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© 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use. “Everyone complains of his memory, none of his judgment.” Francois, duc de la Rochefoucauld, French writer

© 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.  Someone breaches a contract when he fails to perform a duty without a valid excuse.  A remedy is the method a court uses to compensate an injured party.  An order forcing someone to do something, or refrain from doing something, is an injunction.

© 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.  Expectation Interest Designed to put the injured party in the position she would have been in had both sides fully performed their obligations.  Reliance Interest Designed to put the injured party in the position he would have been in had the parties never entered into a contract.

© 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.  Restitution Interest Designed to return to the injured party a benefit that he has conferred on the other party, which it would be unjust to leave with that person.  Equitable Interest When money is not sufficient to help the injured party, a court may order a transfer of property or may issue an injunction to prevent a particular action from continuing.

© 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.  Compensatory damages are the most common monetary awards.  They generally flow directly from the contract, such as an order to pay what was promised or to pay for expenses caused by the breach.  The injured party must prove the breach caused damages that can be quantified with reasonable certainty.

© 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.  Consequential damages are those resulting from the unique circumstances of this injured party.  Because damage calculation can be complex, there are companies that specialize in doing the work on behalf of litigants or other interested parties.

© 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.  Incidental damages are the relatively minor costs incurred when the injured party responds to the breach (obtaining cover), such as the extra cost of buying replacement goods. Acme agrees to sell 1000 widgets to Big Bob’s for $1 each, but fails to deliver. Big Bob has to buy 1000 widgets from ConCo for $1.25 each. Big Bob can recover incidental damages of the extra $250 from Acme.

© 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.  Upon buyer’s breach, the seller may resell the goods. If the seller acts in good faith, she will be awarded the difference between the original contract price and the price she was able to obtain in the open market.  OR, the seller may choose to not resell, and accept as damages the difference between the contract price and market value of the goods.  Most courts hold that the seller of goods is not entitled to consequential damages.

© 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.  Upon the seller’s breach, the buyer may “cover” by buying replacement goods. She will be awarded the difference between the original contract and her cover (replacement) price.  OR, the buyer may choose NOT to cover, and will be entitled to damages in the amount of the difference between the contract price and the market value of the goods.  Under the UCC, the buyer is entitled to consequential damages provided that the seller could reasonably have foreseen them.

© 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.  Reliance interest is designed to put the injured party in the position he would have been in had the parties never entered the contract.  Promissory Estoppel -- In cases where a promise was made (but no valid contract formed), reliance damages may be awarded if the defendant knew the plaintiff would rely on the promise and the plaintiff did act in reliance on that promise.

© 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.  Restitution in Cases of a Valid Contract Restitution is a common remedy in contracts involving fraud, misrepresentation, mistake, and duress.  Restitution in Cases of Quasi-Contract A court may award restitution, even in the absence of a contract, where one party has conferred a benefit on another and it would be unjust for the other party to retain the benefit.

© 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.  Specific Performance A court will order the parties to perform the contract only in cases involving the sale of land or some other asset that is unique.  Injunction An injunction is a court order that requires someone to do something or refrain from doing something.  Reformation Reformation is a process in which a court will partially “re-write” a contract.

© 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.  Mitigation of Damages A party may not recover for damages that could be avoided with reasonable efforts.  Nominal Damages Nominal damages are a token sum, such as $1, given to a plaintiff who demonstrates that the defendant breached the contract but cannot prove damages.

© 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.  A liquidated damages clause, is a provision stating in advance how much a party must pay it if it breaches.  A court will generally enforce a liquidated damages clause if: (1) at the time of creating the contract it was very difficult to estimate actual damages, and (2) the liquidated amount is reasonable.

© 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website for classroom use.  Designed not to compensate the injured party, but to punish the breaching party.  In awarding punitive damages, a court must consider three “guideposts”: The reprehensibility of the conduct, The ratio between the harm suffered and the award; and The difference between the punitive award and any civil or criminal penalties used in similar cases.

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