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Retaliation Cases

3,992 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1964–2026)

3,992
Total Rulings
19%
Plaintiff Win Rate

689 of 3680 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.

$1,019,496
Avg Damages Awarded (213 prevailing cases)
D.C. Circuit
Top Court

About Retaliation Claims

Retaliation occurs when an employer takes adverse action against an employee for engaging in legally protected activity, such as filing a discrimination complaint, reporting safety violations, or participating in an investigation. Retaliation is the most commonly filed charge with the EEOC. These cases examine whether a causal connection exists between the protected activity and the adverse employment action.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
1889 (47%)
Plaintiff Win
689 (17%)
Mixed Result
652 (16%)
Dismissed
450 (11%)
Remanded
274 (7%)
Settlement
38 (1%)

Top Employers in Retaliation Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in retaliation rulings.

Union Pacific Railroad Company
32 retaliation rulings
United States Postal Service
22 retaliation rulings
Abbott Laboratories
22 retaliation rulings
New York State Department of Labor
17 retaliation rulings
Amazon.com Services LLC
10 retaliation rulings

Court Rulings (3,992)

Lay
M.D. Fla.Jul 19, 2024Florida
Dismissed
Su
E.D.N.Y.Jul 19, 2024New York
Plaintiff Win
Cowart
W.D. La.Jul 18, 2024Louisiana
Defendant Win
Beny
E.D. Mich.Jul 17, 2024Michigan
Defendant Win
Bristow
E.D. Ky.Jul 17, 2024Kentucky
Defendant Win
Torres
S.D. Fla.Jul 17, 2024Florida
Dismissed
Vance
N.D. OhioJul 16, 2024Ohio
Defendant Win
Eguakun
D. Colo.Jul 15, 2024Colorado
Dismissed
Thomas
E.D.N.Y.Jul 15, 2024New York
Defendant Win
McCarthy
D. Mass.Jul 15, 2024Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Sangster
N.D. Cal.Jul 11, 2024California
Defendant Win
Dawkins
N.D.N.Y.Jul 11, 2024New York
Mixed Result
Manning
INNDJul 10, 2024Indiana
Defendant Win
LITMAN
E.D. Pa.Jul 10, 2024Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Wise
N.D. OhioJul 9, 2024Ohio
Defendant Win
Goins
N.D. Cal.Jul 8, 2024California
Defendant Win
Montgomery v. ExchangeBase, L.L.C.
Unknown CourtJul 3, 2024Ohio

Summary judgment Civ.R. 56 expanding allegations on summary judgment disparate treatment sex discrimination hostile work environment constructive discharge appellant's burden on appeal App.R. 12(A)(2) App.R. 16(A)(7). It was appellant's burden, as the appellant, to affirmatively demonstrate…

Defendant Win
Martinez
S.D. Cal.Jul 2, 2024California
Remanded
Watson
S.D. Ill.Jul 2, 2024Illinois
Dismissed
Lopez
N.D. Cal.Jun 28, 2024California
Plaintiff Win
Bailey
W.D.N.Y.Jun 27, 2024New York
Defendant Win
Coleman
S.D.N.Y.Jun 27, 2024New York
Dismissed
Mills
N.D. Okla.Jun 27, 2024Oklahoma
Mixed Result
Payton
N.D. Ill.Jun 27, 2024Illinois
Mixed Result
Sullivan
Unknown CourtJun 26, 2024Ohio

wrongful termination in violation of public policy, Greeley, Civ.R. 12(B)(6), contract employee, at-will employee, Title IX, motion to dismiss

Mixed Result
MATHIS
Unknown CourtJun 25, 2024Oklahoma

¶0 The plaintiffs/appellants worked for and delivered Amazon packages in the Tulsa, Oklahoma, area for the defendant/appellee, James Kerr. After Kerr fired them, the plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against him. Kerr sought to compel arbitration pursuant to arbitration provisions of the plaintiffs'…

Plaintiff Win
Hernandez
D. Md.Jun 25, 2024Maryland
Settlement$40,000 awarded
Branson
S.D. Miss.Jun 24, 2024Mississippi
Mixed Result
Aguilar-Padilla
D. Or.Jun 21, 2024Oregon
Plaintiff Win$60,000 awarded
Sharifi
D. Md.Jun 21, 2024Maryland
Defendant Win
Tristan Tanner v. Stryker Corporation of Michigan
11th CircuitJun 20, 2024Florida
Defendant Win
Long
Unknown CourtJun 20, 2024Ohio

R.C. 4112.02 summary judgment material transitory minor disabled regarded as disabled record of disability impairments major life activities prima facia case disability discrimination pretext workers' compensation. Summary judgment was proper because appellant failed to demonstrate a prima facia…

Defendant Win
WALKER
E.D. Pa.Jun 20, 2024Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
HIGGINS
D.N.J.Jun 20, 2024New Jersey
Defendant Win
Kovacs
N.D. OhioJun 20, 2024Ohio
Defendant Win
Dominique Zavala v. FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.
C.D. Cal.Jun 4, 2024California
Remanded
Berg
S.D. Cal.Jun 3, 2024California
Defendant Win
Absolute Healthcare v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitMay 31, 2024Arizona
Mixed Result
Lin
N.D. Cal.May 30, 2024California
Remanded
Sorto
D. Md.May 30, 2024Maryland
Defendant Win
Mohareb
D. Ariz.May 29, 2024Arizona
Defendant Win
Jandreski
D. Nev.May 28, 2024Nevada
Dismissed
Sanchez
D. Nev.May 28, 2024Nevada
Defendant Win
CAVANAGH
D. Me.May 28, 2024Maine
Mixed Result
Russo
2nd CircuitMay 23, 2024
Defendant Win
Spa v. Aiken/Barnwell Counties Community Action Agency, Inc.
D.S.C.May 22, 2024South Carolina
Defendant Win
Holley
S.D. OhioMay 20, 2024Ohio
Mixed Result
Miser
D. Kan.May 17, 2024Kansas
Plaintiff Win$129,846.73 awarded
Bannum Place of Saginaw, LLC v. NLRB
6th CircuitMay 17, 2024Michigan
Plaintiff Win$14,872.8 awarded
Maira Lopez v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
C.D. Cal.May 17, 2024California
Remanded

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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.