Mealey's (May 30, 2019, 9:50 AM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A tax preparation franchisor and its wholly owned subsidiary filed a motion on May 27 in a New Jersey federal court to dismiss a putative class complaint by seasonal tax preparers who are challenging the franchisor’s no-poach agreements, arguing that the plaintiffs lack standing, their claims are time-barred and the relationships between the franchisor and franchisees don’t create an actionable conspiracy under the Sherman Act (Jessica Robinson, et al. v. Jackson Hewitt, Inc., et al., No. 19-9066, D. N.J.)....