Hilb, Rogal & Hamilton Co. of Arizona, Inc. v. McKinney

LANKFORD, Judge.

Douglas McKinney appeals the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of Hilb, Rogal and Hamilton Company of Arizona, Inc. (“HRH”). The trial court ruled that McKinney breached his anti-piracy agreement with HRH, his former employer, when he sold insurance to a former customer of HRH. Because HRH had no protectable business interest in the former customer and because the agreement provides no remedy in this situation, we reverse.

The facts are as follows. McKinney was employed by HRH, a general insurance agency and brokerage company. McKinney executed a “Nonpiracy Agreement,”…