1.2.2 Interference with Business Expectancies

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

The tort of interference with prospective economic relations provides a remedy to those whose negotiations have not yet been reduced to a written contract, and to whom a breach of contract action is not yet an available remedy. The interference with prospective economic advantage covers a spectrum of interferences. At one end of the spectrum are prospective economic relationships where the parties to a prospective contract or economic advantage have been identified, the terms of the contract or relationship have been negotiated, and all that needs to be done to bring the prospective relation to formalized fruition is signing the...