Alan Had Purchased All of His Business Supplies from Alpha

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Alan had purchased all of his business supplies from Alpha Supplies Inc for almost two decades.He became angry with the company, however, after it refused to repair a widget that it had sold to him.Alan knew that the company was not legally obligated to do the repairs, but he believed that he should have received preferential treatment after so many years.He consequently switched all of his business to Omega Ltd.Alpha Supplies is devastated.It acknowledges that it did not have any contractual right to Alan's business, but it has proof that Alan knew that he accounted for nearly 75 percent of its sales and that his decision would force Alpha Supplies out of business.Now that it has indeed ceased to operate, Alpha Supplies wants to sue in tort.Which of the following statements is most likely to be TRUE?

A) Alan is liable for the tort of intimidation as long as Alpha Supplies proves that he wanted to cause harm.
B) Alan is liable for interference with contractual relations as long as Alpha Supplies reasonably expected that it would continue to receive his business.
C) Alan will not be held liable even if acted with the intention of driving Alpha Supplies out of business.
D) Omega Ltd is liable for the tort of interference with contractual relations as long as it knew that it was receiving business that Alan otherwise would have given to Alpha Supplies.
E) Alan and Omega Ltd are liable for the tort of conspiracy as long as they both knew that their actions would hurt Alpha Supplies.