Relationship-building can take years, as can the development of your most important trade secrets for that matter, while the destruction of these elements of your business can occur in an instant.
Tortious interference can occur in one of two categories with contractual business relationships, or with advantageous business relationships, also known as economic relationships. Advantageous business relationships are relationships that are crucial to your business or personal interest but are not evidenced in an agreement.
Tortious interference may sound a bit funny, but to business owners and parties to a contract, it is no laughing matter. Tortious interference happens when a third party to a business relationship or contract intentionally disrupts that relationship or contract.
Tortious Interference can come in many different forms such as when an employee violates his or her non-compete or non-solicitation agreement, for instance, using improper inducement or unfair methods of competition like misappropriations of trade secrets or confidential information. For example, when neighbors put up fake for sale signs to derail an auction of a neighbor’s condo unit, or when a person intentionally posts false information about a business to scare away customers. These are just a handful of examples.
If you think someone has tortiously interfered with your business or contractual relationships, your first call should be to The Campbell Law Group.