Claim Type

Wrongful Termination Cases

6,866 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1863–2026)

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%)

Related Laws

NLRA(144)ADA(66)ADEA(11)

Top Employers in Wrongful Termination Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in wrongful termination rulings.

Union Pacific Railroad Company

170 wrongful termination rulings

United States Postal Service

29 wrongful termination rulings

Union Pacific Railroad

27 wrongful termination rulings

Union Carbide Corporation

18 wrongful termination rulings

Union Pacific Railroad Co.

15 wrongful termination rulings

Court Rulings (6,866)

W.D. Wash.Nov 17, 2023Washington

N.D. Ill.Nov 17, 2023Illinois

S.D. Fla.Nov 16, 2023Florida

E.D. La.Nov 15, 2023Louisiana

Martin v. Board of Trustees of the Cal. State University

Cal. Ct. App.Nov 14, 2023

W.D. Wash.Nov 13, 2023Washington

Maria Garcia v. El Toreo

C.D. Cal.Nov 7, 2023Illinois

E.D. Tenn.Nov 6, 2023Tennessee

N.D. Cal.Nov 3, 2023California

Plaintiff Win$31,637,391.85 awarded

Raul Uriarte-Limon v. J Morgan Oil LLC

C.D. Cal.Nov 2, 2023Illinois

W.D. Wash.Nov 1, 2023Washington

N.D. Ill.Nov 1, 2023Illinois

S.D.N.Y.Oct 31, 2023New York

S.D. Cal.Oct 31, 2023California

M.D. Fla.Oct 30, 2023Florida

E.D. Cal.Oct 30, 2023Montana

Plaintiff Win$1,086.65 awarded

D. Md.Oct 26, 2023Maryland

Lynch v. Ulta Salon, Inc.

E.D. Cal.Oct 25, 2023California

S.D.N.Y.Oct 23, 2023New York

N.D. Cal.Oct 20, 2023California

Settlement$87,500 awarded

A.W. Clark v. Shirley N. Weber

C.D. Cal.Oct 20, 2023District of Columbia

M.D. Fla.Oct 19, 2023Florida

Plaintiff Win$167,464 awarded

D. Mass.Oct 18, 2023Massachusetts

S.D.N.Y.Oct 16, 2023New York

N.D. Ill.Oct 13, 2023Illinois

Kane, Jr. v. National Farm Wholesale Fruit & Vegetable Corp.

S.D.N.Y.Oct 13, 2023New York

E.D. Cal.Oct 13, 2023California

N.D. Ill.Oct 13, 2023Illinois

W.D. Mo.Oct 12, 2023Missouri

Ana M. Hanson v. Spectrum Construction Group Inc

C.D. Cal.Oct 11, 2023Illinois

S.D.N.Y.Oct 10, 2023West Virginia

Francisca Gutierrez v. Barcel USA, Inc.

C.D. Cal.Oct 10, 2023California

D.N.J.Oct 10, 2023Delaware

S.D.N.Y.Oct 10, 2023West Virginia

Cover, Jr. v. OSF Healthcare Systems

N.D. Ill.Oct 6, 2023Illinois

D.S.C.Oct 6, 2023South Carolina

S.D.N.Y.Oct 6, 2023Kansas

E.D. Cal.Oct 5, 2023California

N.D. Ill.Oct 4, 2023Illinois

N.D. Ill.Oct 4, 2023Illinois

Jeremy Holland v. Parkmobile, LLC

C.D. Cal.Sep 29, 2023District of Columbia

N.D. Cal.Sep 29, 2023California

Williams v. Aramark Campus LLC

E.D. Cal.Sep 29, 2023California

S.D.N.Y.Sep 29, 2023New York

S.D.N.Y.Sep 29, 2023New York

S.D. Cal.Sep 28, 2023California

Plaintiff Win$1,669,872.74 awarded

S.D. Cal.Sep 28, 2023California

Plaintiff Win$1,500,000 awarded

D. Or.Sep 28, 2023Oregon

N.D. Ill.Sep 27, 2023Illinois

E.D.N.Y.Sep 27, 2023New York

Plaintiff Win$145,286.83 awarded

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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.