Claim Type
Breach of Contract Cases
3,024 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1964–2026)
3,024
Total Rulings
29%
Plaintiff Win Rate
801 of 2808 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.
$24,726,883
Avg Damages Awarded (430 prevailing cases)
6th Circuit
Top Court
About Breach of Contract Claims
Breach of employment contract claims arise when an employer violates the terms of a written or implied employment agreement. This may include violations of compensation terms, non-compete agreements, severance provisions, or implied promises of continued employment. These cases examine the existence and terms of the contract and whether a material breach occurred.
Case Outcomes
Defendant Win
1574 (52%)
Plaintiff Win
801 (26%)
Mixed Result
263 (9%)
Remanded
176 (6%)
Dismissed
170 (6%)
Settlement
40 (1%)
Top Employers in Breach of Contract Cases
Employers most frequently appearing in breach of contract rulings.
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA
28 breach of contract rulings
United States Postal Service
27 breach of contract rulings
Government Employees Insurance Company
22 breach of contract rulings
Union Pacific Railroad Company
19 breach of contract rulings
First Union National Bank
16 breach of contract rulings
Court Rulings (3,024)
Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Auth. v. Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 627
OhioMar 6, 2001
Arbitration—Labor relations—Ohio has no dominant and well-defined public policy that renders unlawful an arbitration award reinstating a safety-sensitive employee who was terminated for testing positive for a controlled substance.
Plaintiff Win
Abis
Md. Ct. Spec. App.Mar 2, 2001
Defendant Win
Roy Allan Slurry Seal v. Laborers International Union Of North America Highway And Street Stripers/Road And Street Slurry Local Union 1184, Afl-Cio
9th CircuitMar 2, 2001
Defendant Win
Adams, Norwick, III, A/K/A Wick Adams v. H & H Meat Products Company, Inc.
Tex. App.—13th Dist.Mar 1, 2001
Defendant Win$12,945.8 at issue
Ramada Franchise Systems, Inc. v. Capitol View II Ltd. Partnership Venture
D. Md.Feb 21, 2001Maryland
Defendant Win
United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 700 v. Kroger Co.
INNDFeb 21, 2001Indiana
Plaintiff Win
International Union of Electronic v. Hurd Corp.
6th CircuitFeb 20, 2001
Defendant Win
Lucas
Conn. Super. Ct.Feb 13, 2001
Plaintiff Win
Adams
Conn. Super. Ct.Jan 24, 2001
Plaintiff Win
Lee v. Axiom Laboratories, Inc., No. Cv 98-0584562 (Jan. 24, 2001)
Conn. Super. Ct.Jan 24, 2001
Plaintiff Win$300,000 awarded
Miskowitz
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVJan 5, 2001
Defendant Win
Hudson County Carpenters Local Union No. 6 v. V.S.R. Construction Corp.
