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)
Hughes v. United Air Lines, Inc.
N.D. Ill.Dec 21, 2009Illinois
Dismissed
Orsini García v. Secretario De Hacienda
PRSUPREMEDec 18, 2009Puerto Rico
Plaintiff Win$32,345 awarded
Odeniran v. Hanley Wood, LLC
DCDec 17, 2009District of Columbia
Plaintiff Win
Tony v. Elkhart County
Ind. Ct. App.Dec 17, 2009Indiana
Remanded
Reynolds v. Advance Alarms, Inc.
OKLADec 16, 2009Oklahoma
Defendant Win
Romona D. Gore v. Memphis Light, Gas and Water, Division of the City of Memphis
Tenn. Ct. App.Dec 14, 2009Tennessee
Defendant Win
DELLAVOLPE
E.D.N.Y.Dec 14, 2009New York
Defendant Win
Graffius v. Shinseki
D.D.C.Dec 11, 2009District of Columbia
Mixed Result
VandenBroek v. PSEG Power Ct LLC
2nd CircuitDec 11, 2009Connecticut
Defendant Win
McBride
D. Mass.Dec 10, 2009Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Palfrey v. Jefferson-Morgan School District
3rd CircuitDec 10, 2009Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Britton
Or. Ct. App.Dec 9, 2009
Defendant Win
United Transportation Union and Carmen J. Famulare v. National Railroad
2nd CircuitDec 9, 2009
Defendant Win
Randal Anderson v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
9th CircuitDec 4, 2009
Defendant Win
Morin
MESUPERCTDec 3, 2009Maine
Remanded
Roby v. McKesson Corp.
Cal. SupremeNov 30, 2009
Plaintiff Win$4,511,000 awarded
Barbosa v. Impco Technologies, Inc.
Cal. Ct. App.Nov 30, 2009California
Remanded
Begaye v. Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency
NAVAJONov 30, 2009
Mixed Result
Ghawanmeh v. Islamic Saudi Academy
D.D.C.Nov 27, 2009District of Columbia
Mixed Result
John v. Douglas County School District
NEVNov 25, 2009Nevada
Defendant Win
Kress v. PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
E.D. Cal.Nov 25, 2009California
Plaintiff Win
Vasquez v. Coast Valley Roofing, Inc.
E.D. Cal.Nov 17, 2009California
Settlement$300,000 awarded
Deviney
Neb. Ct. App.Nov 17, 2009
Remanded
Nevada Service Employees Union v. National Labor Relations Board
9th CircuitNov 17, 2009Nevada
Defendant Win
Nevada Serv Emp v. NLRB
9th CircuitNov 17, 2009
Plaintiff Win
Carreno v. DOJI, INC.
M.D. Tenn.Oct 29, 2009Tennessee
Defendant Win
Dominguez v. Miami-Dade County
S.D. Fla.Oct 20, 2009Florida
Defendant Win
Green
D.D.C.Sep 28, 2009District of Columbia
Defendant Win
Green
D.D.C.Sep 28, 2009District of Columbia
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Siouxland Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Associates, L.L.P.
8th CircuitAug 27, 2009
Plaintiff Win$21,098 awarded
Sealy
S.D.N.Y.Aug 21, 2009New York
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Consolidated Bus Transit, Inc.
2nd CircuitAug 20, 2009
Plaintiff Win
Fuller
D. Colo.Aug 19, 2009Colorado
Defendant Win
McNamara
VACTAPPAug 18, 2009
Plaintiff Win
Shafer
Wash.Aug 13, 2009
Plaintiff Win
Anglin
E.D.N.C.Aug 10, 2009North Carolina
Defendant Win
Padilla v. Manlapaz
E.D.N.Y.Aug 4, 2009New York
Plaintiff Win
George Nemsky v. International Union of Operati
7th CircuitAug 3, 2009
Defendant Win
Pearson
Utah Ct. App.Jul 30, 2009
Dismissed
Cockroft
W.D. Wis.Jul 28, 2009Wisconsin
Defendant Win
PERS
MISSJul 23, 2009
Plaintiff Win
Erickson v. United States Postal Service
Federal CircuitJul 15, 2009
Mixed Result
Dauphin Precision Tool v. United Steelworkers, Local Union 1688-13
3rd CircuitJul 15, 2009
Defendant Win
Reyes v. Goya of Puerto Rico, Inc.
D.P.R.Jul 9, 2009Puerto Rico
Defendant Win
Hance v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co
6th CircuitJul 1, 2009Tennessee
Mixed Result$352,845.93 awarded
Glenn
N.D. Ga.Jun 25, 2009Georgia
Plaintiff Win
Civil Service Employees Ass'n, Local 1000 v. National Labor Relations Board
2nd CircuitJun 19, 2009
Plaintiff Win
Civil Service Employees Assn. v. NLRB
2nd CircuitJun 19, 2009
Plaintiff Win
Nelson v. Nasa
9th CircuitJun 4, 2009California
Plaintiff Win
Ardingo v. Local 951, United Food & Commercial Workers Union
6th CircuitMay 29, 2009
Plaintiff Win$819,614 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.