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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

Libreros

May 7, 2025M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Dolch

May 6, 2025M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Theodore

May 6, 2025S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Nascimben

May 2, 2025M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Kelly

May 1, 2025M.D. Ala.Dismissed

Mack

Apr 28, 2025S.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Maxwell

Apr 23, 2025S.D. Ga.Dismissed

DeLuca

Apr 9, 2025S.D. Fla.Dismissed

O'Byrn

Apr 7, 2025S.D. Fla.Settlement

Sosa Claret v. Toscana Pizza & Grill, LLC

Apr 7, 2025S.D. Fla.Remanded

Barrientos

Apr 4, 2025S.D. Fla.Remanded

Sanders

Apr 2, 2025S.D. Ga.Dismissed

Hanley

Mar 28, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Pankey

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

King

Mar 28, 2025N.D. Ga.Mixed Result

Jung

Mar 27, 2025M.D. Ala.Mixed Result

Coleman

Mar 26, 2025M.D. Ala.Mixed Result

Matthews

Mar 14, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

McNeil

Mar 14, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Barnes

Mar 12, 2025N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Goodwin

Mar 10, 2025N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Williams v. EMTB, LLC

Feb 20, 2025M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Rodriguez

Feb 19, 2025M.D. Fla.Settlement

Santana

Feb 18, 2025N.D. Ala.Dismissed

Parke

Feb 13, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Lochren

Feb 5, 2025M.D. Fla.Settlement

Campbell

Feb 5, 2025M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Adams

Jan 31, 2025S.D. Ga.Dismissed

Juravin

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

SMITH v. COLUMBUS TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Jan 30, 2025M.D. Ga.Dismissed

Hernandez

Jan 27, 2025S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Anderson

Jan 22, 2025M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Ducos

Jan 16, 2025M.D. Fla.Settlement

LOFTON

Jan 14, 2025M.D. Ga.Mixed Result

Kent-Stevens

Jan 8, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Cozzolino

Jan 7, 2025M.D. Fla.Settlement

Johnson v. Cornerstone Builders of SW Florida, Inc.

Jan 7, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Lorenzo

Jan 6, 2025S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Schrader

Dec 30, 2024M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Gregson

Dec 30, 2024M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Jackson v. Delta Air Lines Inc,.

Dec 30, 2024N.D. Ga.Dismissed

Vega

Dec 27, 2024M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

FINCH

Dec 23, 2024M.D. Ga.Dismissed

MIDDLEBROOKS

Dec 11, 2024M.D. Ga.Dismissed

Karichkowsky

Dec 9, 2024M.D. Fla.Settlement

STEARS

Dec 3, 2024S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Hadley

Dec 3, 2024S.D. Ala.Dismissed

Libreros

Dec 2, 2024M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

McCullough

Nov 20, 2024M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Neves

Nov 20, 2024M.D. Fla.Plaintiff 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.