Claim Type
Wrongful Termination Cases
6,866 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1863–2026)
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.
Union Pacific Railroad Company
170 wrongful termination rulings
United States Postal Service
29 wrongful termination rulings
Union Pacific Railroad
27 wrongful termination rulings
Union Carbide Corporation
18 wrongful termination rulings
Union Pacific Railroad Co.
15 wrongful termination rulings
Court Rulings (6,866)
Johnson v. VCG Restaurants Denver, Inc
COLOCTAPPDec 31, 2015Colorado
Remanded
A Child's Touch v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office
COLOCTAPPDec 31, 2015Colorado
Defendant Win
Guzman
Utah Ct. App.Dec 31, 2015Utah
Remanded
Elsman v. HSBC BANK USA
Fla. Dist. Ct. App.Dec 31, 2015Texas
Remanded
Williams v. Department of Public Safety, Colorado State Patrol
COLOCTAPPDec 31, 2015Colorado
Mixed Result$768,268 awarded
Stanley v. Ohio State Univ.
OHIOCTCLDec 31, 2015Ohio
Defendant Win
Johnson v. VCG Restaurants Denver
COLOCTAPPDec 31, 2015Colorado
Remanded
Peake v. Commonwealth
Pa. Commw. Ct.Dec 30, 2015Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Win
Henig v. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
S.D.N.Y.Dec 30, 2015New Jersey
Remanded
Risha D. Warren v. Board of School Trustees of the Springs Valley Community School Corporation
Ind. Ct. App.Dec 30, 2015Indiana
Mixed Result
Jiang v. Porter
E.D. Mo.Dec 28, 2015New Jersey
Plaintiff Win
Dean M. Haupt, Relator v. Menard, Inc., Department of Employment and Economic Development
Minn. Ct. App.Dec 28, 2015Minnesota
Defendant Win
Castañeda v. Souza
1st CircuitDec 23, 2015Massachusetts
Plaintiff Win
Amy Wusk v. Evangelical Retirement Homes, Inc., D/B/A Valley View Village and Valley View Village Assisted Living, Inc.
IOWACTAPPDec 23, 2015Iowa
Defendant Win
Kelli Sevy v. SVL Analytical, Inc.
IdahoDec 22, 2015Idaho
Defendant Win
Carlos Jones v. Galaxy 1 Marketing, Inc.
Mo. Ct. App.Dec 22, 2015Missouri
Defendant Win
Carmen Carothers v. County of Cook
7th CircuitDec 21, 2015Illinois
Defendant Win
K.S. v. Detroit Public Schools
E.D. Mich.Dec 21, 2015New Jersey
Defendant Win
Board of Education v. Howard County Education Ass'n
Md.Dec 21, 2015Maryland
Plaintiff Win
Nina Wilson, Relator v. Mortgage Resource Center, Inc., Department of Employment and Economic Development
Minn. Ct. App.Dec 21, 2015Minnesota
Plaintiff Win
National Labor Relations Board v. Pessoa Construction Co.
4th CircuitDec 21, 2015
Plaintiff Win$95,046.07 awarded
Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Merlinda Vigil, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Andrew Phillip Vigil
Tex. App.—8th Dist.Dec 18, 2015Oklahoma
Defendant Win
Booher, Jerry v. Microporous, LLC
TENNWORKCOMPCLDec 18, 2015Tennessee
Defendant Win
Travers v. Flight Services & Systems, Inc.
1st CircuitDec 15, 2015Massachusetts
Mixed Result$446,398.45 awarded
Salem Hospital Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitDec 15, 2015New Jersey
Defendant Win
Huber v. Lightforce USA, Inc.
IdahoDec 15, 2015Idaho
Mixed Result$180,000 awarded
Northern New Mexico Federation of Educational Employees v. Northern New Mexico College
NMCTAPPDec 14, 2015New Mexico
Remanded
John K. Hochstein, Relator v. Video Surveillance Solutions, Inc., Department of Employment and Economic Development
Minn. Ct. App.Dec 14, 2015Minnesota
Defendant Win
N. N.M. Fed'n of Educ. Emps. v. N. N.M. Coll.
NMCTAPPDec 14, 2015New Mexico
Remanded
Nikita Seras-Nachole Cordes, Relator v. Heartland Midwest, LLC - Burger King, Department of Employment and Economic Development
Minn. Ct. App.Dec 14, 2015Minnesota
Defendant Win
Jones
N.D.N.Y.Dec 11, 2015New York
Defendant Win
Fogleman
Utah Ct. App.Dec 10, 2015Utah
Defendant Win
Broadway Cab LLC v. Employment Dept.
Or.Dec 10, 2015Oregon
Defendant Win
Kennedy, Justin v. Paladin Attachments
TENNWORKCOMPCLDec 10, 2015Tennessee
Defendant Win
Bond
D. Md.Dec 9, 2015Maryland
Defendant Win
Lewis v. Government of the District of Columbia
D.D.C.Dec 7, 2015District of Columbia
Dismissed
] Matter of Voisin (Commr. of Labor)
N.Y. App. Div.Dec 3, 2015New York
Defendant Win
Jones
Cal. Ct. App.Dec 2, 2015
Defendant Win
House v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.
N.D. Ill.Dec 1, 2015New Jersey
Defendant Win
Schneider v. Cornerstone Pints, Inc.
N.D. Ill.Dec 1, 2015New Jersey
Plaintiff Win
CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, MTR. OF
N.Y. App. Div.Nov 20, 2015
Plaintiff Win
Pasternack
2nd CircuitNov 17, 2015
Remanded
G.A. and D.D. Sandusky v. PA State Employees' Retirement Board
Pa. Commw. Ct.Nov 13, 2015Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Win
Spurlino Materials, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
D.C. CircuitNov 13, 2015Ohio
Defendant Win
Ufcw
9th CircuitNov 13, 2015California
Plaintiff Win
In re Argueta
N.Y. App. Div.Nov 12, 2015New York
Defendant Win
PHILIP BERGER, Claimant-Appellant v. SCROLL COMPRESSORS, LLC, Employer-Respondent, and MISSOURI DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
Mo. Ct. App.Nov 12, 2015Missouri
Defendant Win
Patrick H. Horan, Relator v. Centerline Charter Corp., Department of Employment and Economic Development
Minn. Ct. App.Nov 9, 2015
Plaintiff Win
Blaire Reid v. SSB Holdings, Inc. D/B/A Protec Laboratory
TEXCRIMAPPNov 6, 2015
Defendant Win
Shirley Adams v. Graceland Care Center of Oxford, LLC
MISSCTAPPNov 3, 2015
Remanded
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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.