Muriel Siebert & Co. v. Intuit Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Pigott, J.

Plaintiff Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc., a discount brokerage firm, entered into a “strategic alliance” agreement with defendant Intuit Inc., a manufacturer of financial software, to jointly create and operate an Internet brokerage service. Although the parties were initially successful in that endeavor, their relationship became strained when Siebert asserted that Intuit had failed to promote the Internet brokerage service to its customers. In September 2003, Siebert commenced an action against Intuit for, among other things, breach of contract and breach of…