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)
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bojangles Restaurants, Inc.
M.D.N.C.Sep 22, 2003North Carolina
Dismissed
National Labor Relations Board v. Judd Contracting, Inc.
6th CircuitSep 17, 2003
Plaintiff Win$26,410.9 awarded
DeRay
D. Conn.Sep 16, 2003Connecticut
Dismissed
Adams
Ark.Sep 11, 2003
Defendant Win
JCR HOTEL, INC., PETITIONER/CROSS — v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, RESPONDENT/CROSS —
8th CircuitSep 5, 2003
Defendant Win
American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees, Council 93 Local 1370 v. Olympus Specialty & Rehabilitation Hospital
D. Mass.Sep 3, 2003Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Adams
Ohio Ct. App.Aug 26, 2003
Plaintiff Win
Ware
D. Kan.Aug 21, 2003Kansas
Dismissed
Buck
10th CircuitAug 12, 2003
Defendant Win
Trompler, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
7th CircuitAug 1, 2003
Defendant Win
Peabody Western Coal Co. v. Navajo Nation Labor Commission
NAVAJOAug 1, 2003
Defendant Win
Cutts
W.D. Mich.Jul 30, 2003Michigan
Defendant Win
Bituin
C.D. Ill.Jul 29, 2003Illinois
Defendant Win
Campbell
N.D. Okla.Jul 21, 2003Oklahoma
Mixed Result
Hubert Back v. Danka Corporation Danka Office Imaging Company and Danka Corporation Severance Pay Plan
8th CircuitJul 14, 2003
Mixed Result
Precision Concrete v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitJul 11, 2003
Defendant Win
Highway & Local Motor Freight Employees Local Union No. 667 v. Wells Lamont Corp.
6th CircuitJul 7, 2003
Defendant Win
Sanderson Farms, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
5th CircuitJul 3, 2003
Defendant Win
Seman v. FMC Corp. Retirement Plan for Hourly Employees
8th CircuitJul 1, 2003
Plaintiff Win
BERRWTH
S.D. IowaJul 1, 2003Iowa
Remanded
Thomas v. Fmc Corporation Retirement Plan For Hourly Employees
8th CircuitJul 1, 2003
Plaintiff Win
Smith v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 11
Cal. Ct. App.Jun 30, 2003
Mixed Result
National Labor Relations Board v. Forsyth Electrical Co.
4th CircuitJun 30, 2003North Carolina
Remanded
Jones
W.D. Wis.Jun 30, 2003Wisconsin
Mixed Result
National Labor Relations Board v. Keller Ford, Inc.
6th CircuitJun 24, 2003
Plaintiff Win$100,000 awarded
Mingo Logan Coal Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
4th CircuitJun 17, 2003
Mixed Result
La Gloria Oil & Gas v. NLRB
5th CircuitJun 6, 2003
Plaintiff Win
General Warehousemen & Helpers Union Local 767 v. Albertson's Distribution, Inc.
5th CircuitMay 30, 2003
Plaintiff Win
Duncan
9th CircuitMay 30, 2003
Defendant Win
Gibson
IdahoMay 28, 2003Idaho
Defendant Win
Carney
3rd CircuitMay 16, 2003
Plaintiff Win$104,062.5 awarded
Love
6th CircuitMay 12, 2003Michigan
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Lincoln Park Subacute & Rehab Center, Inc.
3rd CircuitMay 8, 2003
Plaintiff Win
Adams
La. Ct. App.Apr 29, 2003
Defendant Win
Huck Store Fixture Company, Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
7th CircuitApr 21, 2003
Defendant Win
Huck Store Fixture v. NLRB
7th CircuitApr 21, 2003
Defendant Win
Kavanaugh
Cal. SupremeApr 16, 2003
Plaintiff Win
Costello
E.D.N.Y.Apr 16, 2003New York
Defendant Win
Brown
La.Apr 9, 2003
Plaintiff Win
Poage
S.D. IowaApr 8, 2003Iowa
Plaintiff Win
Brinda Adams v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
7th CircuitApr 7, 2003
Defendant Win
Harrison
IowaApr 2, 2003
Plaintiff Win
Prestopnik
N.D.N.Y.Mar 26, 2003New York
Defendant Win
Chicago Teachers Union v. Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees
Ill. App. Ct.Mar 12, 2003
Plaintiff Win
Chicago Teachers Union v. Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees
Ill. App. Ct.Mar 12, 2003
Plaintiff Win
National Labor Relations Board, Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. Midwestern Personnel Services, Inc., Respondent/cross-Petitioner
7th CircuitMar 11, 2003
Plaintiff Win
Myrick
2nd CircuitFeb 28, 2003
Defendant Win
Cristina Peters v. Baldwin Union Free School District
2nd CircuitFeb 12, 2003
Remanded
Salem-Keizer Ass'n of Classified Employees v. Salem-Keizer School District 241
Or. Ct. App.Jan 29, 2003
Plaintiff Win
Jacee Electric, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
3rd CircuitJan 29, 2003
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.