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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.