Shoney's, Inc.
6 distinct federal employment cases from public court records (1982–2015)
5 trusted published court opinions across 5 distinct cases
What public court records show
Public federal court records list Shoney's, Inc. as an employer in 6 distinct federal employment cases between 1982 and 2015.
Of the 5 trusted published opinions analyzed, the most common outcomes were: 4 ended in a ruling for the employer and 1 settled.
The most common claims on record were Retaliation, Discrimination, and Wrongful Termination.
Cases were filed across 2 states, most often in AL.
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 5 distinct cases.
Jurisdictions represented in the analyzed opinions.
About this employer
Shoney's, Inc. appears in 5 trusted published federal employment opinions. Recent written decisions on record:
Duran v. Labor Commission (2008) — Defendant Win. Duran filed a wrongful termination claim against Shoney's Restaurant and sought additional workers' compensation benefits. The case was scheduled for a hearing before a labor judge, but Duran failed to show up on the scheduled date. Read the ruling.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Shoney's, Inc., D/B/A Fifth Quarter Restaurants (1994) — Defendant Win. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued Shoney's restaurants, claiming the company discriminated against workers based on their race and national origin. Read the ruling.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Shoney's, Inc. (1982) — Defendant Win. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against restaurant chain Shoney's, claiming the company engaged in workplace discrimination and retaliation against employees. The EEOC is the federal agency responsible for enforcing workplace civil rights laws. Read the ruling.
The published opinions primarily involve Retaliation (2 of 5), Discrimination (2 of 5), National Origin Discrimination. Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Retaliation, Discrimination and National Origin Discrimination.
Published opinions span Alabama (2), Tennessee (1). Browse state-specific employment rulings for jurisdictional patterns. Alabama rulings and Tennessee rulings.
Opinion Outcomes
Opinion Stages
5 analyzed opinions have a classified procedural stage.
Of the 2 summary-judgment opinions, 2 ended the case in Shoney's, Inc.’s favor and 0 let the worker’s claims continue.
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.
- Summary judgment
- 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.
- Settlement / consent decree
- The two sides resolved the dispute by agreement, sometimes with court approval. Most settlements are private and never show up in published opinions.
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.