Deslandes v. McDonald's USA, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION LEINANI DESLANDES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 17 C 4857 ) v. ) ) Judge Jorge L. Alonso McDONALD’S USA, LLC, ) McDONALD’S CORPORATION, and ) DOES 1 through 10, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER After a no-hire agreement prevented plaintiff from obtaining a position with a rival employer, plaintiff Leinani Deslandes (“Deslandes”) filed suit asserting, among other things, that defendants’ no-hire agreement violates the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1. Defendants McDonald’s USA, LLC and McDonald’s…