Butler v. Jimmy John's Franchise, LLC

REAGAN, Chief Judge:

Section 1 of the Sherman Act prohibits certain agreements that restrain trade. This class action asks whether franchisees of the national sandwich chain "Jimmy John's" violated Section 1 by agreeing amongst themselves and with corporate headquarters not to hire employees that have worked at another Jimmy John's location within the preceding year. The defendants-Jimmy John's Franchise, LLC, Jimmy John's Enterprises, LLC, and Jimmy John's LLC (together, "Jimmy John's")-have now moved to dismiss the complaint under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) & (6) for a lack of…