VII. Intentional Interference with Business Relations

Question 1

Intentional Interference with Business Relations

Answer 1

• existence of a K or valid business expetancy that defendant
  
  • KNOWS ABOUT and
  • which the defedant INTENTIONALY interferes with
  • CAUSING DAMAGES

Question 2

Inducing Interference with Beach of Contract

Answer 2

• Defendant acted improperly & without priv
• Malice (knows thy were doing it)
• Damages–financial injury

Question 3

Interference with Contractual Relations

Answer 3

• D may be liable if interference with a plaintiff’s contractual relationship makes performance more difficult, even if the intererference does not actually cause a breach

Question 4

Interference with Prospecitve Economic Advantage

Answer 4

• defendant may be liable for interfereing with a plaintiff’s expectatin of economic benefit from 3P, even in the absence of an exiting K

Question 5

Other requirements for recovery

Answer 5

• Cannot recover if defendant’s conduct is privliged
• GA:
  
  • Stranger to the contact
  • Malice (knew you were doing something wrong) (GA & cmomon law)