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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

Crippen

Jan 23, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Alvear

Jan 23, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Jonathan Massa v. Teamsters Local Union 79

Jan 23, 202511th CircuitDefendant Win

Anderson

Jan 22, 2025M.D. Fla.Settlement

Bento

Jan 21, 2025S.D. Fla.Settlement

Doe

Jan 20, 2025S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Ducos

Jan 16, 2025M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Bagby

Jan 16, 2025N.D. Ga.Plaintiff Win

LOFTON

Jan 14, 2025M.D. Ga.Dismissed

Andrews

Jan 14, 2025S.D. Ala.Plaintiff Win

Carfagna

Jan 9, 2025S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Kent-Stevens

Jan 8, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Matthews

Jan 8, 2025M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Venegas

Jan 8, 2025S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Butcher

Jan 7, 2025M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Cozzolino

Jan 7, 2025M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Nestor

Jan 7, 2025M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Johnson v. Cornerstone Builders of SW Florida, Inc.

Jan 7, 2025M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Carranza

Jan 6, 2025M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Ferguson

Jan 3, 2025M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Washington v. Lakeside Villas Apartment

Jan 3, 2025M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Gregson

Dec 30, 2024M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Abrams

Dec 26, 2024M.D. Fla.Settlement

Israel

Dec 23, 2024S.D. Fla.Dismissed

FINCH

Dec 23, 2024M.D. Ga.Mixed Result

Brown

Dec 19, 2024M.D. Ala.Dismissed

Costa

Dec 17, 2024S.D. Ala.Dismissed

National Labor Relations Board v. Arrmaz Products Inc.

Dec 16, 202411th CircuitPlaintiff Win

PATTERSON

Dec 12, 2024M.D. Ga.Plaintiff Win

MIDDLEBROOKS

Dec 11, 2024M.D. Ga.Dismissed

Kanner

Dec 6, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Penrod Brothers Inc v. City of Miami Beach

Dec 6, 2024S.D. Fla.Dismissed

STEARS

Dec 3, 2024S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Hadley

Dec 3, 2024S.D. Ala.Remanded

Libreros

Dec 2, 2024M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Eugene v. Ciox Health LLC

Nov 22, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

D'Clute

Nov 20, 2024S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Neves

Nov 20, 2024M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Stone v. Bob Evans

Nov 14, 2024M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Drummond

Nov 14, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

NELSON v. CORRECTHEALTH MUSCOGEE LLC

Nov 14, 2024M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Campbell

Nov 7, 2024M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Pereira

Nov 7, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Cuesta

Nov 7, 2024M.D. Fla.Remanded

Stevens

Nov 1, 2024S.D. Ga.Dismissed

ATES

Oct 25, 2024M.D. Ga.Plaintiff Win

Bell v. CSX Transportation, Inc.

Oct 24, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

White Cap, L.P. v. Heyden Enterprises, LLC

Oct 22, 2024S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Appelgren

Oct 18, 2024S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Diaz-Ryan

Oct 17, 2024M.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.