U.S., Washington File Documents In 3 No-Poach Lawsuits Against Franchises

Mealey's (March 13, 2019, 11:41 AM EDT) -- SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington’s attorney general filed a single amicus curiae brief on March 11 in three class complaints in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington by former employees accusing various franchisors and franchisees of violating Section 1 of the Sherman Act and Washington’s Unfair Business Practices 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.)....