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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

Williams v. Mobile Police Department

Oct 16, 2024S.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Su

Oct 16, 2024M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Hudson

Oct 15, 2024S.D. Ga.Defendant Win

William Hornady v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC

Oct 11, 202411th CircuitDefendant Win

Rodriguez

Oct 11, 2024S.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Mitchell v. State of Alabama

Oct 9, 2024S.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Corpodian

Oct 7, 2024S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

O'Reilly

Oct 7, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Aldape

Oct 7, 2024N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Handley

Oct 3, 2024M.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Hardin

Oct 2, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Reilly

Oct 2, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

O'Reilly

Oct 1, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Ramsey

Sep 30, 2024N.D. Ga.Dismissed

Landa

Sep 30, 2024S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Mowbray

Sep 30, 2024M.D. Ala.Mixed Result

Wilkerson

Sep 30, 2024M.D. Ala.Dismissed

Miko

Sep 26, 2024N.D. Ga.Dismissed

WILLIS

Sep 26, 2024M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Leopoldo

Sep 24, 2024S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Pimentel

Sep 24, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

PESTANA

Sep 23, 2024S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Mitchell v. Raymond James and Associates, Inc.

Sep 23, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Zambrana

Sep 20, 2024M.D. Fla.Settlement

Pasche

Sep 19, 2024M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

McLaughlin

Sep 16, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Southeast Development Partners, LLC v. St. Johns County, Florida

Sep 13, 2024M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Florida, Inc. v. Baker County Sheriff's Office

Sep 11, 2024M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Southeast Development Partners, LLC v. St. Johns County, Florida

Sep 10, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Council

Sep 10, 2024N.D. Ala.Dismissed

Turner

Sep 6, 2024S.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Aneiros

Sep 6, 2024S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Professional Consulting Services S.A.S. v. Inmigracion Pro, LLC

Sep 5, 2024S.D. Fla.Remanded

STEVENSON

Sep 5, 2024S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Davis

Sep 3, 2024M.D. Fla.Settlement

Brown

Sep 3, 2024M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Hogarty

Sep 3, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

SMITH v. FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL & MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Aug 30, 2024N.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Forbes

Aug 28, 2024S.D. Fla.Mixed Result

LOFTON

Aug 27, 2024M.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Jean

Aug 27, 2024S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Morris

Aug 27, 2024N.D. Ala.Dismissed

State of Kansas v. The United States Department of Labor

Aug 26, 2024S.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Crosby

Aug 26, 2024S.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Jones

Aug 26, 2024N.D. Ala.Dismissed

Strine

Aug 23, 2024S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Hamman

Aug 23, 2024M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

STEVENSON

Aug 22, 2024S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Appelgren

Aug 21, 2024S.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Lugones

Aug 16, 2024S.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.