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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)

Crane
N.D. Ala.Jan 17, 2023Alabama
Defendant Win
Goodman, Sr. v. Valero Refining Company - Tennessee, L.L.C.
W.D. Tenn.Jan 17, 2023Tennessee
Defendant Win
Claudia Guzman Lopez v. CJ Logistics America, LLC
C.D. Cal.Jan 17, 2023California
Remanded
Strong
N.D. Tex.Jan 17, 2023Texas
Mixed Result
Kennedy v. Life Care Centers of America
D. Colo.Jan 11, 2023Colorado
Defendant Win
Samuel Ramirez v. Builder Services Group, Inc.
C.D. Cal.Jan 5, 2023California
Remanded
Flanigan
D. Colo.Jan 4, 2023Colorado
Mixed Result
Garcia
D. Colo.Jan 3, 2023Colorado
Dismissed
WALSH
W.D. Pa.Dec 28, 2022Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Win$1,051,239.96 awarded
Frost
S.D.N.Y.Dec 27, 2022New York
Mixed Result
KLINGENSMITH
W.D. Pa.Dec 23, 2022Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Kocher
E.D. Pa.Dec 22, 2022Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Bien-Aime
S.D. Fla.Dec 13, 2022Florida
Dismissed
Edwards
D. Md.Dec 7, 2022Maryland
Mixed Result
Frontier Communications Corporation v. NLRB
4th CircuitDec 7, 2022West Virginia
Defendant Win
Martin
D. Nev.Dec 6, 2022Nevada
Dismissed
Williams v. PNC Bank, N.A.
Unknown CourtDec 1, 2022Ohio

Summary judgment Civ.R. 56 appellate review alternative argument Ohio Civil Rights Act R.C. 4112 discrimination race employment discrimination termination policy violations pretext. We reviewed a summary judgment granted in favor of the employer-defendants on a claim of race discrimination by a…

Defendant Win
Armstrong
D. Kan.Nov 30, 2022Kansas
Mixed Result
BLAKE
D.N.J.Nov 28, 2022New Jersey
Mixed Result
Drew-King
E.D.N.Y.Nov 18, 2022New York
Mixed Result
Morales
D. Colo.Nov 16, 2022Colorado
Mixed Result
Griffin
W.D.N.C.Nov 15, 2022North Carolina
Defendant Win
Forester
E.D. Tenn.Nov 15, 2022Tennessee
Defendant Win
CASTAGNA
W.D. Pa.Nov 8, 2022Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Win
Conahan
S.D.N.Y.Nov 7, 2022New York
Mixed Result
Farmer
Unknown CourtNov 4, 2022North Carolina

Whether a state-run Alabama university can open an office in North Carolina, recruit students for its on-line programs, and subsequently enjoy sovereign immunity when a North Carolina employee alleges and sues the university for sexual harassment.

Defendant Win
Farmer
Unknown CourtNov 4, 2022North Carolina

Whether a state-run Alabama university can open an office in North Carolina, recruit students for its on-line programs, and subsequently enjoy sovereign immunity when a North Carolina employee alleges and sues the university for sexual harassment.

Defendant Win
Pernal
E.D.N.Y.Nov 2, 2022New York
Settlement$190,000 awarded
Eugene Hudson v. American Federation of Government Employees
D.C. CircuitOct 28, 2022
Plaintiff Win$100,000 awarded
LEWIS
M.D. Ga.Oct 28, 2022Georgia
Defendant Win
Etheridge
N.D. Ill.Oct 27, 2022Illinois
Defendant Win
Basora
M.D. Pa.Oct 20, 2022Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
NORRIS
W.D. Pa.Oct 19, 2022Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
PRINCE
E.D. Pa.Oct 18, 2022Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Emerson
E.D. Pa.Oct 17, 2022Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Wormald
N.D. OhioOct 13, 2022Ohio
Defendant Win
Koe
N.D. OhioOct 13, 2022Ohio
Dismissed
Abdul-Haqq
N.D. Cal.Oct 12, 2022California
Defendant Win
Ba
D. Or.Oct 12, 2022Oregon
Defendant Win
DUGGAN
M.D. Ga.Oct 12, 2022Georgia
Dismissed
Cohen
E.D.N.Y.Oct 11, 2022New York
Dismissed
Diggs
N.D. Cal.Oct 6, 2022California
Dismissed
Fiveash
Conn. App. Ct.Oct 4, 2022Connecticut

The plaintiff, a director of member services at the defendant C Co., sought to recover damages from various defendants for alleged gender discrimi- nation and retaliation in violation of a provision (§ 46a-60) of the Con- necticut Fair Employment Practices Act. A few years after the plaintiff was…

Defendant Win
Paladino
W.D.N.Y.Oct 4, 2022New York
Defendant Win
Jackson v. Sprint/United Management Company
D. Md.Oct 4, 2022Maryland
Mixed Result
Clifton-Carter
E.D.N.C.Oct 4, 2022North Carolina
Dismissed
Beary
M.D. La.Sep 30, 2022Louisiana
Defendant Win
Dobroff
E.D.N.Y.Sep 30, 2022New York
Dismissed
Badanish
INNDSep 28, 2022Indiana
Defendant Win
Skinner
N.D. Cal.Sep 28, 2022California
Mixed Result

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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.