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Misleading no reference to law or jurisdiction edit
This article is incomplete and misleading in that it takes no account or even mention of the jurisdiction or supreme court which is applying this rule.Arghaeri (talk) 01:53, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
Example is poor/incomplete edit
Consequential damages "flow" from the breach. The arbitrary award of 10% of the compensatory damages in the example would be an example of Punitive Damages. The example fails to explain how the $500 of extra damages is awarded for damages that are consequential to the breach. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.227.174.10 (talk) 23:25, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
- Agree it's a bad example. Have deleted. Will work on an explanation. ElectricRay (talk) 16:23, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
Contract vs. Tort "Special" Damages edit
The article needs to distinguish between the use of the term "special" damages in contract law (as stated in the article now) and in tort law, not mentioned. In tort law, such as personal injury or product liability, and other "negligence" cases, "special damages" would refer to actual 'hard' damages such as doctor's bills, cost of a wheel chair, transportation to and from a doctor's office, future medical care plan, etc. So-called "general" damages (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damages#General_damages) would be what is typically thought of as "pain and suffering" - a general damage aware to compensate the injured party for what he/she has been through or will go through in the years to come. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:2:4E00:411:450A:CA0F:C6F1:7052 (talk) 03:21, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
Huh? edit
Whoever wrote this presumably failed their Remedies course. The first paragraph in particular is sheer gibberish and borders on word salad. --Coolcaesar (talk) 04:56, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
Do Consequential Damages include indirect damages? edit
Are consequential damages the same as "special damages" (i.e., both direct and indirect damages), or are they only indirect damages (e.g., income loss from business disruption)? The article uses the term "consequential damages" both ways and it is confusing! Moreover, I find seemingly conflicting definitions, so which is it?:
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/consequential_damages
- https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/7-202-1808 -Ajnosek (talk) 16:26, 17 March 2021 (UTC)