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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%)

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)

Absolute Healthcare v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitMay 31, 2024Arizona
Mixed Result
Daniel Johnson (A23-0543), Relator v. Concrete Treatments, Inc., and Technology Insurance Company, and ...
Minn.May 29, 2024Minnesota

1. An injured employee's right to assert a direct claim for unpaid medical expenses is not precluded by a medical provider's failure to intervene in a pending workers' compensation proceeding under Minnesota Statutes section 176.361 (2022). 2. The compensation judge's findings that the injured…

Mixed Result
Abbott-Marsh
W.D.N.Y.May 28, 2024New York
Mixed Result
Depianti
N.D. Cal.May 23, 2024California
Settlement$30,000,000 awarded
Miser
D. Kan.May 17, 2024Kansas
Plaintiff Win$129,846.73 awarded
Bannum Place of Saginaw, LLC v. NLRB
6th CircuitMay 17, 2024Michigan
Plaintiff Win$14,872.8 awarded
Hoglund
Cal. Ct. App.May 17, 2024
Plaintiff Win$2,447,430 awarded
Maira Lopez v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
C.D. Cal.May 17, 2024California
Remanded
Byron R. Poydras and Alicia R. Poydras, Individually and on Behalf of Their Son, Myles Christopher Poydras, Mason J. Poydras and Milan a Poydras Versus First Student, Inc., First Student of Orleans, LLC, First Student Management, LLC, Old Republic Insurance Company, Old Republic General Insurance Corporation, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pc, Daniel Mosely (a/K/A Danny Mosely), Christopher Anderson, Jason Thomas, and Ira Green
La. Ct. App.May 15, 2024
Defendant Win
Sutton
S.D.N.Y.May 13, 2024New York
Defendant Win
Trevor McCardle v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
M.S.P.B.May 13, 2024California
Plaintiff Win$74,003.11 awarded
Driver
D. Ariz.May 8, 2024Arizona
Mixed Result
Zamudio
E.D. Cal.May 8, 2024California
Defendant Win
Perez
N.D. Ill.May 6, 2024Illinois
Mixed Result
Koeppen
N.D. Cal.May 3, 2024California
Settlement$1,050,000 awarded
Carpenter
E.D. Mo.May 2, 2024Missouri
Dismissed
Royal
DCMay 2, 2024
Plaintiff Win
Bracamontes
E.D. Cal.Apr 30, 2024California
Defendant Win
ROSS-TIGGETT
D.N.J.Apr 30, 2024New Jersey
Defendant Win
Storer
Ohio Ct. App.Apr 26, 2024Ohio

Civ.R. 12(B)(6) failure to state a claim wrongful termination clear public policy pregnancy discrimination temporal nexus

Defendant Win
JOHNSON v. SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA
E.D. Pa.Apr 24, 2024Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Doria
D. Ariz.Apr 23, 2024Arizona
Defendant Win
Gentile
E.D.N.Y.Apr 22, 2024New York
Mixed Result
Geisler
N.D. Cal.Apr 22, 2024California
Defendant Win
Heigel
Ohio Ct. App.Apr 18, 2024Ohio

Civ.R. 56 summary judgment App.R. 16 App.R. 12 at will employment wrongful discharge in violation of public policy clarity element. Appellant fails to separately argue her assignments of error, but in the interest of judicial fairness, we address the assigned errors. The trial court did not err in…

Defendant Win
Earls-Rozelle
N.D. Ill.Apr 18, 2024Illinois
Dismissed
Minchih Chen v. National Credit Union Administration
M.S.P.B.Apr 16, 2024
Defendant Win
Charlotte MacBagito v. Pentagon Federal Credit Union
4th CircuitApr 15, 2024
Defendant Win
Janella Scott, Relator v. The Phoenix Residence, Inc., Department of Employment and Economic Development, ...
Minn. Ct. App.Apr 15, 2024Minnesota

Relator appeals from an unemployment-law judge's (ULJ) decision that she is ineligible for unemployment benefits because she quit her employment without good reason. Relator seeks reversal of the ULJ's decision, arguing that respondent employer's failure to act in response to her reports of the…

Defendant Win
Sedric Ward v. Shelby County, Tenn.
6th CircuitApr 11, 2024Tennessee
Defendant Win
Eaton
N.D. Ill.Apr 11, 2024Illinois
Defendant Win
Nevarez
N.D. Ill.Apr 11, 2024Illinois
Dismissed
Nealis
M.D. Fla.Apr 10, 2024Florida
Defendant Win
Anderson
N.D. Ill.Apr 10, 2024Illinois
Defendant Win
Colerain Twp. v. AFSCME Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO, Local 3553
Ohio Ct. App.Apr 10, 2024

R.C. 2711.10(D) — ARBITRATION — COLLECTIVE-BARGAINING AGREEMENT: In a dispute concerning a township employee's termination, the trial court erred in vacating the arbitrator's award of reinstatement and making the employee whole under R.C. 2711.10(D) where nothing in the collective-bargaining…

Plaintiff Win
Goodwin
D. Nev.Apr 10, 2024Nevada
Dismissed
Trueblood Amanda v. National Credit Union Administration
M.S.P.B.Apr 5, 2024
Defendant Win
Silman
D. Ariz.Apr 3, 2024Arizona
Defendant Win
Traub
D. Del.Apr 3, 2024Delaware
Mixed Result
Boston School Committee v. Boston Teachers Union
MASSSUPERCTApr 2, 2024
Plaintiff Win
Tribuzio
E.D. Mich.Apr 1, 2024Michigan
Mixed Result
Nand
E.D. Cal.Mar 26, 2024California
Remanded
Prado
S.D. OhioMar 25, 2024Ohio
Mixed Result
Whitehouse
D. Minn.Mar 21, 2024Minnesota
Plaintiff Win
Crippen
E.D. Cal.Mar 19, 2024California
Remanded
Andreasik
N.D. Ill.Mar 15, 2024Illinois
Dismissed
PARKER
M.D. Ga.Mar 14, 2024Georgia
Defendant Win
Blanca Sanchez v. Geodis Logistics LLC
C.D. Cal.Mar 12, 2024California
Remanded
Eric Dean Aleshire v. Amazon.com Service LLC
C.D. Cal.Mar 12, 2024California
Remanded
David
D. Md.Mar 8, 2024Maryland
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.