Federal Judge Denies Transfer Of Jiffy Lube Sherman Act Lawsuit

Mealey's (January 23, 2020, 4:03 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania federal judge on Dec. 20 denied Jiffy Lube International Inc.’s motion to transfer venue to a Texas federal court with regard to a putative class complaint filed by a former employee alleging that the franchisor’s no-poach provision violates the Sherman Act (Victor Fuentes v. Royal Dutch Shell PLC, et al., No. 18-5174, E.D. Pa.)....