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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

EEOC v. Joe's Stone Crabs, Inc.

Aug 4, 200011th CircuitRemanded

Adams

Jul 31, 2000M.D. Ala.Dismissed

Cesnik

Jul 27, 200011th CircuitDefendant Win

Cesnik

Jul 27, 200011th CircuitDefendant Win

Harris

Jul 25, 2000N.D. Fla.Dismissed

Addison

Jul 17, 2000M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Albright

Jul 17, 2000S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Eugene Telfair v. First Union Mortgage Corp

Jul 7, 200011th CircuitDefendant Win

Eugene Telfair v. First Union Mortgage Corp

Jul 7, 200011th CircuitDefendant Win

Bouye

Jun 21, 2000N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Smith Ex Rel. Lanham v. Greene County School District

Jun 21, 2000M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

National Abortion Federation v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Jun 7, 2000N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

National Union v. Travelers Ins.

Jun 5, 200011th CircuitDefendant Win

United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. W&O, Inc.

May 30, 200011th CircuitPlaintiff Win

U.S. EEOC v. W & O, Inc.

May 30, 200011th CircuitPlaintiff Win

U.S. EEOC v. W & O, Inc.

May 30, 200011th CircuitPlaintiff Win

Sammons

May 22, 2000N.D. Ga.Dismissed

Mauldin

Mar 30, 2000M.D. Ga.Mixed Result

Scelta

Mar 27, 2000M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Moghadam

Feb 23, 2000N.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Rousselle

Feb 22, 2000M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Sorrells

Feb 16, 2000S.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Helms

Jan 26, 2000M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Barron

Jan 3, 2000M.D. Ala.Mixed Result

Allen

Dec 21, 1999M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Morgan

Dec 2, 1999N.D. Ga.Mixed Result

Pospicil

Sep 30, 1999N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Mullins

Sep 21, 1999N.D. Ala.Mixed Result

Bevill

Aug 17, 1999N.D. Ala.Mixed Result

Wells Ex Rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Brown & Root, Inc.

Aug 4, 1999S.D. Ala.Defendant Win

NLRB v. West Dixie Enterprises

Jul 20, 199911th CircuitPlaintiff Win

Cooper/T. Smith, Inc. v. NLRB

Jun 14, 199911th CircuitDefendant Win

Webster

Jun 11, 1999N.D. Ga.Plaintiff Win

NLRB v. Dynatron/Bondo Corporation

May 25, 199911th CircuitMixed Result

Hill

May 13, 1999N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Farrior

Apr 19, 1999N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Thomas

Mar 19, 1999M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

NLRB v. Morse Operations, Inc.

Feb 3, 199911th CircuitDefendant Win

Herbert A. SLAMEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PAUL REVERE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Corporation, Defendant-Appellee

Feb 1, 199911th CircuitPlaintiff Win

Snoke

Dec 30, 1998M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

NLRB v. Watts Electric Corp

Dec 10, 199811th CircuitMixed Result

White

Dec 7, 1998M.D. Ga.Plaintiff Win

NLRB v. Parkwood Development Ctr.

Dec 1, 199811th CircuitDefendant Win

NLRB v. Pacific Trailer Repair

Nov 13, 199811th CircuitDefendant Win

NLRB v. Golden Age Properties Mgt.

Nov 10, 199811th CircuitPlaintiff Win

White

Oct 19, 1998N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Jan R. Smith Construction Co. v. DeKalb County

Sep 9, 1998N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Kendall

Sep 2, 1998N.D. Ga.Plaintiff Win

Sampson

Jul 13, 1998N.D. Ga.Mixed Result

Phillips

May 7, 1998N.D. Ga.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.