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21Liquidated damages — (also referred to as liquidated and ascertained damages) are damages whose amount the parties designate during the formation of a contract for the injured party to collect as compensation upon a specific breach (e.g., late performance).When… …
22Non-economic damages caps — are controversial tort reforms to limit (i.e., cap ) damages for intangible harms such as severe pain, physical and emotional distress, disfigurement, loss of the enjoyment of life that an injury has caused, including sterility, physical… …
23mitigation of damages — 1: a doctrine in tort and contract law: a person injured by another is required to mitigate his or her losses resulting from the injury whether the patient shares any fault and whether the patient has satisfied the requirements of mitigation of… …
24Reliance damages (law) — Reliance damages is the measure of compensation given to a person who suffered an economic harm for acting in reliance on a party who failed to fulfill their obligation.copeReliance damages are valued by a party s reliance interest for the… …
25maximum amount — A constitutional or statutory provision which deprives a court of jurisdiction where the amount or value in controversy exceeds a stated amount. 20 Am J2d Cts § 154. A statutory limitation of a penalty. 36 Am J2d Forf & P § 64. A limit on the… …
26treble damages — ➔ damage1 * * * treble damages UK US noun [plural] LAW ► a law that allows a court to increase the amount of damages (= money paid for causing harm) that one person or organization must pay to another: »The company had to pay treble damages for… …
27Treble Damages — A law that permits a court to triple the amount of damages awarded in cases where the defendant willfully acted in a prohibited way. Usually a court will require substantial evidence proving that the defendant s actions were willful in nature or… …
28mitigation of damages — Broadly, every fact tending to decrease the damages allowable in an action. 22 Am J2d Damg § 200. More precisely, those facts which tend to show that the conceded or assumed cause of action does not entitle the plaintiff to as large an amount of… …
29lay damages — To state at the conclusion of the complaint declaration the amount of damages which the plaintiff claims. See ad damnum …
30lay damages — To state at the conclusion of the complaint declaration the amount of damages which the plaintiff claims. See ad damnum …
