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 2,139 published rulings we track here (1964–2026), the breakdowns below show how they were decided. They describe published opinions only — not the odds of any particular situation.
Of the 2,139 published rulings we track in the Sixth Circuit.
A workplace lawsuit moves through stages, and a ruling can end it at any of them. Here is where the 2,123 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 563 summary-judgment rulings here, 333 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 230 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 Sixth Circuit covers.
Kavalec
EEOC v. The Ohio State University
Gales
Greenhouse Holdings, LLC v. International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 91
Cassaday
Denoewer
Smith v. ADEBCO, Inc.
Boards of Trustees of the Ohio Laborers Benefits v. Williams Flagger Logistics, LLC
Local 860, AFL-CIO Laborers' International Union of North America v. Kokosing Construction Company, Inc.
Purvis
Denoewer
Raleigh v. Service Employees International Union
Secretary, Department of Labor v. Gem Interiors, Inc.
Seneca Re-Ad Industries, Inc. v. Secretary of the Department of Labor
Hale
Nuffer
Hall
Hoffman
Eddy
Brahmamdam
Davis
Ruede
Kuchar
Cassaday
Borawski
Brewer
Helgemo
Laura Canaday v. The Anthem Companies, Inc.
Francis
Little
Rolle
Oglesby
Allied Federation, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division of International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
Gordon
Suvak
Boards of Trustees of The Ohio Laborers' Fringe Benefit Programs v. S & D Traffic Control, LLC
Shahbabian, M.D. v. Trihealth, Inc.
Shahbabian, M.D. v. Trihealth, Inc.
Plank
Fitzgerald
Render
Blankenship
Church
Gilinsky
Carter
Adamo Demolition Co. v. Int'l Union of Operating Eng'rs
Peake
Oblisk
Parker
Reulbach
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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.