A reasonable jury could find “that Ameriprise may have said ‘don’t steal confidential information’ out loud, but its actions encouraged outgoing” contractors “to take as much as they could carry,” Judge Steven C. Seeger of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois said.
The Ameriprise Financial Inc. unit hired Allstate contractors and had them bring their client information with them, Allstate said. Hundreds of customers purchased insurance or a financial product ...