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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

Panzarino

Nov 14, 2025M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Davis

Nov 14, 2025M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

COATES

Nov 7, 2025M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

NEWMAN

Nov 7, 2025M.D. Ga.Dismissed

Stuppard-Wilson

Nov 7, 2025N.D. Ga.Mixed Result

Erhinyo

Nov 5, 2025M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Makozy

Nov 4, 2025S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Figueroa

Nov 4, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

BROGAN

Nov 3, 2025M.D. Ga.Plaintiff Win

Lowe

Oct 30, 2025M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Dunn

Oct 29, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Oct 28, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

King

Oct 28, 2025M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Oct 24, 2025M.D. Fla.Remanded

HEAD

Oct 22, 2025M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Rehbein

Oct 21, 2025M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Oct 20, 2025M.D. Ala.Dismissed

Pugh

Oct 20, 2025M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Leuzzi

Oct 17, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Harris

Oct 16, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Orso

Oct 16, 2025S.D. Ala.Dismissed

Oct 15, 2025M.D. Fla.Remanded

Rani Bolton v. Inland Fresh Seafood Corporation of America, Inc.

Oct 15, 202511th CircuitDismissed

McEnroe

Oct 10, 2025M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Campbell

Oct 9, 2025M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Carmichael

Oct 9, 2025M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

SAMFORD

Oct 7, 2025M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

SAMFORD

Oct 7, 2025M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

ADAMS

Oct 6, 2025N.D. Fla.Dismissed

Secrest

Oct 6, 2025N.D. Ga.Dismissed

Gautam

Oct 3, 2025S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Leon

Oct 3, 2025S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Barnes

Oct 2, 2025N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Ajjahnon

Oct 1, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Lawhorn

Oct 1, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Dellapa

Sep 30, 2025M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Starks

Sep 30, 2025M.D. Ala.Dismissed

Williams v. University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital

Sep 30, 2025N.D. Ala.Dismissed

Nelson v. SIS Software, LLC

Sep 26, 2025N.D. Ga.Dismissed

Taylor

Sep 26, 2025N.D. Ala.Dismissed

Matus

Sep 25, 2025S.D. Fla.Settlement

Powe

Sep 25, 2025S.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Lewis Francois v. City of Miami

Sep 25, 2025S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Simpson

Sep 24, 2025M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Pantoja

Sep 24, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Brooks

Sep 24, 2025S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Orso

Sep 23, 2025S.D. Ala.Dismissed

Grissom

Sep 23, 2025S.D. Ala.Dismissed

Diaz

Sep 22, 2025M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Pharaoh

Sep 22, 2025M.D. Fla.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.