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Employment Rulings in the Second Circuit

The Second Circuit covers the federal courts in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.

Of the 2,131 published rulings we track here (1964–2026), 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 2,131 published rulings we track in the Second Circuit.

Defendant Win
710 (33%)
Plaintiff Win
533 (25%)
Settlement
372 (17%)
Dismissed
239 (11%)
Mixed Result
203 (10%)
Remanded
74 (3%)

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 2,067 rulings we could classify by stage were decided.

Appeal
403 (19%)

A higher court reviewing an earlier decision. Many published opinions come from this stage, after a lot has already happened in the case.

Summary judgment
419 (20%)

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 419 summary-judgment rulings here, 265 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 153 let the worker’s claims continue; the rest resolved in other ways.

Motion to dismiss
591 (29%)

An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.

Trial verdict
79 (4%)

A judge or jury heard the evidence and reached a decision. Relatively few disputes get this far.

Settlement / consent decree
376 (18%)

The two sides resolved the dispute by agreement, sometimes with court approval. Most settlements are private and never show up in published opinions.

Default judgment
170 (8%)

A decision entered because one side did not respond to the case at all.

Other rulings
29 (1%)

Procedural decisions and orders that do not fit the main stages above.

States in This Circuit

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Recent Rulings in the Second Circuit

Calderon Lara v. Knollwood Road Delicatessen Inc.

Dec 15, 2021S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Castro

Dec 15, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Borshchevskiy

Dec 15, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Tucker

Dec 14, 2021W.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Noboa

Dec 14, 2021S.D.N.Y.Remanded

Yeremis

Dec 13, 2021S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Hernandez

Dec 9, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Feretti

Dec 9, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Velasquez

Dec 8, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Nuno Carrera v. DT Hospitality Group Inc.

Dec 7, 2021S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Morales

Dec 6, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Hayden

Dec 1, 2021S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Ocampo Vazquez v. Adyar Ananda Bhavan Corp.

Dec 1, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Cruz

Nov 30, 2021S.D.N.Y.Mixed Result

Castro

Nov 30, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Salazar

Nov 29, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Matos

Nov 23, 2021S.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Sacerdote

Nov 23, 2021S.D.N.Y.Remanded

Alfonso

Nov 23, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Carpenter

Nov 22, 2021S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Quezada

Nov 18, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Monegro

Nov 18, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Rose

Nov 17, 2021S.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Falberg

Nov 17, 2021S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

James

Nov 16, 2021S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Santos

Nov 16, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Preldakaj

Nov 15, 2021S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

De Los Santos v. Alexiades, M.D.

Nov 15, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Shukla

Nov 12, 2021S.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Ramirez Mendez v. 34-16 Union Street Market, Inc.

Nov 10, 2021E.D.N.Y.Dismissed

WILSON

Nov 8, 2021S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Evrythng Limited v. Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC

Nov 8, 2021S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Cassaday

Nov 5, 2021S.D.N.Y.Dismissed

King

Nov 4, 2021S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Basurto Galindo v. AAIY INC.

Nov 4, 2021S.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Ahluwalia

Nov 3, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Tapia

Nov 2, 2021S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Ortiz

Nov 2, 2021S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Munoz

Nov 1, 2021S.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Alberto Martinez Hernandez v. East Wingers Inc.

Oct 29, 2021S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Martinez

Oct 28, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Duncan Robles v. Luis Furniture 1 Inc.

Oct 26, 2021S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Shnyra

Oct 25, 2021S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System v. Bank of America Corporation

Oct 25, 2021S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Trustees Of The New York City District Council Of Carpenters Pension Fund, Welfare Fund, Annuity Fund, and Apprenticeship, Journeyman Retraining, Educational and Industry Fund v. Carolina Trim LLC

Oct 22, 2021S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Richards

Oct 22, 2021E.D.N.Y.Remanded

Frias

Oct 19, 2021S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Cates

Oct 18, 2021S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Duran

Oct 18, 2021S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Hong

Oct 15, 2021S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

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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.