Sherman Act Suit Over Little Caesar’s No-Poach Clause Tossed With Prejudice

Mealey's (August 1, 2019, 2:12 PM EDT) -- DETROIT — A former pizza franchisee manager who sued the franchisor over its no-poach agreement under the Sherman Act failed to make “a serious effort to state a case under a rule-of-reason antitrust theory,” a federal judge in Michigan ruled July 29, dismissing the case with prejudice (Christopher Ogden v. Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc., et al., No. 18-12792, E.D. Mich., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 126248)....