Interference with Existing Contract - Intentional

The elements necessary to plead a cause of action for intentional interference with contractual relations, as follows:

(1) a valid contract between plaintiff and a third party;
(2) defendant’s knowledge of this contract;
(3) 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.

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