray
Schuster
Hernandez
DeFries
Rosado
Mau
Flores
Thompson
Stephen H. Bafford v. Northrop Grumman Corporation
Hunter
Liddicote
Elyse Washington v. The Gathering Spot LA, LLC
Tunucci
Carrillo
Bernard Taruc v. Zixta Enterprises, Inc.
Elizabeth Munoz v. Nippon Express U.S.A., Inc.
Little
Owens
Myers
Munoz
Rondon Clavo v. Midwestern University
Espina
Sample
Genc
Gonzales v. Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
Shugars
Dickson
Bracalente
Arnaoudoff
Garcia
Raya
Greist
Munoz
Ignacio Vera v. Atoll Auto Body
Salgado
Pontikis
Jordan James v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Sam Benford v. M.E.D.G., Inc.
S.G.
Maria Garcia v. Sam's West, Inc.
Rivera
Gastelum
Alberto Morales v. The American Bottling Company
Knutson
Williams v. Landry's Incorporated
Romero
Perez
Shelton
Reese
Boyle
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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.