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Employment Rulings in the Third Circuit

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 2,094 published rulings we track here (19672026), 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 2,094 published rulings we track in the Third Circuit.

Defendant Win
901 (43%)
Plaintiff Win
333 (16%)
Mixed Result
329 (16%)
Dismissed
318 (15%)
Remanded
170 (8%)
Settlement
43 (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 2,060 rulings we could classify by stage were decided.

Appeal
880 (43%)

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
357 (17%)

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 357 summary-judgment rulings here, 219 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 137 let the worker’s claims continue; the rest resolved in other ways.

Motion to dismiss
669 (32%)

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

Trial verdict
53 (3%)

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

Settlement / consent decree
32 (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
40 (2%)

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

Other rulings
29 (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 Third Circuit

CSASZAR

Mar 26, 2024E.D. Pa.Defendant Win

JEFFERY

Mar 25, 2024W.D. Pa.Dismissed

Torres

Mar 25, 2024M.D. Pa.Remanded

MOORE

Mar 22, 2024W.D. Pa.Dismissed

WINGO

Mar 21, 2024E.D. Pa.Defendant Win

MCMASTERS

Mar 19, 2024W.D. Pa.Dismissed

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Mar 13, 2024D.N.J.Plaintiff Win

MULLEN

Mar 13, 2024W.D. Pa.Defendant Win

ATLANTIC SPINE CENTER, L.L.C. v. DELOITTE, LLP GROUP INSURANCE PLAN

Mar 12, 2024D.N.J.Mixed Result

KARUPAIYAN

Mar 7, 2024D.N.J.Defendant Win

TATEL

Mar 7, 2024W.D. Pa.Dismissed

MULLEN

Mar 5, 2024W.D. Pa.Defendant Win

BONILLA

Mar 5, 2024E.D. Pa.Dismissed

Fritz

Feb 28, 2024M.D. Pa.Defendant Win

HAN

Feb 26, 2024E.D. Pa.Remanded

HOUTZ

Feb 26, 2024E.D. Pa.Plaintiff Win

MURPHY v. SPONGELLE LLC

Feb 23, 2024W.D. Pa.Defendant Win

MARQUIS

Feb 22, 2024E.D. Pa.Plaintiff Win

Wilhoit

Feb 21, 2024D. Del.Dismissed

DOE

Feb 21, 2024D.N.J.Plaintiff Win

Colart Americas Inc v. NLRB

Feb 21, 20243rd CircuitMixed Result

GRAY

Feb 15, 2024E.D. Pa.Dismissed

Fedder

Feb 13, 2024M.D. Pa.Defendant Win

THE FABRICSHIELD, LLC v. RENE SCHLEICHER CO.

Feb 9, 2024E.D. Pa.Defendant Win

Colon

Feb 8, 2024D. Del.Remanded

EEOC v. Center One LLC

Feb 1, 20243rd CircuitDefendant Win

Robbins

Jan 31, 2024M.D. Pa.Defendant Win

White

Jan 29, 2024D. Del.Defendant Win

GALETTE

Jan 23, 2024E.D. Pa.Defendant Win

Nina Palombo, Janes Does 1-2 v. Eye Candy LLC

Jan 22, 2024D. Del.Plaintiff Win

EMRIT

Jan 18, 2024E.D. Pa.Dismissed

BENNETT, M.D. v. CITY OF NEWARK

Jan 9, 2024D.N.J.Defendant Win

JEDLICKA

Jan 9, 2024W.D. Pa.Defendant Win

Messenger

Jan 5, 2024M.D. Pa.Defendant Win

Chen

Jan 3, 2024D.N.J.Plaintiff Win

TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 107 v. MADISON CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION

Dec 29, 2023E.D. Pa.Defendant Win

LEFFERT

Dec 20, 2023E.D. Pa.Dismissed

ROMAN

Dec 7, 2023W.D. Pa.Defendant Win

RAY

Dec 6, 2023D.N.J.Defendant Win

CHRISTOPHERSON

Nov 29, 2023W.D. Pa.Remanded

NAHAS

Nov 29, 2023D.N.J.Mixed Result

DOE

Nov 21, 2023E.D. Pa.Mixed Result

Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Laguna Dairy, S. de R.L. de C.V.

Nov 17, 2023D. Del.Defendant Win

Doe

Nov 16, 2023D. Del.Defendant Win

ROSE

Nov 7, 2023E.D. Pa.Defendant Win

WEST

Oct 31, 2023D.N.J.Plaintiff Win

Krajkovich

Oct 17, 2023M.D. Pa.Defendant Win

DABROWSKI

Oct 10, 2023W.D. Pa.Defendant Win

DOE

Oct 10, 2023D.N.J.Defendant Win

Stefan Ingram v. Experian Information Solutions

Oct 6, 20233rd 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.