Business Torts

Question 1

3 Common Law Business Torts

Answer 1

1. Interference with Contract
2. Interfence with Business Relations
3. Interference with Potential Business Advantage

Question 2

PF for Tortious Interference with Contract

Answer 2

1. existence of a valid K
2. ∆ must have had knowledge of K
3. ∆ must have shown purposeful intent to interfere w/ K
4. Interference is a PC
5. causes damage

Question 3

PF for Tortious Interference with Business Relations

Answer 3

1. existence fo a valid business relationship
2. ∆ had knowledge of relationship
3. ∆ must show purposeful intent to interfere w/ relationship
4. interference PC damage
5. pecuniary damages shown with reasonable certainty

Question 4

PF for Tortious Interference with Potential Business Advantage

Answer 4

1. existence of a protespctive advantage sufficiently definite and speciic enough to be capable of acceptance or performance
2. ∆ must have knowledge
3. ∆ must have shown purposeful intent to interfere
4. interference proximately causes damage
5. pecuniary damages

Question 5

Defense for business torts

Answer 5

fair competition

Question 6

Intentional interference

Answer 6

malice, spite, ill will