Class Claims Over Papa John’s No-Poach Clause Survive Dismissal Motion

Mealey's (October 23, 2019, 2:03 PM EDT) -- LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal judge in Kentucky on Oct. 21 declined to dismiss class claims accusing a pizza chain franchisor of violating the Sherman Act by coordinating no-poach agreements between its franchisees and let stand claims of fraudulent concealment but agreed to dismiss the claims of one of the three named plaintiffs, finding that her claims are covered by an arbitration agreement (In re Papa John’s Employee and Franchisee Employee Antitrust Litigation, No. 18-825, W.D. Ky., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 181298)....