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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

Stevens

Nov 1, 2024S.D. Ga.Dismissed

Bell v. CSX Transportation, Inc.

Oct 24, 2024M.D. Fla.Settlement

Su

Oct 16, 2024M.D. Ala.Settlement

Hudson

Oct 15, 2024S.D. Ga.Settlement

William Hornady v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC

Oct 11, 202411th CircuitPlaintiff Win

Rodriguez

Oct 11, 2024S.D. Fla.Dismissed

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Lago Mar Properties, Inc.

Oct 11, 2024S.D. Fla.Settlement

O'Reilly

Oct 7, 2024M.D. Fla.Remanded

Handley

Oct 3, 2024M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Landa

Sep 30, 2024S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

PESTANA

Sep 23, 2024S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Hogarty

Sep 3, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Traini

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

Jean

Aug 27, 2024S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

ZHANG

Aug 26, 2024M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Jones

Aug 26, 2024N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Meenan

Aug 20, 2024S.D. Fla.Settlement

Rinehart

Jul 29, 2024M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Tirado

Jul 24, 2024S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Lay

Jul 19, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Brown

Jul 18, 2024N.D. Ga.Mixed Result

Torres

Jul 17, 2024S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Su

Jul 2, 2024N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Muro

Jul 1, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Ibrahim

Jun 24, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Watts

Jun 24, 2024M.D. Fla.Settlement

Tristan Tanner v. Stryker Corporation of Michigan

Jun 20, 202411th CircuitDefendant Win

Pimentel

Jun 18, 2024M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Anderson

Jun 12, 2024M.D. Ala.Settlement

Adams

May 28, 2024S.D. Ala.Dismissed

Sanchez

May 23, 2024N.D. Ga.Settlement

Jozadaque Rodrigues da Silva v. U.S. Attorney General

May 16, 202411th CircuitDismissed

SMITH v. LAKEVIEW CENTER, INC.

May 10, 2024N.D. Fla.Dismissed

Surgento

May 6, 2024S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Koukouvaos

Apr 18, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Israel Rosell v. VMSB, LLC

Apr 15, 202411th CircuitDefendant Win

Nealis

Apr 10, 2024M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Rona Johnson Adeoye v. Clayton County DFCS Employee(s)

Apr 2, 202411th CircuitDismissed

Paul

Mar 28, 2024S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

PENNINGTON

Mar 25, 2024M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Dunham

Mar 18, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

PARKER

Mar 14, 2024M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

GRABLE

Mar 13, 2024M.D. Ga.Plaintiff Win

Harp

Mar 8, 2024M.D. Fla.Settlement

Febles

Mar 5, 2024M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Garcia

Mar 1, 2024S.D. Fla.Remanded

Patterson

Feb 12, 2024M.D. Ala.Settlement

Gomez

Feb 5, 2024S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Kaciak

Jan 24, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Canales Bonilla v. Stefano Ristorante, Inc.

Dec 18, 2023M.D. Fla.Settlement

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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.