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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%)

Related Laws

NLRA(91)ADA(33)ADEA(4)OSHA(2)

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)

Adams
La. Ct. App.Dec 30, 2002
Plaintiff Win
Geiger
MONTDec 20, 2002
Defendant Win
Wanner
N.D.Dec 20, 2002
Plaintiff Win
Oleszczuk
Ill. App. Ct.Dec 17, 2002
Plaintiff Win
Blackburn
Md.Dec 11, 2002
Defendant Win
NLRB v. Colburn Electric Co
5th CircuitDec 9, 2002
Defendant Win
Adams
MISSDec 5, 2002
Defendant Win
Pesok
S.D.N.Y.Dec 5, 2002New York
Defendant Win
Bandhan
S.D.N.Y.Nov 26, 2002New York
Mixed Result
Jane A. Gagliardo John Gagliardo v. Connaught Laboratories, Inc.
3rd CircuitNov 22, 2002
Plaintiff Win$2,300,000 awarded
Webb
E.D.N.Y.Nov 18, 2002New York
Defendant Win
Conway
E.D.N.Y.Nov 7, 2002New York
Settlement$40,000 awarded
Dzung Huu Vu v. Exxon Corp., Exxon Chemicals America, and Their Employees Listed in This Petition
Tex. App.—1st Dist.Nov 7, 2002
Defendant Win
Salim
E.D. Mich.Oct 29, 2002Michigan
Defendant Win
Peter
E.D. Pa.Oct 7, 2002Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Branham
E.D. Mich.Sep 27, 2002Michigan
Defendant Win
Fowler
Mass. App. Ct.Sep 26, 2002
Remanded
Glenn E. Jones v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
7th CircuitSep 10, 2002
Defendant Win
Jones, Glenn E. v. Union Pacific
7th CircuitSep 10, 2002
Defendant Win
Hill
OKLACIVAPPSep 6, 2002
Defendant Win
Bailiff
IowaSep 5, 2002
Defendant Win
Deneau
E.D. Mich.Aug 30, 2002Michigan
Defendant Win
Adkins v. Labor Ready, Incorporated
4th CircuitAug 30, 2002
Defendant Win
American Postal Workers Union v. United States Postal Service
E.D. Pa.Aug 27, 2002Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Hoffman
N.D.Aug 22, 2002
Plaintiff Win
De Hoyos v. Bristol Laboratories Corp.
D.P.R.Aug 20, 2002Puerto Rico
Defendant Win
Gantenbein
9th CircuitAug 19, 2002
Defendant Win
Combs
6th CircuitAug 12, 2002
Defendant Win
Haas Electric, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
1st CircuitAug 7, 2002Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Payne
E.D.N.Y.Jul 26, 2002New York
Defendant Win
Carlton
10th CircuitJul 26, 2002
Defendant Win
Ehrhardt
E.D. Tex.Jul 24, 2002Texas
Defendant Win
Sara Lee Bakery Group, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
4th CircuitJul 15, 2002
Mixed Result
Adams
Federal CircuitJul 11, 2002Indiana
Defendant Win
Nance
10th CircuitJul 2, 2002
Defendant Win
Fivecap, Inc., Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-Petitioner
6th CircuitJun 28, 2002
Defendant Win
Douglas
S.D.N.Y.Jun 27, 2002New York
Defendant Win
Thorner-Green
E.D.N.Y.Jun 19, 2002New York
Defendant Win
Dino & Sons Realty Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
2nd CircuitJun 18, 2002
Defendant Win$161,786 at issue
Inga F. Danville v. Regional Lab Corporation, a New Mexico Corporation Doing Business as Tricore Reference Laboratories
10th CircuitJun 12, 2002
Plaintiff Win
Corporate Express Delivery Systems v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitJun 11, 2002
Plaintiff Win
Frey
2nd CircuitJun 6, 2002
Remanded
Paul
N.D.Jun 4, 2002
Plaintiff Win
McNeil
M.D.N.C.May 24, 2002North Carolina
Defendant Win
North American Dismantling Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
6th CircuitMay 22, 2002
Mixed Result
Scharf
N.Y. App. Div.May 20, 2002
Defendant Win
St. Tammany Parish School Bd. v. STATE, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
La. Ct. App.May 10, 2002
Plaintiff Win
Adams
7th CircuitApr 29, 2002
Defendant Win
Calvin R. Langford v. Employees Retirement System of Texas
Tex. App.—3rd Dist.Apr 25, 2002
Plaintiff Win
Adams
RIApr 15, 2002
Mixed Result$7,500 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.