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)
Martin
Tex. App.—5th Dist.Jun 8, 2011
Defendant Win
Powell
10th CircuitJun 7, 2011Wyoming
Defendant Win
Etheridge
D.D.C.Jun 2, 2011District of Columbia
Defendant Win
Quintell Etheridge v. Fedchoice Federal Credit Union
D.D.C.Jun 2, 2011District of Columbia
Defendant Win
Price
D.D.C.Jun 1, 2011District of Columbia
Defendant Win
Roadway Express, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
11th CircuitMay 27, 2011
Plaintiff Win
Jahr
DCMay 26, 2011District of Columbia
Defendant Win
Dominguez
N.D. Ill.May 24, 2011Illinois
Plaintiff Win
Civil Service Employees Ass'n v. Baldwin Union Free School District
N.Y. App. Div.May 24, 2011
Plaintiff Win
Bissada
8th CircuitMay 12, 2011
Defendant Win
Brown
DCMay 12, 2011District of Columbia
Defendant Win
Adams
D. Md.May 11, 2011Maryland
Defendant Win
Ellen Gordon-Ross v. Nuview Union School District
9th CircuitMay 10, 2011California
Defendant Win
Department of Fair Employment v. Lucent Technologies, Inc.
9th CircuitApr 26, 2011
Defendant Win
Estrada
OKLAApr 19, 2011
Plaintiff Win$76,730 awarded
Shamokin Area School District v. American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees District Council 86
Pa. Commw. Ct.Apr 18, 2011
Plaintiff Win
Sullivan
Cal. Ct. App.Apr 7, 2011
Defendant Win
Nelson v. National Labor Relations Board
5th CircuitApr 5, 2011
Defendant Win
Smith v. Union Pacific Railroad
N.D. Ill.Apr 4, 2011Illinois
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. CSS Healthcare Services, Inc.
11th CircuitMar 30, 2011
Plaintiff Win
Chicago Teachers Union v. BOARD OF EDUC.
7th CircuitMar 29, 2011
Plaintiff Win
Chicago Teachers Union Local v. Chicago Board of Education
7th CircuitMar 29, 2011
Plaintiff Win
Samirah
E.D.N.Y.Mar 25, 2011New York
Plaintiff Win$468,273.11 awarded
Hopkins
N.D. Ga.Mar 16, 2011Georgia
Defendant Win
Griggs v. Employment Department
Or. Ct. App.Mar 16, 2011
Plaintiff Win
California School Employees Ass'n v. Governing Board of East Side Union High School District
Cal. Ct. App.Mar 15, 2011
Defendant Win
Fagan
E.D.N.Y.Mar 10, 2011New York
Mixed Result
Seeman
S.D.N.Y.Mar 3, 2011New York
Defendant Win
Williams v. WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY BD. OF GOV.
N.D. W. Va.Mar 2, 2011West Virginia
Plaintiff Win
Adam
9th CircuitMar 1, 2011California
Plaintiff Win
Johnson v. C. WHITE & SON INC.
D. Conn.Feb 22, 2011Connecticut
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Domsey Trading Corp.
2nd CircuitFeb 18, 2011New York
Defendant Win$1,075,614.3 at issue
Rohm & Haas Co. v. United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union
E.D. Pa.Feb 18, 2011Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Win
Heublein
D. Kan.Feb 15, 2011Kansas
Dismissed
Casias
W.D. Mich.Feb 11, 2011Michigan
Defendant Win
Curtis Davis, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Terrence Lamoyne Davis v. Able Body Labor
Tex. App.—1st Dist.Feb 10, 2011
Defendant Win
Park
S.D. Ind.Feb 9, 2011Indiana
Defendant Win
Tejasinha Sivalingam v. Dept. of Labor (Hunger Mountain Cooperative, Inc., Employer)
VTJan 27, 2011
Defendant Win
Papelino
2nd CircuitJan 24, 2011
Remanded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Inc.
D. Md.Jan 21, 2011Maryland
Defendant Win
Dudley
Mo. Ct. App.Nov 16, 2010
Dismissed
Udoewa
S.D. Tex.Nov 15, 2010Texas
Defendant Win
Ca
Cal. Ct. App.Nov 5, 2010
Defendant Win
Liebel v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs
3rd CircuitOct 29, 2010
Defendant Win
Weber
2nd CircuitOct 26, 2010
Defendant Win
Sunline Transit Agency v. AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION, LOCAL 1277
Cal. Ct. App.Oct 15, 2010
Plaintiff Win
DeFabio
2nd CircuitOct 13, 2010
Defendant Win
Lawson
Tenn. Ct. App.Oct 6, 2010
Mixed Result
Pearson
S.D. OhioOct 5, 2010Ohio
Mixed Result
Adair
D.D.C.Sep 30, 2010District of Columbia
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.