Mealey's (August 2, 2018, 11:43 AM EDT) -- EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — An Illinois federal judge on July 31 dismissed two Illinois state law claims against a franchisor accused of harming workers with its nonsolicitation agreements but permitted the former employee to proceed with his Sherman Act class claim as the plaintiff, at this early stage, has stated a plausible violation (Sylvas Butler, et al. v. Jimmy Johns Franchise, LLC, et al., No. 18-133, S.D. Ill., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 128149)....