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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 (19492026), 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.

Defendant Win
1,124 (44%)
Plaintiff Win
460 (18%)
Mixed Result
385 (15%)
Dismissed
348 (14%)
Remanded
164 (6%)
Settlement
50 (2%)

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.

Appeal
1,205 (48%)

A higher court reviewing an earlier decision. Many published opinions come from this stage, after a lot has already happened in the case.

Summary judgment
484 (19%)

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.

Motion to dismiss
658 (26%)

An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.

Trial verdict
40 (2%)

A judge or jury heard the evidence and reached a decision. Relatively few disputes get this far.

Settlement / consent decree
46 (2%)

The two sides resolved the dispute by agreement, sometimes with court approval. Most settlements are private and never show up in published opinions.

Default judgment
26 (1%)

A decision entered because one side did not respond to the case at all.

Other rulings
30 (1%)

Procedural decisions and orders that do not fit the main stages above.

States in This Circuit

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Recent Rulings in the Sixth Circuit

Ousley

Mar 13, 2006S.D. OhioPlaintiff Win

United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local No. 911 v. Silgan Can Co.

Mar 6, 2006N.D. OhioDefendant Win

Adams

Mar 1, 20066th CircuitDefendant Win

Spero Electric Corporation v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Afl-Cio, Local Union No. 1377

Feb 28, 20066th CircuitDefendant Win

Tennessee Valley Trades & Labor Council v. Day & Zimmermann NPS, Inc.

Feb 22, 2006M.D. Tenn.Plaintiff Win

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Robert Bosch Corp.

Feb 21, 20066th CircuitPlaintiff Win

Amptech

Feb 1, 20066th CircuitDefendant Win

Michigan Family Resources, Inc. v. Service Employees International Union Local 517m

Jan 27, 20066th CircuitDefendant Win

Belt

Jan 25, 20066th CircuitDefendant Win

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. International House of Pancakes

Jan 25, 2006E.D. Mich.Mixed Result

Continental Insurance Co. v. Karen Adams, Andrew Slentz, Estate of John S. Keck

Jan 20, 20066th CircuitDefendant Win

Adams

Jan 20, 20066th CircuitDefendant Win

Kennedy v. Long Term Disability Plan for Employees of Huntington Banc Shares

Jan 19, 20066th CircuitDefendant Win

International Union v. Cummins, Inc.

Jan 18, 20066th CircuitPlaintiff Win

Intl Union v. Cummins Engine Co

Jan 18, 20066th CircuitPlaintiff Win

Joseph Chevrolet, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

Jan 12, 20066th CircuitDefendant Win

Gossett

Dec 30, 2005S.D. OhioMixed Result

American Civil Liberties Union v. Mercer County

Dec 20, 20056th CircuitDefendant Win

Griffith

Nov 15, 2005W.D. Mich.Defendant Win

Oliver

Nov 7, 2005W.D. Ky.Remanded

Zervan

Oct 31, 2005E.D. Mich.Plaintiff Win

Adams

Oct 25, 20056th CircuitDefendant Win

Fieger

Oct 21, 2005E.D. Mich.Remanded

McNett

Oct 21, 2005N.D. OhioRemanded

Torres

Oct 7, 20056th CircuitDefendant Win

Udow

Sep 29, 2005W.D. Mich.Defendant Win

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, Kentucky Retirement Systems, and Commonwealth of Kentucky

Sep 19, 20056th CircuitDefendant Win

EEOC v. Jefferson Cnty

Sep 19, 20056th CircuitDefendant Win

Shohadaee

Sep 15, 20056th CircuitDefendant Win

Shohadaee

Sep 15, 20056th CircuitDefendant Win

In re Delphi Erisa Litigation

Sep 13, 2005E.D. Mich.Mixed Result

Jones

Sep 8, 20056th CircuitDefendant Win

Harrison

Sep 2, 2005S.D. OhioDismissed

Lewis

Sep 1, 2005W.D. Ky.Remanded

Reinhardt

Aug 31, 2005W.D. Mich.Mixed Result

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. v. National Labor Relations Board

Aug 24, 20056th CircuitDefendant Win

Living Water Church of God v. Charter Township of Meridian

Aug 23, 2005W.D. Mich.Defendant Win

Bach

Aug 22, 20056th CircuitPlaintiff Win

National Labor Relations Board v. United Steel Service, Inc.

Aug 19, 20056th CircuitDefendant Win

Armco Employees Independent Federation, Inc. v. AK Steel Corp.

Aug 17, 20056th CircuitRemanded

Lydia Demski v. United States Department of Labor, Indiana Michigan Power Company, Intervener

Aug 17, 20056th CircuitDefendant Win

Mawaldi

Aug 8, 2005N.D. OhioDefendant Win

Garrish

Aug 5, 20056th CircuitDefendant Win

Garrish v. International Union

Aug 5, 20056th CircuitDefendant Win

Trustees of Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters Employee Benefits Fund v. Accura Concrete Walls, Inc.

Aug 1, 2005E.D. Mich.Plaintiff Win

Adamasu

Jul 25, 2005E.D. Mich.Remanded

Sterling Fluid Systems (USA), Inc. v. Chauffeurs, Teamsters & Helpers Local Union 7

Jul 12, 20056th CircuitDefendant Win

Oxford

Jul 11, 20056th CircuitDefendant Win

Norton Healthcare, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

Jul 8, 20056th CircuitPlaintiff Win

National Labor Relations Board v. APL Logistics, Inc.

Jul 7, 20056th CircuitDefendant Win

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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.