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
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Recent Rulings in the Fifth Circuit
UNF West, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Guadalajara
Jack in the Box, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Citigroup Technology, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Vada De Jongh v. State Farm Lloyds, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Methodist Hospitals of Dallas
Employers Resource v. National Labor Relations Board
EEOC v. Vicksburg Healthcare, L.L.C.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Vicksburg Healthcare, L.L.C.
Guadalupe Ortiz-Sandoval v. Loretta Lynch
Con-Way Freight, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Dresser-Rand Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
Delek Refining, Ltd. v. National Labor Relations Board
Delek Refining, Limited v. NLRB
Katch Kan USA, L.L.C. v. National Labor Relations Board
OCAHO
Citi Trends, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Raylin Richard v. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
SF Markets, L.L.C. v. National Labor Relations Board
Serna v. Transport Workers Union of America
National Labor Relations Board v. VCNCL, L.L.C.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bass Pro Outdoor World, L.L.C.
Associated Builders & Contractors of Texas, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Sanderson Farms, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
MacY's, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
DirecTV Holdings, L.L.C. v. National Labor Relations Board
Reymond Meadaa v. K A P Enterprises, L.L.C.
Adams
Hallmark-Phoenix 3, L.L.C. v. NLRB
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Rite Way Service, Inc.
Idom
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Stone Pony Pizza, Inc.
Hallmark-Phoenix 3, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
Entergy Mississippi, Inc. v. NLRB
Dixie Electric Membership Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
Chesapeake Energy Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
Turner Industries Group, L.L.C. v. Local 450, International Union of Operating Engineers
In re 2014 Radioshack ERISA Litigation
Robertson v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
Margie Brandon v. Sage Corporation
Entergy Mississippi, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Practice
Tyrikia Porter v. Houma Terrebonne Hsng Auth
Murphy Oil USA, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Guadalupe Lorenzo Ramos v. Loretta Lynch
David Adams v. George Schmidt
R. Faulk, III v. Union Pacific Railroad Com
Arredondo
Idom
Maria Tejada v. Travis Assn for the Blind
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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.