What are the elements of a cause of action for intentional interference with contract?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Caliber Paving Co. v. Rexford Indus. Realty & Mgmt., Inc., 268 Cal.Rptr.3d 443, 54 Cal.App.5th 175 (Cal. App. 2020):
1 The elements of a cause of action for intentional interference with contract are (1) a valid contract between the plaintiff and a third party, (2) the defendant's knowledge of that contract, (3) the defendant's intentional acts designed to induce a breach or disruption of the contractual relationship, (4) actual breach or disruption of the contractual relationship, and (5) resulting damage. (Reeves v. Hanlon, supra , 33 Cal.4th at p. 1148, 17 Cal.Rptr.3d 289, 95 P.3d 513.)
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