Butler v. Jimmy John's Franchise, LLC et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:18-cv-00133

Court:

Illinois Southern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Nancy J. Rosenstengel

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  1. September 29, 2021

    Jimmy John's Settles Ex-Worker's No-Poach Claims

    A former Jimmy John's worker has settled his no-poach suit accusing the sandwich chain of imposing anti-competitive policies that prevent its franchises from hiring each other's employees, according to a new filing in Illinois federal court.

  2. August 02, 2021

    Ex-Jimmy John's Worker's Cert. Bid In No-Poach Suit Tossed

    Multiple shortcomings contributed to the denial of class certification for a former Jimmy John's worker's no-poach suit, an Illinois federal judge said in a ruling unsealed Friday, faulting the plaintiff for never applying for other jobs and for trying to represent staffers when he held a managerial role.

  3. July 07, 2021

    Jimmy John's Cites NCAA Ruling Against No-Poach Claims

    Jimmy John's Franchise LLC urged an Illinois federal judge on Wednesday to apply the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling against the NCAA in assessing a class certification request in a lawsuit accusing the sandwich chain of imposing anti-competitive, no-poach policies on its franchises.

  4. October 19, 2020

    Ex-Jimmy John's Worker Defends Mixed No-Poach Suit Class

    A former Jimmy John's employee is fighting back against claims that his proposed class misses the mark because it seeks to include both supervisors and workers in a suit accusing the sandwich chain of imposing anti-competitive, no-poach policies on its franchises.

  5. July 02, 2020

    Jimmy John's Slams Class Certification Bid In No-Poach Suit

    A Jimmy John's employee can't certify a class in his suit challenging the company's no-poach agreements because the class would include conflicting class members and their claims can't be proven with common evidence, the sandwich chain argued in Illinois federal court.

  6. January 06, 2020

    Jimmy John's Workers Push For Class Cert. In No-Poach Suit

    A Jimmy John's employee has asked an Illinois federal court to certify a class in his lawsuit challenging the sandwich shop's no-poach agreements, saying in a motion unsealed Friday that his and thousands of other claims are based on the same documents.

  7. August 15, 2019

    Where Franchise No-Poach Agreements Stand Today

    Washington state's attorney general is forging ahead with a campaign against no-poach provisions in franchise agreements, cutting deals last week with four more chains to eliminate the practice, but with few courts weighing in so far, it is unclear which legal standard for judging the provisions will prevail.

  8. August 07, 2019

    Jimmy John's Can't Appeal Antitrust Test In No-Poach Suit

    Jimmy John's won't be allowed to challenge the "per se" test for antitrust damages in favor of a more complex and harder-to-prove standard as workers sue the sandwich shop chain over no-poach employment agreements, an Illinois federal judge has ruled.

  9. July 09, 2019

    Jimmy John's Wants Appeals Court Call On No-Poach Case

    Jimmy John's urged an Illinois federal court on Monday to allow it to seek an appellate court order clarifying how antitrust allegations over so-called no-poach provisions in its employment agreements should be weighed, saying an appeals court's ruling could bring the litigation to an end.

  10. July 01, 2019

    Jimmy John's Workers Say 'No-Poach' Suit Appeal Is Rushed

    Workers suing Jimmy John's over "no-poach" provisions in its franchise agreements have urged an Illinois federal court to refuse the sandwich chain's bid for a quick appeal of the legal standard being applied to the provisions, saying it's too soon to decide what standard should apply.