Costanzo v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance

Gorman, Judge.

{¶ 1} Plaintiffs-appellants, Dominic Costanzo and Ronald Kallam, the representatives of a class of independent-contractor insurance agents (collectively, the “agents”) under an exclusive contract with the defendants-appellees 1 (collectively, “Nationwide”), brought this declaratory-judgment class action 2 seeking a declaration of their rights in the ownership of the names and other information of Nationwide’s policyholders. Policyholder information is a valuable asset necessary for anticipating the future financial and insurance needs of Nationwide’s customers. Upon…