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
Butcher
Lozada
Asarco, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor
Donald Linville William R. Gaitten, Estate of v. Teamsters Miscellaneous and Industrial Workers Union, Local 284
Wyandot, Inc., Plaintiff/ Counter-Defendant-Appellee v. Local 227, United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Defendant/counter-Plaintiff-Appellant
Richards
Lopez
Frank
Island Creek Coal Company v. Arthur W. Holdman, (Deceased) Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Massey
Teamsters Local Union 299 v. U.S. Truck Co. Holdings, Inc.
Hamrick
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union, Local 7-629, Afl-Cio v. Rmi Titanium Company
Mohat
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Roadway Express, Inc.
Comm'n v. Outback Steakhouse of Florida, Inc.
Reynolds
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. E.J. Sacco, Inc.
Howell
Lamont
Brown
Trocheck
Blough
Marcum
Summerville
Albert J. SCOTT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
William BAGSBY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CENTRAL STATES, SOUTHEAST & SOUTHWEST AREAS PENSION FUND, Defendant-Appellee
Rutlin
Hall
Dorsey
Hall
Warg
Isaac FORD, Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNIROYAL PENSION PLAN, Defendant-Appellee
Hummel
Spectronics Corp. v. TCI/TKR of Jefferson County, Inc.
Grutter
Eeoc v. At&t Co.
Bond
Benito T. PEREZ, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
Bartell
Burtner
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. United Ass'n of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry, Local 120
Amini
Black v. Barberton Citizens Hospital
Lowery
Lombard
Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Allied Workers International Union, Local 421 v. A-CMI Michigan Casting Center
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Prevo's Family Market, 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.