Norick, Inc. v. Hays Companies

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Norick, Inc., No. 22-cv-1648 (KMM/JFD) Plaintiff, v. ORDER Hays Companies, Inc., Defendants. Norick, Inc. and Hays Companies, Inc. (“HCI”) are insurance brokerage firms— among other things, they represent business clients in obtaining the insurance coverage best suited for their needs. In 1994, Norick and HCI’s predecessor-in-interest entered a business arrangement where they would occasionally solicit and service business clients together, and for that shared business they agreed to split the revenue that was generated. That relationship…