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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 729 published rulings we track here (1974–2026), 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 729 published rulings we track in the Eleventh Circuit.

Defendant Win
328 (45%)
Dismissed
123 (17%)
Plaintiff Win
113 (16%)
Settlement
63 (9%)
Mixed Result
59 (8%)
Remanded
43 (6%)

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 726 rulings we could classify by stage were decided.

Appeal
227 (31%)

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
165 (23%)

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 165 summary-judgment rulings here, 128 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 37 let the worker’s claims continue.

Motion to dismiss
223 (31%)

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

Trial verdict
18 (2%)

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

Settlement / consent decree
64 (9%)

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
26 (4%)

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

Other rulings
3 (0%)

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

Blanca Hincapie-Cadavid v. U.S. Atty. Gen.

Jun 28, 200511th CircuitDefendant Win

Southwest Florida Area Local American Postal Workers Union AFL-CIO, Inc. v. United States Postal Service

Jun 27, 200511th CircuitDefendant Win

Sergio Posada v. James Cello, Inc.

Jun 10, 200511th CircuitRemanded

Janis

Jun 1, 2005M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Bell v. Georgia-Pacific Corp.

May 17, 2005M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Slocumb

Mar 15, 2005N.D. Ga.Mixed Result

Adams

Feb 22, 2005M.D. Ala.Remanded

Cobb

Feb 16, 2005M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Roig

Jan 25, 2005S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Selman

Jan 13, 2005N.D. Ga.Plaintiff Win

Maddox

Dec 20, 2004M.D. Ala.Dismissed

Wehunt

Dec 15, 2004M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Sounds of Service Radio, Inc. v. Islamorada, Village of Islands

Nov 5, 2004S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Islamorada

Nov 5, 2004S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Burnette

Nov 4, 2004N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Ashe

Oct 15, 2004M.D. Ala.Mixed Result

Raye

Oct 13, 2004S.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Hillemann

Sep 15, 2004M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Pemco Aeroplex, Inc.

Sep 13, 200411th CircuitPlaintiff Win

Hogan

Jul 29, 2004N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Cox

Jul 21, 2004M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Roberts

Jul 9, 2004M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Trustees of the Central Pension Fund of the International Union of Operating Engineers & Participating Employers v. Wolf Crane Service, Inc.

Jun 25, 200411th CircuitMixed Result

Largent

Jun 17, 2004M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Kraft

May 10, 2004N.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Phillips

Apr 7, 2004M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Lemmon

Feb 23, 2004M.D. Fla.Dismissed

John Acevedo v. First Union National Bank

Jan 26, 200411th CircuitRemanded

O'REARDON

Jan 3, 2004M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Bassano

Dec 11, 2003N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Dorrego

Oct 24, 2003S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

SCADIF

Sep 2, 200311th CircuitDefendant Win

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Asplundh Tree Expert Co.

Aug 7, 200311th CircuitDefendant Win

Iduoze

Jun 16, 2003N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Blaske

Apr 30, 2003N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Csx Transportation, Inc. v. Brotherhood Of Maintenance Of Way Employees

Apr 21, 200311th CircuitDefendant Win

Continental Casualty Co. v. Barbara F. Adamo

Apr 2, 200311th CircuitRemanded

Neal H. Howard & Associates, P.C. v. Carey & Danis, LLC

Feb 11, 2003M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

McDaniel

Sep 13, 2002N.D. Ga.Mixed Result

Antalan

May 22, 2002S.D. Ala.Defendant Win

United States Ex Rel. Clausen v. Laboratory Corp. of America, Inc.

May 9, 200211th CircuitDefendant Win

Climer

Mar 7, 2002M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Pastor

Feb 6, 2002S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Traylor

Jan 23, 2002N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Gonser

Jan 9, 2002M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Wales

Dec 21, 2001M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Hutson

Dec 11, 2001M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Carter

Oct 2, 2001M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

NLRB v. Glades Health Care Center

Jul 20, 200111th CircuitPlaintiff Win

Wanda L. Adams v. Florida Power Corporation

Jul 5, 200111th CircuitDefendant 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.