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
Lopez ex rel. Estate of Rivas Parada v. United States Immigration & Customs Enforcement
Schroeder
Adamcik
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Resources for Human Development, Inc.
Napier
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Alliance Residential Co.
R. Faulk, III v. Union Pacific Railroad Com
Steve Doyle, III v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. v. National Labor Relations Board
Paper, Allied-Industrial Chemical & Energy Workers International Union, Local 4-12 v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
PHI, Inc. v. Office & Professional Employees International Union
PHI, Inc. v. Office & Professional Employees International Union
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hi-Line Electric Co.
Blanks
AMERISTAR AIRWAYS, INC. v. US Dept. of Labor
National Labor Relations Board v. PDK Investments, L.L.C.
Carleen Black v. Pan American Laboratories
Carleen Black v. Pan American Laboratories
IBT
Greg Porter v. Guadalupe Valdez
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hi-Line Electric Co.
Steven Rutherford v. Employment Standard Admin, et
Horn v. Owens-Illinois Employee Benefits Committee
Metoyer
Jones v. Cingular Wireless Employee Services, L.L.C.
John Galada v. George Payne, Jr.
Nelson v. National Labor Relations Board
Isreal
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Service Temps, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Philip Services Corp.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Boh Bros. Construction Co.
Adam Davis v. SVC Manufacturing, Inc.
Union Pump Co. v. Centrifugal Technology, Inc., et
Great Southern Oil & Gas Co. v. Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor
Udoewa
United Steel Workers International Union v. Asarco Inc. (In Re Asarco L.L.C.)
Guadalupe Esparza v. Rick Thaler, Director
Comb
King
James Farris v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Dean
Dupre v. Employee Benefit Services of Louisiana, Inc.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. IESI Louisiana Corp.
National Union Fire Insurance v. Puget Plastics Corp.
Tomdra Investments, LLC v. CoStar Realty Information, Inc.
Guadalupe Munoz v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Bonilla
Quirino Estrada v. Eric Holder, Jr.
CareFlite
Crowley
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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.