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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

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. NDI Office Furniture, LLC

Jun 25, 2021N.D. Ala.Plaintiff Win

Mazpule

Jun 19, 2021S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

LOWERY

Jun 14, 2021M.D. Ga.Plaintiff Win

Government Employees Insurance Co. v. The Right Spinal Clinic, Inc.

Jun 14, 2021M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Culverhouse

Jun 14, 2021M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Ullom

Jun 11, 2021M.D. Fla.Remanded

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. University Of Miami

Jun 9, 2021S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

VILLEGAS

Jun 7, 2021S.D. Fla.Settlement

Brittain

Jun 7, 2021M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Estate of James Hatley v. Etowah County

Jun 4, 2021N.D. Ala.Plaintiff Win

Williams v. Home Advantage Humana

Jun 1, 2021M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Anzardo

May 25, 2021S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

BREZENSKI

May 21, 2021S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Brito

May 14, 2021S.D. Fla.Settlement

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. University Of Miami

May 11, 2021S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Poschmann

May 10, 2021M.D. Fla.Dismissed

HILL

Apr 27, 2021S.D. Fla.Remanded

Walker

Apr 22, 2021M.D. Ala.Dismissed

Jones

Apr 22, 2021N.D. Ala.Remanded

Tran

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

Margaret Henderson v. Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings

Apr 14, 202111th CircuitDefendant Win

Brewer

Apr 13, 2021N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Pineda

Apr 8, 2021N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Marquardt

Apr 8, 2021S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

J.P.

Apr 6, 2021M.D. Ala.Mixed Result

Frankel

Apr 2, 2021M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Peebles

Mar 31, 2021M.D. Ala.Settlement

Morris

Mar 30, 2021N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Minus

Mar 26, 2021S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Armstead

Mar 22, 2021N.D. Ala.Remanded

Hernandez

Mar 19, 2021S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Piper

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

Anastos

Mar 17, 2021N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Steffens

Mar 17, 2021M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. MEDIACOM COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, A NEW YORK CORPORATION

Mar 16, 2021M.D. Ga.Mixed Result

Torres

Mar 15, 2021M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Carr

Mar 15, 2021N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Government Employees Insurance Co. v. AFO Imaging, Inc.

Mar 12, 2021M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Levett

Mar 10, 2021N.D. Ga.Mixed Result

Linville

Mar 8, 2021S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Bracero

Mar 8, 2021M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

J.P.

Mar 3, 2021M.D. Ala.Remanded

Floyd

Mar 2, 2021S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Tom

Mar 1, 2021S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Zilis

Mar 1, 2021M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

DUNN

Feb 25, 2021M.D. Ga.Plaintiff Win

MCBREARTY

Feb 22, 2021S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Buckhanon

Feb 19, 2021M.D. Ala.Plaintiff Win

SHELLEY

Feb 17, 2021M.D. Ga.Mixed Result

Gimeno

Feb 17, 2021S.D. Fla.Remanded

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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.