Wrongful Interference In A Business Relationship In Georgia
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Intentional Interference: The defendant must intentionally and improperly interfere with the contractual or business relationship, such as through threats, coercion, or inducement to breach the contract or terminate the relationship.
Tortious interference is a common law tort allowing a claim for damages against a defendant who wrongfully and intentionally interferes with the plaintiff's contractual or business relationships. See also intentional interference with contractual relations .
Some examples of actionable interference may include convincing a shared supplier to renege on a contract or a third party interrupting the sale of property to a business.
Understanding Wrongful Interference Wrongful Interference with an Existing Contract: This happens when a third party knowingly causes one party to breach a legally enforceable contract. For example, persuading a supplier to break an exclusive distribution agreement to favor a competitor qualifies as interference.
Explanation. Wrongful interference with a business relationship requires three elements: 1) the third party must have knowledge of the business relationship, 2) the third party must act intentionally with the purpose of disrupting that relationship, and 3) the interference must be wrongful or improper.
A tort of negligent interference occurs when one party's negligence damages the contractual or business relationship between others, causing economic harm, such as by blocking a waterway or causing a blackout that prevents the utility company from being able to uphold its existing contracts with consumers.
Explanation: Wrongful interference with a business relationship requires three elements: 1) the third party must have knowledge of the business relationship, 2) the third party must act intentionally with the purpose of disrupting that relationship, and 3) the interference must be wrongful or improper.
