Savage

*439 Opinion

This is an appeal from a judgment of dismissal entered upon separate orders granting a motion for judgment on the pleadings and a motion for summary adjudication.

A journalist who formerly covered energy matters in Northern California, J.A. Savage (hereafter appellant) filed the present action against Pacific Gas and Electric Company (hereafter PG&E), three PG&E executives, David Monfried, Richard Clarke, and Dick Davin, and certain other parties on March 4, 1988. In several causes of action, she charged that the defendants interfered with the pursuit of her profession as a journalist. Following certain preliminary motions and rulings, the parties entered into a stipulation whereby appellant dismissed the complaint against the three executives and PG&E acknowledged that the executives acted within the scope of their authority as managing agents for PG&E and consented to the filing of a second amended complaint. This amended complaint, filed October 3, 1990, alleged nine causes of action: (1) conspiracy to induce breach of contract, (2) intentional interference with economic relationships, (3) conspiracy to interfere with economic relationships, (4) tortious…

I express no opinion on the application of Public Utilities Code section 453, subdivision (a) to the facts of the case.

I concur in the result.

Respondent’s petition for review by the Supreme Court was denied March 17, 1994. Baxter, J., did not participate therein.

This is an appeal from a judgment of dismissal entered upon separate orders granting a motion for judgment on the pleadings and a motion for summary adjudication.

A journalist who formerly covered energy matters in Northern California, J.A. Savage (hereafter appellant) filed the present action against Pacific Gas and Electric Company (hereafter PG&E), three PG&E executives, David Monfried, Richard Clarke, and Dick Davin, and certain other parties on March 4, 1988. In several causes of action, she charged that the defendants interfered with the pursuit of her profession as a journalist. Following certain preliminary motions and rulings, the parties entered into a stipulation whereby appellant dismissed the complaint against the three executives and PG&E acknowledged that the executives acted within the scope of their authority as managing agents for PG&E and consented to the filing of a second amended complaint. This amended complaint, filed October 3, 1990, alleged nine causes of action: (1) conspiracy to induce breach of contract, (2) intentional interference with economic relationships, (3) conspiracy to interfere with economic relationships, (4) tortious…