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
Williams v. Union Pacific Railroad
Franks Investment Co. v. Union Pacific Railroad
Davis v. Signal International Texas GP, L.L.C
McGowan v. New Orleans Employers International Longshoremen's Ass'n, AFL-CIO
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Stone Pony Pizza, Inc.
Office & Professional Employees International Union AFL-CIO v. Phi, Inc.
Office & Prof Empl Intl Union v. PHI, Incor
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations Co.
Guadian-Salazar v. Government Employee's Insurance
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. v. Williams Alaska Petroleum, Inc.
Pamela Lorentz v. Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
Florentino Meza v. Intelligent Mexican Marketing
Independent Electrical Contractors v. National Labor Relations Board
Correct Electric, Incorporated v. NLRB
Jones v. Gusman
Robert Bonner v. Don Adams
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Houston Funding II, Ltd.
Colonial Freight Systems, Inc. v. Adams & Reese, L
David Chatman v. Adams County, MS
EEOC v. Boh Brothers Const Co., L.L.C.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Boh Bros. Construction Co.
Ann Wagenfuhr v. BP Products North America
National Labor Relations Board v. Arkema, Inc.
Justin Griffin v. S&B Engineers and Constructors
Rossi v. Precision Drilling Oilfield Services Corp. Employee Benefits Plan
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Landau Uniforms, Inc.
Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. Charlie Raddin, e
Genon West, L.P. v. National Labor Relations Board
GenOn West, L.P. v. NLRB
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Mills
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. IPS Industries, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Rock-Tenn Services Co.
United States Ex Rel. Morgan v. Fuerzas Armadas Colombianas
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Boh Bros. Construction
Amalgamated Local 716 of The International Union, Security, Police & Fire Professionals v. International Union, Security, Police & Fire Professionals
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 716 v. Albemarle Corp.
Harold Huffman v. Union Pacific Railroad
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bass Pro Outdoor World, LLC
El Paso Electric Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Service Temps Inc.
Saiyadali Maknojia v. Eric Holder, Jr.
PHI, Inc. v. Office & Professional Employees International Union
United States ex rel. Colquitt v. Abbott Laboratories
Waldron
Elise Adams v. Recovery School District
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Resources for Human Development, Inc.
In Re: Dell, Inc.
Henry Udoewa v. Plus4 Credit Union
Tricia White v. Government Employees Ins 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.