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Court Affirms Dismissal of Wrongful Termination Suit Against City
State ex rel. Boggs v. Cleveland, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision to dismiss a la...
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...
Retaliation claim fails for reporting unsafe conditions, not illegal acts
Tyson v. Park Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, LLC, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, s...
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...
Teacher's wrongful termination suit against school district fails
State ex rel. Ames v. Vermilion Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former teacher, sued the schoo...
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 Court Affirms Dismissal of Wrongful Termination and Defamation Claims Against University Police
Arndts v. Univ. of Cincinnati Dept. of Pub. Safety, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former University of Cincinnati police ...
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Employee's Lawsuit
State ex rel. Conomy v. Rohrer, 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 former c...
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...
Court Affirms Zen Center's Victory in Wrongful Termination Case
Lorenzo v. San Francisco Zen Center, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Lorenzo, sued the San Francisco Zen Center (SFZC) f...
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...
Employee's emotional distress claim revived, wrongful termination claim dismissed
Beckham v. Petermann, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on October 10, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued her former employer for wrongful termination and inte...
Court Affirms Dismissal of DOC Employee's Retaliation Claims
Eric Strumpf v. Department of Corrections and State Personnel Board., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Eric Strumpf, sued th...
Washington Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Wrongful Termination Claim
Branson v. Wash. Fine Wine & Spirits, LLC, decided by Washington Supreme Court on September 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Branson, sued the defendant, Washington Fine Wi...
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...
Court Affirms Dismissal of Wrongful Termination Claims Against Health Services District
William M. Luce v. Lexington County Health Services District, Inc., decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on August 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, William M. Luce, sued...
Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Discrimination and Retaliation Claims
Sally Tarquinio v. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, decided by Fourth Circuit on June 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a former ...
Officer's Whistleblower Claim Fails Due to Performance Issues
Funkhouser v. City of Granite City, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on June 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former police officer, sued the city and its police chie...
SEC Whistleblower Program Not Subject to APA Review, Court Rules
Xia v. Bondi, decided by Second Circuit on May 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that the SEC's "whistlebl...
Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Discrimination and Retaliation Claims
Öztürk v. Hyde, decided by Second Circuit on May 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a former employee's discrimination and reta...
County Not Liable for Sheriff's Deputies' Excessive Force
Mezzacappa, T. v. Northampton Co., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on April 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether a county could be held liable ...
Court Affirms Retaliation Finding in School District Employee Firing
Oconomowoc Area School District v. Gregory L. Cota, decided by Wisconsin Supreme Court on April 10, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Oconomowoc Area School District (OASD) appealed a cir...