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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

Saaidi

Sep 17, 2010N.D.N.Y.Mixed Result

Pellegrini

Sep 15, 2010N.D.N.Y.Mixed Result

Federation of Union Representatives v. Unite Here

Sep 10, 2010S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Kleehammer

Sep 8, 2010W.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

National Labor Relations Board v. E-Z Supply Corp.

Aug 31, 20102nd CircuitPlaintiff Win

Mascaro Construction v. Local No. 210, Laborers International

Aug 13, 20102nd CircuitMixed Result

Laborers Int'l Union of North America, Local 210 v. McKinney Drilling Co.

Aug 9, 20102nd CircuitDefendant Win

Sompo Japan Insurance Company of America v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

Aug 5, 20102nd CircuitDefendant Win

Guadagni

Aug 2, 20102nd CircuitDefendant Win

Patterson

Aug 2, 2010W.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Suffolk Federal Credit Union v. Cumis Insurance Society, Inc.

Jul 22, 2010E.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Carter

Jul 20, 2010E.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Zaidi

Jul 12, 2010E.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

County Waste of Ulster, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board

Jul 1, 20102nd CircuitRemanded

Howd v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 919

Jun 30, 20102nd CircuitDefendant Win

National Labor Relations Board v. Talmadge Park

Jun 23, 20102nd CircuitDefendant Win

Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. Talmadge Park

Jun 23, 20102nd CircuitDefendant Win

Ragusa

Jun 21, 20102nd CircuitMixed Result

Incantalupo

Jun 10, 2010E.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Incantalupo

Jun 7, 20102nd CircuitDefendant Win

Century Vertical Systems, Inc. v. Local No. 1, International Union of Elevator Constructors

May 28, 20102nd CircuitPlaintiff Win

Adams

May 18, 20102nd CircuitDefendant Win

Sullivan

May 4, 2010W.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Fort

Apr 29, 20102nd CircuitDefendant Win

Jackson v. NYS Department of Labor

Apr 26, 2010S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Bey

Apr 22, 20102nd CircuitDefendant Win

Celeste

Apr 21, 20102nd CircuitMixed Result

Adams

Apr 6, 2010S.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Iovine

Mar 30, 20102nd CircuitPlaintiff Win

Hyek

Mar 25, 2010E.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Todaro

Mar 24, 2010E.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

O'Hara

Mar 23, 2010W.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Missick

Mar 22, 2010E.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Fox

Feb 27, 2010E.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Birch

Feb 23, 2010E.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Frank

Feb 22, 2010E.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Ward

Feb 18, 2010W.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Avgerinos

Feb 11, 2010W.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

National Labor Relations Board v. Matros Automated Electrical Construction Corp.

Feb 11, 20102nd CircuitPlaintiff Win

St. Louis v. New York City Health & Hospital Corp.

Feb 1, 2010E.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Anegada Master Fund, Ltd. v. PXRE Group Ltd.

Jan 26, 2010S.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Carlson

Jan 8, 2010W.D.N.Y.Mixed Result

Quitoriano v. RAFF & BECKER, LLP.

Dec 29, 2009S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

New York Civil Liberties Union v. New York City Transit Authority

Dec 23, 2009S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Parks v. Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance

Dec 23, 2009S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Austin v. United States Department of Labor

Dec 17, 20092nd CircuitDefendant Win

In re Starbucks Employee Gratuity Litigation

Dec 16, 2009S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Hendricks v. J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Dec 15, 2009D. Conn.Plaintiff Win

Sims

Dec 14, 2009W.D.N.Y.Dismissed

DELLAVOLPE

Dec 14, 2009E.D.N.Y.Defendant 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.