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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

Sierra

Dec 14, 2023S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Holly-Taylor

Dec 14, 2023M.D. Fla.Settlement

Norris

Dec 5, 2023M.D. Fla.Remanded

MILLER v. GEORGIA PUBLIC DEFENDER STANDARDS COUNCIL

Nov 28, 2023M.D. Ga.Dismissed

Vanhorne-Padilla

Nov 28, 2023M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Giannerini

Nov 20, 2023M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Meneide

Nov 16, 2023S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Janicki

Nov 1, 2023M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Leise

Oct 19, 2023M.D. Fla.Remanded

Crayton

Oct 16, 2023S.D. Ga.Settlement

Anglin

Oct 4, 2023S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Lu Silverio v. Just Brands, LLC

Oct 2, 2023S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Johnson v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co.

Sep 29, 2023N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Langston Austin v. Glynn County, Georgia

Sep 14, 202311th CircuitDefendant Win

ZAHAROPOULOS

Sep 6, 2023M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Jenkins

Aug 24, 2023S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Riley

Aug 17, 2023M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Cromartie

Aug 11, 2023M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

McCluskey

Jul 25, 2023N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Lhoist North America of Alabama, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board

Jul 21, 202311th CircuitPlaintiff Win

Jackson v. Creation Maintenance Inc.

May 26, 2023M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Ramirez

May 23, 2023S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Newsome

May 15, 2023M.D. Ala.Dismissed

Kebin Valentin v. 1245, LLC

May 9, 202311th CircuitMixed Result

Sevares

May 2, 2023S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Upthagrove

Apr 17, 2023M.D. Fla.Remanded

Kohnke

Apr 11, 2023M.D. Fla.Settlement

Oirya

Mar 29, 2023M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Smith v. Strada Services LLC

Mar 24, 2023M.D. Fla.Settlement

Crane

Jan 17, 2023N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Rivera

Jan 3, 2023M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Taunton

Dec 22, 2022M.D. Ala.Settlement

Bien-Aime

Dec 13, 2022S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Griffin

Dec 9, 2022M.D. Fla.Settlement

Sistrat

Dec 6, 2022M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

LEWIS

Oct 28, 2022M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Whiteman

Oct 25, 2022M.D. Fla.Settlement

Laird

Oct 19, 2022S.D. Ala.Settlement

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Allstate Beverage Company, LLC

Oct 17, 2022M.D. Ala.Mixed Result

DUGGAN

Oct 12, 2022M.D. Ga.Dismissed

Steward

Sep 28, 2022M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Kondapalli

Sep 21, 2022M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Culverhouse

Sep 13, 2022M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Star Title Partners of Palm Harbor, LLC v. Illinois Union Insurance Company

Sep 6, 202211th CircuitDefendant Win

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Outokumpu Stainless Steel USA, LLC

Sep 1, 2022S.D. Ala.Plaintiff Win

Johnson v. St. Vincent's Health System

Aug 25, 2022N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Day

Aug 5, 2022M.D. Fla.Settlement

Urban

Jul 26, 2022M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Salazar Cano v. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commision (EEOC)

Jul 21, 2022S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Graves

Jul 21, 2022M.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.