A federal judge has denied a temporary restraining order against seven former employees of Marsh sued in one of several lawsuits against defectors to join Howden US.

Marsh USA early this month filed a lawsuit against the group of former senior personnel at Marsh’s Florida zone who are now at Howden US, a new U.S. retail broking business of Howden launched in September. Marsh alleges its former employees violated various employee contracts, used trade secrets and took clients.

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On Nov. 19 Judge Jennifer L. Rochon in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied Marsh’s request for a temporary restraining order.

Marsh has another lawsuit against Howden US CEO Michael Parrish as well as Giselle Lugones, Robert Lynn, and Julie Layton. In that case, the court in September granted Marsh a preliminary injunction. Parrish, Lugones, Lynn, and Layton are prohibited from soliciting employees to leave Marsh, soliciting clients or prospective clients, or using confidential information and trade secrets of Marsh.

Marsh still has a preliminary injunction motion outstanding in the case against the seven, whose involvement in what Marsh has called a “concealed scheme,” was revealed during an ongoing investigation. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for February.

March McLennan Agency has also filed a separate lawsuit against its former head of specialty marine in St. Louis.