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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Recent Rulings in the Fifth Circuit
Sara Lee Bakery Group, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
BNSF Railway Co. v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees
California Gas Transport, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Saadat
National Union Fire Insurance v. Mississippi Insurance Guaranty Ass'n
Adams
Phi
Boler-Phillips Body Shop, Inc. v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co.
Adams
Consolidated Co Inc v. Union Pacific RR Co
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Omni Hotels Management Corp.
Benson
Mitchell v. Johnson
Consolidated Companies, Inc. v. Union Pacific Railroad
Central Laborers' Pension Fund v. Integrated Electrical Services Inc.
Elliott
Perches
National Labor Relations Board v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local Union No. 657
NLRB v. Intl Brhd
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. WC&M Enterprises, Inc.
Adams
Stoddard
Strand Theatre of Shreveport Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
Cypress Pharmaceutical, Inc. v. Tiber Laboratories, LLC
Baylor Health Care System v. Employers Reinsurance Corp.
HCC Aviation Insurance Group v. Employers Reinsurance Corp.
Geeslin
Adams
National Labor Relations Board v. Allied Aviation Fueling of Dallas LP
Jones
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Mother's Work Inc.
Adams
Nelson v. University of Texas at Dallas
Cook
Helton
Adams
Adams
Severance
Fairley
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Stocks, Inc.
Burton
Parker
Hopkins
Ollie
Resolution Performance Products, Llc v. Paper Allied Industrial Chemical And Energy Workers International Union, Local 4-1201
Resolution Performance Products, LLC v. Paper Allied Industrial Chemical & Energy Workers International Union, Local 4-1201
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
Villasana
Davidson
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Jefferson Dental Clinics, PA
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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.