Arizona Tortious Interference Attorneys

For business owners, it is vital to protect and maintain your relationships with partners, clients, and employees in order to keep your business successful and profitable. When someone unlawfully interferes with these relationships, they can cause significant harm to your business. This has the potential to cause harm to your business, jeopardizing your employees and your own financial future and reputation. If this has unfortunately happened to you and your business, the Arizona tortious interference attorneys at Lerner and Rowe can help you protect your business.

Contact us today 602-977-1900.

What is Tortious Interference?

Tortious interference occurs when a third party intentionally disrupts an existing contract or business relationship, causing financial harm to one of the parties involved. Examples of tortious interference might include: 

• Persuading someone to break a contract
• Preventing a contract from being fulfilled
• A former employee breaches a non-compete agreement by luring away clients to a competing business
• The deliberate disruption of your business
• Another business or individual spreading false information to harm a business relationship
• A rival business interferes with a vendor in order to stop them from supplying goods/services to your business 
• A third party interferes by impeding business growth or opportunities, such as sabotaging a contract, negotiations, or preventing a merger or sale of a business 
• Competitors engaging in deceptive or illegal tactics in order to harm your business

In each of these cases, the actions of the third party can lead to financial losses and harm to your business reputation. 

Proving Tortious Interference in Arizona

In order to prove tortious interference occurred, the following elements must be present in your claim: 

1. An existence of a valid contract or business relationship
2. An existence of a potential valid contract or business relationship
3. Proof that certain unethical actions occurred to knowingly impact the relationship or contract. 
4. A loss, or damages, must result from the interference, such as financial losses, damage to your reputation, or other adverse effects

Our Arizona tortious interference attorneys have a track record of gathering evidence to build a case that meets these criteria and proves that a loss occurred. 

How Our Arizona Tortious Interference Lawyers Can Help Your Business

At Lerner and Rowe, our Arizona tortious interference attorneys understand how complicated these cases can be. We have the experience and resources to help you build a solid case to defend your business interests. Here’s what our lawyers will do for you:

• Evaluate your case to determine whether you have a valid claim for tortious interference
• Help with gathering evidence, such as
  • Copies of contracts, including all terms and conditions
  • Proof of a valid business relationship or expectancy of a business relationship, such as negotiations, agreements in principle, or ongoing dealings
  • Documents such as emails, messages, or letters proving the relationship
  • Witness testimony
  • Business records
  • Additional documents showing deliberate efforts to disrupt the contract or relationship
  • Proof of coercion, fraud, threats, or inducements made by the defendant
  • Termination letters
  • Financial records or other data demonstrating the impact of the breach or termination 
  • Proof that the interference occurred within the timing of the termination of the business relationship
  • Documentation showing the defendant acted with malice
  • Financial records showing lost revenue, profits, or opportunities resulting from the interference
• Review the evidence to develop a strong legal defense to protect your rights
• Guide you through the legal process 
• Represent you in court in order to secure damages 

Along with those, our Arizona business litigation attorneys can help by offering preventative legal strategies. Our lawyers also specialize in other areas of business law, such as non-compete agreements, employment litigation, appellate litigation, breach of contract, and intellectual property litigation to help you minimize future risks of tortious interference. 

Contact Our Arizona Business Attorneys Today

While it’s impossible to completely eliminate the risk of tortious interference, there are steps you can take to protect your business. Taking the initiative minimizes disruptions and protects your business from potential damage. Let your business thrive without disruption. If you believe you have been a victim of tortious interference, don’t hesitate to contact us for a consultation.

To get started on your case review, contact Lerner and Rowe’s Arizona litigation attorneys at 602-977-1900. You can also contact us now through our website’s LiveChat feature or by filling out our FREE online form.