Category: Tortious Interference

On May 9, 2023, the First Department issued a decision in Arena Invs., L.P. v. DCK Worldwide Holding Inc., 2023 NY Slip Op. 02476, holding that a party to a contract can still be liable for tortious interference with that contract if it had no contractual duties to the plaintiff . . . Continue reading Party to Contract Can Still be Liable for Tortious Interference if it Had No Duties to the Plaintiff

On April 17, 2023, Justice Chan of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Millennium Consol. Holdings, LLC v. Bluefin Capital Mgt., LLC, 2023 NY Slip Op. 31271(U), upholding a tortious interference with contract claim based on a non-compete provision . . . Continue reading Tortious Interference with Contract Claim Based on Non-Compete Provision Upheld

On April 18, 2023, Justice Borrok of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Triad Holding Co., LLC v. Triad Consulting Engrs. Holdings, Inc., 2023 NY Slip Op. 31231(U), holding that the economic interest privilege barred a tortious interference claim . . . Continue reading Tortious Interference Claim Barred by Economic Interest Privilege

On March 21, 2023, Justice Chan of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Stier 109 LLC v. 109 S. 5 Prop. LLC, 2023 NY Slip Op. 30876(U), dismissing a tortious interference claim for failure adequately to allege that the defendant procured the contract’s breach . . . Continue reading Tortious Interference Claim Dismissed for Failure Adequately to Alleged that the Defendant Procured the Contract’s Breach

On February 14, 2023, Justice Masley of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Crewfacilities.com, LLC v. City of New York, 2023 NY Slip Op. 30462(U), dismissing a tortious interference with business relations claim for lack of factual allegations of wrongful conduct . . . Continue reading Tortious Interference With Business Relations Claim Dismissed for Lack of Factual Allegations of Wrongful Conduct

On December 6, 2022, Justice Cohen of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in TPC Angels Landing DTLA, LLC v. Claridge DTLA Assoc., LLC, 2022 NY Slip Op. 34115(U), holding that an employee cannot be liable for tortious interference based on his employer’s breach of contract . . . Continue reading Employee Not Liable for Interference With Employer’s Contract

On December 6, 2022, the First Department issued a decision in 4720 Third Ave. Hous. LLC v. CA Ventures LLC, 2022 NY Slip Op. 06879, holding that a tortious interference with prospective business relations claim failed for lack of allegations of wrongful conduct . . . Continue reading Tortious Interference With Prospective Business Relations Claim Fails for Lack of Allegations of Wrongful Conduct

On November 3, 2022, the First Department issued a decision in Taxi Tours Inc. v. Go N.Y. Tours, Inc., 2022 NY Slip Op. 06186, holding that a tortious interference with prospective business relations claim failed for lack of allegations of conduct amounting to a crime or an independent tort . . . Continue reading Tortious Interference with Prospective Business Relations Claim Fails for Lack of Allegations of Criminal or Tortious Conduct

On April 26, 2022, the First Department issued a decision in Bradbury v. Israel, 2022 NY Slip Op. 02754, holding that only a stranger to a contract can be liable for tortious interference with that contract . . . Continue reading Only Stranger to a Contract Can be Liable for Tortious Interference

On December 27, 2021, Justice Schecter of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Resorts Group, Inc. v. Cerberus Capital Mgt., L.P., 2021 NY Slip Op. 32797(U), holding that a parent entity cannot be liable for tortious interference when the parent, motivated by economic incentives to protect its interest in its subsidiary, causes its subsidiary to breach a contract . . . Continue reading Parent not Liable for Tortious Interference When It Causes Subsidiary to Breach to Protect its Interest in its Subsidiary