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Wrongful Termination Claim Fails Over Lack of Public Policy Exception
Stoker v. Blue Origin, LLC, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee of Blue Origin, sued for wrongful termination...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Wrongful Termination Case
Todd Colter v. Ubican Global, Inc., decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Todd Colter, sued Ubican Global, Inc. for wrongful terminati...
At-Will Employment Prevails in Wrongful Termination Case
Harris v. Tri-Tech Laboratories, L.L.C., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 31, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Harris, sued Tri-Tech Laboratories for wrongful termina...
Correctional Officer Fails to Prove Retaliation for Safety Violation Reports
White v. Ross Corr. Inst., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former correctional officer, sued the defendant correctional instit...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Wrongful Termination Case
North v. Eichler, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued the defendant employer for wrongful termination, alleg...
Employment-at-Will Doctrine Prevails in Wrongful Termination Claim
Francis v. Cleveland Clinic Found., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued the defendant hospital for wrongful ...
Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Wrongful Termination and Discrimination Claims
Yosbani Joseph Hernandez v. Shutts & Bowen LLP, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Yosbani Joseph Hernandez, sued his fo...
Eighth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for City in Title VII Case
Monica Perkins v. City of Des Moines, decided by Eighth Circuit on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the...
Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of False Claims Act Case for Lack of Particularity
Wilson v. Centene Mgmt, decided by Fifth Circuit on February 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Wilson aga...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for employer in age discrimination case
Hilty v. Donnellon McCarthy Ents., Inc., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Hilty, sued the defendant, Donnellon McCarthy Enterp...
Landlord Wins Eviction Over "Illegal Activity" Lease Clause
1-25-15, 16, 20, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 9, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals considered whether a landlord could evict a tenant for violating a...
Bus driver lacked property interest for due process claim
Miranda Stovall v. Jefferson Cnty. Bd. of Educ., decided by Sixth Circuit on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary jud...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Wrongful Termination Case
Anthony F. Vaccaro, Jr. v. the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Anthony F. Vaccaro, Jr...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Discrimination and Retaliation Case
Kar v. TN Dental Mgt., L.L.C., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued her employer for wrongful termination,...
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Wrongful Termination and Defamation Claims
State ex rel. Fenstermaker v. VanEerten, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on December 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a...
Prosecutor's wrongful termination claim against DA's office fails
Winig, J., Aplt. v. Office of DA of Phila., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on November 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, a former prosecutor, challenged the Office o...
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Winig, J., Aplt. v. Office of DA of Phila., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on November 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, a former employee of the Philadelphia Distri...
Township employee's defamation claim revived after termination
State ex rel. Ames v. Northfield Ctr. Twp. Bd. of Trustees, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 12, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The plaintiff, a former township employee, sued the Boar...
Ohio Court Affirms "At-Will" Employment Despite Promissory Estoppel Claim
Longnecker v. Velontra Inc., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Longnecker, sued Velontra Inc. for wrongful termination, alleging...
Ohio Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Whistleblower Retaliation Case
State ex rel. Burgan v. Cuyahoga Hill Juvenile Corr. Facility, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued the juv...
Employee fails to prove wrongful termination or breach of contract
Mohler v. Univ. of Toledo Athletic Dept., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on October 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee of the University of Toledo Athlet...
Ohio Court Affirms "At-Will" Employment Doctrine in Wrongful Termination Case
Lewis v. MedCentral Health Sys., decided by Ohio Supreme Court on October 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Lewis, sued MedCentral Health System for wrongful termination, a...
Hospital Wins Summary Judgment in Wrongful Termination Suit
Kaytor v. Southern Illinois Hospital Services, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on October 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Kaytor, sued Southern Illinois Hospital Servi...
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Employee's Wrongful Termination Suit
State ex rel. Huwig v. Dept. of Health, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on September 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a ...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for City in Settlement Dispute
Hu v. City of San Jose, decided by California Court of Appeal on September 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Hu, sued the City of San Jose for alleged violations of his due ...
Eighth Circuit: City Not Liable for Sidewalk Fall Without Deliberate Indifference
Lee Brown v. City of Dermott Arkansas, decided by Eighth Circuit on August 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to ...