A California jury has ruled in favour of Alliant Insurance Services and 10 of its insurance producers who were former employees of complainant
Aon.
Aon filed charges of breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, breach of loyalty, intentional interference with contracts, and misappropriation of trade secrets against its competitor in 2014 in New York and California courts.
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Business Wire report said that Aon argued the departure of its former employees was a “raid” that was the result of a conspiracy. Ten of its producers in its Fresno, Salinas and Walnut Creek offices walked out, followed by other workers.
Halfway through the eight week California trial though, Aon dropped half the charges it levelled against its competitor. The jury delivered its verdict after five hours of deliberation, the report said.
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An archived report from the
San Francisco Business Times said that in 2014, more than 75 Aon employees, most of whom specialized in construction and agriculture, left the firm within a matter of days and found employment with Alliant.
The alleged poaching case was not the first legal tussle between the two Bay Area insurers. In 2011, the two companies settled after Aon filed a lawsuit against Alliant after 55 employees also found employment with the latter.
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