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.
Hickle
Luster
Bradford v. Team Pizza, Inc.
Becker
Morris
Younker
Cook
Lewis
McClelland
Flynn
McCord
Dana Incorporated v. The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and AgriculturalImplement Workers of America, Local Union No. 3062
Kleinknecht
Walters
Aday
Asamoah
Swickheimer
Morse
Pairan
Henken
Sysco Grand Rapids, LLC v. NLRB
Trustees of Ohio Bricklayers Health and Welfare Fund v. Ohio Building Maintenance Leasing, Inc.
Boards of Trustees of the Ohio Laborers Benefits v. USA Concrete Specialists, Inc.
Nitch
NLRB v. Roemer Indus., Inc.
Purvis
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Freeman
Moralez
Hammond
Bailey
Pendleton
Lewis
Reed
Peskin
Gadagbui
Joseph Caimona v. Ohio Civil Service Employees
McCray
Ky. Employees Retirement Sys. v. Seven Counties Servs., Inc.
Littler
Potts
Milican
Jones
Nathan
Headspeth
Horn
Outlaw Laboratory, LP v. F M A INC
Outlaw Laboratory, LP v. Van Born & Pelham Petro, Inc.
Outlaw Laboratory, LP v. I 94 PETROLEUM INC.
Outlaw Laboratory, LP v. AMC FUEL INC
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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.