Mealey's (March 11, 2019, 1:27 PM EDT) -- SPOKANE, Wash. — The United States filed a single statement of interest on March 7 in three class complaints that it finds to be “substantially similar” in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington that were filed by former employees accusing various franchisors and franchisees of violating Section 1 of the Sherman Act by entering into no-poach agreements (Joseph Stigar, et al. v. Dough Dough, Inc., et al., No. 18-244, Myrriah Richmond, et al. v. Bergey Pullman Inc., et al., No. 18-246, Ashlie Harris, et al. v. CJ Star, LLC, et al., No. 18-247, E.D. Wash.)....