Even truthful statements can sometimes create a misleading impression. Take these two sentences as an example: “Company A’s decisions were made in New York. Banker B, who represents Company A, is located in New York.” Do these two sentences imply a different meaning together than they do apart? How about this statement: “The apple that he sold was not completely rotten.” Is this a truthful statement if the apple was pristine?
The law of tortious interference with contracts changed significantly in Pennsylvania a couple of years ago, when the Supreme Court adopted the truth defense found in Restatement (Second) of Torts Section 772(a). But even though truth is now a recognized defense to tortious interference, the application of this principle may not always be as simple and straightforward as one might expect.
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