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Wrongful Termination Cases

4,218 employment law court rulings from public federal records (2025–2026)

4,218
Total Rulings
10%
Plaintiff Win Rate
$794,853
Avg Damages (3 cases)
D.D.C.
Top Court

About Wrongful Termination Claims

Wrongful termination claims arise when an employee is fired in violation of federal or state law, public policy, or an employment contract. While most employment is at-will, employers cannot terminate employees for illegal reasons such as discrimination, retaliation, or exercising legal rights. These cases examine whether the stated reason for termination was pretextual.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
20 (40%)
Dismissed
16 (32%)
Plaintiff Win
5 (10%)
Remanded
4 (8%)
Mixed Result
3 (6%)
Unresolvable
1 (2%)
Settlement
1 (2%)

Top Employers in Wrongful Termination Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in wrongful termination rulings.

City of Conroe, Texas
1 wrongful termination ruling
Reliable Contracting Company, Inc.
1 wrongful termination ruling
The Trustees of the Policemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago; The Trustees of the Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago; The Trustees of the Municipal Employees' Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago; The Trustees of the Laborers' and Retirement Board Employees' Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago
1 wrongful termination ruling
City of Hidalgo, Texas
1 wrongful termination ruling
Erie County Prison
1 wrongful termination ruling

Court Rulings (50 of 4,218)

Kamari Lowery v. State of Florida
Fla. Dist. Ct. App.Mar 25, 2026
Dismissed
Hidalgo v. Watch City Construction Corp.
MASSMar 25, 2026
Defendant Win
Pechkis v. Trustees of the Cal. State University
Cal. Ct. App.Mar 24, 2026
Defendant Win
White v. Ross Corr. Inst.
Ohio Ct. App.Mar 24, 2026
Defendant Win
New York Times Company v. Department of Defense
D.D.C.Mar 20, 2026District of Columbia
Unresolvable
Yamaguchi v. Title Guaranty Escrow Services, Inc
Haw.Mar 20, 2026
Settlement
Cedar Nordbye v. University of Memphis
Tenn. Ct. App.Mar 20, 2026
Defendant Win
Diaz
Fed. Cl.Mar 10, 2026

UNREPORTED OPINION DISMISSING CASE: The plaintiff filed his claim for wrongful discharge more than 18 years after April 16, 2007, and as a result his claims are untimely under 28 U.S.C. &167; 2501. Thus, the Court lacks jurisdiction over the plaintiff&039;s claims. The defendant&039;s [17] motion to dismiss is GRANTED, and the case is DISMISSED. The Clerk is DIRECTED to enter judgment. No costs are awarded

Dismissed
Juselis
D.D.C.Mar 5, 2026California
Dismissed
Pacito v. Trump
9th CircuitMar 5, 2026New Hampshire
Dismissed
Uber Technologies, Inc. v. City of Seattle
9th CircuitMar 4, 2026California
Dismissed
Amended Birth Certificate of Nielsen
SDMar 4, 2026Missouri
Defendant Win
Wheeler v. Wheeler
N.C. Ct. App.Mar 4, 2026Montana
Dismissed
Almas v. Ad Hoc LLC
D.D.C.Mar 3, 2026Michigan
Defendant Win
Kreiger Belony v. North Broward Hospital District
Fla. Dist. Ct. App.Feb 25, 2026Minnesota
Mixed Result
Jerry Skinner v. louisville/jefferson County Metro Government
Ky. Ct. App.Feb 20, 2026
Dismissed
McCann v. CP Direct, LLC
DELSUPERCTFeb 12, 2026Tennessee
Plaintiff Win
Matter of DeFonte v. New York City Fire Dept.
N.Y. App. Div.Feb 11, 2026California
Defendant Win
Fastrac Energy Services, LLC v. Pedro Gomez and Diana Gomez
Tex. App.—13th Dist.Feb 5, 2026Mississippi
Remanded
United States v. James Abrams
3rd CircuitJan 30, 2026Pennsylvania
Mixed Result$2,260,095.68
State v. Magana-Arevalo
Wash.Jan 15, 2026New York
Defendant Win
Matter of Schimenti v. City of New York
N.Y. App. Div.Jan 14, 2026Mississippi
Defendant Win
Awe v. Harris Health
5th CircuitJan 12, 2026Michigan
Dismissed
Blue
M.D. Fla.Dec 30, 2025Florida
Remanded
Adeyinka
D. Or.Dec 30, 2025Oregon
Dismissed
S.D. Ga.Dec 30, 2025Georgia
Remanded
SAMPLE
E.D. Pa.Dec 29, 2025Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Juarez
D. Nev.Dec 29, 2025Nevada
Dismissed
C.D. Cal.Dec 29, 2025California
Plaintiff Win$21,734.3
SAMPLE
E.D. Pa.Dec 29, 2025Pennsylvania
Remanded
Donelson
W.D. Mich.Dec 29, 2025Michigan
Dismissed
SUGG
D.N.J.Dec 23, 2025New Jersey
Defendant Win
Zheng
D. Mass.Dec 23, 2025Massachusetts
Plaintiff Win
MCDANIEL
D.N.J.Dec 22, 2025New Jersey
Defendant Win
C.D. Cal.Dec 19, 2025California
Defendant Win
Audelo
E.D. Cal.Dec 18, 2025California
Mixed Result
Collier
S.D. OhioDec 18, 2025Ohio
Defendant Win
MOORE
D.N.J.Dec 18, 2025New Jersey
Dismissed
MOORE
E.D. Pa.Dec 17, 2025Pennsylvania
Dismissed
Walker
S.D. OhioDec 17, 2025Ohio
Dismissed
Sow
S.D. OhioDec 16, 2025Ohio
Defendant Win
D. Md.Dec 16, 2025Maryland
Plaintiff Win
Luong
E.D. Cal.Dec 15, 2025California
Defendant Win
Feeney
W.D. Tex.Dec 15, 2025Texas
Dismissed
Cagno
N.D. Cal.Dec 12, 2025California
Plaintiff Win$102,729
Price
N.D. Cal.Dec 12, 2025California
Defendant Win
Gordon
M.D. Tenn.Dec 12, 2025Tennessee
Defendant Win
Eads
S.D. Ill.Dec 12, 2025Illinois
Defendant Win
Frickey
N.D. Miss.Dec 11, 2025Mississippi
Defendant Win
Huntsman
N.D. Cal.Dec 11, 2025California
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.