The Fourth Circuit covers the federal courts in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.
Of the 1,632 published rulings we track here (1973–2026), the breakdowns below show how they were decided. They describe published opinions only — not the odds of any particular situation.
Of the 1,632 published rulings we track in the Fourth Circuit.
A workplace lawsuit moves through stages, and a ruling can end it at any of them. Here is where the 1,620 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 304 summary-judgment rulings here, 188 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 116 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.
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Fourth Circuit covers.
Eddie Stewart v. GES Recycling South Carolina LLC
Ibrahima Dieng v. Orkin, LLC
Mark Lee v. West Virginia University Medical Corporation
John Doe 1 v. Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Don Gordon v. William Heath
Maan Aljizzani v. Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc.
Steven Isaac v. Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc.
Thomas Overby, Jr. v. Anheuser-Busch, LLC
James Mebane v. GKN Driveline North America, Inc.
Jeremy Skidmore v. Michael Schinke
Anna Rhodes v. Navy Federal Credit Union
Beatrice Johnson v. Tanya Adams
Wilson Ochar v. Apple Federal Credit Union
Lorraine Austin v. INOVA Health Care Services
Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Gary Pisner
Hadarou Sare v. Christina Nikiforidou
Garten Trucking LC v. NLRB
NLRB v. Garten Trucking LC
Monroe
Weldon Holtzclaw, Jr. v. John Doe 1 Spinx Employee
Osvaldo Figueroa v. Butterball, LLC
Moreno
Moreno
Wooten
Josefa Catalan Adame v. Pamela Bondi
Hadarou Sare v. Central Collection Unit
Tamika Pless v. State Employees' Credit Union
Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. on its own behalf and as Plan Administrator and Fiduciary of Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. Employee Benefit Plan v. AXIM FRINGE SOLUTIONS GROUP, LLC, et al.
Ramos
Christopher Rogers v. Safe Federal Credit Union
Frederic Washington v. Virginia Union University
Michaux
Reese
Wolff
The Courtland Company, Inc. v. Union Carbide Corporation
Pratt
Gregory Hanna v. United States Department of Labor
Blackett
Cooper
Effland
Norris
Adam Strege v. Supreme Court United States
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT GROUP
Convisser
Millhouse
Shao
Barringer-Brown
Whiting-Turner Contracting Company v. Laborers' District Council Pension and Disability Trust Fund No. 2
Williams v. Navy Federal Credit Union
Steele
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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.