Protecting business relationships: someone who interferes with a contract between businesses may...

Contracts are indispensable in our society. People in business recognize the importance of performing contract obligations and know that they can sue--or be sued--for breach of contract. But the idea of suing someone for interfering with contracts and business opportunities is not as apparent.

Several tort actions exist to punish those who interfere with contract performance. Yet because society tends to associate tort causes of action with personal injury rather than business law, those harmed by malicious interference with their contracts often neglect to bring their