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Generally, a defendant's actions may be justified or privileged in defense to a claim of tortious interference if the defendant acts in a bona fide exercise of its own rights or possesses an equal or superior interest to that of the plaintiff in the subject matter.
The elements of tortious interference The four elements are: the plaintiff's existence of a business relationship, the defendant's knowledge of the relationship, the defendant's intentional interference disrupts the relationship and the existence of damages.
Every case is obviously different but, in general, most parties to a breach of contract action agree that (1) a contract exists, (2) the contract is enforceable and not void, and (3) that they performed under the contract.
If you want to succeed on a cause of action for tortious interference with a contractual relationship, you have to plead and prove: The existence of a contract. The defendant's knowledge of the contract. The defendant's intentional procurement of the contract's breach. Damages to the plaintiff as a result of the breach.
If your situation meets the required elements for a legal claim, you absolutely can. In California, intentionally interfering with another person's expected inheritance is a tort (a civil wrong, which allows a person to sue another person in court, assuming the elements are met).
The requisite elements of tortious interference with contract claim are: (1) the existence of a valid and enforceable contract between plaintiff and another; (2) defendant's awareness of the contractual relationship; (3) defendant's intentional and unjustified inducement of a breach of the contract; (4) a subsequent ...
Damages. Typical legal damages for tortious interference include economic losses, if they can be proven with certainty, and mental distress. Additionally punitive damages may be awarded if malice on the part of the wrongdoer can be established.
The requisite elements of tortious interference with contract claim are: (1) the existence of a valid and enforceable contract between plaintiff and another; (2) defendant's awareness of the contractual relationship; (3) defendant's intentional and unjustified inducement of a breach of the contract; (4) a subsequent ...
Interference With Existing Contractual Relationships A contract exists between the business and another individual or business. The contract was valid. An outside (third) party had knowledge of this contract. The outside party purposefully and wrongfully disrupted the contractual relationship.
Tortious interference is a common law tort allowing a claim for damages against a defendant who wrongfully interferes with the plaintiff's contractual or business relationships. See also intentional interference with contractual relations.