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.
Top Claim Types
States in This Circuit
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Fifth Circuit covers.
Recent Rulings in the Fifth Circuit
Voices for Int'l Bus. & Educ., Inc. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
Dish Network, L.L.C. v. NLRB
In-N-Out Burger, Inc. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
Adam Hernandez v. Siemens Corporation
Kinard Ex Rel. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. Dish Network Corp.
Evolve Fed. Credit Union v. Barragan-Flores (In re Barragan-Flores)
Nevada v. U.S. Dep't of Labor
Fernando Barraza v. King, UTMB Employee
Creative Vision Res., L.L.C. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
Cameron v. Greater New Orleans Federal Credit Union
DOWCP
Ricardo Adame v. Refugio County
Thorne
Cooper Industries, Ltd. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. BDO USA, L.L.P.
Anthony Griffin v. Amerada Petroleum Corpor
Graves v. Guadalupe Valley Regional Medical Center
Creative Vision Resources, LLC v. NLRB
Creative Vision Resources, L.L.C. v. National Labor Relations Board
Adams & Associates, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Martin v. Local 556, Transport Workers Union
Oprex Surgery (Baytown), L.P. v. Sonic Automotive Employee Welfare Benefit Plan
LogistiCare Solutions, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Convergys Corporation v. NLRB
Convergys Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
Mabry
T-Mobile USA, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Mabry
Guadalupe Welsh v. Fort Bend Independent Sch Dist
National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing Co.
Adam Balle v. City of Corpus Christi
Chipotle Services, L.L.C. v. National Labor Relations Board
United States Ex Rel. Colquitt v. Abbott Laboratories
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. EmCare, Inc.
EEOC v. Emcare, Incorporated
EEOC v. BDO USA, L.L.P.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. BDO USA, L.L.P.
Egland
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bass Pro Outdoor World, L.L.C.
Acuity Specialty Products, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Dallas Texans Soccer Club v. Major League Soccer Players Union
Price
Raylin Richard v. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Enron Corp. Securities, Derivative & "Erisa" Litigation v. UBS PaineWebber, Inc.
Ludivina Estrada v. Michael Wallace
Alcoa, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Currier
Sisney v. Trinidad Drilling, LP
Remington Lodging & Hospitality, L.L.C. v. National Labor Relations Board
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bass Pro Outdoor World, LLC
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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.