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Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Country Club in Wrongful Termination Case
Donovan v. Kirtland Country Club, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Donovan, sued Kirtland Country Club for wrongful termination a...
University's termination of professor upheld; pretext claim fails
Fields-Arnold v. Cent. State Univ. Bd. of Trustees, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former professor, sued the university boar...
Court Rules Against Employee in Wrongful Termination and Discrimination Suit
Mark Smith v. Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Mark Smith, sued his former employer, Steptoe & Johnso...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for defendant in defamation case
Taber v. Darden, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Taber, sued the defendant, Darden, for defamation, alleging that ...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Overtime Dispute
Adolfo Pazmino Lopez v. Mel-Mont Medical, LLC, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Adolfo Pazmino Lopez, sued the defen...
Ninth Circuit Denies Preliminary Injunction in Wrongful Termination Case
Akhlaghpour v. Orantes, decided by Ninth Circuit on January 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction, holding t...
Eighth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Wrongful Termination Case
Choreo, LLC v. Kevin Lors, decided by Eighth Circuit on January 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Choreo, LLC...
Appellate court affirms disability discrimination and retaliation verdict for employee
Texas Health and Human Services Commission v. Brenda Vazquez, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 8, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Brenda Vazquez, sued the Texas H...
Juvenile facility retaliated against employee for reporting safety concerns
Taye v. Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Corr. Facility, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 8, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. This case concerns the wrongful termination of a juvenile corr...
Whistleblower Retaliation Claim Revived Over Good Faith Reporting
Ruckman v. Ag-Wise Enterprises, decided by California Court of Appeal on December 29, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Ruckman, sued Ag-Wise Enterprises for wrongful terminati...
Employer's Legitimate Reason for Termination Affirmed
Dibrino v. Rockefeller Ctr. N., Inc., decided by New York Court of Appeals on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued for wrongful termination an...
Former employee fails to show retaliation for whistleblowing
Craig v. Bisignano, decided by Fifth Circuit on November 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by Crai...
Hospital Wins Wrongful Termination Suit Over Retaliation Claims
Grand v. Cleveland Clinic Found., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on October 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued the defendant hospital for wrongful ...
Yacht Club can terminate member for disrupting club's peace and harmony
Ranger v. Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, decided by California Court of Appeal on September 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Ranger, sued the defendant, Alamitos Bay Yacht Club,...
Ninth Circuit Upholds California's Assault Weapons Ban
Lopez v. Bondi, decided by Ninth Circuit on August 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by plaintiff...
Retaliatory Discharge Claim Fails: Testimony Not "But For" Cause of Firing
Harrell v. City of Chicago, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on August 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former Chicago police officer, sued the city for retaliatory d...
Tenth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Halliburton in Discrimination Case
Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services, decided by Tenth Circuit on August 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Ha...
Ninth Circuit Denies Preliminary Injunction in ADA Retaliation Case
Handley v. Moore, decided by Ninth Circuit on July 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by Handley, ...
Ninth Circuit: No Race or Gender Discrimination in Cracker Barrel Firing
Andrew Harrington v. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., decided by Ninth Circuit on July 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of sum...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Discrimination Case
Allison v. Dignity Health, decided by California Court of Appeal on June 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued Dignity Health for wrongful termination a...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Wrongful Termination Case
Bradsbery v. Vicar Operating, decided by California Court of Appeal on May 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Bradsbery, sued Vicar Operating for wrongful termination, alleg...
Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Texas Tech Employee's Claims
Wetherbe v. Texas Tech University, decided by Fifth Circuit on May 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a former Texas Tech Unive...
Officer's Due Process Claim Fails on Appeal
Restivo v. City of Petaluma, decided by California Court of Appeal on May 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former police officer, sued the City of Petaluma and individua...
Fifth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Title VII Case
Daughtry v. Silver Fern Chemical, decided by Fifth Circuit on May 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Silver Fer...
Officer's Retaliation Claims Against City Affirmed
Carachure v. City of Azusa, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former police officer, sued the City of Azusa and individual ...