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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

Smith v. Strada Services LLC

Apr 10, 2023M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Lindberg

Apr 3, 2023M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Azar

Mar 31, 2023N.D. Ga.Mixed Result

Ossmann

Mar 31, 2023N.D. Ga.Remanded

BARRIENTOS

Mar 28, 2023M.D. Ga.Dismissed

Lowe

Mar 28, 2023N.D. Ala.Dismissed

Ambrose

Mar 27, 2023M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Smith v. Strada Services LLC

Mar 24, 2023M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Gibson

Mar 22, 2023S.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Moore

Mar 21, 2023M.D. Fla.Remanded

Hamilton

Mar 20, 2023M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Sweeney

Mar 17, 2023M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Suarez

Mar 14, 2023S.D. Fla.Remanded

Crum

Feb 6, 2023N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Gomez

Feb 3, 2023M.D. Fla.Remanded

Lozada

Jan 26, 2023M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Crane

Jan 17, 2023N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Dondero

Jan 9, 2023M.D. Fla.Remanded

Shore

Jan 9, 2023M.D. Fla.Remanded

Wright

Jan 6, 2023N.D. Ala.Dismissed

Meshal

Dec 29, 2022S.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Walsh

Dec 28, 2022M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Curry

Dec 27, 2022M.D. Fla.Remanded

Taunton

Dec 22, 2022M.D. Ala.Settlement

Hall

Dec 19, 2022M.D. Ala.Settlement

McCullough

Dec 9, 2022M.D. Ala.Settlement

Sistrat

Dec 6, 2022M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Braggs

Dec 2, 2022M.D. Ala.Remanded

Allen

Dec 1, 2022M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

White

Dec 1, 2022N.D. Ala.Mixed Result

MILLER v. EBS SECURITY INC

Nov 30, 2022N.D. Fla.Remanded

Braggs

Nov 28, 2022M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Bosarge

Nov 23, 2022S.D. Ala.Dismissed

Chandler v. Louisiana Pacific Corporation

Nov 10, 2022S.D. Ala.Dismissed

Dean

Nov 8, 2022S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Jones, Sr. v. City of Palm Beach Gardens

Nov 7, 2022S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

LEWIS

Oct 28, 2022M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Coleman

Oct 28, 2022N.D. Ala.Plaintiff Win

Heinze

Oct 25, 2022N.D. Ga.Remanded

NGANGA

Oct 25, 2022M.D. Ga.Dismissed

Whiteman

Oct 25, 2022M.D. Fla.Settlement

McNeal

Oct 20, 2022M.D. Ala.Settlement

Laird

Oct 19, 2022S.D. Ala.Remanded

Wertheim

Oct 18, 2022M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Bonomo

Oct 17, 2022M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Allstate Beverage Company, LLC

Oct 17, 2022M.D. Ala.Mixed Result

Torres

Oct 12, 2022M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Laufenberg

Oct 7, 2022M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Ellis

Oct 7, 2022M.D. Ala.Settlement

Hudson

Sep 30, 2022S.D. Ala.Defendant Win

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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.