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 (1968–2026), 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 1,807 published rulings we track in the Eleventh Circuit.
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.
A higher court reviewing an earlier decision. Many published opinions come from this stage, after a lot has already happened in the case.
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.
An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.
A judge or jury heard the evidence and reached a decision. Relatively few disputes get this far.
The two sides resolved the dispute by agreement, sometimes with court approval. Most settlements are private and never show up in published opinions.
A decision entered because one side did not respond to the case at all.
Procedural decisions and orders that do not fit the main stages above.
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Recent Rulings in the Eleventh Circuit
Edwards
Coleman
Bain
Petersen
Lopez Vega v. S & L Island Investments, Inc.
Paige
Smith v. Osceola County, Florida
JACKSON v. SUMTER COUNTY GEORGIA
Matthews
McNeil
Escobar Chacon v. SW Florida Services, Inc.
Lakhani
Barnes
Direct Components, Inc. v. Microchip USA, LLC
Reaves
Roland
Goodwin
Garza
Venson
Young
Burton
Bains
Perry
Williams v. EMTB, LLC
Rodriguez
Alexander
Norton
Williams v. Wheels Through Time, LLC
Santana
Pimentel
Kohn
Holcomb
Lanza
Chaudhary
Edmonds
Bender
Cohan
White Cap, L.P. v. Heyden Enterprises, LLC
Lochren
DANIELY
Cherry
Torres
Adams
Tabor
Napper
Juravin
Lyles
SMITH v. COLUMBUS TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Hernandez
Carwie
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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.