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.
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL UNION NO. 98 HEALTH & WELFARE FUND v. NEW SIGN INDUSTRIES, INC.
FORRESTER
LIN
EMPLOYER TRUSTEES OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA TEAMSTERS AND EMPLOYERS WELFARE FUND v. UNION TRUSTEES OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA TEAMSTERS AND EMPLOYERS WELFARE FUND
EMPLOYER TRUSTEES OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA TEAMSTERS AND EMPLOYERS WELFARE FUND v. UNION TRUSTEES OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA TEAMSTERS AND EMPLOYERS WELFARE FUND
WALKER
GREENE
Skaggs
PITTSBURGH MAILERS UNION LOCAL 22, A SUBORDINATE UNION OF THE COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA AFL-CIO, PITTSBURGH TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION NO. 7 v. PG PUBLISHING CO. INC.
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION LOCAL 85 v. PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY
SARWAR
THE LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PENSION FUND v. MINISCALCO CORPORATION
Pierre
Michelsen
WHITMORE
N. W. v. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
IBEW LOCAL UNION NO. 102 v. NEW WHITE ELECTRIC, INC.
FISCHER
TONG
AUSTIN v. GIANT FOOD STORES
KARLSEN
KANE
TRUSTEES OF THE NATIONAL ELEVATOR INDUSTRY PENSION FUND v. Maple Management LLC d/b/a RAE Lifts
REYNOLDS
SHAPLEY
SAIYED
Zhaojin Ke v. Pennsylvania State Employees R
ROPER
MACLEAN
HOLMES
EASTERDAY
DOE
WATKINS
Laborers Local 231 Pension v. Rory Cowan
JONES
Hunnell
Conard
Henkel
DIFLAVIS
ZOHNI
DOYLE
MECCA
CARTEE-HARING
ROBERTS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ROOFERS UNION LOCAL 30 COMBINED HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND v. HUGHES URETHANE CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
Andrea Irizarry v. Abbott Laboratories
MARLAND
Boley
SMITH v. RB DISTRIBUTION, INC.
Fischer
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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.