Employment Rulings in the Ninth Circuit
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 5,351 published rulings we track here (1967–2026), the breakdowns below show how they were decided. They describe published opinions only — not the odds of any particular situation.
How These Rulings Ended
Of the 5,351 published rulings we track in the Ninth Circuit.
What Happens at Each Stage
A workplace lawsuit moves through stages, and a ruling can end it at any of them. Here is where the 5,218 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 639 summary-judgment rulings here, 379 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 259 let the worker’s claims continue; the rest resolved in other ways.
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.
Top Claim Types
Top Employers
- Union Pacific Railroad Company42
- United States Postal Service17
- Abbott Laboratories15
- United Parcel Service, Inc.14
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.14
- Wexford of Indiana, LLC14
States in This Circuit
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Ninth Circuit covers.
Recent Rulings in the Ninth Circuit
National Union of Healthcare Workers v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
Gunawan
Smithkline Beecham Corporation v. Abbott Laboratories
Nykeya Kilby v. Cvs Pharmacy, Inc.
Wal-Mart Wage & Hour Employment Practices Litigation v. Class Counsel
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Adair
Lopez v. Regents of University
Michelle Richards v. Ernst & Young, LLP
Tae-Si Kim v. Adam Kearney
Danny Snapp v. United Transportation Union
Asghari
Rodelmiro Estrada-Castillo v. Eric Holder, Jr.
In re High-Tech Employee Antitrust Litigation
Masha Maxim v. Dental Care Corp
Standard Drywall, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Ass'n v. National Labor Relations Board
Opcmia
Louis James v. Nevada County
Hooks ex rel. National Labor Relations Board v. International Longshore & Warehouse Union
Terminalift LLC v. International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 29
Gonzalo Estrada-Rios v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Tapley v. Locals 302 & 612 of the International Union of Operating Engineers-Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.
Ricardo Quezada-Gonzalez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
John M. Floyd & Associates, Inc. v. TAPCO Credit Union
Martinez v. Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows Employee Benefit Trust Employee Welfare Plan
Hall v. Ibew Plus Credit Union, Inc.
Fix
City of Roseville Employees' Retirement System v. Sterling Financial Corp.
Alaska Laborers Health & Security, Retirement, Training & Legal Services Trust Funds v. Alaska Trailblazing, Inc.
American President Lines, Ltd. v. International Longshore & Warehouse Union
Ahearn v. International Longshore & Warehouse Union, Locals 21 & 4
Jonathan Rivkin v. the Union Central Life Insurance
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Fred Meyer Stores, Inc.
Maria Martinez De Ahumada v. Eric H. Holder Jr.
Rhonda Fred v. Washoe Tribe of Nevada and Cal
Alvaro Quezada v. A. Herrera
Seiu
Services Employees Internation v. Sal Rosselli
David Cooper v. Clark County, Nevada
National Labor Relations Board v. a & C Healthcare Services, Inc.
Ticketmaster, Llc v. Illinois Union Insurance Compa
Department of Fair Employment & Housing v. Law School Admission Council, Inc.
Salvador Renteria v. Derral Adams
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Global Horizons, Inc.
In re High-Tech Employee Antitrust Litigation
Westendorf v. West Coast Contractors of Nevada, Inc.
Services Employees International Union v. National Union of Healthcare Workers
Services Employees International Union v. National Union of Healthcare Workers
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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.