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.
Bailey
Bailey
National Labor Relations Board v. ATC, LLC
National Labor Relations Board v. ATC, LLC
Adams
Adams
Adams
Halloum
Halloum
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Serrano's Mexican Restaurants, LLC
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Serrano's Mexican Restaurants, LLC
Lapeter 1985 Living Trust v. Canada Life Insurance Co. of America
Lapeter 1985 Living Trust v. Canada Life Insurance Co. of America
Guadagno
Rivas
Unionamerica Insurance v. Fort Miller Group, Inc.
Federal Insurance Co. v. Union Pacific Railroad
Keller
United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber Manufacturing Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union v. Shell Oil Co.
Walker
Bouteiller
Aftra, San Diego Local v. National Labor Relations Board
Irvin
Irvin
California Pacific Medical Center v. Service Employees International Union
Trustees of the Construction Industry & Laborers Health & Welfare Trust v. C & W Enterprises, Inc.
Teamsters Union Local 287 v. National Labor Relations Board
Wicker
DeLew
Osuna-Estrada
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Federal Express Corp.
Eeoc v. Fedex Corp
Local Joint Executive Board v. National Labor Relations Board
Local Joint Executive Board of Las Vegas v. NLRB
United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America Local 586 v. National Labor Relations Board
Ollier
United Brotherhood v. NLRB
Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Workers Local 1096 v. National Labor Relations Board
McCabe Hamilton & Renny Co. v. International Longshore & Warehouse Union, Local 142
Fresh fruit/veg v. NLRB
Button
ABM Industries, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance
Daic
Bob Lewis Volkswagen v. Universal Underwriters Group
Kahre
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Boeing Co.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Boeing Co.
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers v. Williams Controls, Inc.
Termine
Torstrup-Lanham
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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.