The Third Circuit covers the federal courts in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.
Of the 1,773 published rulings we track here (1973–2026), the breakdowns below show how they were decided. They describe published opinions only — not the odds of any particular situation.
Of the 1,773 published rulings we track in the Third Circuit.
A workplace lawsuit moves through stages, and a ruling can end it at any of them. Here is where the 1,760 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 433 summary-judgment rulings here, 244 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 188 let the worker’s claims continue; the rest resolved in other ways.
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 Third Circuit covers.
HORVEI
U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. CENTER ONE, LLC
WILLIAMS v. PIEDMONT AIRLINES INC.
BEDOYA
Cooper
KELLY
DENNISON
WALSH
ORTIZ
UPMC MCKEESPORT v. SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION NATIONAL INDUSTRY PENSION FUND
NATIONAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH PLAN v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Bradley
PEREZ
Brosey
MOODY v. CONSTRUCTION GENERAL LABORERS' LOCAL UNION NO. 373
Board of Trustees, Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union NO. 74 Pension Fund v. MEP Nationwide, LLC
Utility Systems Inc v. International Union of Operat
LAGUNA
LUGO
SMITH v. SMITH TRANSPORT, INC.
SPELLS
Miller v. Del-One Federal Credit Union
PURNELL
MUTAZZ
REYNOLDS
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. v. ELKHOLY, M.D.
Hart
Lincoln v. Apex Human Services LLC
THOMPSON
CARTEE-HARING
GRAVELY
Marinello
Quagliariello
IVANOVS
SHARIFI
RAMIREZ-RODRIGUEZ
ANDERSON
Ernst
SHORT
KEVIN
MUNDY
Doe
TRUSTEES OF INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL 711 HEALTH & WELFARE FUND v. FRAMAC SERVICES, LLC
PURNELL
ELLENBERGER
TRUSTEES AND FIDUCIARIES OF THE SHEET METAL WORKERS LOCAL UNION NO. 25 NEW JERSEY ANNUITY FUND v. PRECISION AIR BALANCING
MORALES
Rudy
MCKINNEY V. CHESTER COUNTY
MOODY v. CONSTRUCTION GENERAL LABORERS' LOCAL UNION NO. 373
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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.