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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

Hardin

Apr 3, 2024M.D. Fla.Remanded

Rona Johnson Adeoye v. Clayton County DFCS Employee(s)

Apr 2, 202411th CircuitDismissed

Paul

Mar 28, 2024S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Lavandeira

Mar 28, 2024M.D. Fla.Remanded

Waldrop

Mar 27, 2024N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

PENNINGTON

Mar 25, 2024M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Giannerini

Mar 20, 2024M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Dunham

Mar 18, 2024M.D. Fla.Remanded

Harp

Mar 8, 2024M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Fuentes Hercules v. Phat Boy Sushi Inc.

Mar 7, 2024S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Febles

Mar 5, 2024M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Garcia

Mar 1, 2024S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Yellen

Mar 1, 2024N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Wang

Feb 28, 2024M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

DE LA CRUZ-RAMOS v. ADC CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC

Feb 21, 2024M.D. Ga.Plaintiff Win

Ramirez

Feb 13, 2024M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Anderson

Feb 13, 2024M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Ray

Feb 13, 2024N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Proman

Feb 12, 2024S.D. Ga.Plaintiff Win

Patterson

Feb 12, 2024M.D. Ala.Settlement

Gomez

Feb 5, 2024S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

UpFrog LLC v. Guaranteed Quotes LLC

Feb 2, 2024M.D. Fla.Remanded

Kaciak

Jan 24, 2024M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

LLOYD

Jan 23, 2024M.D. Ga.Plaintiff Win

Campbell

Jan 23, 2024M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Oneal

Jan 23, 2024M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Proman

Jan 19, 2024S.D. Ga.Dismissed

Ariza

Jan 4, 2024M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Briceno

Dec 28, 2023S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Wang

Dec 19, 2023M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Hudson

Dec 19, 2023S.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Canales Bonilla v. Stefano Ristorante, Inc.

Dec 18, 2023M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Ranieri

Dec 14, 2023S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Sierra

Dec 14, 2023S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Holly-Taylor

Dec 14, 2023M.D. Fla.Settlement

Dunham

Dec 14, 2023M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Cooper-Levy

Dec 11, 2023S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Taranto-King

Dec 6, 2023M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Norris

Dec 5, 2023M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Taylor

Nov 30, 2023N.D. Ala.Mixed Result

MILLER v. GEORGIA PUBLIC DEFENDER STANDARDS COUNCIL

Nov 28, 2023M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Vanhorne-Padilla

Nov 28, 2023M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Giannerini

Nov 20, 2023M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Bemesderfer

Nov 17, 2023M.D. Fla.Remanded

Meneide

Nov 16, 2023S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Keefe

Nov 6, 2023S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Janicki

Nov 1, 2023M.D. Fla.Remanded

Elnenaey

Oct 30, 2023M.D. Fla.Remanded

Leise

Oct 19, 2023M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Davis

Oct 17, 2023N.D. Ala.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.