LAW 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: False Statement, Qualified Privilege, Strict Liability
16 Oct 2016
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Intimidation: occurs when the plaintiff suffers a loss as a result of the defendant"s threat to commit an unlawful act against either the plaintiff or a third party, two branches. Occurs when the defendant directly coerces the plaintiff into suffering a loss. The manager of a supermarket might use threats of physical violence to frighten the owner of a small convenience store into closing down. When the defendant coerces a third party into acting in a way that hurts the plaintiff. An airline fires an employee because a v. i. p customer threatened to bomb the plane unless the employee was fired. Interference with contractual relations: occurs when the defendant disrupts a contract that exists between the plaintiff and a third party, direct inducement to breach of contract. Occurs when the defendant directly persuades a third party to break its contract with the plaintiff. The defendant must know about the contract that exists between the third party and the plaintiff.
