Consequential Damages

Learn about the definition for this legal term.

What is Consequential Damages?

Damages in a seller's breach of contract claim that includes any loss resulting from general or particular requirements and needs of which the seller at the time of contracting had reason to know and which could not reasonably be prevented.

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