The court held that a plaintiff asserting a tortious interference claim involving an atwill contract must plead an independently wrongful act. When an individual other than an employer intentionally interferes with another individual's employment relationship, and causes them to lose their job.Both California contract law and tort law allow for legal action when a third party wrongfully interferes with a contract or ongoing business relationship. ' Both are intentional torts. Wrongful or tortious interference with contracts happens when a thirdparty intentionally causes a contracting party to commit a breach of contract. It does not need to be a contractual relationship with an existing contract. But prior business dealings are required. 3. A cause of action exists for negligent interference with another's prospective business advantage if the defendant acts unreasonably and wrongfully. In a separate part of its opinion, the Court also held that a claim for tortious interference with an atwill business contract (i.e. The first, under tort law, is against the third party who interfered with the business relationship.