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    Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up, PROCEDURE—E.D. Pa.: ImageFIRST may proceed with counterclaims against uniform provider Cintas in messy employee poaching dispute, (Oct 29, 2026)

    Law Firms Mentioned:Baker & McKenzie LLP | Proskauer Rose LLP
    Organizations Mentioned:Cintas Corporation | ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists, LLC

    By Justin Marcus Smith, J.D.

    It was not facially apparent, under the Noerr-Pennington doctrine, that Cintas had a legitimate petitioning purpose in suing ImageFIRST for poaching Cintas employees.

    In a Cintas Corporation lawsuit against ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists (I ...

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