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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

Weiher

Oct 27, 2021M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

P.M.

Oct 25, 2021N.D. Ala.Remanded

Munn

Oct 20, 2021S.D. Ga.Mixed Result

Mennucci

Oct 14, 2021N.D. Ga.Dismissed

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. University Of Miami

Sep 29, 2021S.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Romano

Sep 28, 2021S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Zen Group, Inc. v. State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration

Sep 28, 2021S.D. Fla.Remanded

Reyes

Sep 27, 2021M.D. Fla.Dismissed

SANABRIA

Sep 22, 2021S.D. Fla.Settlement

Spivey

Sep 21, 2021M.D. Ala.Settlement

Raul A. Pelaez v. Government Employees Insurance Company

Sep 20, 202111th CircuitDefendant Win

Lindsay Rafferty v. Denny's, Inc.

Sep 15, 202111th CircuitDefendant Win

Adam J. Rubinstein, M.D., P.A. v. Ourian, M.D.

Sep 10, 2021S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Stout

Sep 3, 2021N.D. Ala.Remanded

Harapeti

Aug 31, 2021S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Sanchez

Aug 31, 2021M.D. Fla.Remanded

Jeter

Aug 24, 2021N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Drew Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County, Florida

Aug 23, 202111th CircuitRemanded

Pierre-Louis

Aug 20, 2021S.D. Fla.Remanded

Dickens

Aug 19, 2021M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Poschmann

Aug 19, 2021M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Ridgewood Health Care Center, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

Aug 13, 202111th CircuitMixed Result

McBride

Aug 13, 2021M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Bejerano

Aug 12, 2021S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Dowler

Aug 12, 2021M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Taroco

Aug 10, 2021S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Hooker

Aug 9, 2021M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

BREZENSKI

Aug 5, 2021S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Santana

Aug 5, 2021M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

King

Jul 21, 2021S.D. Fla.Remanded

Glover

Jul 20, 2021N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Ray

Jul 20, 2021M.D. Fla.Remanded

Hogan

Jul 15, 2021M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Ada Albors Gonzalez v. Federal National Mortgage Association

Jul 14, 202111th CircuitDefendant Win

Rami Ziyadat v. Diamondrock Hospitality Company

Jul 13, 202111th CircuitRemanded

Alam

Jul 13, 2021S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Forges

Jul 13, 2021M.D. Fla.Remanded

Raskin

Jul 12, 2021S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Ramos

Jul 12, 2021S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Brown

Jul 9, 2021M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Shropshire

Jul 9, 2021M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Byrd

Jul 8, 2021S.D. Ala.Dismissed

Creese

Jul 5, 2021M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Gutierrez

Jul 1, 2021S.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Garcia

Jul 1, 2021S.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Murdock

Jun 30, 2021S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Puerto

Jun 30, 2021S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

FURFARI

Jun 30, 2021S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Wilkins

Jun 29, 2021N.D. Ga.Plaintiff Win

Kruse

Jun 25, 2021M.D. Fla.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.