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.
VIDAL
BROWN
STABILE
WOLF
Marla Knudsen v. MetLife Group Inc
Mark Vitalis v. Sun Constructors, Inc.
Fogbawah
Merchant
RAMOS
WELCH FOODS, INC. v. GENERAL TEAMSTERS, LOCAL UNION NO. 397
ASAY
KOSMAC
Smith v. Syncreon.US, Inc.
DeNaples
BAYLIS
WAPELHORST
SALDIVAR RODRIGUEZ v. MACY'S CORPORATE SERVICE, LLC.
NLRB v. United Scrap Metal PA LLC
PAN
FAIRCHILD
BROWN
PRYOR
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. DEFENDER ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA
GALLAGHER
Malusky
WERTZ
RICE
SUMMERS
STEAHLE
DOE
KELLY
TEAMSTERS PENSION TRUST FUND OF PHILADELPHIA AND VICINITY v. A&R FENCE AND GUIDE RAIL LLC
CYPHER
LUNEMANN
LUNEMANN
GIBEL
REINIG
HOLLINGSWORTH
LEWEN
GRASTY
PIETY FOLEY v. DREXEL UNIVERSITY
STEVENS
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 614, AFL-CIO v. PECO ENERGY COMPANY
Smith v. Presidio Networked Solutions, LLC
LITMAN
WEAVER
Smith v. Presidio Networked Solutions, LLC
POSNER
JOHN MCCAULEY v. PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
WALKER
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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.