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Employment Rulings in the Eleventh Circuit

The Eleventh Circuit covers the federal courts in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.

Of the 1,807 published rulings we track here (19682026), 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 1,807 published rulings we track in the Eleventh Circuit.

Defendant Win
782 (43%)
Dismissed
300 (17%)
Plaintiff Win
278 (15%)
Mixed Result
240 (13%)
Remanded
149 (8%)
Settlement
58 (3%)

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 1,761 rulings we could classify by stage were decided.

Appeal
772 (44%)

A higher court reviewing an earlier decision. Many published opinions come from this stage, after a lot has already happened in the case.

Summary judgment
331 (19%)

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 331 summary-judgment rulings here, 229 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 102 let the worker’s claims continue.

Motion to dismiss
520 (30%)

An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.

Trial verdict
47 (3%)

A judge or jury heard the evidence and reached a decision. Relatively few disputes get this far.

Settlement / consent decree
58 (3%)

The two sides resolved the dispute by agreement, sometimes with court approval. Most settlements are private and never show up in published opinions.

Default judgment
15 (1%)

A decision entered because one side did not respond to the case at all.

Other rulings
18 (1%)

Procedural decisions and orders that do not fit the main stages above.

States in This Circuit

Browse rulings from courts in each state the Eleventh Circuit covers.

Recent Rulings in the Eleventh Circuit

Malak Khatabi v. Car Auto Holdings LLC

May 28, 202611th CircuitMixed Result

Adam McLean v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Apr 22, 202611th CircuitDefendant Win

Byron Chemaly v. Eddie Lampert

Apr 22, 202611th CircuitDefendant Win

Melissa Ransom v. VyStar Credit Union

Mar 10, 202611th CircuitPlaintiff Win

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Feb 24, 202611th CircuitDefendant Win

Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Association, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

Feb 19, 202611th CircuitPlaintiff Win

Dec 30, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Blue

Dec 30, 2025M.D. Fla.Remanded

Elena Mukhina v. Walmart, Inc.

Dec 22, 202511th CircuitDefendant Win

Monte

Dec 19, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

GARCIA

Dec 18, 2025M.D. Ga.Mixed Result

Alexander

Dec 18, 2025N.D. Ala.Dismissed

Bogatitus

Dec 16, 2025M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Bolds

Dec 15, 2025S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

SONG

Dec 15, 2025M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Hicks

Dec 15, 2025M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Eboni Williams v. Gerald Shapiro

Dec 15, 202511th CircuitDismissed

Martins

Dec 12, 2025M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Hill

Dec 12, 2025S.D. Ala.Dismissed

Dec 12, 2025S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Demore

Dec 12, 2025S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Dec 12, 2025N.D. Ga.Dismissed

Sly

Dec 11, 2025M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Dec 10, 2025S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Burge

Dec 10, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Saulsberry

Dec 10, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Saulsberry

Dec 10, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Faustin

Dec 9, 2025M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Hadley

Dec 9, 2025S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Benton

Dec 9, 2025S.D. Ga.Defendant Win

SIMON

Dec 8, 2025M.D. Ga.Dismissed

MCLEAISH

Dec 8, 2025N.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

White

Dec 5, 2025S.D. Ga.Dismissed

Fussell

Dec 5, 2025N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Bodenhamer

Dec 3, 2025M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Major

Dec 3, 2025M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Christmas

Dec 3, 2025S.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Patrick Hearns, Jr. v. MEJ Plumbing, LLC

Dec 2, 202511th CircuitRemanded

NASH

Nov 26, 2025M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Campbell

Nov 26, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Carnahan

Nov 26, 2025S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

KNIGHT

Nov 21, 2025M.D. Ga.Dismissed

Cheriese Johnson v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company

Nov 21, 202511th CircuitPlaintiff Win

Maye

Nov 20, 2025M.D. Fla.Remanded

Kelly

Nov 19, 2025M.D. Ala.Dismissed

Davern

Nov 19, 2025M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Morales

Nov 18, 2025M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Rodriguez

Nov 17, 2025M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Reinauer

Nov 17, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Diaz

Nov 17, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

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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.