Intentional Interference with Business Relations Flashcards
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What are the elements of inducing a breach of contract?
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- intentional action
- that causes a third person to breach
- an existing contract with the plaintiff
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What are the three kinds of intentional interference with business relations?
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(1) inducing a breach of contract
(2) interference with contractual relations
(3) interference with prospective economic advantage
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What is required for interference with contractual relations?
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An act that makes performance of plaintiff’s contractual relations more difficult, even if it doesn’t cause a breach.
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What is required for interference with prospective economic advantage?
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Interference with plaintiff’s expectation of economic benefit from third persons, even in the absence of a contract. But people can act to protect their own economic interests.
