“The essential elements of a claim for negligent interference with prospective economic relations are: an economic relationship between plaintiff and a third party, with the probability of future economic benefit to plaintiff; defendant’s knowledge of the relationship; defendant’s duty of care toward plaintiff; defendant’s breach of duty; defendant’s independent wrongful conduct; and damage to plaintiff in that the relationship was actually interfered with or disrupted and plaintiff lost part of all of the economic benefits reasonably expected from the relationship.”
“The statute of limitations on a claim for negligent interference with prospective economic relations is two years.”
“Compensatory damages are recoverable if not wholly speculative and if the injury is not part of plaintiff’s ordinary business risk. [R]ecovery for worry, distress and unhappiness caused by loss of money not generally permitted when defendant’s conduct merely negligent.”
[California Practice Guide: Civil Procedure Before Trail Claims & Defenses [citations to primary sources omitted]]
