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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

Amadasun

Jul 19, 2022N.D. Ga.Dismissed

Freeman

Jul 7, 2022N.D. Ga.Dismissed

Webb

Jul 7, 2022S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Rivera

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

Mason v. Pathfinders for Independence, Inc.

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

Churchill

Jul 1, 2022M.D. Fla.Settlement

NDC Construction Company v. Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor

Jun 30, 202211th CircuitDefendant Win

Straker

Jun 23, 2022M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

U.S. Department of Labor v. Tampa Electric Company

Jun 22, 202211th CircuitDefendant Win

WILSON

Jun 13, 2022M.D. Ga.Settlement

HENDERSON v. CHATTAHOOCHEE SLEEP CENTER LLC

Jun 13, 2022M.D. Ga.Settlement

ADAMS

May 19, 2022M.D. Ga.Remanded

Alonso

May 17, 2022M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Stapler

Apr 29, 2022M.D. Ala.Dismissed

Saldana

Apr 19, 2022M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Stuckey

Apr 19, 2022N.D. Ala.Dismissed

Erika L. McNamara v. Government Employees Insurance Company

Apr 5, 202211th CircuitRemanded

Devendra Gummala v. U.S. Department of Labor

Mar 25, 202211th CircuitDefendant Win

Kimble

Mar 21, 2022N.D. Ga.Mixed Result

Wade

Mar 11, 2022M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. St. Joseph's/Candler Health System, Inc.

Mar 3, 2022S.D. Ga.Mixed Result

AM/NS Calvert, LLC v. United Steel, Paper, and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union

Feb 24, 2022S.D. Ala.Dismissed

Malone

Feb 18, 2022N.D. Ala.Plaintiff Win

Hornady

Feb 17, 2022S.D. Ala.Plaintiff Win

Blandon

Feb 8, 2022M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Meurer

Feb 3, 2022N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Adams

Jan 31, 2022S.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

John E. Klaas v. Allstate Insurance Company

Dec 28, 202111th CircuitDefendant Win

Dixon

Nov 17, 2021N.D. Ala.Settlement

APONTE

Nov 5, 2021M.D. Ga.Remanded

Wilson

Nov 5, 2021M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Ramos

Oct 25, 2021S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Carr

Oct 20, 2021N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Mennucci

Oct 14, 2021N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Hector Hernandez v. Plastipak Packaging, Inc.

Oct 13, 202111th CircuitDefendant Win

Elshamy

Sep 30, 2021N.D. Ga.Remanded

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. University Of Miami

Sep 29, 2021S.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Stinson

Sep 27, 2021N.D. Ala.Mixed Result

Lindsay Rafferty v. Denny's, Inc.

Sep 15, 202111th CircuitMixed Result

Acosta

Sep 9, 2021M.D. Fla.Settlement

Sanchez

Aug 31, 2021M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Dickens

Aug 19, 2021M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Oscar

Aug 14, 2021S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Dowler

Aug 12, 2021M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Taroco

Aug 10, 2021S.D. Fla.Settlement

Hooker

Aug 9, 2021M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Santana

Aug 5, 2021M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Rosario

Jul 20, 2021M.D. Fla.Settlement

Hogan

Jul 15, 2021M.D. Ala.Settlement

Rami Ziyadat v. Diamondrock Hospitality Company

Jul 13, 202111th CircuitRemanded

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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.