D.N.J.Dec 29, 2000New Jersey
Mixed Result
Jacobson
N.D.Dec 29, 2000
Mixed Result
Puerto Rico Telephone Co. v. UNION INDEPENDIENTE DE EMPLEADOS TELEFONICOS
D.P.R.Dec 20, 2000Puerto Rico
Dismissed
Chilton
M.D. Fla.Dec 19, 2000Florida
Defendant Win
Ohio Council 8, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees v. Trumbull Memorial Hospital
N.D. OhioDec 15, 2000Ohio
Plaintiff Win
Thomas H. Yochum v. Barnett Banks, Inc. Severance Pay Plan, Employee Benefits Committee of the Barnett Banks, Inc. Severance Pay Plan
11th CircuitDec 13, 2000
Plaintiff Win
Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Air Line Pilots Ass'n, International
N.D. Ga.Dec 11, 2000Georgia
Plaintiff Win
Itc Investments v. Employers Reinsurance, No. Cv98-115128 (Dec. 11, 2000)
Conn. Super. Ct.Dec 11, 2000
Defendant Win
Board of Trust., Union v. Plan. Develop., Unpublished Decision (12-11-2000)
Ohio Ct. App.Dec 11, 2000
Defendant Win
Garcia
D.N.H.Dec 4, 2000New Hampshire
Defendant Win
Kugell
Conn. Super. Ct.Dec 1, 2000
Defendant Win
Betal Environmental Corp. v. Local Union Number 78, Asbestos, Lead & Hazardous Waste Laborers
S.D.N.Y.Nov 21, 2000New York
Defendant Win
Compagnie Financiere De Cic Et De L'union Europeenne v. Merrill Lynch
2nd CircuitNov 17, 2000
Plaintiff Win
Bottalico
S.D.N.Y.Nov 15, 2000New York
Defendant Win
American Postal Workers Union v. United States Postal Service
D.D.C.Nov 15, 2000District of Columbia
Defendant Win
James Chappel v. Laboratory Corporation of America, AKA National Health Lab
9th CircuitNov 14, 2000California
Mixed Result
Morris
Cal. Ct. App.Nov 14, 2000
Plaintiff Win
Prazak
9th CircuitNov 13, 2000
Plaintiff Win
William Prazak v. Local 1 International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Crafts
9th CircuitNov 13, 2000
Plaintiff Win
RONALD ADAMS CONTR. v. Miss. Transp. Com'n
MISSNov 9, 2000
Plaintiff Win
Geary
Conn. App. Ct.Nov 7, 2000
Defendant Win
Adams v. Thiokol Corporation
11th CircuitNov 6, 2000
Mixed Result
Michigan Laborers' Health Care Fund v. Taddie Construction, Inc.
E.D. Mich.Oct 31, 2000Michigan
Plaintiff Win$73,445.4 awarded
James F. Adams v. Thiokol Corporation
11th CircuitOct 25, 2000
Mixed Result
Kim Adams v. Ameritech Services, Inc. And Indiana Bell Telephone Co., Inc., and Deborah Allard v. Indiana Bell Telephone Co., Inc.
7th CircuitOct 23, 2000
Remanded
Hawaii Teamsters and Allied Workers Union, Local 996 v. United Parcel Service, Amended
9th CircuitOct 20, 2000
Plaintiff Win
Amalgamated Transit Union Local No. 1498 v. Jefferson Partners, Doing Business as Jefferson Lines, L.P.
8th CircuitOct 18, 2000
Plaintiff Win
Athens Area School District v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board
Pa. Commw. Ct.Oct 13, 2000
Plaintiff Win
Local Union I-369 v. Sandvik Spec. Metals
Wash. Ct. App.Oct 5, 2000
Plaintiff Win
Local Union I-369, Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers International Union v. Sandvik Special Metals Corp.
Wash. Ct. App.Oct 5, 2000
Plaintiff Win
Ruby Simkins M&k Enterprises v. Nevadacare, Inc.
9th CircuitOct 3, 2000
Plaintiff Win
Csrbt
Ill. App. Ct.Sep 29, 2000
Plaintiff Win
NLRB v. Pueblo of San Juan
10th CircuitSep 26, 2000
Defendant Win
Crawford
N.D. Ga.Sep 20, 2000Georgia
Defendant Win
Carrion
2nd CircuitSep 14, 2000
Defendant Win
Alexis M. Herman, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Arthur Goldstein and Medco Administrators, Ltd.
2nd CircuitSep 7, 2000
Plaintiff Win$9,525,493.16 awarded
Quigg Brothers-Schermer, Inc. v. Commercial Union Insurance
9th CircuitSep 5, 2000
Defendant Win
Quigg Brothers-Schermer, Inc. v. Commercial Union Insurance Company
9th CircuitSep 5, 2000
Defendant Win
Virginia Fowler v. Smithkline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, Inc.
8th CircuitAug 31, 2000
Defendant Win
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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 claim types is based on automated analysis and may not reflect the full scope of each case.