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Whistleblower Cases

596 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1968–2026)

596
Total Rulings
23%
Plaintiff Win Rate

126 of 541 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.

$969,071
Avg Damages Awarded (30 prevailing cases)
6th Circuit
Top Court

About Whistleblower Claims

Whistleblower claims protect employees who report illegal activity, fraud, safety violations, or other misconduct by their employer. Various federal and state laws provide whistleblower protections, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the False Claims Act, and OSHA regulations. Employers cannot retaliate against employees who make good-faith reports of wrongdoing.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
298 (50%)
Plaintiff Win
126 (21%)
Mixed Result
68 (11%)
Remanded
53 (9%)
Dismissed
49 (8%)
Settlement
2 (0%)

Top Employers in Whistleblower Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in whistleblower rulings.

Court Rulings (596)

Avenmarg
N.D. Cal.Aug 4, 2020California
Defendant Win
Adam Delgado v. U.S. Department of Justice
7th CircuitJul 16, 2020
Plaintiff Win
Adam Delgado v. U.S. Department of Justice
7th CircuitJul 16, 2020
Plaintiff Win
Hansen
D. Nev.Jul 15, 2020Nevada
Dismissed
Jass
D. Haw.Jul 13, 2020Hawaii
Mixed Result
Brown
N.D. Ill.Jul 9, 2020Illinois
Defendant Win
Throckmorton
D.S.C.Jun 26, 2020South Carolina
Mixed Result
Michael Buhl v. Abbott Laboratories
9th CircuitJun 17, 2020
Defendant Win
Challenge Mfg. Co. v. NLRB
6th CircuitJun 9, 2020
Plaintiff Win
DAMAN
W.D. Pa.May 26, 2020Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Win
Anita Johnson v. U.S. Department of Labor
11th CircuitMay 18, 2020
Defendant Win
Michael Crenshaw v. State of Rhode Island
RIMay 5, 2020Rhode Island

The plaintiff, Michael Crenshaw, appealed from a January 7, 2019 judgment entered in the Providence County Superior Court in favor of the defendants, the State of Rhode Island and Lieutenant Scott Raynes (State Defendants) and the Community College of Rhode Island, the Council on Postsecondary…

Defendant Win
Michael B. Brown v. U.S. Department of Labor
11th CircuitMay 4, 2020
Defendant Win
Kittling
W.D. La.Apr 24, 2020Louisiana
Defendant Win
Fresquez
D. Colo.Apr 14, 2020Colorado
Plaintiff Win$1,746,173 awarded
Oliver
N.D.N.Y.Apr 13, 2020New York
Defendant Win
Nicely
Fed. Cl.Mar 27, 2020

REPORTED OPINION finding as moot Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record denying [58] Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record granting [61] Partial Motion to Dismiss and Cross-Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment. Signed by…

Defendant Win
T.J. Jacobs v. U.S. Department of Labor
11th CircuitMar 24, 2020
Defendant Win
Crane
E.D. Cal.Mar 4, 2020California
Dismissed
Stahl
E.D. Cal.Feb 19, 2020California
Mixed Result
Dakota, MN & Eastern Railroad v. U.S. Department of Labor
8th CircuitJan 30, 2020
Defendant Win
Crisell Seguin v. US Department of Labor
4th CircuitJan 9, 2020
Dismissed
Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood, LLC v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitDec 31, 2019West Virginia
Remanded
Eric Bahra v. County of San Bernardino
9th CircuitDec 30, 2019California
Mixed Result
Lou's Transport, Inc. v. NLRB
6th CircuitDec 26, 2019Michigan
Defendant Win$49,817 at issue
Lenzi v. Systemax, Inc.
2nd CircuitDec 6, 2019New York
Remanded
Nadeau
MESUPERCTNov 13, 2019
Defendant Win
Zweizig
D. Or.Nov 11, 2019Oregon
Plaintiff Win$662,995.8 awarded
Fetzer
Ohio Ct. App.Nov 7, 2019

Motion to compel arbitration motion to stay proceedings pending arbitration R.C. 2711.02(B) R.C. 2711.03(A) arbitrability tort and statutory claims waiver. Trial court did not err in granting appellees' motion to compel arbitration and to stay proceedings pending arbitration. Based on the language…

Defendant Win
Elliott-Lewis
D. Mass.Nov 6, 2019Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Rafferty
E.D.N.Y.Oct 28, 2019New York
Dismissed
Waronker
2nd CircuitOct 17, 2019
Defendant Win
Desmond
Ohio Ct. App.Oct 3, 2019

Trial court erred in affirming SPBR decision dismissing employee's appeal under R.C. 124.341 for lack of jurisdiction. SPBR improperly imposed requirements not contained in statute, maintaining that whistleblower protection is not available where supervisor is already aware of violation and where…

Remanded
Antlitz
N.D. Ill.Sep 30, 2019Illinois
Mixed Result
Dhaliwal
S.D.N.Y.Sep 29, 2019New York
Dismissed
Rebecca Buddenberg v. Robert Weisdack
6th CircuitSep 20, 2019Ohio
Plaintiff Win
Feuer
Federal CircuitSep 13, 2019New York
Defendant Win
Silveria
N.D. Cal.Sep 12, 2019California
Defendant Win
Skibo
W.D.N.C.Aug 22, 2019North Carolina
Defendant Win
Advanced Masonry Associates, LLC v. NLRB
11th CircuitAug 16, 2019Florida
Defendant Win
Dexter v. Dealogic, LLC
D.D.C.Jul 26, 2019Massachusetts
Mixed Result
Matter of Civil Serv. Employees Assn., Local 1000, AFSCME AFL-CIO v. New York State Off. of Children & Family Servs.
N.Y. App. Div.Jul 18, 2019New York
Defendant Win
MARTHA PALMER VS. EMPLOYMENT HORIZONS, INC. (L-0358-16, MORRIS COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVJul 12, 2019
Defendant Win
St. Paul Park Ref. Co. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
8th CircuitJul 8, 2019Minnesota
Defendant Win
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. v. US Department of Labor
4th CircuitJun 13, 2019
Defendant Win
John Patrick Konvalinka, Jr. v. Craig Fuller
Tenn. Ct. App.May 31, 2019Tennessee

In this retaliatory discharge action, the plaintiff filed suit against his former employer under both the common law and the Tennessee Public Protection Act. See Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-1-304 (2014). The plaintiff claimed that he was terminated for voicing his concerns about, or refusing to…

Defendant Win
Bennett v. Rancho Cal. Water Dist.
CALCTAPP5DMay 29, 2019California
Remanded
LABR
7th CircuitMay 24, 2019
Defendant Win
LABR
7th CircuitMay 10, 2019
Defendant Win
Elliott-Lewis
D.D.C.May 9, 2019District of Columbia
Dismissed

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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.