Employment Rulings in the Eighth Circuit
The Eighth Circuit covers the federal courts in Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.
Of the 1,462 published rulings we track here (1973–2026), the breakdowns below show how they were decided. They describe published opinions only — not the odds of any particular situation.
How These Rulings Ended
Of the 1,462 published rulings we track in the Eighth Circuit.
What Happens at Each Stage
A workplace lawsuit moves through stages, and a ruling can end it at any of them. Here is where the 1,452 rulings we could classify by stage were decided.
A higher court reviewing an earlier decision. Many published opinions come from this stage, after a lot has already happened in the case.
A ruling where the judge decides the case — or part of it — without a trial, because one side argues the key facts are not in dispute. For workers, getting past this step is often the biggest hurdle.
Of the 310 summary-judgment rulings here, 196 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 114 let the worker’s claims continue.
An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.
A judge or jury heard the evidence and reached a decision. Relatively few disputes get this far.
The two sides resolved the dispute by agreement, sometimes with court approval. Most settlements are private and never show up in published opinions.
A decision entered because one side did not respond to the case at all.
Procedural decisions and orders that do not fit the main stages above.
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States in This Circuit
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Recent Rulings in the Eighth Circuit
Carpenter
Krajewski
City Wide Construction Products Company v. Teamsters Local Union No. 245
Howard
Braxton
Fiorito
Swinson
Plus One, LLC v. Capital Relocation Services L.L.C.
Stotesbery
Fiorito
Marsalis
Taylor
Galewood West Development, Inc. v. City of Nixa, Missouri
Beukes
Guertin
Siebrecht
Baldwin
Washington v. City of St. Ann
Kasso
Goins
Koritz
Seeman
Seeman
Filyaw
Davis
Hardy
Beck
Gardner
Crowder Hitz v. Symetra Life Insurance Company
Popham
Bolinder
Sickels
Minnesota Deer Farmers Association v. State of Minnesota, The
Jesty
Carpenter
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Drivers Management, LLC
Menze
Hollamon
Rael
Schmidt
Gilbert v. City of Minneapolis
Collingham
NEBCO, Inc. v. Butler
Board of Trustees of the Iron Workers St. Louis District Council Pension Trust v. KPS Rebar, LLC
NLRB v. Enright Seeding, Inc.
Carlson
Tap House Real Estate, LLC v. City of Rochester
Keys
Evans
Angel
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These figures summarize publicly available published court opinions only. Published opinions over-represent summary-judgment rulings (decisions made without a trial) and appeals, because those are the stages where judges most often write formal opinions. Most workplace disputes settle privately and never appear here at all. A ruling’s outcome reflects many case-specific factors and is not a prediction for any other situation. Read more about how we source and classify rulings.
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 outcomes and case stages is based on automated analysis and may not reflect the full scope of each case.