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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

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Recent Rulings in the Eleventh Circuit

Criss

Jun 11, 2014N.D. Ala.Plaintiff Win

Roberts Sand Company, LLLP v. Secretary of Labor

Jun 9, 201411th CircuitDefendant Win

Dawn Brown v. Roche Laboratories, Inc.

May 29, 201411th CircuitDefendant Win

Eller-Ito Stevedoring Company, LLC v. Secretary of Labor

May 28, 201411th CircuitDefendant Win

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. American Tool & Mold, Inc.

Apr 16, 2014M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Catastrophe Management Solutions

Mar 27, 2014S.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Diaz ex rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Professional Transportation, Inc.

Jan 29, 2014M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Tonya Weinberg Gilmore v. Pam Hodges

Dec 20, 201311th CircuitDefendant Win

Losada

Dec 16, 2013S.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Coppett v. Tennessee Valley Authority

Dec 16, 2013N.D. Ala.Mixed Result

Aidone v. Nationwide Auto Guard, LLC

Nov 26, 2013S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Cuervo v. Airport Services, Inc.

Nov 22, 2013S.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Ambassador Services, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

Nov 15, 201311th CircuitDefendant Win

Rindfleisch v. Gentiva Health Services, Inc.

Nov 4, 2013N.D. Ga.Dismissed

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Carroll's, LLC

Oct 1, 201311th CircuitDefendant Win

Minerva Martinez-Estrada v. U.S. Attorney General

Sep 18, 201311th CircuitDefendant Win

Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. v. Brookstone Pharmaceuticals, L.L.C.

Aug 19, 201311th CircuitDefendant Win

Judy Weekes-Walker v. Macon County Greyhound Park, Inc.

Aug 5, 201311th CircuitPlaintiff Win

Beth Adams v. BSI Management Systems America, Inc.

Jul 17, 201311th CircuitDefendant Win

Rogerio Rodrigues v. CNP of Sanctuary, LLC

Jul 12, 201311th CircuitRemanded

Ateya Ramadan Swilam v. US Attorney General

Jul 8, 201311th CircuitDismissed

MDS (Canada) Inc. v. Rad Source Technologies, Inc.

Jul 1, 201311th CircuitMixed Result

Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. Smith Construction & Development, LLC

Jun 12, 2013N.D. Ala.Mixed Result

Amerijet International, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

May 29, 201311th CircuitMixed Result

Tammy Q. Gilmore v. National Mail Handlers Union Local 318

Apr 23, 201311th CircuitDefendant Win

National Labor Relations Board v. Hartman and Tyner, Inc.

Apr 16, 201311th CircuitDefendant Win

Atchafalaya Marine, LLC v. National Union Fire Insurance

Apr 1, 2013S.D. Ala.Plaintiff Win

Chapman

Mar 14, 2013M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Koch Foods, Inc. v. Secretary, U.S. Dept. of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health

Mar 11, 201311th CircuitMixed Result

Ada Ramirez v. Miami Dade County

Feb 15, 201311th CircuitDefendant Win

M.C. Dean, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor

Feb 1, 201311th CircuitMixed Result

Thomas

Jan 29, 2013N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Earaton Adams v. Austal, USA, LLC

Jan 4, 201311th CircuitDefendant Win

Zulauf

Nov 29, 2012N.D. Ga.Mixed Result

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. McPherson Companies, Inc.

Nov 14, 2012N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Power Financial Credit Union v. National Credit Union Administration Board

Nov 6, 201211th CircuitDefendant Win

Abram-Adams

Oct 16, 201211th CircuitDefendant Win

Finnerty

Oct 16, 2012S.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Patricia Abram-Adams v. Citigroup, Inc.

Oct 16, 201211th CircuitDefendant Win

Lakeland Health Care Associates, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board

Oct 2, 201211th CircuitDefendant Win

Lakeland Health Care Associates, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board

Oct 2, 201211th CircuitDefendant Win

United Transportation Union v. Birmingham Southern Railroad

Sep 28, 2012N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. West Customer Management Group, LLC

Sep 26, 2012N.D. Fla.Remanded

National Labor Relations Board v. Gimrock Constructioni, Inc.

Sep 18, 201211th CircuitPlaintiff Win

Dillard

Aug 17, 201211th CircuitDefendant Win

Rodney Dillard v. United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1657

Aug 17, 201211th CircuitDefendant Win

American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Inc. v. Dixie County Florida

Aug 15, 201211th CircuitRemanded

American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Inc. v. Dixie County Florida

Aug 15, 201211th CircuitRemanded

Adamson

Jul 13, 2012N.D. Ga.Plaintiff Win

Roland Adams v. U.S. Attorney General

Jul 12, 201211th CircuitPlaintiff 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.