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Wrongful Termination Cases

6,866 employment law court rulings from public federal records (18632026)

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%)

Top Employers in Wrongful Termination Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in wrongful termination rulings.

Court Rulings (6,866)

Connolly
MESUPERCTFeb 21, 2020
Defendant Win
Dave
Ill. App. Ct.Feb 21, 2020
Defendant Win
Ahn
E.D.N.Y.Feb 20, 2020New York
Defendant Win
Sedillo
D. Colo.Feb 20, 2020Colorado
Defendant Win
Sagramsingh
E.D.N.Y.Feb 20, 2020New York
Defendant Win
Stahl
E.D. Cal.Feb 19, 2020New Mexico
Plaintiff Win
Chambers
E.D.N.Y.Feb 19, 2020New York
Mixed Result
BAKER
D. Me.Feb 19, 2020Maine
Plaintiff Win
Duggan
E.D. Mich.Feb 19, 2020Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Carter
N.D. Ala.Feb 18, 2020Tennessee
Plaintiff Win$604,764.5 awarded
Wetherington
N.C. Ct. App.Feb 18, 2020

Just cause Termination State Employee Law of the Case

Plaintiff Win
Wetherington
N.C. Ct. App.Feb 18, 2020

Just cause Termination State Employee Law of the Case

Plaintiff Win
Ludlow
S.D. Cal.Feb 18, 2020California
Mixed Result
Hiatt
IdahoFeb 14, 2020
Defendant Win
Guadalupe Beltran v. Procare Pharmacy LLC
C.D. Cal.Feb 14, 2020California
Defendant Win
Burley
M.D. Tenn.Feb 14, 2020Tennessee
Remanded
Soto
Cal. Ct. App.Feb 13, 2020
Defendant Win
Gunn
N.D. Ill.Feb 13, 2020Illinois
Plaintiff Win$167,896.87 awarded
House
OhioFeb 12, 2020

Torts—Wrongful termination in violation of public policy—Employee terminated after questioning employer's failure to accurately report earnings to Bureau of Unemployment Compensation—Employee failed to meet jeopardy element of claim for wrongful termination—R.C. Chapter 4141 does not contain a personal remedy for an employee when employer fails to accurately report earnings—Remedies in statutes sufficiently protect society's interest in discouraging employers from engaging in prohibited behavior.

Defendant Win
Garang
N.D. IowaFeb 12, 2020Iowa
Dismissed
Marquelle Smith v. Herbert Adams
7th CircuitFeb 11, 2020
Defendant Win
Marquelle Smith v. Herbert Adams
7th CircuitFeb 11, 2020
Defendant Win
Guanzon
D. Ariz.Feb 10, 2020Illinois
Defendant Win
Dennis
N.D. Ill.Feb 7, 2020Illinois
Mixed Result
Iuoe Local 501 v. NLRB
9th CircuitFeb 7, 2020
Defendant Win
Matter of Leone (Woodmere Florist, Ltd.--Commissioner of Labor)
N.Y. App. Div.Feb 6, 2020New York
Plaintiff Win
Matter of Sischo (Commissioner of Labor)
N.Y. App. Div.Feb 6, 2020New York
Plaintiff Win
Alabsi
N.D. Cal.Feb 6, 2020California
Settlement$750,000 awarded
Simmons
D. Nev.Feb 6, 2020Nevada
Dismissed
Bernal
D. Colo.Feb 5, 2020Colorado
Defendant Win
Faulkner
D. Colo.Feb 4, 2020Colorado
Settlement
West
D. Neb.Feb 3, 2020Nebraska
Defendant Win
Weatherall
E.D. Wis.Jan 31, 2020Wisconsin
Dismissed
Poland
D. Neb.Jan 29, 2020Nebraska
Defendant Win
Richard Haynes v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, a Corporation
Tex. App.—1st Dist.Jan 28, 2020
Plaintiff Win$1,095,000 awarded
Albert Hadnot Sr. v. Chead Adams
Tex. App.—9th Dist.Jan 23, 2020
Defendant Win
Johnson v. Diakon Logistics
N.D. Ill.Jan 23, 2020Michigan
Plaintiff Win
Jennifer Garcia v. Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union
W.D. Tex.Jan 22, 2020Texas
Mixed Result
Brown
N.D. OhioJan 22, 2020Ohio
Dismissed
Rosenberg
D.R.I.Jan 22, 2020Rhode Island
Defendant Win
Peck
E.D. Ky.Jan 21, 2020Kentucky
Defendant Win
Swinton
S.D. Cal.Jan 17, 2020California
Defendant Win
Mauia
N.D. Cal.Jan 16, 2020California
Mixed Result
Brooks
D. Md.Jan 16, 2020Indiana
Defendant Win
Tim Powell v. Alabama Credit Union Administration
11th CircuitJan 16, 2020
Defendant Win
Tarpeh
N.D. Tex.Jan 16, 2020Texas
Dismissed
Storlie
D. Colo.Jan 14, 2020Colorado
Defendant Win
Attanasio
M.D. Pa.Jan 14, 2020Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Pena-Flores
D. Colo.Jan 13, 2020Colorado
Defendant Win
Heckman
S.D. Tex.Jan 13, 2020Texas
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.