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.
Grimsley v. Charles River Laboratories, Inc.
Glenna Tramell v. The Golden 1 Credit Union
Gustave Link v. Pile Drivers Union Local 34
National Labor Relations Board v. Fred Meyer Stores, Inc.
Fadal MacHining Centers, LLC v. Mid-Atlantic Cnc, Inc.
Goldstene
Aaa Nevada Insurance Company v. Vinh Chau
Plaza Auto Center, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Fadal MacHining Centers, LLC v. Compumachine, Inc.
Maffeo v. Nevada Ex Rel. Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education
Frankl ex rel. National Labor Relations Board v. HTH Corp.
Lane Grow v. Adam Garcia
Jonathan Carter v. Family and Child Treatment of Southern Nevada
National Labor Relations Board v. Legacy Health System
Frankl
Hussein
Durand
NC-DSH, Inc. v. Service Employees International Union, Local 1107
Service Employees International Union, United Healthcare Workers-West v. Prime Health Care Services, Inc.
Perez-Morciglio
Adams
Adams
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Adams
Nevada Ex Rel. Hager v. Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP
Local Joint Executive Board v. National Labor Relations Board
Solis
International Union of Painter & Allied Trades, District 15 Local 890L v. J & R Flooring, Inc.
Intern. Union of Painter v. J & R Flooring, Inc.
Williams v. United States Department of Labor
Laguerre
Owcp
Cannata
Federal Insurance Company v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Owcp
Brophy
Arunga v. American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
Service Employees International Union v. National Labor Relations Board
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. High Speed Enterprise, Inc.
Ada Vargas Romero v. Eric H. Holder Jr.
Rodriguez v. International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 29
Jose Estrada Quiroa v. Eric H. Holder Jr.
Welder
Chudacoff
Chudacoff
Chudacoff
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Grays Harbor Community Hospital
Glasser
Opsahl v. International Longshore & Warehouse Union, Local 21
Ellen Gordon-Ross v. Nuview Union School District
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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.