sbayne400 posts04-16-2021 12:29pmRight, this is pretty minor as far as the dollar amounts involved. Intentional interference claims are fairly common amongst larger corporations wherein hundreds of millions of dollars are at issue.
These are often contractual interference and when really big, end up as anti-trust. Things like coerced exclusivity, interfering in supply chains, etc. Business interference usually comes from a communicated falsehood, i.e. spreading lies about a competitor. The aspect of privilege could come into play. I.e. was it reasonable to contact these people? Typically that is a matter of if you are a competitor, you have leeway to divert business your way, but within limits. We aren't going to solve this here.