7-Eleven Owed No Duty Of Care For Employee’s Injuries In Armed Robbery

Mealey's (June 22, 2020, 10:00 AM EDT) -- CAMDEN, N.J. — 7-Eleven Inc. did not owe a duty of care to an employee of one of its New Jersey franchised stores involved in an armed robbery, a New Jersey federal judge ruled June 18, granting summary judgment to the franchisor in the employee’s negligence lawsuit (Adil Boutahli v. 7-Eleven, Inc., et al., No. 16-1186, D. N.J., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 106709)....