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Barry offers dry cleaning service for three dollars per item as opposed to Carlos who charges 350 per wash in the same locality Carlos gets together with other dry cleaners from the locality to drive barry out of business Carlos convinces him to charge only 250 for a limited period which business tort did Carlos commit?

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Answer: unfair competition

Explanation: it’s correct

User MikeFHay
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Answer:

Carlos committed the business tort known as "Injurious Falsehood ."

Step-by-step explanation:

Carlos intentionally made the false suggestion to cause damage to Barry's business, thus reducing his economic profits by $0.50 per wash and damaging his business reputation and the reputation of Barry's business as a whole. Carlos' aim is twofold: to reduce Barry's economic profits and to present Barry's business as performing below acceptable quality or using inferior materials for dry cleaning services. Therefore, Barry can prove that an injurious falsehood occurred by showing that Carlos employed malice to convince him to reduce his charges to $2.50 per wash for a limited period, and Carlos was fully aware that his suggestion was false when he made it.

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