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)

Alaidrus

N.D.N.Y.Jun 17, 2025New York

Defendant Win

Fareed

N.D. Tex.Jun 17, 2025Texas

Remanded

Rodgers

M.D. Fla.Jun 17, 2025Florida

Plaintiff Win$625,177 awarded

Walker

S.D. Ga.Jun 16, 2025Georgia

Remanded

Smith v. Quality Carriers, Inc.

M.D. Fla.Jun 13, 2025Florida

Defendant Win

Martinez

W.D. Wash.Jun 10, 2025Washington

Defendant Win

Stansbury

M.D. Pa.Jun 9, 2025Pennsylvania

Remanded

Miah

S.D.N.Y.Jun 6, 2025New York

Remanded

White

E.D. Va.Jun 5, 2025Virginia

Remanded

Ohan

D. AlaskaJun 5, 2025Alaska

Dismissed

Calvache

INNDJun 5, 2025South Carolina

Dismissed

Tippett

N.D. OhioJun 5, 2025Ohio

Defendant Win

Rossel

N.D. Tex.Jun 4, 2025Texas

Mixed Result

Foster

M.D. Fla.Jun 4, 2025Florida

Dismissed

SWEDA

E.D. Pa.Jun 3, 2025Pennsylvania

Mixed Result

Adefurin

M.D. Tenn.Jun 3, 2025Tennessee

Defendant Win

Zajonc

N.D. Cal.Jun 2, 2025California

Dismissed

Wallace

E.D.N.Y.Jun 2, 2025New York

Mixed Result

Kukreja

D. Conn.May 30, 2025Connecticut

Mixed Result

Korff

S.D. Ill.May 30, 2025Illinois

Plaintiff Win

PAGAN

D.N.J.May 30, 2025New Jersey

Dismissed

Bamberger

S.D. Cal.May 30, 2025Puerto Rico

Plaintiff Win$6,274.88 awarded

Robert Cauley v. Charles E. Williams

C.D. Cal.May 29, 2025Puerto Rico

Defendant Win

Abarza Rios v. Spirit Pharmaceuticals LLC

E.D.N.Y.May 28, 2025New York

Settlement$1,500,000 awarded

Kamara

S.D. OhioMay 28, 2025Ohio

Dismissed

Latipov

N.D. Ill.May 28, 2025Illinois

Mixed Result

Friederich

D. Kan.May 23, 2025Kansas

Mixed Result

Doe

M.D. Tenn.May 22, 2025Tennessee

Mixed Result

Keobounhom

M.D. Tenn.May 22, 2025Tennessee

Dismissed

Smith v. Zulily LLC

W.D. Wash.May 13, 2025Washington

Mixed Result

Heaton

S.D.N.Y.May 13, 2025New York

Remanded

Vazquez

E.D.N.Y.May 13, 2025New York

Plaintiff Win$136,212 awarded

Jean-Francois

S.D. Fla.May 12, 2025Florida

Dismissed

Adams

E.D. La.May 12, 2025Louisiana

Defendant Win

Riley

D.N.M.May 9, 2025New Mexico

Plaintiff Win

Shirley

W.D. Wash.May 9, 2025Washington

Mixed Result

Bierman

N.D. OhioMay 9, 2025Ohio

Mixed Result

Sethunya

D. IdahoMay 8, 2025Idaho

Mixed Result

Riley

D.N.M.May 8, 2025New Mexico

Plaintiff Win

Barstad

D. Ariz.May 8, 2025Arizona

Defendant Win

Gonzalez Perez v. Universal Chain of Texas LLC

N.D. Tex.May 7, 2025Texas

Defendant Win

Mason v. United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 1546

N.D. Ill.May 7, 2025Illinois

Dismissed

Nazareth

W.D. Va.May 7, 2025Virginia

Settlement$128,255.7 awarded

Smith v. Quality Carriers, Inc.

M.D. Fla.May 7, 2025Florida

Mixed Result

Libreros

M.D. Fla.May 7, 2025Florida

Mixed Result

Wright

N.D.N.Y.May 7, 2025New York

Defendant Win

Galan, Jr. v. OCGV, LLC. dba Texas Crime Management

W.D. Tex.May 6, 2025Texas

Plaintiff Win

Angela Standlee v. Abbott Laboratories

C.D. Cal.May 5, 2025California

Remanded

Miguel A. Herrera v. Williams Scotsman, Inc.

C.D. Cal.May 5, 2025California

Remanded

Vazquez

S.D.N.Y.May 5, 2025New York

Settlement$10,000 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.