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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

Gray

Aug 14, 2024S.D. Ga.Dismissed

Clemen

Aug 13, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Daugherty v. City of Pooler

Aug 12, 2024S.D. Ga.Defendant Win

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Michael Sinclair, M.D.P.A.

Aug 9, 2024S.D. Fla.Settlement

Josloff

Aug 8, 2024M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Chen

Aug 7, 2024S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Lussier

Aug 6, 2024M.D. Fla.Plaintiff Win

Stengl

Aug 6, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Cabral

Aug 6, 2024M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Paz

Jul 31, 2024M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Wyse

Jul 26, 2024M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Lay

Jul 19, 2024M.D. Fla.Settlement

Brown

Jul 18, 2024N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Jones

Jul 18, 2024N.D. Ala.Dismissed

Torres

Jul 17, 2024S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Hyppolite

Jul 16, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Passidomo

Jul 16, 2024M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Drew

Jul 15, 2024M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Petricca

Jul 8, 2024S.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Grams

Jul 8, 2024M.D. Ala.Dismissed

O'Neal

Jul 2, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Pimentel

Jul 2, 2024M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Barney

Jul 1, 2024S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Muro

Jul 1, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Smith v. Ivey (MAG+)

Jun 28, 2024M.D. Ala.Plaintiff Win

Rodriguez

Jun 26, 2024M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Hoever

Jun 25, 2024M.D. Fla.Remanded

City Communications, Inc. v. Dailytel, Inc.

Jun 24, 2024S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Ibrahim

Jun 24, 2024M.D. Fla.Remanded

Watts

Jun 24, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Nealis

Jun 24, 2024M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Gadomski

Jun 20, 2024N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Pimentel

Jun 18, 2024M.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Ferguson

Jun 14, 2024N.D. Ala.Defendant Win

FOSTER

Jun 13, 2024M.D. Ga.Remanded

Anderson

Jun 12, 2024M.D. Ala.Settlement

Mack

Jun 10, 2024M.D. Fla.Dismissed

Johnson-Nixon

May 31, 2024S.D. Ga.Plaintiff Win

Jose Bhanerjes Estrada-Gutierrez v. U.S. Attorney General

May 30, 202411th CircuitDefendant Win

Adams

May 28, 2024S.D. Ala.Dismissed

Barrow

May 16, 2024N.D. Ga.Defendant Win

Jozadaque Rodrigues da Silva v. U.S. Attorney General

May 16, 202411th CircuitDismissed

SMITH v. LAKEVIEW CENTER, INC.

May 10, 2024N.D. Fla.Defendant Win

Surgento

May 6, 2024S.D. Fla.Dismissed

Pleasants

Apr 30, 2024S.D. Ala.Defendant Win

Eyth

Apr 26, 2024M.D. Fla.Remanded

Dudley Teel v. Deputy Sheriff Jonathan Lozada

Apr 18, 202411th CircuitDefendant Win

Israel Rosell v. VMSB, LLC

Apr 15, 202411th CircuitMixed Result

Saste

Apr 9, 2024M.D. Fla.Mixed Result

Abernathy

Apr 3, 2024N.D. Ga.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.