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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)

Reyes
N.D. Cal.Aug 24, 2021California
Defendant Win
Cook County School District 130 v. Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board
Ill. App. Ct.Aug 20, 2021
Plaintiff Win
Atakilti
N.D. Cal.Aug 20, 2021California
Remanded
Kim
W.D. Wash.Aug 18, 2021Washington
Plaintiff Win
Schrock
Ohio Ct. App.Aug 17, 2021

Trial court did not err in granting appellee/employer's motion for judgment on the pleadings as to appellant/employee's promissory estoppel claim where appellant's amended complaint failed to allege appellee made specific promises of future job security upon which appellant reasonably relied in…

Defendant Win
Kahler
D. Colo.Aug 17, 2021Colorado
Defendant Win
Inga
S.D.N.Y.Aug 16, 2021New York
Plaintiff Win$130,464.76 awarded
Mohamed
D. Md.Aug 13, 2021Maryland
Dismissed
Olocki
E.D. Cal.Aug 13, 2021California
Dismissed
MCMANUS
E.D. Pa.Aug 13, 2021Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Dowler
M.D. Fla.Aug 12, 2021Florida
Defendant Win
Shankar
S.D.N.Y.Aug 11, 2021New York
Mixed Result
Oglesby
S.D. OhioAug 11, 2021Ohio
Remanded
Baten-Perez
S.D.N.Y.Aug 6, 2021New York
Defendant Win
IVANOVS
D.N.J.Aug 6, 2021New Jersey
Mixed Result
Denson
S.D. Cal.Aug 5, 2021California
Defendant Win
Dunn
Conn. App. Ct.Aug 3, 2021Connecticut

The plaintiff sought to recover damages for the allegedly wrongful termina- tion of his employment by N Co., which operated a helicopter flight training school, claiming that J, the owner of N Co., in violation of statute (§ 31-73 (b)), had demanded 50 percent of future proceeds from a separate…

Defendant Win
Baten Ramirez v. AAM Restaurant LLC
S.D.N.Y.Aug 2, 2021New York
Settlement$134,000 awarded
Colley
Cal. Ct. App.Jul 30, 2021
Plaintiff Win$470,293.38 awarded
MYERS VS. RENO CAB CO., INC. C/W 80449
NEVJul 29, 2021Nevada
Remanded
Kudatsky
N.D. Cal.Jul 26, 2021California
Settlement$3,150,000 awarded
Weiss
S.D.N.Y.Jul 21, 2021New York
Mixed Result
NLRB v. Mondelez Global LLC
7th CircuitJul 21, 2021
Defendant Win
Nereida Morales v. The New York and Presbyterian Hospital
S.D.N.Y.Jul 20, 2021New York
Dismissed
Wang
S.D.N.Y.Jul 20, 2021New York
Defendant Win$207,500 at issue
Monts
Conn. App. Ct.Jul 20, 2021Connecticut

The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendant for, inter alia, disability discrimination pursuant to the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (§ 46a-51 et seq.) and for interference with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.) following the termination…

Defendant Win
Stillwell
D. Or.Jul 20, 2021Oregon
Defendant Win
Lewis
E.D. Pa.Jul 19, 2021Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Desmond
S.D. Cal.Jul 19, 2021California
Defendant Win
Driskell
W.D.N.C.Jul 19, 2021North Carolina
Plaintiff Win$220,965 awarded
Karl
N.D. Cal.Jul 15, 2021California
Settlement$7,380,482.1 awarded
Lamb
Ohio Ct. App.Jul 8, 2021

Pursuant to its statutory responsibility under R.C. 2506.04, the common pleas court considered the entire record and evaluated all evidence as to witness credibility, the probative character of the evidence, and the weight to be afforded the evidence, and gave due deference to civil service…

Defendant Win
International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, Transportation Division v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
N.D. Ill.Jul 8, 2021Illinois
Mixed Result
Rodolfo Quiles v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
8th CircuitJul 6, 2021Nebraska
Defendant Win
Wen
S.D.N.Y.Jul 2, 2021New York
Plaintiff Win$520,943.02 awarded
Uriel Arauz Masis v. Tire's Warehouse, LLC
C.D. Cal.Jun 30, 2021California
Remanded
Solis
S.D.N.Y.Jun 30, 2021New York
Settlement$3,000,000 awarded
Yadav
5th CircuitJun 29, 2021
Defendant Win
CONTEE
E.D. Pa.Jun 29, 2021Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Win
Jackson v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
D. Minn.Jun 28, 2021Minnesota
Mixed Result
Mercado
S.D.N.Y.Jun 24, 2021New York
Mixed Result
Hassell
N.D. Cal.Jun 21, 2021California
Mixed Result
Trimbach
Ohio Ct. App.Jun 18, 2021Ohio

The trial court did not err by granting appellee's motion for judgment on the pleadings. Appellant's complaint did not establish the elements necessary to support his claim for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy. Judgment affirmed. (Tucker, P.J., concurring.)

Defendant Win
Montgomery Cty. Bd. of Trustees v. Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor Council, Inc.
Ohio Ct. App.Jun 18, 2021Ohio

Appellant, a public employer, appeals from the trial court's denial of an application to vacate an arbitration award that sustained a grievance regarding a union member's employment termination. The arbitrator's interpretation of the relevant provision of the collective bargaining agreement was…

Defendant Win
Erin Jones v. Marriott International, Inc.
C.D. Cal.Jun 17, 2021California
Remanded
Giron
W.D.N.C.Jun 17, 2021North Carolina
Dismissed
Makse
Ohio Ct. App.Jun 16, 2021

employer – employee – discipline – termination – Human Resource Commission – substantial, reliable, and probative evidence – hearing officer – missing page – presume regularity

Plaintiff Win
Matter of Dalotto v. New York State Dept. of Labor
N.Y. App. Div.Jun 10, 2021New York
Defendant Win
Coulon
W.D. La.Jun 10, 2021Louisiana
Mixed Result
Maura Healey, in Her Official Capacity as Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Uber Technologies, Inc. and Lyft, Inc.
MASSSUPERCTJun 3, 2021Massachusetts
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.