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Tortious Interference
- With Existing Contract -
Valid :: Enforceable :: Contract :: Willful :: Intentional
Interference :: Injury :: Damage :: Loss
In general, tortious interference with existing contract is a tort that revolves around an existing contract. A contract is an agreement between two or more competent parties in which an offer is made and accepted, and each party benefits.
The agreement can be formal, informal, written, oral or just plain understood. Some contracts are required to be in writing in order to be enforced.
Some examples of a contract are a asset purchase agreements, employment contracts, covenants not to compete, lease, a promissory note, or a rental agreement and others.
In general terms, tortious interference with existing contract is when a party willfully and intentionally interferes with a contract causing injury, damage and loss to a party.
When a party not subject to a contract, interferes with an existing contract, a tortious interference with existing contract may have occurred and the aggrieved party may be entitled to litigate a tortious interference claim.
Tortious Interference
In general terms, in order to sue for tortious interference with existing contract, there must be a contract. And, if there is a contract, usually a party can sue for tortious interference with existing contract when the party can show (generally):
- there is a valid and enforceable contract
- a party willfully and intentionally interfered with the contract
- the interference with the contract caused an injury
- the party suffered actual damage or loss
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