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Wrongful Termination Cases

6,866 employment law court rulings from public federal records (18632026)

6,866
Total Rulings
23%
Plaintiff Win Rate
$1,340,684
Avg Damages (488 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
3045 (44%)
Plaintiff Win
1585 (23%)
Mixed Result
1115 (16%)
Remanded
569 (8%)
Dismissed
460 (7%)
Settlement
91 (1%)
Other
1 (0%)

Top Employers in Wrongful Termination Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in wrongful termination rulings.

Court Rulings (6,866)

Fargo Education Association v. Fargo Public School District
Unknown CourtNov 8, 2024

School psychologists not \employed primarily as a classroom teacher\ are not \teachers\ as defined in N.D.C.C. § 15.1-16-01(5). Hilton v. North Dakota Edu. Ass'n, 2002 ND 209, 655 N.W.2d 60, is overruled to the extent it holds a licensed school district employee who is not an administrator is a teacher irrespective of the employee's assigned teaching duties. A special education teacher is not a \teacher\ within N.D.C.C. ch. 15.1-16 when the teacher is not a school employee. This Court does not hold whether a school district may provide teaching services through independent contractors.

Remanded
Thomas
S.D. Tex.Nov 7, 2024Texas
Dismissed
Duncan
D. UtahNov 5, 2024Nevada
Defendant Win
Thompson
D. Md.Oct 30, 2024Maryland
Defendant Win
Brown
M.D. La.Oct 28, 2024Kentucky
Defendant Win
Baldwin
M.D. Pa.Oct 25, 2024Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Morales
S.D.N.Y.Oct 25, 2024Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Cohen
S.D.N.Y.Oct 24, 2024Massachusetts
Defendant Win
(PS) Torres v. Taqueria El Taco Naco
E.D. Cal.Oct 24, 2024California
Defendant Win
Pezzolanti
D.N.J.Oct 23, 2024New Jersey
Mixed Result
White
E.D. Cal.Oct 23, 2024California
Dismissed
Widmer
S.D.N.Y.Oct 23, 2024Massachusetts
Remanded
Badon
5th CircuitOct 22, 2024
Dismissed
Stewart
W.D. Okla.Oct 22, 2024Oklahoma
Dismissed
Taylor
S.D. Miss.Oct 22, 2024Mississippi
Defendant Win
McRee
W.D.N.C.Oct 21, 2024North Carolina
Defendant Win
Marsalis
W.D. Mo.Oct 21, 2024Missouri
Remanded
L. B. v. United States
D. Mont.Oct 18, 2024Montana
Mixed Result
Tyrakowski
N.D. Ill.Oct 18, 2024Illinois
Defendant Win
JOHNSON v. COLVIN POST OFFICE
D. Me.Oct 17, 2024Maine
Remanded
Su
M.D. Ala.Oct 16, 2024Indiana
Defendant Win
Groves Incorporated v. R.C. Bremer Marketing Associates Inc
N.D. Ill.Oct 16, 2024Illinois
Mixed Result
Luz Zendejas v. 315 Partners LLC
C.D. Cal.Oct 15, 2024California
Mixed Result
Alex Duarte v. City of Los Angeles
C.D. Cal.Oct 15, 2024California
Defendant Win
Saffer
S.D.N.Y.Oct 15, 2024Massachusetts
Mixed Result
Thomas
N.D. Tex.Oct 10, 2024Nevada
Defendant Win
Sandler
S.D. Cal.Oct 9, 2024California
Defendant Win
Mani
D. Md.Oct 9, 2024Maryland
Mixed Result
Diaz
S.D. Cal.Oct 7, 2024California
Remanded
Canaii, Jr. v. Government of the Virgin Islands , Albert Bryan
VIDOct 4, 2024U.S. Virgin Islands
Dismissed
Asante-Chioke
E.D. La.Oct 4, 2024Louisiana
Dismissed
Odeh
E.D. La.Oct 4, 2024Louisiana
Defendant Win
Mayahua Cuahua v. Living Thai Corp
S.D.N.Y.Oct 3, 2024New York
Mixed Result
Howard
S.D.N.Y.Oct 3, 2024New York
Defendant Win
Cuevas
E.D. Cal.Oct 3, 2024California
Dismissed
O'Rear
S.D.N.Y.Oct 2, 2024Massachusetts
Mixed Result
McKnight
E.D. Cal.Oct 2, 2024California
Defendant Win
Maria Garcia v. Jose Francisco Castro Jr.
C.D. Cal.Oct 1, 2024California
Dismissed
Mercedes
S.D.N.Y.Oct 1, 2024Massachusetts
Mixed Result
Clardy
S.D.N.Y.Oct 1, 2024Massachusetts
Mixed Result
Jackson v. Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority
D.S.C.Oct 1, 2024South Carolina
Defendant Win
Mowbray
M.D. Ala.Sep 30, 2024Indiana
Mixed Result
Thao
W.D. Okla.Sep 30, 2024Oklahoma
Dismissed
Cuevas
E.D. Cal.Sep 30, 2024California
Mixed Result
Wilson
D. IdahoSep 30, 2024Idaho
Defendant Win
Phillips
E.D.N.Y.Sep 30, 2024New York
Mixed Result
Chea
E.D. Cal.Sep 30, 2024California
Mixed Result
Chambers
N.D. OhioSep 30, 2024Ohio
Defendant Win
Clark v. State of Connecticut
D. Conn.Sep 29, 2024Connecticut
Dismissed
Marciniak-Domingues Goncalves Agra v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
S.D.N.Y.Sep 29, 2024Massachusetts
Mixed Result

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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.