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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

Seals

Dec 18, 2019M.D. Ala.Mixed Result

Kynett

Dec 17, 2019M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

King

Dec 17, 2019M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Brown

Dec 17, 2019M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Adams

Dec 9, 2019M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

TMH Medical Services, LLC v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA

Dec 4, 201911th CircuitDefendant Win

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. University Of Miami

Dec 3, 2019S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Warren Adam Taylor v. Augusta-Richmond County Consolidated Commissioners

Dec 2, 201911th CircuitDefendant Win

Wilson

Nov 27, 2019M.D. Fla.Remanded

Smith v. Chick-Fil-A RSA Regions Tower (MAG+)

Nov 25, 2019M.D. Ala.Dismissed

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. 20 SE 3rd St LLC

Nov 22, 2019S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Powell

Nov 19, 2019M.D. Fla.Remanded

Walker

Nov 18, 2019N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Cambridge Christian School, Inc. v. Florida High School Athletic Association, Inc.

Nov 13, 201911th CircuitMixed Result

Garcia

Nov 8, 2019M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Davis

Nov 5, 2019S.D. Fla.Remanded

Morrison

Nov 5, 2019M.D. Fla.Remanded

DeGraw

Oct 23, 2019M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Grant

Oct 16, 2019M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Jenny Smith v. Haynes & Haynes P.C.

Oct 15, 201911th CircuitMixed Result

Yule

Oct 11, 2019S.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Cole

Oct 11, 2019N.D. Ala.Mixed Result

Little

Oct 8, 2019M.D. Ala.Dismissed

BELMONTE

Oct 8, 2019S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Burkett

Oct 8, 2019M.D. Fla.Settlement

N R v. SCHOOL BOARD OF OKALOOSA COUNTY

Sep 30, 2019N.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Griggs v. City of Lanett (MAG+)

Sep 26, 2019M.D. Ala.Mixed Result

CHESNUT

Sep 25, 2019M.D. Ga.Remanded

Diggs

Sep 25, 2019M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Taboada

Sep 23, 2019M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Powell

Sep 20, 2019N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Wiggins

Sep 20, 2019M.D. Ala.Remanded

Phillip

Sep 19, 2019S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Albert Schaw v. Habitat for Humanity of Citrus County, Inc.

Sep 18, 201911th CircuitDismissed

Adams

Sep 17, 2019M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Salvani

Sep 16, 2019S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Tabakian

Sep 13, 2019S.D. Ga.Dismissed

CHESNUT

Sep 12, 2019M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Powrzanas

Sep 11, 2019N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Fuller

Sep 10, 2019M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Patel

Sep 6, 2019S.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Menard

Sep 6, 2019S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Thomas

Sep 6, 2019M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Odongo

Sep 5, 2019M.D. Fla.Remanded

Fonte

Aug 28, 2019M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Carol Tims v. LGE Community Credit Union

Aug 27, 201911th CircuitRemanded

Guthrie

Aug 27, 2019M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Yeomans

Aug 26, 2019M.D. Fla.Remanded

Johnsey

Aug 23, 2019N.D. Ala.Dismissed

American Civil Rights Union v. Brenda Snipes

Aug 22, 201911th 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.