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.
Aramark Facility Services v. Service Employees International Union, Local 1877
United Transportation Union v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad
United Transportation Union v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Company and Longview Switching Company
Fraser
Hadley
Lamantia
Unite Here International Union v. Pala Band of Mission Indians
Washington State Nurses Ass'n v. National Labor Relations Board
Wa State Nurses Assoc. v. NLRB
National Labor Relations Board v. Studio Transportation Drivers Local 399
Hafer
Air Line Pilots Ass'n v. National Labor Relations Board
Air Line Pilots v. NLRB
Estrada-Espinoza
Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics v. United States Forest Service
Murdock
Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics v. United States Forest Service
Cornelio
Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics v. United States Forest Service
Krahn
SFPP, L.P. v. Union Pacific Railroad
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Harris Farms Inc.
River Oak Center for Children, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Platt Electrical Supply, Inc. v. Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
Murrell
McCabe Hamilton & Renny Co. v. International Longshore & Warehouse Union, Local 142
James
Hylinger
Adams
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. ABM Industries Inc.
Jackson v. Attorney General of Nevada
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. NCL America, Inc.
National Labor Relations Board v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 1036
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. NCL America, Inc.
In Re Syncor ERISA Litigation
Gibson
Thorpe
Walters Wholesale Electric Co. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh
Houston v. Encinitas Union School District
Grabinski
Local Joint Executive Board v. National Labor Relations Board
Local Joint Executive Board of Las Vegas v. NLRB
International Ass'n of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, Local Lodge 845 v. National Labor Relations Board
Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics v. United States Forest Service
Golden Gate Restaurant Association v. San Francisco Central Labor Council
National Labor Relations Board v. Friendly Cab Co.
NLRB v. Friendly Cab Co.
United Steelworkers of America v. Retirement Income Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees of ASARCO, Inc.
United Steelworkers v. Retirement Income Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees of Asarco, Inc.
In re M.L. Stern Overtime Litigation
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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.