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Claim Type

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%)

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)

State ex rel. Stoicoiu v. Stow-Munroe Falls City School Dist. Bd. of Edn.
Ohio Ct. App.Dec 11, 2024

summary judgment, R.C. 4113.52, retaliatory discharge

Remanded
Johnson v. Cincy Automall, Inc.
Ohio Ct. App.Dec 9, 2024Ohio

A plaintiff-employee states a valid claim for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy where she claims that she was an at-will employee and was fired for filing a good-faith complaint with her employer and with OSHA concerning COVID-19 hazards and a mice infestation in her workplace. In a…

Remanded
Dalewitz
S.D.N.Y.Dec 7, 2024New York
Settlement$150,000 awarded
Hosseini
N.D. Cal.Dec 6, 2024California
Dismissed
Bell v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
N.D.N.Y.Nov 26, 2024Maryland
Mixed Result
Madhusudhan Ananderi Kandadai, V. Snohomish County
Wash. Ct. App.Nov 25, 2024
Dismissed
Parks
D. Or.Nov 25, 2024Oregon
Defendant Win
Plunkett
N.D. Tex.Nov 21, 2024Texas
Settlement$5,000,000 awarded
Rosalba Hernandez v. Amcor Flexibles LLC
C.D. Cal.Nov 21, 2024California
Remanded
McKinley
NYSUPCTWSTERNov 20, 2024
Dismissed
Hernandez
N.D. Cal.Nov 18, 2024California
Dismissed
Titus
D. Conn.Nov 18, 2024Connecticut
Defendant Win
Ayoola
W.D.N.C.Nov 15, 2024North Carolina
Dismissed
Calzada
W.D.N.C.Nov 13, 2024North Carolina
Dismissed
Brock
10th CircuitNov 12, 2024Colorado
Plaintiff Win
BARNES
D. Me.Nov 12, 2024Maine
Plaintiff Win
MOORE
E.D. Pa.Nov 12, 2024Pennsylvania
Settlement$667,000 awarded
Aguirre-Amaya
D. Md.Nov 8, 2024Maryland
Plaintiff Win$314,983.82 awarded
Fiorito
D. Minn.Nov 7, 2024Minnesota
Dismissed
Camara
D. Md.Oct 31, 2024Maryland
Settlement$8,500 awarded
Ross
N.D. Tex.Oct 28, 2024Texas
Defendant Win
Holland-Thielen
C.D. Cal.Oct 24, 2024California
Remanded
Storey
D. Mont.Oct 21, 2024Montana
Defendant Win
Wadford
D.S.C.Oct 11, 2024South Carolina
Defendant Win
Mark Vitalis v. Sun Constructors, Inc.
VIDOct 10, 2024U.S. Virgin Islands
Defendant Win
Sandler
S.D. Cal.Oct 9, 2024California
Defendant Win
Amy Arvizu v. Fertility Centers of Orange County
C.D. Cal.Oct 8, 2024California
Remanded
O'Reilly
M.D. Fla.Oct 7, 2024Florida
Remanded
Diaz
S.D. Cal.Oct 7, 2024California
Remanded
Pesta
N.D. OhioOct 7, 2024Ohio
Defendant Win
Beukes
D. Minn.Oct 3, 2024Minnesota
Plaintiff Win
Gregg
D. Mass.Oct 2, 2024Massachusetts
Defendant Win
Mercedes
S.D.N.Y.Oct 1, 2024New York
Plaintiff Win$177,688.62 awarded
Kelly Leigh Harris v. Washington & Lee University
Unknown CourtOct 1, 2024Virginia

Trial court did not err sustaining a plea in bar dismissing wrongful termination claims of appellant; definition of employee and employer in Code § 40.1-2 permit an employee having more than one employer if employers are similar entities; appellant failed to show W&L paid her wages, salaries, or…

Defendant Win
Lockwood
W.D.N.Y.Sep 30, 2024New York
Defendant Win
Muhammad
N.D. Ill.Sep 30, 2024Illinois
Defendant Win
Phillips
E.D.N.Y.Sep 30, 2024New York
Defendant Win
Wenckaitis
N.D. Ill.Sep 30, 2024Illinois
Plaintiff Win$380,852.57 awarded
Noe
N.D. Ill.Sep 29, 2024Illinois
Mixed Result
Willis
N.D. Tex.Sep 26, 2024Texas
Dismissed
Fogbawah
D. Del.Sep 25, 2024Delaware
Dismissed
Watson
S.D. Ill.Sep 25, 2024Illinois
Dismissed
Campbell
N.D. Ill.Sep 25, 2024Illinois
Plaintiff Win
Petry
S.D.N.Y.Sep 25, 2024New York
Settlement$47,500 awarded
Bumpus
N.D. Ill.Sep 25, 2024Illinois
Defendant Win
Martinenko
S.D.N.Y.Sep 24, 2024New York
Plaintiff Win
Cavienss
D. Conn.Sep 16, 2024Connecticut
Mixed Result
Kryzhanovskiy
E.D. Cal.Sep 13, 2024California
Settlement$3,000,000 awarded
Philips
E.D.N.C.Sep 12, 2024North Carolina
Defendant Win
Moore
E.D. Cal.Sep 12, 2024California
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.