Delta Corp has a contract with Hendrick LLC to provide certain customized software for Hendrick's inventory control system. Hendrick's biggest competitor, Product Plus, Inc. finds out about the contract and induces Mary, a Delta employee who is writing the code for the software, to delay delivery of the code for $2$ weeks. As a result of the delayed delivery of the code, Delta sustains lost profits of $$500,000\mathrm{.}00.$

A$.$ On what grounds could Delta recover those lost profits as damages from Product Plus?

B$.$ Identify the tort and list all of the elements of the tort.

C$.$ Explain whether each element is met and how it is met.

C$.$ What is the likely outcome if Delta sues Product Plus under this tort?