Wrongful or tortious interference with contracts happens when a thirdparty intentionally causes a contracting party to commit a breach of contract. Tortious interference with a contract occurs when a third party intentionally damages the contractual between two parties., Myers, The Differing Treatment of Efficiency and Competition in Antitrust and Tortious Interference Law, supra, 77 Minn. Tortious interference of business – When false claims and accusations are made against a business or an individual's reputation in order to drive business away. The wrongful inducement is fraud, duress, or "other tortious means. " This tort-within-a-tort circularity is unfortunate. Many of these cases settle out of court. The wrongful inducement is fraud, duress, or "other tortious means. " This tort-within-a-tort circularity is unfortunate. (complete opinion, PDF).