The Tenth Circuit covers the federal courts in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.
Of the 1,132 published rulings we track here (1972–2026), the breakdowns below show how they were decided. They describe published opinions only — not the odds of any particular situation.
Of the 1,132 published rulings we track in the Tenth Circuit.
A workplace lawsuit moves through stages, and a ruling can end it at any of them. Here is where the 1,101 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 263 summary-judgment rulings here, 178 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 85 let the worker’s claims continue.
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.
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Tenth Circuit covers.
United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, Local No. 7 v. King Soopers, Inc.
Salemi
Chavez
Sweesy
Kunze
Robinson
BNSF Railway Co. v. United States Department of Labor
Adair
National Labor Relations Board v. Community Health Services, Inc.
Fourth Corner Credit Union v. Federal Reserve Bank
Lounds v. Lincare, Inc.
Medina v. Catholic Health Initiatives
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 627 v. National Labor Relations Board
Shahmaleki v. Kansas State University
Blue Mountain Energy v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union v. Phillips 66 Co.
Peavy
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. JetStream Ground Services, Inc.
Kennett
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. BNSF Railway Co.
Didier
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. JBS USA, LLC
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Beverage Distributors Co.
Ellis
Muragara
Tennille
Reiling ex rel. B.J.W.R. v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CollegeAmerica Denver, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. JBS USA, LLC
Teamsters Local Union No. 455 v. National Labor Relations Board
United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 880 Pension Fund v. Chesapeake Energy Corp.
Adams
Didier
Simms
United Food & Commercial Workers International Union v. King Soopers, Inc.
Smith v. Adams County Combined Court, Co.
Padilla
Eller
Eisenhour v. Weber County
Eisenhour v. Weber County
Anil Vazirani v. Mark Heitz
Angell v. Fairmount Fire Protection District
Bank v. Allied Jewish Federation
Adams
Lobato v. New Mexico Environment Department
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Unit Drilling Co.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.
Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace v. Spirit Aerosystems, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. 704 HTL Operating, LLC
Adams
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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.