LAW 122 Chapter 5: LAW122 - Chapter 5
5 Dec 2015
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Harm recurring tension in business law aggressive competition vs fair play. Market forces vs legal intervention acts permitted unless specifically prohibited business torts: the exception not the rule. Background rules: many torts require proof of the defendant"s intention. It is enough that the defendant intended to act a certain way. The plaintiff does not have to prove that the defendant intended to either commit a tort or cause a. No tort if one person deliberately inflicts an economic injury on another. Manager of a supermarket might use threats of physical violence to frighten the owner of a small convenience store into closing down: the defendant makes an unlawful threat against the plaintiff that causes the plaintiff to. Elements suffer a loss: the plaintiff sues the defendant for the tort of intimidation three-party intimidation: when the defendant coerces a third party into acting in a way that hurts the plaintiff ex.
