Tortious interference with prospective business relationship

“A claim for tortious interference with prospective business relationships requires a plaintiff to plead the following: (1) a business relationship or contemplated contract of economic benefit; (2) the defendant’s knowledge of such a relationship; (3) the defendant’s intentional and improper interference with it; and (4) the plaintiff’s loss of advantage directly resulting from the defendant’s conduct.” In re America Online, Inc. Version 5.0 Software Litigation, 168 F.Supp.2d 1359, 1381 (S.D. Fla. 2001).