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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

Amadasun

Mar 14, 2005N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Jackson v. Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

Mar 9, 2005N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Shore Club Condominium Ass'n v. National Labor Relations Board

Feb 28, 200511th CircuitDefendant Win

Adams

Feb 22, 2005M.D. Ala.Remanded

Cobb

Feb 16, 2005M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Roig

Jan 25, 2005S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Selman

Jan 13, 2005N.D. Ga.Plaintiff Win

Maddox

Dec 20, 2004M.D. Ala.Dismissed

Wehunt

Dec 15, 2004M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Musarra

Nov 10, 2004M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Sounds of Service Radio, Inc. v. Islamorada, Village of Islands

Nov 5, 2004S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Islamorada

Nov 5, 2004S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Burnette

Nov 4, 2004N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Ashe

Oct 15, 2004M.D. Ala.Mixed Result

Raye

Oct 13, 2004S.D. Ala.Defendant Win

JD

Oct 8, 2004M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Hillemann

Sep 15, 2004M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Pemco Aeroplex, Inc.

Sep 13, 200411th CircuitPlaintiff Win

Footman

Aug 30, 2004M.D. Fla.Settlement

Perry

Aug 27, 2004M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Hogan

Jul 29, 2004N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Professional Helicopter Pilots Ass'n, Office & Professional Employees International Union, Local 102 v. Lear Siegler Services, Inc.

Jul 26, 2004M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Cox

Jul 21, 2004M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Compania De Elaborados De Café v. Cardinal Capital Management, Inc.

Jul 15, 2004S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Roberts

Jul 9, 2004M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Trustees of the Central Pension Fund of the International Union of Operating Engineers & Participating Employers v. Wolf Crane Service, Inc.

Jun 25, 200411th CircuitMixed Result

Largent

Jun 17, 2004M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Arlene M. Stone v. First Union Corporation

Jun 3, 200411th CircuitRemanded

Woltersdorf

May 25, 2004N.D. Ala.Mixed Result

Kraft

May 10, 2004N.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Adair

Apr 27, 2004M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Phillips

Apr 7, 2004M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Adamo

Apr 1, 200411th CircuitRemanded

Continental Casualty Company v. Adamo

Apr 1, 200411th CircuitRemanded

Payne

Mar 25, 2004N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Woltersdorf

Mar 12, 2004N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Lemmon

Feb 23, 2004M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Nicholas LaGrasta v. First Union Security

Jan 30, 200411th CircuitRemanded

John Acevedo v. First Union National Bank

Jan 26, 200411th CircuitRemanded

Wu

Jan 23, 2004N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Continental Casualty Co. v. Barbara F. Adamo

Jan 4, 200411th CircuitRemanded

O'REARDON

Jan 3, 2004M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Bassano

Dec 11, 2003N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Perry

Nov 18, 2003N.D. Ga.Settlement

O'Halloran v. First Union National Bank of Florida

Nov 14, 200311th CircuitRemanded

MD Hodges Enterprises, Inc. v. Fulton County, Georgia

Nov 5, 2003N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Frazier

Nov 4, 2003M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Dorrego

Oct 24, 2003S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

SCADIF

Sep 2, 200311th CircuitDefendant Win

Burgos

Aug 28, 2003M.D. Fla.Defendant 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.