{"id":26923,"date":"2022-09-05T03:28:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T03:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/amjur\/damages.html"},"modified":"2022-08-24T17:24:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T17:24:27","slug":"damages","status":"publish","type":"amjur","link":"https:\/\/reference.findlaw.com\/amjur\/damages.html","title":{"rendered":"American Jurisprudence 2d &#8211; Am Jur 2d Damages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to FindLaw&#8217;s hosted version of American Jurisprudence 2d Damages. Here you will find a collection of documents discussing the general principles of the law of damages. It includes a discussion of the various kinds of damages: compensatory damages, nominal damages, liquidated damages, and exemplary and punitive damages. The elements and measure of damages in breach of contract cases are also covered.<\/p>\n<p><b>The information provided here is an excerpt of Am Jur 2d Damages and does not reflect the entire table of contents or full text of the article.<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"toc\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<div class=\"margin-indent\">\n<a href= \"damages-summary.html\" title=\"AMJUR DAMAGES SUM\" target=\"_blank\">22 Am. Jur. 2d Damages Summary<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>I. Introduction<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<div class=\"margin-indent\">\n<a href= \"damages-sect-1.html\" title=\"\u00a7 1 - Definition of term \"damages\"\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 1 &#8211; Definition of term &#8220;damages&#8221;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent\">\n<a href= \"damages-sect-2.html\" title=\"\u00a7 2 - Other terms distinguished\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 2 &#8211; Other terms distinguished<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>II. Nominal Damages<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<div class=\"margin-indent\">A. Overview<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent2\">\n<a href= \"damages-sect-8.html\" title=\"\u00a7 8 - Definition\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 8 &#8211; Definition<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>III. Compensatory Damages<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<div class=\"margin-indent\">A. Overview<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent2\">1. Definitions<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">\n<a href= \"damages-sect-24.html\" title=\"\u00a7 24 - Compensatory damages\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 24 &#8211; Compensatory damages<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent\">C. Measure and Elements in Breach-of-Contract Cases<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent2\">1. In General<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">\n<a href= \"damages-sect-48.html\" title=\"\u00a7 48 - Generally\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 48 &#8211; Generally<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent\">F. Additional Elements of Compensation<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent2\">2. Litigation Expenses and Attorney&#8217;s Fees<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">a. Expenses Incurred in Litigation with the Same Party<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">\n<a href= \"damages-sect-444.html\" title=\"\u00a7 444 - Generally\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 444 &#8211; Generally<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>IV. Liquidated Damages<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<div class=\"margin-indent\">A. Definitions, Distinctions, and Functions<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent2\">\n<a href= \"damages-sect-504.html\" title=\"\u00a7 504 - Generally\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 504 &#8211; Generally<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>V. Exemplary or Punitive Damages<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<div class=\"margin-indent\">A. In General<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent2\">\n<a href= \"damages-sect-556.html\" title=\"\u00a7 556 - Definitions; related terms\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 556 &#8211; Definitions; related terms<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent2\">\n<a href= \"damages-sect-559.html\" title=\"\u00a7 559 - Purposes; punishment and deterrence\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 559 &#8211; Purposes; punishment and deterrence<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent\">C. Prerequisites to Recovery<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent2\">1. In General; Independent Cause of Action<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">\n<a href= \"damages-sect-567.html\" title=\"\u00a7 567 - Generally\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 567 &#8211; Generally<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent\">H. Amount<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent2\">1. In General; Procedures and Standards for Determining Amount<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-indent3\">\n<a href= \"damages-sect-622.html\" title=\"\u00a7 622 - Particular factors considered\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a7 622 &#8211; Particular factors considered<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/1.next.westlaw.com\/Browse\/Home\/SecondarySources\/TextsTreatises\/AmericanJurisprudence2d?guid=Ie7b77920993f11d8b642f5efee5c0e30&#038;originationContext=documenttoc&#038;transitionType=Default&#038;contextData=(sc.Default)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Am Jur 2d\">Read this complete Am Jur 2d article on Westlaw<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_stopmodifiedupdate":false,"_modified_date":"","_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false},"class_list":["post-26923","amjur","type-amjur","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reference.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/amjur\/26923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reference.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/amjur"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reference.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/amjur"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reference.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}