Employment Rulings in the Fifth Circuit
The Fifth Circuit covers the federal courts in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.
Of the 730 published rulings we track here (1970–2026), 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 730 published rulings we track in the Fifth 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 728 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 182 summary-judgment rulings here, 140 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 42 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.
Top Claim Types
Top Employers
- Union Pacific Railroad Company19
- Exxon Mobil Corporation5
- Employers Insurance of Wausau5
- Union Pacific Railroad Company, Inc.4
- Creative Vision Resources, L.L.C.4
- United Parcel Service, Inc.3
States in This Circuit
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Fifth Circuit covers.
Recent Rulings in the Fifth Circuit
Hamm v. Ochsner-Acadia
Holloway v. Procter & Gamble Mftr
Brenyah v. Columbia Hospital
EEOC v. SkyWest Airlines
Starbucks v. NLRB
Brenyah v. Columbia Hospital
Bravo v. Dallas ISD
Hayes v. GStek
Starbucks
Miller v. Anadarko Petroleum
Canada
Mertens
Palova v. United Airlines
McAdam
Hughes
Hiran Management v. NLRB
Vasquez
Cavallero
Hinojosa
Amazon.com
Smith v. 1st Abundant Home Care L L C
Garza
Littles
Mata
Hamilton
Moore
Carter
Weston
Chang
Guilbeau
Telvista
Brewer
Garza
Carter
Adams
Gonzalez Perez v. Universal Chain of Texas LLC
Amazon.com
Galan, Jr. v. OCGV, LLC. dba Texas Crime Management
Kichamu
Martin
Rodriguez
Herpin
Hill
Thomas
Brenyah
Salmeron
Carr
ExxonMobil
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Minden Seafood, LLC
Sanders
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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.