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.
LEE v. MARKET AMERICA, INC.
Wilson
Hale
Brinson
Brinson
Roldan
Su, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Medical Staffing of America, LLC
Trustees of the Plumbers and Gasfitters Local 5 Retirement Savings Fund v. Trinmar Contracting Services, Inc.
Hurley
Laws
Derichelieu
Parker
Lazarte
Draughn
Harry Pennington, III v. Fluor Enterprises, Inc.
Cuenca-Vidarte
Hamada
Cannada
Gaske
Adams
McCutcheon
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 521 v. Matheny and Sons General Contracting, LLC
Sacks
Hill
Sakalosh
Fonseca
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Lindsay Ford LLC
Knott
Mackie
Adam Hall v. Thomas Hamilton
Storch
Flores
Hawley
Barber
Morales
Purnell
Alfaro
Rosin
Harvey
Adams
Jones
Garey
Balderson
Hamada
Anderson
Macedo
Nicholson
Shadahan
Allen
Cudd
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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.