6,138 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1964–2026)
1189 of 5525 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.
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.
Employers most frequently appearing in wrongful termination rulings.
motion to dismiss, employer intentional tort, particularity, R.C. 2745.01, summary judgment, statute of limitations, evidence, prior proceeding, judicial notice
Breach of contract Hospital termination of physician's employment contract Contractual right to exercise professional judgment Wrongful discharge and public policy Defamation and defense of qualified privilege
CIVIL - denial of judgment on the pleadings final appealable order R.C. 2744.02(C) statutory immunity employee of political subdivision school district malicious purpose, in bad faith, wanton or reckless negligence exceptions to immunity individual capacity official capacity R.C. 2744.02(B) R.C.…
CIVIL - wrongful death summary judgment expert report ultimate issue Evid.R. 704 common knowledge of the jury speculative Evid.R. 702 inadmissible political subdivision school district employees exception to statutory immunity malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner.
In this workers' compensation case, Christopher Batey ("Employee") filed a Petition for Benefit Determination after he sustained a back injury while working for Deliver This, Inc. ("Employer"). The trial court determined that Employee was entitled to 275 weeks of permanent partial disability…
Summary judgment opportunity to arbitrate grievance collective bargaining agreement agreement to arbitrate statutory age discrimination claim statute of limitations R.C. 4112.02 180 days grievance procedure tolling R.C. 4112.14 alternative pleading Civ.R. 56(F) motion. Trial court properly granted…
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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.