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Butler v. Jimmy John's Franchise, LLC et al
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June 17, 2019
Jimmy John's asked an Illinois federal judge Friday to let it challenge her reasons for forcing it to face antitrust allegations over no-poach provisions in its franchise agreements, saying the appeal could significantly advance its case and several similar ones nationwide.
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May 21, 2019
An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday denied a bid from Jimmy John's to escape a proposed class action over no-poach provisions in its franchise agreements, saying that the prior judge in the case already ruled on a similar motion before retiring.
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April 19, 2019
Jimmy John's employees who are fighting the company's no-poach agreements for franchisees have urged an Illinois federal court not to throw out the case after the U.S. Department of Justice said such agreements aren't automatically illegal.
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March 15, 2019
Employers are beginning to cite the U.S. Department of Justice's recent admonitions against antitrust cases over franchise-based no-poach agreements that rely on an easier-to-prove legal standard, with Jimmy John's quoting the DOJ liberally in a motion to dismiss a proposed class action in Illinois federal court.
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March 22, 2018
Fast-food sandwich chain Jimmy John's on Wednesday asked an Illinois federal court to toss a putative class action alleging nonsolicitation and no-hire agreements between its franchises violate antitrust laws, saying the plaintiff doesn't have standing to sue and the agreements clearly serve a viable, pro-competitive purpose.
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January 24, 2018
Fast-food sandwich chain Jimmy John's was hit with a putative class action in Illinois federal court on on Wednesday, alleging Jimmy John's practice of nonsolicitation and no-hire agreements between franchisees is a violation of federal and state antitrust laws.