NOVUS GROUP, LLC v. PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

No. 22-3736.

74 F.4th 424 (2023)

NOVUS GROUP, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: July 17, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jonathan L. Hardt , ROZIER HARDT MCDONOUGH PLLC, Austin, Texas, for Appellant. Michael P. Sandonato , VENABLE LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Jonathan L. Hardt, ROZIER HARDT MCDONOUGH PLLC, Austin, Texas, Jared M. Klaus , PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR LLP, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Michael P. Sandonato, VENABLE LLP, Los Angeles, California, Joshua D. Calabro , VENABLE LLP, New York, New York, Rachael L. Rodman , ULMER & BERNE LLP, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees.

Before: SUTTON, Chief Judge; BOGGS and READLER, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Two Columbus businessmen saw an opportunity in the annuities market. They founded Novus Group and developed a product to fill the gap. Using a third party, Novus pitched its new concept to a Columbus-based insurance titan, Nationwide. Not long thereafter, two Nationwide employees left the company...

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