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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)

Leonard
M.D. Pa.Oct 9, 2001Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory v. Kumar Amaraneni
MISSOct 9, 2001
Remanded
National Labor Relations Board v. Judd Contracting, Inc.
6th CircuitOct 4, 2001
Plaintiff Win
Hessami
N.D. W. Va.Oct 3, 2001West Virginia
Defendant Win
Nucifora
D. Conn.Sep 24, 2001Connecticut
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Freeland Manufacturing Co.
6th CircuitSep 24, 2001
Plaintiff Win
Southern California Gas Company v. Utility Workers Union of America, Local 132, Afl-Cio
9th CircuitSep 7, 2001
Plaintiff Win
Adams
9th CircuitSep 4, 2001
Defendant Win
Union Carbide Corporation v. Mayfield, Delfa
Tex. App.—13th Dist.Aug 31, 2001
Defendant Win
Fletcher
N.D. Ill.Aug 14, 2001Illinois
Dismissed
Shepherd
S.D. OhioJul 31, 2001Ohio
Plaintiff Win
Holcroft
E.D. Mich.Jul 31, 2001Michigan
Defendant Win
Johnny Wilder, Susan Chana Lask v. Gl Bus Lines, International Bus Services, Inc., and Transport Workers Union of America, Local 225
2nd CircuitJul 26, 2001
Defendant Win
National Labor Relations Board,petitioner v. Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of Fayetteville, Incorporated
4th CircuitJul 25, 2001
Remanded
National Labor Relations Board v. TEC Electric, Inc.
6th CircuitJul 16, 2001
Plaintiff Win$58,188.27 awarded
District Council 20, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees v. District of Columbia
D.D.C.Jul 10, 2001District of Columbia
Mixed Result
Daniels
OKLAJul 3, 2001
Defendant Win
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company v. Lynette Riley Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
4th CircuitJun 29, 2001
Plaintiff Win
Multi-Ad Services, Incorporated, Petitioner-Cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent-Cross-Petitioner
7th CircuitJun 21, 2001
Defendant Win
United States Can Company v. National Labor Relations Board, and United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio-Clc, Intervening
7th CircuitJun 19, 2001
Plaintiff Win$1,500,000 awarded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Michael Nicosia, Intervening v. Yellow Freight System, Inc.
7th CircuitJun 12, 2001Illinois
Defendant Win
Hoey
N.Y. App. Div.Jun 7, 2001
Defendant Win
Teamsters Local Union 58 v. BOC Gases
9th CircuitMay 16, 2001
Plaintiff Win
Esberg
Cal. Ct. App.May 16, 2001
Mixed Result$51,000 awarded
Blyer Ex Rel. NLRB v. P & W ELEC., INC.
E.D.N.Y.May 10, 2001New York
Plaintiff Win
Frudakis
E.D.N.Y.May 9, 2001New York
Mixed Result
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Mega Contractors, Inc.
4th CircuitMay 7, 2001Virginia
Defendant Win
Corrada-Betances
1st CircuitMay 3, 2001
Defendant Win
Baillargeon
Conn. Super. Ct.May 3, 2001
Defendant Win
Moore
Ark. Ct. App.May 2, 2001

1. Statutes — construction — factors considered. — In considering the meaning of a statute, the appellate court considers it just as it reads, giving words their ordinary and usually accepted meaning in common language; if the language of a statute is clear and unambiguous and conveys a clear and…

Plaintiff Win$26,657.27 awarded
Halle Enterprises, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitApr 27, 2001
Defendant Win
Barnhart
KYApr 26, 2001
Defendant Win
Alpert
N.D. Ga.Apr 25, 2001Georgia
Defendant Win
Hoyle
4th CircuitApr 25, 2001
Defendant Win
Garvey Marine, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitApr 17, 2001
Plaintiff Win
Eaton Corp. v. Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical & Energy Workers International Union
6th CircuitApr 17, 2001
Defendant Win
Robinson
10th CircuitApr 13, 2001
Defendant Win
Ritacca
N.D. Ill.Apr 9, 2001Illinois
Plaintiff Win
Doris Rowe,plaintiff-Appellant v. Laidlaw Transit, Inc., a Foreigncorporation,defendant-Appellee
9th CircuitApr 4, 2001
Defendant Win
Jinks
N.D. Tex.Apr 4, 2001Texas
Mixed Result
State Employment Relations Board v. Union Township Trustees
Ohio Ct. App.Apr 2, 2001
Plaintiff Win
Gonzalez
E.D.N.Y.Mar 28, 2001New York
Defendant Win
McDougall
Del.Mar 28, 2001
Plaintiff Win$924,529.02 awarded
Williams v. Eastside Lumberyard and Supply Co.
S.D. Ill.Mar 23, 2001Illinois
Mixed Result
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sears Roebuck & Co.
4th CircuitMar 16, 2001
Plaintiff Win
Valmont Industries, Inc., Petitioner-Cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent-Cross-Petitioner
5th CircuitMar 12, 2001Texas
Mixed Result
Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority v. Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 627
OhioMar 7, 2001
Plaintiff Win
Hawaii Teamsters and Allied Workers Union, Local 996,petitioner-Appellant v. United Parcel Service
9th CircuitMar 7, 2001
Defendant Win
Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Auth. v. Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 627
OhioMar 6, 2001

Arbitration—Labor relations—Ohio has no dominant and well-defined public policy that renders unlawful an arbitration award reinstating a safety-sensitive employee who was terminated for testing positive for a controlled substance.

Plaintiff Win
Latouche
D. Vt.Feb 9, 2001Vermont
Mixed Result

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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.