Tortious interference is a common law tort allowing a claim for damages against a defendant who wrongfully interferes with the plaintiff's contractual or business relationships.
See also intentional interference with...
business law
trade name
A trade name is a type of mark used to identify a company, partnership, or business rather than goods or services. Trade names cannot be registered under the Lanham Act unless they actually function to identify the source of particular goods...
trade regulation
The terms commerce and trade are often used interchangeably, with commerce referring to large-scale business activity and trade describing commercial traffic within a state or a community. The U.S. Constitution, through the Commerce Clause,...
trade secret
The Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA) is a piece of legislation created by the Uniform Law Commission (ULC). The UTSA defines trade secrets and describes claims related to trade secrets. As of 2024, 48 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S...
transaction
In business law, a transaction is an event associated with business dealings conducted between two or more parties that involve the formation and performance of an obligation or contract. The word transaction is frequently used in real estate...
transfer agent
A transfer agent is an agent, usually a commercial bank or trust company, appointed by a corporation to keep legal records of all the corporation's stockholders. The transfer agent updates these records when stock is transferred, issued or...
transmittal letter
A transmittal letter is a letter that accompanies some object and serves as a record of that object being delivered. The object being delivered is often a paper document (e.g., a pleading), but may also be a larger physical object (e.g.,...
treasury stock
Treasury stock is a type of stock that has been reacquired by the issuing corporation. While held by the issuer, the stock is considered issued but not outstanding, and is not considered in measuring the value of outstanding common shares....
tying arrangement
A tying arrangement is an agreement in which the seller conditions the sale of one product (the “tying” product) on the buyer’s agreement to purchase a separate product (the “tied” product) from the seller. It is also considered a tying...
UBO
UBO, or unincorporated business organization, is a business arrangement used in lieu of a company or partnership. The investor acts as the settlor of the trust and gives the management rights to the trustee, who holds title to the property...