Showing posts with label Tortious. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tortious. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Tortious Interference with Contracts

Book recommendation: The Law of Torts: Examples & Explanations, Third Edition

Research by Yasser Latif Hamdani and Zeeshan Zafar Hashmi
In order to state a claim for tortious interference with existing contractual relationships, a plaintiff must allege:
 (1) it had a contract with a third party;
(2) the defendant knowingly induced the third party to break the contract;
(3) the defendant had an improper motive or means for doing so; and
(4) it was harmed by such actions.