Legal Opinion
DHANANJAY PATEL & Others v. 7-ELEVEN, INC.; DP MILK STREET INC. & Others, Third-Party
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 5, 2024No. SJC-13485Published
1Opinion of the Court
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
DHANANJAY PATEL[1] & others[2] vs. 7-ELEVEN, INC.; DP MILK STREET INC. & others,[3] third-party defendants
Docket:
SJC-13485
Dates:
April 1, 2024 - September 5, 2024
Present:
Suffolk
County:
Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Kafker, Wendlandt, & Georges, JJ.
Keywords:
Independent Contractor Act. Massachusetts Wage Act. Contract, Franchise agreement. Statute, Construction
Certification of a question of law to the Supreme Judicial Court by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Shannon Liss-Riordan (Matthew Carrieri also present) for the plaintiffs.
David C. Kravitz, Deputy State…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Department of Housing and Urban Development v. RuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Dawn Donut Company, Inc. v. Hart's Food Stores, Inc. And Starhart Bakeries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Harvard Crimson, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard CollegeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
- Athol Daily News v. Board of Review of the Division of Employment & TrainingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- DiFiore v. American Airlines, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
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