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Tortious Interference With Contracts, Business Relations, and Economic Advantage: Proving and Defending Claims

Navigating the Complexities of Claims Alleging Intentional and Improper Business Disruption

$297.00

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Description

Competitors or former employees may commit business torts to gain an unfair advantage or cover incompetence. Defendants may use misinformation or manipulation to induce breach of contract, steer business away, undermine the plaintiff's ability to perform its obligations, or disrupt appropriate prospective business arrangements. Business attorneys must promptly identify situations where third parties are tortiously interfering with their clients' contracts, business relations, and potential economic advantages to stop future damage and recover losses.

Successful plaintiffs can recover lost profits and other actual damages. Successful plaintiffs may also recover punitive damages, resulting in high-dollar verdicts in tortious interference cases, given the intentional nature of these claims.

Listen as our authoritative panel discusses recent case law developments across multiple states regarding tortious interference claims and the overlap of tortious interference claims with similar claims, such as wrongful competition by former employees, trade secret theft, or defamation. The panel will discuss considerations and best practices for business counsel bringing and defending claims.

Presented By

Stephen D. Riden
Partner
Beck Reed Riden, LLP

Mr. Riden is a commercial litigator who represents corporate and individual clients in a wide array of disputes across the country. He has extensive experience litigating business disputes involving breach of contract, fraud, unfair competition, trade secrets, and noncompete agreements. Mr. Riden also has substantial experience representing owners involved in intra-corporate disputes.

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Sarah Tishler
Senior Counsel
Beck Reed Riden, LLP

Ms. Tishler is a commercial litigator whose practice focuses on complex business disputes in state and federal courts, including intellectual property, breach of contract, and fraud claims. Her experience also includes regulatory investigations, international arbitration, securities litigation, shareholder litigation, class-action litigation, and pre-transactional advising. Ms. Tishler has obtained favorable results for clients at trial, through motion practice, and in out-of-court settlements. She has appeared before state and federal courts, the United States Supreme Court, the International Chamber of Commerce, and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes. Ms. Tishler's pro bono practice focuses on immigration and civil rights matters.

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Credit Information

  • This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.


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    On Demand

Date + Time

  • event

    Tuesday, September 9, 2025

  • schedule

    1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT

I. Establishing the various tortious interference claims

II. Affirmative defenses to tortious interference claims

III. Damages and other remedies, including preliminary injunctive relief

VI. Factors courts consider in deciding cases

V. Interplay with the competition, employment, and defamation claims

The panel will review these and other key issues:

  • What must plaintiffs prove to establish a tortious interference claim?
  • What are the potential defenses to defeat tortious interference claims?
  • Can preliminary injunctive relief be obtained for tortious interference?
  • What economic damages are available to prevailing plaintiffs in tortious interference cases?
  • How do tortious interference claims overlap with related employment, unfair competition, and defamation claims?