Mealey's (September 19, 2018, 11:51 AM EDT) -- ASHLAND, Ky. — A Kentucky federal judge on Sept. 14 granted two motions for partial dismissal in a class lawsuit over customers being allegedly exposed to hepatitis A at two Waffle House locations, rejecting certain claims by those customers who weren’t infected and those who never showed that they actually purchased food or drinks and rejecting certain claims against the defendants who serve only as franchisor and lessor (Paul Diamond, et al. v. Waffle House, Inc., et al., No. 18-49, E.D. Ky., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 157087)....