Topic
Interference with Contractual Relations
17 published works
California Employment Law Update
Employer May Pursue Contractual Interference Claims Against Competitor for Raiding Employees and Customers
By Tony Oncidi
Guild Mortg. Co. v. CrossCountry Mortg. LLC, 120 Cal. App. 5th 885 (2026) The California Court of Appeal revived a host of tort claims asserted against a company that allegedly executed…
Tort Talk
Plaintiff's Claims For Tortious Interference with a Dead Body Kept Alive
In the case of McGee v. Bowser, No. 838 EDA 2023 (Pa. Super. Dec. 30, 2024 Olson, J., Sullivan, J., and Bender, J.)(Op. by Olson, J.), the Superior Court affirmed…
Religion Clause
Interference With Contractual Relationship Created by Jewish Marriage Contract Is Not Actionable
In S.E. v. Edelstein, (OH App., March 25, 2024), an Ohio state appellate court affirmed the dismissal of a suit for intentional interference with a contractual relationship brought by an…
Aviation Law
"Bare Evidentiary Cupboard" Does Not Support Claims for Interference with Aircraft Transaction
By Publisher
Marc L. Antonecchia
Religion Clause
Appeals Court Reverses Dismissal Of Fired Catholic Teacher’s Suit
In Payne-Elliott v. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Inc., (IN Ct. App., Nov. 23, 2021), an Indiana state appellate court reversed a trial court's dismissal of a suit by a…
California Corporate & Securities Law Blog
Breaching A Contract May Be Wrong But It Isn't Independently Wrongful
In 1995, the California Supreme Court held that a plaintiff pursuing a claim for interference with a prospective contractual or economic relationship had to plead that the defendant's conduct was…
Religion Clause
Ministerial Exception Doctrine Requires Dismissal Of Priest’s Interference With Contract Claim
In Tracy v. O'Bell, (PA Super., Nov. 5, 2021), a Pennsylvania state appellate court held that the ministerial exception doctrine requires dismissal of a tortious interference with contract suit by Father…
California Construction Law Blog
Court of Appeal Holds That Higher-Tiered Party on Construction Project Can be Held Liable for Intentional Interference with Contract
By Garret Murai
In Caliber Paving Company, Inc. v. Rexford Industrial Realty and Management, Inc., Case No. G0584406 (September 1, 2020), the 4th District Court of Appeal examined whether…
Sports Agent Blog
Baseball Agent Bob Garber Sues Merrill Lynch For Pushing J.D. Martinez To Scott Boras
Baseball agent Robert Garber has filed a lawsuit against Merrill Lynch and its employee Bruce Lee. The Complaint, filed in Illinois, seeks compensation in an amount above $50,000 based on…
ContractsProf Blog
The Contracts Case that No Judge Wants to Hear
In McNair v. Superior Court (6 Cal.App.5th 1227 (Cal. App. 2016), a college football coach brought suit against National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) for, among other issues, interference with and…