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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)

Brown
N.D. Ala.Oct 30, 2020Alabama
Plaintiff Win$585,900 awarded
Adam Delgado v. U.S. Department of Justice
7th CircuitOct 29, 2020
Plaintiff Win
Sanossian
E.D.N.Y.Oct 29, 2020New York
Mixed Result
Adam Delgado v. U.S. Department of Justice
7th CircuitOct 29, 2020
Plaintiff Win
McDaniel
E.D. Mich.Oct 29, 2020Michigan
Dismissed
Huffman
Ohio Ct. App.Oct 28, 2020Ohio

DISCRIMINATION — EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE —RETALITION: The trial court properly granted summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer on plaintiff-employee's claim for race discrimination where the employee failed to demonstrate a prima facie case of race discrimination: the employee did not demonstrate…

Defendant Win
Jackman
M.D. Fla.Oct 28, 2020Florida
Dismissed
Bolyard
N.D. OhioOct 28, 2020Ohio
Settlement$3,399 awarded
SMITH v. RB DISTRIBUTION, INC.
E.D. Pa.Oct 28, 2020Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Fischer
M.D. Pa.Oct 27, 2020Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Olaechea
E.D.N.Y.Oct 26, 2020New York
Dismissed
Benaissa, M.D. v. Salina Regional Health Center, Inc.
D. Kan.Oct 23, 2020Kansas
Defendant Win
Gonzalez
D. Conn.Oct 23, 2020Connecticut
Dismissed
Drehmer
W.D.N.Y.Oct 22, 2020New York
Mixed Result
Lankford
E.D. Mich.Oct 22, 2020Michigan
Dismissed
Price
N.D. Cal.Oct 22, 2020California
Mixed Result
LUSTGARTEN
D.N.J.Oct 22, 2020New Jersey
Dismissed
Hickle
S.D. OhioOct 20, 2020Ohio
Defendant Win
Ronald Pineda v. Abbott Laboratories Inc.
9th CircuitOct 20, 2020
Mixed Result
Guadalupe Beltran v. Procare Pharmacy LLC
C.D. Cal.Oct 19, 2020California
Plaintiff Win
Kannan
N.D. Cal.Oct 19, 2020California
Defendant Win
MWIMBWA
E.D. Pa.Oct 15, 2020Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Williams v. Aeroflex Wichita, Inc.
D. Kan.Oct 15, 2020Kansas
Defendant Win
NLRB v. Natural Life, Inc.
9th CircuitOct 8, 2020Washington
Plaintiff Win
Torre
S.D.N.Y.Oct 8, 2020New York
Mixed Result
Heusinger
W.D.N.Y.Oct 8, 2020New York
Defendant Win
Napleton 1050, Inc. v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitOct 6, 2020Illinois
Defendant Win
Gill
N.D. Ill.Oct 6, 2020Illinois
Defendant Win
U.S. EEOC v. Elite Wireless Group, Inc.
E.D. Cal.Oct 5, 2020California
Mixed Result
Lamberty
2nd CircuitOct 1, 2020
Dismissed
Parker
D.S.C.Sep 30, 2020South Carolina
Defendant Win
Lee v. The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board
Ill. App. Ct.Sep 30, 2020
Dismissed
Flynn
W.D. Tenn.Sep 29, 2020Tennessee
Dismissed
Piligian
S.D.N.Y.Sep 28, 2020New York
Mixed Result
Balderas
N.D. Ill.Sep 28, 2020Illinois
Mixed Result
Winkelman
N.D. Ill.Sep 28, 2020Illinois
Mixed Result
Adams
S.D.N.Y.Sep 28, 2020New York
Mixed Result
Antoine
E.D.N.Y.Sep 26, 2020New York
Plaintiff Win
Dossous
E.D.N.Y.Sep 25, 2020New York
Mixed Result
GEORGE
S.D. Ind.Sep 24, 2020Indiana
Mixed Result
Baker
D.S.C.Sep 23, 2020South Carolina
Mixed Result
Nnorom
E.D. Va.Sep 23, 2020Virginia
Defendant Win
Barker
E.D.N.Y.Sep 22, 2020New York
Settlement
Grillo
N.D. Ill.Sep 22, 2020Illinois
Defendant Win
Foley
S.D. Tex.Sep 21, 2020Texas
Mixed Result
Webb
N.D. Ill.Sep 16, 2020Illinois
Defendant Win
IAPICHINO
D.N.J.Sep 15, 2020New Jersey
Defendant Win
Walters
W.D. Mich.Sep 15, 2020Michigan
Dismissed
Martinez
D. Colo.Sep 14, 2020Colorado
Defendant Win
Stovall
S.D. Cal.Sep 14, 2020California
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.