Claim Type

Wrongful Termination Cases

3,027 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1964–2026)

3,027

Total Rulings

27%

Plaintiff Win Rate

731 of 2671 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.

$1,633,051

Avg Damages Awarded (324 prevailing cases)

S.D.N.Y.

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

1346 (44%)

Plaintiff Win

731 (24%)

Mixed Result

353 (12%)

Dismissed

241 (8%)

Remanded

239 (8%)

Settlement

117 (4%)

Related Laws

NLRA(91)ADA(33)ADEA(4)OSHA(2)

Top Employers in Wrongful Termination Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in wrongful termination rulings.

Union Pacific Railroad Company

47 wrongful termination rulings

United States Postal Service

15 wrongful termination rulings

Abbott Laboratories

11 wrongful termination rulings

Union Pacific Railroad

9 wrongful termination rulings

Board of Education of the City of Chicago

8 wrongful termination rulings

Court Rulings (3,027)

Baird v. Daniels

Ohio Ct. App.Sep 4, 2026Ohio

Willie Jean Knighten v. VitalCore Health Strategies, LLC

MISSSep 3, 2026Mississippi

BNSF Railway Company v. U.S. Dept. of Labor

8th CircuitSep 3, 2026

NLRB v. VNS Fed. Servs., LLC

6th CircuitSep 3, 2026Ohio

Delsonya Wilkins-Bailey v. Essity Professional Hygiene North America, LLC

4th CircuitAug 31, 2026North Carolina

McCoy v. Yelp Inc.

D.D.C.Aug 28, 2026District of Columbia

Rowe v. Dir., Dept. of Job & Family Servs.

Ohio Ct. App.Aug 25, 2026Ohio

Ward v. Booz Allen Hamilton

D.D.C.Aug 24, 2026District of Columbia

Christopher Billesdon v. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

4th CircuitAug 21, 2026North Carolina

Mixed Result$22,000,000 awarded

Preferred Building Services, Inc. v. NLRB

D.C. CircuitAug 21, 2026California

Egei v. Universal Protection Service, LLC

D.D.C.Aug 18, 2026District of Columbia

Williams v. ades/lamont

ARIZAug 18, 2026Arizona

Aisha Putnam v. Caramelcrisp, LLC

7th CircuitAug 13, 2026Illinois

Laurissa Wredberg v. Canvas Health, Inc.

Minn.Aug 12, 2026Minnesota

Mehrotra v. U.S. Dep't of Lab.

2nd CircuitAug 11, 2026New York

Rosenthal v. Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation

2nd CircuitAug 10, 2026New York

Julius Lipp v. Mixedbread AI, Inc.

Del. Ch.Aug 10, 2026Delaware

Mark Pannek v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n

6th CircuitAug 7, 2026Ohio

Cal. Hwy. Patrol v. Cal. State Personnel Bd.

Cal. Ct. App.Aug 5, 2026California

Shoutell Richardson v. Jackson Public School District

MISSCTAPPAug 4, 2026Mississippi

Morales v. Super. Ct.

Cal. Ct. App.Aug 3, 2026California

Saberin v. Alation, Inc.

Cal. Ct. App.Jul 30, 2026California

Hillsborough County v. Giambrone

Fla. Dist. Ct. App.Jul 29, 2026Florida

Leibowitz v. New York County Lawyers Assn.

N.Y. App. Div.Jul 29, 2026New York

Krzesni v. Wellpinit School District

9th CircuitJul 27, 2026Washington

Thomas W. Everett v. Cleveland Independent School District

Tex. App.—9th Dist.Jul 23, 2026Texas

Debra Pratt v. Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry

7th CircuitJul 23, 2026Wisconsin

Raymond v. 1199SEIU National Benefit Fund

2nd CircuitJul 23, 2026New York

Cheryl Hileman v. West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc

3rd CircuitJul 20, 2026Pennsylvania

Betts v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

D.D.C.Jul 17, 2026District of Columbia

Public Protection Cabinet v. Billy Caudill

Ky. Ct. App.Jul 17, 2026Kentucky

Maccagnan v. Cherry Creek School District No. 5

10th CircuitJul 17, 2026Colorado

Sifaco Group, S.A., Thierry Parisot, and David Morton v. George Margioukla

Fla. Dist. Ct. App.Jul 15, 2026Florida

Amy DiChiara v. Summit Medical Group, Inc.

6th CircuitJul 13, 2026Kentucky

Sharpe-Miller v. Walmart

10th CircuitJul 13, 2026New Mexico

Damak v. Super. Ct.

Cal. Ct. App.Jul 8, 2026California

Teamsters Local 839 v. Benton County

Wash. Ct. App.Jul 7, 2026Washington

Hernandez v. Blanche

1st CircuitJul 7, 2026Puerto Rico

Decloedt v. Radnet Management

Cal. Ct. App.Jul 7, 2026California

Shanks v. International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

D.D.C.Jul 7, 2026District of Columbia

Kalipeni v. Family Values at Work

D.D.C.Jul 6, 2026District of Columbia

Lang v. District of Columbia

D.D.C.Jul 6, 2026District of Columbia

Phan v. Knight Sacramento SU Inc.

Cal. Ct. App.Jul 2, 2026California

John Doe 1 v. Office of the Director of National Intelligence

4th CircuitJul 2, 2026Virginia

U.S. Supreme CourtJun 29, 2026District of Columbia

Russia Brown v. CTA

7th CircuitJun 24, 2026Illinois

Cocom v. Abm Aviation, Inc.

9th CircuitJun 23, 2026California

Smith v. Camden Development Inc.

D.D.C.Jun 23, 2026District of Columbia

Joyce v. Cadia Healthcare-Silverside

DELSUPERCTJun 18, 2026Delaware

Abdelhamed v. XYZ Limousine, Inc.

N.Y. App. Div.Jun 17, 2026New York

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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.