Tax Counsel
Well-Known Member
-is he saying that I can contact the new potential Defendant directly?
No. Indeed, he didn't mention any "new potential defendant" at all. All he's saying is that while he won't compel the the defendant to disclose anything to you (and it sounds like at least some discovery is suspended until some future court order) the parties — you and the defendant corporation's lawyers — are still free to exchange information informally if you wish. Before contacting the defendant corporation's employees about anything connected to the litigation, you need to first clear it with the corporation's counsel.
TaxCounsel, I believe I meet all of those requirements for Tortious interference.
From what you stated here, I'd be very surprised if you had the evidence needed to prove that given the incidents you described. The prospects you are relying on were speculative and in any event I doubt you have evidence indicating that those people intended to interfere with those vague future opportunities. Pro se plaintiffs tend to be overly optimistic about their cases, in part because they often don't really understand the law and what they have to prove. That's the sense I'm getting here.