In a new lawsuit, Pittsburgh-based Howard Hanna alleges Compass aided and abetted three former Howard Hanna agents to breach non-compete, non-solicitation and confidentiality provisions in the agents’ contracts and steal the brokerage’s trade secrets.
Source: Inman News
Howard Hanna sues Compass, alleges theft of agents and trade secrets in lead up to Compass’ IPO
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