Tampa FL, commercial litigation attorney Stan Padgett explains what a business tort is and what types of damages can be recovered. He mentions that business torts cover a range of issues, including slip-and-fall incidents on an owner’s property and intentional interference with another business. For example, if an employee leaves a company and brings along a customer list while bound by a non-compete agreement, the new business owner may have committed the tort of intentional interference with the former employer’s rights. Such torts can lead to actual damages as well as punitive damages, which are calculated based on both the harm caused and the extent of the actual damages sustained.