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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

TRUSTEES OF THE B.A.C. LOCAL 4 PENSION FUND v. M&N CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC.

Dec 19, 2024D.N.J.Dismissed

CHO

Dec 19, 2024D.N.J.Dismissed

MULLEN

Dec 19, 2024W.D. Pa.Dismissed

Secretary United States Department of Labor v. East Penn Manufacturing Inc

Dec 19, 20243rd CircuitPlaintiff Win

McKenzie

Dec 18, 2024D. Del.Defendant Win

SOME

Dec 18, 2024D.N.J.Defendant Win

MILLER v. TRANS UNION, LLC

Dec 17, 2024E.D. Pa.Dismissed

NEEDHAM

Dec 17, 2024E.D. Pa.Plaintiff Win

ZUBER

Dec 17, 2024E.D. Pa.Dismissed

KNIGHT

Dec 16, 2024W.D. Pa.Defendant Win

COLBERT

Dec 16, 2024E.D. Pa.Dismissed

Katz

Dec 16, 2024D. Del.Dismissed

YOO

Dec 11, 2024D.N.J.Dismissed

DALY

Dec 10, 2024E.D. Pa.Dismissed

ANGELIS

Dec 10, 2024E.D. Pa.Remanded

FONG

Dec 10, 2024D.N.J.Dismissed

PERRY

Dec 9, 2024D.N.J.Remanded

HART

Dec 9, 2024E.D. Pa.Dismissed

Alaris Health at Boulevard East v. NLRB

Dec 9, 20243rd CircuitPlaintiff Win

STALLMAN

Dec 5, 2024D.N.J.Mixed Result

ATLAS DATA PRIVACY CORPORATION v. NUWBER, INC.

Nov 26, 2024D.N.J.Mixed Result

ATLAS DATA PRIVACY CORPORATION v. FORTNOFF FINANCIAL, LLC

Nov 26, 2024D.N.J.Defendant Win

ATLAS DATA PRIVACY CORPORATION v. JOY ROCKWELL ENTERPRISES, INC.

Nov 26, 2024D.N.J.Dismissed

ATLAS DATA PRIVACY CORPORATION v. i360, LLC

Nov 26, 2024D.N.J.Dismissed

ATLAS DATA PRIVACY CORPORATION v. THE PEOPLE SEARCHERS, LLC

Nov 26, 2024D.N.J.Defendant Win

ATLAS DATA PRIVACY CORPORATION v. PEOPLECONNECT, INC.

Nov 20, 2024D.N.J.Dismissed

ATLAS DATA PRIVACY CORPORATION v. LUSHA SYSTEMS, INC

Nov 20, 2024D.N.J.Dismissed

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE CO. v. ACTIVE MEDICAL CARE, P.C.

Nov 14, 2024D.N.J.Dismissed

DANIELI CORPORATION v. SMS GROUP, INC.

Nov 14, 2024W.D. Pa.Defendant Win

Zachary Spada v. Richard Houghton

Nov 14, 20243rd CircuitMixed Result

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL UNION 29, AFL-CIO v. ENERGY HARBOR NUCLEAR CORPORATION

Nov 13, 2024W.D. Pa.Plaintiff Win

CONLON

Nov 13, 2024D.N.J.Defendant Win

MOORE

Nov 12, 2024E.D. Pa.Defendant Win

JABRI

Nov 7, 2024D.N.J.Dismissed

HOLLAND-CARTER

Nov 7, 2024E.D. Pa.Defendant Win

ANDRES

Oct 31, 2024W.D. Pa.Dismissed

Sayah

Oct 30, 2024M.D. Pa.Defendant Win

DOMINIQUE

Oct 30, 2024E.D. Pa.Mixed Result

JONES

Oct 30, 2024D.N.J.Mixed Result

COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE ASSOCIATES, LLC v. CLINTON TOWNSHIP

Oct 30, 2024D.N.J.Defendant Win

RIG CONSULTING, INC. v. ROGERS

Oct 29, 2024W.D. Pa.Defendant Win

RUTKO

Oct 28, 2024E.D. Pa.Defendant Win

Baldwin

Oct 25, 2024M.D. Pa.Mixed Result

PELLOW

Oct 24, 2024W.D. Pa.Mixed Result

HAPLEA

Oct 24, 2024E.D. Pa.Mixed Result

GAINES

Oct 24, 2024D.N.J.Defendant Win

The Procter & Gamble U.S. Business Services Company v. Estate of Jefffrey Rolison

Oct 23, 2024M.D. Pa.Mixed Result

Saavedra

Oct 23, 2024E.D. Pa.Dismissed

Pezzolanti

Oct 23, 2024D.N.J.Mixed Result

LUSTIG

Oct 23, 2024D.N.J.Defendant 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.