Lamorte Burns & Co., Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Michael A. Walters, Nancy Nixon and the…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the former employees' use of Lamorte's client claim information was unlawful and that they breached their duty of loyalty and committed tortious interference with Lamorne's economic advantage. Accordingly, the Court reversed the Appellate Division’s partial reversal and reinstated the trial court’s summary judgment on the tort claims. The decision rests on the finding that the client information was confidential and proprietary, and that the employees’ secret solicitation while still employed violated New Jersey law.