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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)

Thomas Knickmeyer v. Nevada Ex Rel. Eighth Judicial
9th CircuitNov 16, 2017Nevada
Defendant Win
Hudson, Jr. v. American Federation of Government Employees
D.D.C.Nov 15, 2017District of Columbia
Plaintiff Win
Laurich v. Red Lobster Rests., LLC
D.N.M.Nov 8, 2017New Mexico
Defendant Win
State ex rel. Singer v. Fairland Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn. (Slip Opinion)
OhioNov 1, 2017

Mandamus-Public employment-R.C. 3319.081-Writ sought to compel school district to recognize custodian as "regular nonteaching school employee" with continuing-contract status-Writ denied.

Defendant Win
Laul
10th CircuitOct 23, 2017
Defendant Win
Coletta Beneli v. NLRB
9th CircuitOct 17, 2017
Defendant Win
Depianti v. Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc.
1st CircuitSep 29, 2017Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Buffalo Teachers Federation, Inc. v. New York State Public Employment Relations Board
N.Y. App. Div.Sep 29, 2017
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Dolgencorp, LLC
E.D. Tenn.Sep 28, 2017Tennessee
Plaintiff Win$277,565.44 awarded
Stewart
D.D.C.Sep 26, 2017District of Columbia
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. McLeod Health, Inc.
D.S.C.Sep 21, 2017South Carolina
Defendant Win
James
Ohio Ct. App.Sep 13, 2017

wrongful discharge, public policy, R.C. 4112.14, age discrimination, Civ.R. 56, visiting judge

Defendant Win
United Nurses Associations of California v. National Labor Relations Board
9th CircuitSep 11, 2017California
Mixed Result
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Rent-A-Center East, Inc.
C.D. Ill.Sep 8, 2017Illinois
Mixed Result
National Labor Relations Board v. Long Island Ass'n for Aids Care, Inc.
2nd CircuitAug 31, 2017
Plaintiff Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Long Island Ass'n for Aids Care, Inc.
2nd CircuitAug 31, 2017
Plaintiff Win
NLRB v. Long Island Ass'n for AIDS Care, Inc.
2nd CircuitAug 31, 2017New York
Plaintiff Win
National Labor Relations Board v. New Vista Nursing & Rehabilitation
3rd CircuitAug 29, 2017New Jersey
Remanded
Corey White v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
8th CircuitAug 15, 2017
Defendant Win
ANN VILLA VS. BOARD OF REVIEW(BOARD OF REVIEW, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVAug 9, 2017
Plaintiff Win
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
8th CircuitAug 8, 2017
Plaintiff Win
Fry
Ohio Ct. App.Jul 28, 2017

Limitations agreement contained in an employment application is enforceable as a contract where it is supported by consideration in the form of the employer's promise to review the prospective employee's application.

Defendant Win
Gyugo
OhioJul 27, 2017

Sealing of records-R.C. 2953.33(B)-Questions explicitly requiring disclosure of sealed convictions on Department of Developmental Disabilities applications to renew registration as adult-services worker did not violate R.C. 2953.33(B) because questions were directly and substantially related to…

Defendant Win
IN THE MATTER OF NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYAND SELINA PEREZ(PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVJul 27, 2017
Defendant Win
Twyman
Ill. App. Ct.Jul 14, 2017
Defendant Win
Matter of Transit Workers Union, Local 100 v. New York City Tr. Auth.
N.Y. App. Div.Jul 5, 2017New York
Defendant Win
Irvin
Cal. Ct. App.Jun 30, 2017
Plaintiff Win
North Memorial Health Care v. National Labor Relations Board
8th CircuitJun 21, 2017
Mixed Result
Breaker v. Bemidji State University
Minn. Ct. App.Jun 12, 2017Minnesota
Remanded
LATOYA THOMPSON VS. BOARD OF REVIEW (BOARD OF REVIEW, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVJun 12, 2017
Defendant Win
King Soopers, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitJun 9, 2017
Mixed Result
Jackson v. Teamsters Local Union 922
D.C. CircuitJun 6, 2017
Defendant Win
Michael Ramsey v. Laborers Local 1191
Mich. Ct. App.May 23, 2017
Mixed Result
Smith v. Columbus City Schools Bd. of Edn.
Ohio Ct. App.May 18, 2017

Common pleas court decision affirming resolution that terminated public school teacher's employment contract affirmed trial court did not abuse its discretion by concluding that teacher improperly asserted herself into a situation that was being handled by two others or by refusing to apply R.C.…

Defendant Win
Orzechowski v. Boeing Co. Non-Union Long-Term Disability Plan, Plan Number 625
9th CircuitMay 11, 2017
Plaintiff Win
Entergy Operations, Inc. v. United Government Security Officers of America International Union
8th CircuitMay 9, 2017
Defendant Win
NLRB v. Pier Sixty, LLC
2nd CircuitMay 9, 2017
Plaintiff Win
Nadeau
S.D.N.Y.May 5, 2017New York
Defendant Win
National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 189 Labor Committee
D.C. CircuitApr 28, 2017
Defendant Win
Twyman
Ill. App. Ct.Apr 27, 2017
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Pier Sixty, LLC
2nd CircuitApr 21, 2017
Plaintiff Win
Allied Aviation Service Comp. v. NLRB
D.C. CircuitApr 18, 2017New Jersey
Defendant Win
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainment, General Committee of Adjustment, Union Pacific Western Lines & Pacific Harbor Lines v. Union Pacific Railroad
N.D. Ill.Mar 31, 2017Illinois
Defendant Win
David R. Smith v. The Tennessee National Guard
Tenn. Ct. App.Mar 31, 2017Tennessee
Defendant Win
Massasoit Industrial Corp. v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Mass. App. Ct.Mar 23, 2017
Plaintiff Win$141,650 awarded
National Labor Relations Board v. Chipotle Services, LLC
8th CircuitMar 6, 2017
Defendant Win
FedEx Home Delivery v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitMar 3, 2017
Defendant Win
Hall
N.Y. App. Div.Feb 23, 2017
Remanded
In re Resolutions Relating to the Termination and Non-Renewal of the Teaching Contracts of Carol Grzybowski and Heather Mignone, Probationary Teachers.
Minn. Ct. App.Feb 21, 2017Minnesota
Defendant Win
Wardwell
Ill.Feb 17, 2017
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.