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
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McKinney Ex Rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Creative Vision Resources, L.L.C.
Aker Kvaerner/Ihi v. National Union Fire Insurance
Aker Kvaerner IHI v. National Union Fire Ins Co.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. A'Gaci, LLC
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. LHC Group, Inc.
Public Employees' Retirement System v. Amedisys, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Simbaki, Ltd.
Dongsheng Huang v. Administrative Review Board, United States Department of Labor
Entergy Mississippi, Inc. v. NLRB
Mississippi v. National Labor Relations Board
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bass Pro Outdoor World, LLC
Dresser-Rand Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
Estrada v. San Antonio Independent School District
O'Quinn P.C. v. National Union Fire Insurance
Reymond Meadaa v. K.A.P. Enterprises, L.L.C
Lynch v. Union Pacific Railroad
Why Nada Cruz, L.L.C. v. ACE American Insurance
Steven Adams v. Bank of America, N.A.
Tracy Mitchell v. Union Tank Car, L.L.C.
Turner Industries Group, LLC v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 450
Turner Industries Group, LLC v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 450
Griffin v. Kennard Independent School District
In re Wells Fargo Wage & Hour Employment Practices Litigation (No. III)
Peter Bernegger v. Sarah Adams
Memorial Hermann Health System v. Coastal Drilling Co., LLC Employee Benefit Trust
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
Flex Frac Logistics, L.L.C. v. National Labor Relations Board
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bass Pro Outdoor World, LLC
Vada De Jongh v. State Farm Lloyds
Villanueva v. United States Department of Labor
Frito-Lay, Inc. v. United States Department of Labor
ConocoPhillips, Inc. v. Local 13-0555 United Steelworkers International Union
Antonius Heijnen v. Guadalupe Villarreal
Carey Salt Company v. NLRB
D.R. Horton, Incorporated v. NLRB
Fatima Hernandez-Parada v. Eric Holder, Jr.
George Wall v. Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
George Wall v. Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
Tammy Bell v. Jon Thornburg
Tammy Bell v. Jon Thornburg
Island Operating Co. v. Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor
Ball v. LeBlanc
D.R. Horton, Incorporated v. NLRB
D.R. Horton, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Carey Salt Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
Joel Bradberry v. Jefferson County, Texas
EEOC v. Boh Brothers Const Co., L.L.C.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Boh Bros. Construction Co.
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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.