Restatement (Second) Of Torts § 767

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• McCURDY v. J.C. Collis & Exxon Corp.
  508 So. 2d 380· Fla. 1st DCA· 1987-03-16 ·cited 85×
  Glen McCurdy appeals a summary judgment dismissing his tortious interference claim against Exxon Corporation after Exxon allegedly pressured his employer to remove him from work assignments following a successful personal injury lawsuit. The court reverses, holding that factual d
• Franklin Music Co. v. Am. Broad. Cos., Inc.
  616 F.2d 528· 3d Cir.· 1979-12-21 ·cited 46×
  The court affirmed the judgment for breach of fiduciary duty but reversed the civil conspiracy verdict, finding no inconsistency between the jury's findings on separate torts.
• Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd.
  797 F.2d 70· 2d Cir.· 1986-07-15 ·cited 20×
  The court affirmed the district court's judgment, finding that Universal tortiously interfered with Nintendo's contracts by sending cease and desist letters in bad faith, vicariously infringed Nintendo's copyright, and that the award of attorney's fees and punitive damages was pr
• DeVOTO v. Pac. Fid. Life Ins. Co. & Bankers Mortg. Co. of Calif.
  618 F.2d 1340· 9th Cir.· 1980-04-09 ·cited 14×
  The court held that the plaintiffs failed to prove an adverse effect on competition under the rule of reason for the antitrust claim and lacked evidence of motive to injure for the tortious interference claim.
• State OF S.D. v. Kan. City S. Indus., Inc.
  880 F.2d 40· 8th Cir.· 1989-06-29 ·cited 11×
  The court held that South Dakota lacked standing to bring a federal antitrust claim and that its state law claim for tortious interference with a contractual relationship also failed.
• Allied Int'l, Inc. v. Int'l Longshoremen's Ass'n, AFL-CIO
  640 F.2d 1368· 1st Cir.· 1981-01-06 ·cited 10×
  The court held that a secondary boycott aimed at disrupting international trade, even if involving labor unions, is not necessarily preempted by the NLRA and can be actionable as a tort.
• Q.E.R., Inc. v. Alva J. Dickerson
  880 F.2d 1178· 10th Cir.· 1989-07-25 ·cited 6×
  The court held that the district court erred in granting a directed verdict, as there was sufficient evidence for a jury to find the defendant personally liable for aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary duty and for intentional interference with contract.
• Northside Mercury Sales & Serv., Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.
  871 F.2d 758· 8th Cir.· 1989-04-03 ·cited 6×
  The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in excluding redacted financial statements and late-disclosed expert testimony, and that sufficient evidence existed to submit the tortious interference claim to the jury.
• Hibbs v. K-Mart Corp.
  870 F.2d 435· 8th Cir.· 1989-03-13 ·cited 6×
  The court held that the district court correctly granted judgment notwithstanding the verdict because there was no direct contractual relationship between the plaintiff and K-Mart, K-Mart did not improperly interfere with the ground lease, and the plaintiff was not an intended th
• Zilg v. Prentice-Hall, Inc.
  717 F.2d 671· 2d Cir.· 1983-09-01 ·cited 6×
• R.E. Davis Chem. Corp. v. Diasonics, Inc.
  826 F.2d 678· 7th Cir.· 1987-08-13 ·cited 4×
  A lost volume seller can recover lost profits under UCC § 2-708(2), and the 'due credit' language does not preclude this. The tort of intentional interference with contractual relations requires more than knowledge that a breach is substantially certain.
• Schatzman v. Modern Controls, Inc.
  Del. Super. Ct.· 2024-09-20
  The Court granted the motion to dismiss Counts I (Breach of Contract), II (Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing as to Employment Contract), V (Conversion), and VI (Declaratory Judgment). The Court denied the motion to dismiss Counts III (Breach of Implied Cov
• Wagenhoffer
  Del. Super. Ct.· 2016-07-14
  The court denied the defendants' motion for summary judgment on the plaintiff's claims for gender discrimination, retaliation, and tortious interference with business and contractual relationships. Genuine issues of material fact exist regarding whether the plaintiff was discrimi
• In & for New Castle Cnty. Wavedivision Holdings, LLC
  Del. Super. Ct.· 2011-10-31
  The court granted summary judgment for the defendants, finding that their actions in causing Millennium to refinance its debt instead of selling assets to Wave were justified as a means of protecting their financial interests. The court also found that the plaintiffs failed to es
• Thompson v. Rinker Materials of Fla., Inc.
  390 F. Supp. 2d 1165· M.D. Fla.· 2005-05-02
  The court held that the plaintiff's allegations were sufficient to state a claim for tortious interference with a contractual relationship, as the defendant's alleged conduct, if proven, was intentionally and unjustifiably interfering with the plaintiff's employment.
• IN & FOR Kent Cnty. Duane Adam Thomas v. C.A. No. 01C-01-046 HDR Harford Mut. Ins. Co. & Concentra Managed Care Inc.
  Del. Super. Ct.· 2004-04-07
  The court denied all motions for summary judgment. The reasonableness of the defendants' actions in handling the plaintiff's claim, the extreme and outrageous nature of their conduct, whether their interference with the contract was improper, and whether their actions constituted
• Jews FOR Jesus, Inc. v. Jewish Cmty. Relations Council OF NEW York, Inc.
  968 F.2d 286· 2d Cir.· 1992-07-09
  The court held that the defendants' economic pressure and boycott threats, intended to compel a third party to breach a contract, were not protected by the First Amendment and that genuine issues of material fact existed regarding the plaintiffs' statutory and common law claims.
• Kand Med., Inc. v. Freund Med. Prods., Inc.
  963 F.2d 125· 6th Cir.· 1992-04-29
  The court held that Mansfield Scientific was not liable for intentional inducement of contractual breach because its actions were privileged under Ohio law, lacking the requisite intent to harm Kand Medical.