Employment Rulings in the Sixth Circuit
The Sixth Circuit covers the federal courts in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.
Of the 2,531 published rulings we track here (1949–2026), 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 2,531 published rulings we track in the Sixth 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 2,489 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 484 summary-judgment rulings here, 285 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 199 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
- Ford Motor Company11
- United States Postal Service11
- General Motors Corporation9
- General Motors, LLC8
- United Parcel Service, Inc.8
- Abbott Laboratories7
States in This Circuit
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Sixth Circuit covers.
Recent Rulings in the Sixth Circuit
Daniel Paris v. MacAllister Machinery Co., Inc.
Andrea Tumbleson v. Lakota Local Sch. Dist.
Jorge Oxlaj-Perez v. Todd Blanche
Rieth-Riley Constr. Co., Inc. v. NLRB
Rieth-Riley Constr. Co. v. NLRB
Donna Dutton v. Jimmy Shaffer
Glenn Whiting v. City of Athens, Tenn.
Adam Foust v. General Motors, LLC
Rayford
Lateef
Cooper-Keel
Rollins
Braun
Bryant
Gordon
Towns
Baldwin
Waid
Westbrook
Church
Threlkeld
Stringer
Whitehead
Luttrell
LUCAS MOLTER v. TRINITY HEALTH
Rieth-Riley Constr. Co. v. NLRB
Emerine
King-Malone
Fouts
Gordon
Isham
Hickman
McGinnis
Barker
Griffin
McGowan
Stewart
Wooten
LaNetra Kellar v. The Yunion, Inc.
Stringer
Sivi
Waid
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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.