For one to recover for tortious interference with contractual or economic relations, "the interference must have been wrongful or unlawful. Such action would not amount to the 'improper or wrongful conduct' necessary to support a tortious interference claim.A wrongful interference with contract claim requires a large amount of evidence for a plaintiff to prevail. If the defendant did not cause an actual disruption in the contractual relationship, then they cannot be held liable for tortious interference. One of the more common of these is something called tortious interference of contract. (successful wrongful interference claims not involving a contract must include tortious conduct); Macklin v. The chapter covers tortious interference in the employment context under Maryland law. Filing a formal complaint is not independently wrongful or unlawful. See Merling, 605 A.2d at 90. Tortious interference with a contract occurs when a third party intentionally damages the contractual between two parties.