7-Eleven, Inc.
64 distinct federal employment cases from public court records (2010–2026)
8 trusted published court opinions across 7 distinct cases · 5 docket-only cases without a recorded end date
What public court records show
Public federal court records list 7-Eleven, Inc. as an employer in 64 distinct federal employment cases between 2010 and 2026.
Of the 8 trusted published opinions analyzed, the most common outcomes were: 4 ended in a ruling for the employer, 2 ended in a ruling for the worker, 1 were dismissed, and 1 were sent back to a lower court.
The most common claims on record were Wrongful Termination, Wage Theft, and Breach Of Contract.
Cases were filed across 3 states, most often in MA.
These figures summarize publicly available U.S. federal court records only. Most workplace disputes are resolved privately and never appear in litigation. A case outcome reflects many factors and is not a finding that any employer violated the law.
Written decisions across 7 distinct cases.
Jurisdictions represented in the analyzed opinions.
About this employer
7-Eleven, Inc. appears in 8 trusted published federal employment opinions. Recent written decisions on record:
Gastelum v. 7-Eleven, Inc. (2025) — Dismissed. A worker named Gastelum filed a lawsuit against 7-Eleven claiming the company failed to accommodate a disability or medical condition. During the case, Gastelum asked the judge to step aside, arguing the judge was biased against him. Read the ruling.
DHANANJAY PATEL & Others v. 7-ELEVEN, INC.; DP MILK STREET INC. & Others, Third-Party (2024) — Defendant Win. Franchise owners who operated 7-Eleven stores sued the company, claiming they were wrongfully terminated and that 7-Eleven violated their contracts. The franchise owners argued they should have been classified as employees rather than independent business operators, which would have given them stronger legal protection… Read the ruling.
Patel v. 7-Eleven, Inc. (2023) — Remanded. Patel filed a lawsuit against 7-Eleven claiming wrongful termination and wage theft. The case centered on whether Patel was an employee or an independent contractor—a critical distinction that affects workers' rights and pay protections. Read the ruling.
The published opinions primarily involve Wrongful Termination (4 of 8), Wage Theft (3 of 8), Breach of Contract. Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Wrongful Termination, Wage Theft and Breach of Contract.
Published opinions span Massachusetts (3), New York (2), California (1). Massachusetts is an EEOC deferral state, which extends the federal Title VII / ADA / ADEA filing deadline from 180 to 300 days. Browse state-specific employment rulings for jurisdictional patterns. Massachusetts rulings, New York rulings and California rulings.
These published opinions sit within the retail sector, where wage-and-hour, scheduling, and Title VII harassment claims are the dominant categories.
Opinion Outcomes
Opinion Stages
7 analyzed opinions have a classified procedural stage.
What do these stages mean?
- Appeal
- A higher court reviewing an earlier decision. Many published opinions come from this stage, after a lot has already happened in the case.
- Motion to dismiss
- An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.
- Default judgment
- A decision entered because one side did not respond to the case at all.
Published federal-court opinions only — most workplace disputes are resolved privately. This is not anyone’s odds, and not a finding that any employer violated the law.
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Claim Types
What these numbers mean
A case is one lawsuit, identified by its court and docket number. The docket is the running court record for that same case — it is not an extra case.
A published opinion or ruling is a written court decision. One case can produce several opinions, so opinion counts and case counts answer different questions. Only trusted, reportable opinions are used in the outcome statistics on this page.
Docket entries are the individual filings inside a case — motions, orders, scheduling notices. We read them to confirm a case is real and to see where it got to, but an entry is never counted as a case or as an outcome. A single case can generate hundreds of entries.
Far fewer opinions than cases is normal. Many employment cases settle privately or close without a published opinion. No opinion here does not mean the worker lost; it means this public record does not show a reportable result.
Everything on this page comes from public federal court records. Where we are not confident a record is accurate, we leave it out rather than guess.
Federal court cases
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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 presence of an employer on this page does not imply wrongdoing — many cases are dismissed or resolved without findings of liability.