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Marsh Sues Aon, Ex-Team Leader Over Exit of 20 Construction Surety Employees

Global insurance broker Marsh USA filed suit against competitor Aon and a former Marsh team leader for allegedly poaching key members of Marsh’s construction surety team who resigned and moved to Aon last month. A complaint filed by Marsh in …

USI Says Lockton, Former Team Leader Poached Workers, Harmed Client Relations

USI Insurance Services, one of the largest brokerages in the country, has filed suit against a former sales team leader and another powerhouse broker, Lockton, accusing them of poaching employees and harming client relationships. Elisia Hahnenberg, who began her career …

Judge Extends Ban on Alliant Employees Soliciting Marsh Agency’s Customers

A federal judge in Manhattan has extended an order blocking three Alliant Insurance Services employees from soliciting or contacting any current Marsh & McLennan Agency (MMA) clients or using a spreadsheet of MMA clients that MMA says they took when …

Former Michigan State Football Coach Sues School Over His Firing

Former Michigan State University head football coach Mel Tucker is suing the university and school leaders, alleging that they wrongfully fired him last year and violated his constitutional rights after he was accused of sexual harassment. The federal lawsuit filed …

USI Awarded Over $2M by Federal Jury in Case Against Former Employees

A federal judge in Atlanta this week awarded USI Insurance Services more than $2 million in compensatory and punitive damages to be paid by three former executives of its aviation group for breach of their employment contracts. According to court …

Broker Willis Alleges Unlawful ‘Raid’ on Employees, Clients by Competitor Alliant

Insurance brokerage competitors Willis Towers Watson and Alliant Insurance Services are battling in court over what Willis alleges is a conspiracy by Alliant to steal its employees, trade secrets and clients. Willis maintains that this past July Alliant orchestrated a …

How Nondisclosure Agreements Protect Bosses Like Weinstein

A first-year associate at a Manhattan law firm brought her complaint of sexual harassment to the managing partner. Her male boss, she said, had told her to take off her clothing. After months during which she continued to work for …