United States Second Circuit

Question arising from dismissal of claim for tortious interference with contractual relationships on the ground that it was barred by the economic interest defense is certified to New York Court of Appeals as follows: Does a generalized economic interest in soliciting business for profit constitute a defense to a claim of tortious interference with an existing contract for an alleged tortfeasor with no previous economic relationship with the breaching party?

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/15/2006
• Published 08/15/2006

Judges

• B.D. PARKER, Jr., Circuit Judge., Before WINTER, CABRANES, and B.D. PARKER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lee H. Rubin, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP;  Palo Alto, CA, for Appellant White Plains Coat & Apron Co., Inc.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven J. Rice, Harris Beach LLP, New York, NY, Steven C. Coffaro, Keating Muehing & Klekamp PLL, Cincinnati, OH (on the brief), for Appellees Cintas Corp. and Cintas Corp. No. 2.