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 1,704 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 1,704 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 1,689 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 297 summary-judgment rulings here, 188 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 108 let the worker’s claims continue; the rest resolved in other ways.
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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States in This Circuit
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Recent Rulings in the Fifth Circuit
Department of Labor v. Five Star Automatic Fire Protection, LLC
Road Sprinkler Fitters Local Union No. 669, U.A., AFL-CIO v. CCR Fire Protection, LLC
Eugene v. International-Matex Tank Terminals LLC
Krishnan
Swales
Murillo
Kaesemeyer
Arce
Flowers
U.S. Equal Employment v. JC Wings Enterprises, L.L
Adams
McCaskill
Armstead
Aucoin
Bennett
Biziko
Mun. Employees' Ret. Sys. of Mich. v. Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
Burns
Poole
Valenzuela
Woods
Taboada A. v. AmFirst Insurance Company
Thomas
Traylor
Dunn
Michael Faciane v. Sun Life Asuc Co. of Canada
Johnson v. Trans Union L L C
Duggan
Rule
State v. U.S. Dep't of Labor
LABR
Brooks
Gallagher
Thomas
Epley
Mark Estrada v. Anita Limon
Adam Joseph Resources v. CNA Metals Limited
Oceans Healthcare, L. L.C. v. Ill. Union Ins. Co.
Adam Joseph Res. (M) Sdn. Bhd. v. Cna Metals Ltd.
Quianna Canada v. Texas Mutual Insurance Company
Gallo
Carter
Badeaux
Sw. Airlines Co. v. Local 555, Transp. Workers Union of Am. AFL-CIO
Joseph Blimline v. Thirty Unknown Employees
John Thorne v. Union Pacific Corporation
Jackie Ladapo v. Target Stores, Incorporated
John M. O'Quinn, P.C. v. Natl Union Fire In
E. Drake v. Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld
Employees' Ret. Sys. of Haw. v. Whole Foods Mkt., Inc.
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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.