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
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Recent Rulings in the Ninth Circuit
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. Bashas', Inc.
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
Juan Orozco-Estrada v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Chudacoff
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Grays Harbor Community Hospital
Glasser
Opsahl v. International Longshore & Warehouse Union, Local 21
Showing 4,251–4,300 of 5,351 rulings · Page 86 of 108
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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.