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 730 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 730 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 728 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 182 summary-judgment rulings here, 140 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 42 let the worker’s claims continue.
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
Top Employers
- Union Pacific Railroad Company19
- Exxon Mobil Corporation5
- Employers Insurance of Wausau5
- Union Pacific Railroad Company, Inc.4
- Creative Vision Resources, L.L.C.4
- United Parcel Service, Inc.3
States in This Circuit
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Fifth Circuit covers.
Recent Rulings in the Fifth Circuit
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Stone Pony Pizza, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations Co.
Pamela Lorentz v. Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
Florentino Meza v. Intelligent Mexican Marketing
Independent Electrical Contractors v. National Labor Relations Board
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Houston Funding II, Ltd.
Ann Wagenfuhr v. BP Products North America
Justin Griffin v. S&B Engineers and Constructors
Rossi v. Precision Drilling Oilfield Services Corp. Employee Benefits Plan
Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. Charlie Raddin, e
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 716 v. Albemarle Corp.
El Paso Electric Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Service Temps Inc.
Elise Adams v. Recovery School District
Henry Udoewa v. Plus4 Credit Union
Tricia White v. Government Employees Ins Co.
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.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Alliance Residential Co.
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.
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
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hi-Line Electric Co.
Metoyer
Jones v. Cingular Wireless Employee Services, L.L.C.
Nelson v. National Labor Relations Board
Isreal
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Philip Services Corp.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Boh Bros. Construction Co.
Adam Davis v. SVC Manufacturing, Inc.
Udoewa
Dupre v. Employee Benefit Services of Louisiana, Inc.
Tomdra Investments, LLC v. CoStar Realty Information, Inc.
Guadalupe Munoz v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Bonilla
Quirino Estrada v. Eric Holder, Jr.
CareFlite
Crowley
National Labor Relations Board v. Coastal Cargo Co.
Riley v. School Board Union Parish
Folger Coffee Company v. International Union, et a
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Air Liquide USA LLC
TradeArbed Inc v. Medi Trader MV
Showing 401–450 of 730 rulings · Page 9 of 15
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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.