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%)

Related Laws

NLRA(144)ADA(66)ADEA(11)

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)

E.D. Tenn.Aug 19, 2025Tennessee

D.S.C.Aug 15, 2025New Jersey

Roque Perez v. A&A Staffing Solutions L.L.C

W.D. Mich.Aug 15, 2025Michigan

Plaintiff Win$311,017 awarded

S.D. Tex.Aug 15, 2025Texas

Deondre Raglin v. Barstow Flower Shop

C.D. Cal.Aug 13, 2025Nebraska

Board of Trustees of the Electrical Workers Health and Welfare Trust v. LAM Contracting, LLC

D. Nev.Aug 13, 2025Nevada

Shujing Yu v. Mask Pot, Inc.

N.Y. App. Div.Aug 13, 2025North Carolina

Jane Doe v. The Trustees of Columbia University

S.D.N.Y.Aug 12, 2025New York

K. Phillip Taylor v. Bhanabhai L. Patel

C.D. Cal.Aug 12, 2025California

C.D. Ill.Aug 11, 2025Illinois

D.N.J.Aug 8, 2025Michigan

W.D. Ky.Aug 7, 2025Maryland

D. Ariz.Aug 7, 2025Arizona

Settlement$85,000 awarded

E.D.N.Y.Aug 6, 2025New York

E.D. Tex.Aug 6, 2025Texas

E.D. Mich.Aug 6, 2025Michigan

S.D.N.Y.Aug 5, 2025Louisiana

E.D. Pa.Aug 5, 2025Louisiana

D.P.R.Aug 5, 2025Puerto Rico

S.D. Fla.Aug 4, 2025Kansas

S.D.N.Y.Aug 4, 2025New York

M.D. Tenn.Aug 1, 2025Tennessee

D. Colo.Jul 31, 2025Colorado

D. Md.Jul 30, 2025Illinois

D. Or.Jul 30, 2025Oregon

Mixed Result$934,232.12 awarded

D. Ariz.Jul 29, 2025Arizona

S.D.N.Y.Jul 29, 2025New York

M.D. Pa.Jul 25, 2025Pennsylvania

D. Conn.Jul 25, 2025Connecticut

E.D. Mich.Jul 25, 2025Michigan

D.N.H.Jul 24, 2025California

W.D. Tex.Jul 24, 2025Texas

E.D. La.Jul 24, 2025Louisiana

Oscar Magallanes v. Ricardo Pastor

C.D. Cal.Jul 23, 2025California

E.D. Mich.Jul 23, 2025Michigan

D. IdahoJul 22, 2025Idaho

Johnson v. Anne Arundel County, Maryland

D. Md.Jul 21, 2025Maryland

S.D.N.Y.Jul 21, 2025New York

D.N.M.Jul 21, 2025New Mexico

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Genesh, Inc.

D. Kan.Jul 18, 2025California

S.D.N.Y.Jul 18, 2025California

S.D. Cal.Jul 17, 2025California

D. Me.Jul 16, 2025California

Stanley- Barnett v. British Embassy

S.D.N.Y.Jul 14, 2025New York

Johnson v. City of Columbia Water

D.S.C.Jul 9, 2025South Carolina

S.D. Tex.Jul 8, 2025Texas

E.D. Mich.Jul 1, 2025South Carolina

Bernard Taruc v. Vanessa Guerra

C.D. Cal.Jun 20, 2025South Carolina

D. UtahJun 20, 2025Utah

Plaintiff Win$100,000 awarded

Michael Feldman v. Venture Agency Holdings, Inc.

C.D. Cal.Jun 18, 2025Louisiana

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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.