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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 5,280 published rulings we track here (19612026), 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 5,280 published rulings we track in the Second Circuit.

Defendant Win
1,933 (37%)
Plaintiff Win
969 (18%)
Dismissed
743 (14%)
Mixed Result
679 (13%)
Settlement
622 (12%)
Remanded
334 (6%)

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 5,057 rulings we could classify by stage were decided.

Appeal
1,730 (34%)

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
870 (17%)

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 870 summary-judgment rulings here, 553 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 317 let the worker’s claims continue.

Motion to dismiss
1,513 (30%)

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

Trial verdict
109 (2%)

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

Settlement / consent decree
604 (12%)

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
150 (3%)

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

Other rulings
81 (2%)

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

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Recent Rulings in the Second Circuit

Johnson v. Red Roof Inn 157

Jun 21, 2022N.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Azueta

Jun 17, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Wilkerson

Jun 17, 2022S.D.N.Y.Mixed Result

Franklin

Jun 17, 2022S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Sun

Jun 17, 2022E.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Zubko-Valva

Jun 17, 2022E.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Contreras

Jun 16, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Lawal

Jun 16, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Quiroga

Jun 16, 2022S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Abundiz Carranza v. VBFS, Inc.

Jun 15, 2022S.D.N.Y.Remanded

Sanchez

Jun 15, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Torres

Jun 15, 2022E.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. Alite Flooring, LLC

Jun 14, 2022S.D.N.Y.Remanded

Rahman

Jun 14, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Chen

Jun 13, 2022S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Weekes

Jun 13, 2022S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Butler v. The All American Bar on First Avenue Inc.

Jun 13, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Ortega

Jun 13, 2022S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Paguada

Jun 13, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Goldman

Jun 11, 2022S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Ragin

Jun 10, 2022S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Paguada

Jun 10, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Quituisaca Tapia v. Nations Roof East LLC

Jun 10, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Doe

Jun 9, 2022S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Ortega

Jun 9, 2022S.D.N.Y.Mixed Result

Shi

Jun 9, 2022S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Radosti

Jun 8, 2022S.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Kassman

Jun 8, 2022S.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Razzoli

Jun 8, 2022S.D.N.Y.Mixed Result

Livingston

Jun 8, 2022E.D.N.Y.Defendant Win

Walker

Jun 7, 2022E.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Belchikov

Jun 6, 2022S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Major

Jun 6, 2022S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Moncion

Jun 6, 2022S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Teamsters Local No. 807, Truck Drivers, Warehousemen, Exposition, Convention, and Tradeshow Employees, Greater New York Vicinity and Metropolitan Area, I.B.T.

Jun 6, 2022S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Perez Salguero v. CM Enterprises of Rockland Inc

Jun 6, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Local 101, Transport Workers Union of America v. National Grid

Jun 6, 2022E.D.N.Y.Mixed Result

Macuku

Jun 3, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union 210 v. Perrigo NY, Inc.

Jun 3, 2022S.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Adams

Jun 3, 2022S.D.N.Y.Dismissed

Mendoza

Jun 3, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Maron

Jun 2, 2022S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Wooten

Jun 2, 2022S.D.N.Y.Remanded

Castillo

Jun 1, 2022S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Smart Team Global LLC v. Humbletech LLC

Jun 1, 2022S.D.N.Y.Plaintiff Win

Lin

Jun 1, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Weekes

Jun 1, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Ray

Jun 1, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Yan Luis v. Marriott International, Inc.

May 31, 2022S.D.N.Y.Settlement

Avila

May 31, 2022S.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.