Torts

TORTS-CALIFORNIA LAW

Marin Tug & Barge, Inc. v. Westport Petroleum, Inc., 271 F.3d 825 (9th Cir. 2001)

A defendant’s refusal to deal with the plaintiff, even if retaliatory, “was not “wrongful” in

the sense required to make out the California tort of intentional interference with prospective

economic advantage.”

In re Daisy Systems Corp., 97 F.3d 1171 (9th Cir. 1996)

Fiduciary relationship may exist between investment bank and client corp that retained bank

for assistance in a takeover attempt.

In re Saylor, 178 B.R. 209 (9th Cir. B.A.P. 1995), aff’d. 108 F.3d 219 (9th Cir. 1997)

Definition of conversion.

Robi v. Five Platters, Inc., 918 F.2d 1439 (9th Cir. 1990)

Interference of contractual relations or prospective economic advantage.