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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. Joe Ryan Enterprises, Inc.

Jul 9, 2012M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union AFL-CIO-CLC v. Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.

Jun 22, 201211th CircuitPlaintiff Win

Stone & Webster Construction, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Labor

Jun 19, 201211th CircuitMixed Result

Stone & Webster Construction, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Labor

Jun 19, 201211th CircuitDefendant Win

Stone & Webster Construction, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Labor

Jun 19, 201211th CircuitDefendant Win

Local 703, I.B. of T. Grocery & Food Employees Welfare Fund v. Regions Financial Corp.

Jun 14, 2012N.D. Ala.Mixed Result

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Summer Classics, Inc.

Jun 12, 201211th CircuitDefendant Win

William Jorge Castillo vv. Roche Laboratories, Inc.

May 11, 201211th CircuitDefendant Win

Reese

May 1, 201211th CircuitDefendant Win

Izell Reese, Raven Reese v. Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams, LLP

May 1, 201211th CircuitDefendant Win

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. TBC Corp.

Mar 30, 2012S.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Murphree

Mar 27, 2012N.D. Ala.Dismissed

Ada Mae Rutledge v. NCL (Bahamas), LTD.

Mar 20, 201211th CircuitRemanded

Palm Beach Metro Transportation, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board

Mar 2, 201211th CircuitDefendant Win

Illinois Union Insurance v. NRI Construction Inc.

Feb 28, 2012N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Melvin Gilmore v. Director, Us Dept. Of Labor

Feb 6, 201211th CircuitDefendant Win

National Labor Relations Board v. Contemporary Cars, Inc.

Jan 27, 201211th CircuitDefendant Win

Ostilio Paguada v. U.S. Attorney General

Dec 19, 201111th CircuitDefendant Win

TCB Systems, Inc v. NLRB

Dec 16, 201111th CircuitDefendant Win

TCB Systems, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

Dec 16, 201111th CircuitDefendant Win

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

Dec 9, 2011N.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Jim Walter Resources, Inc. v. United Mine Workers of America, Internationial Union

Dec 6, 201111th CircuitPlaintiff Win

Donald Jones v. Union City

Nov 18, 201111th CircuitDefendant Win

Adams

Nov 3, 2011M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Southeastern Laboreres Health and Welfare Fund v. Bayer Corporation

Oct 24, 201111th CircuitDefendant Win

Office Depot, Inc. v. Nat'l Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA, American Casualty Company of Reading, PA

Oct 13, 201111th CircuitDefendant Win

John M. Floyd & Associates, Inc. v. First Florida Credit Union

Oct 3, 201111th CircuitDefendant Win

Schweitzer-Mauduit

Aug 26, 2011N.D. Ga.Mixed Result

Bacon

Aug 17, 2011S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Larsen

Jul 25, 2011S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Bacon

Jul 21, 2011S.D. Fla.Dismissed

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

Jul 15, 2011N.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Summer Classics, Inc.

Jul 6, 2011N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Federico Ochoa-Moncada v. U.S. Attorney General

Jul 6, 201111th CircuitDefendant Win

Cyprian

Jul 1, 2011M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Sanchez-Valladares

Jun 17, 201111th CircuitDefendant Win

United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union v. Wise Alloys, LLC

Jun 9, 201111th CircuitDefendant Win

Roadway Express, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

May 27, 201111th CircuitPlaintiff Win

Roadway Express, Inc. v. NLRB

May 27, 201111th CircuitPlaintiff Win

Allied Veterans of the World, Inc. v. Seminole County

May 6, 2011M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Jovine

Apr 12, 2011S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Miguel Angel Martinez, Alba Rosa Cadavid De M, vs U.S. Attorney General

Apr 12, 201111th CircuitDefendant Win

Alabama Central Credit Union v. CUMIS INSURANCE SOCIETY INC.

Apr 8, 2011N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Lori Ann Davidson v. Government Employees Insurance Co.

Apr 6, 201111th CircuitDefendant Win

National Labor Relations Board v. CSS Healthcare Services, Inc.

Mar 30, 201111th CircuitPlaintiff Win

Hopkins

Mar 16, 2011N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Ironworkers Local Union 68 v. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP

Mar 11, 201111th CircuitDefendant Win

Ironworkers Local Union 68 v. Astrazeneca Phar.

Mar 11, 201111th CircuitDefendant Win

Angelucci

Jan 19, 201111th CircuitRemanded

Harold Lee Harvey, Jr. v. Warden, Union Correction

Jan 6, 201111th 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.