Unjust Enrichment

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What is Unjust Enrichment?

This occurs when one person is enriched at the expense of another in circumstances that the law sees as unjust and therefore compensable by the party to the one who has suffered a loss. The law imposes the obligation to make restitution, subject to defenses recognized by law.

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