Evaluating Damages in D.C.

Learn about the categories of damages available to a party for breach of a commercial contract in the District of Columbia, including compensatory, general, consequential, incidental, and liquidated damages. The practice note also addresses the use of contractual damage limitation provisions.

Read now »

Related Content  

• Damages for Breach of Commercial Contract Checklist (DC)
  Review this related checklist to ensure you’ve covered all the important issues regarding damages.

• Sale of Goods Agreements: Avoiding Common Pitfalls (DC)
  Learn how to avoid common pitfalls that may arise when drafting and negotiating a sale of goods agreement in D.C.

• Remedies
  Read about defining and limiting remedies in commercial transactions.

• Default and Remedies Clauses
  Take advantage of these template default and remedies clauses.

Practical Guidance Updates
Featuring the latest updates from your Practical Guidance account.

• The Fall 2024 Edition of The Practical Guidance Journal features guidance on the use of AI in employment decisions, AI considerations in acquisition agreements, Chevron deference reversal challenges in FDA rulemaking, 50 years of ERISA pension protection, plus obligations and risks related to the provision of anti-overdose medication in the workplace.
• Discover New Practical Guidance Content and Resources
  Review this informative guide featuring some of the recent content additions to Practical Guidance, designed to help you find the tools and insights you need to work more efficiently and effectively.

• Legal Developments provide the latest updates and analyses of emerging topics impacting your practice area. Visit the Legal Developments page to see the latest topics, which also include breaking legal news and related Practical Guidance content.
• Document alerts allow you to stay current on legal developments that affect your practice. Find out how to set up your document alerts.
• Want to know the latest about e-cigarettes? Access the E-cigarette and Vaping Bans Tracker for the latest developments.
• For Practical Guidance content on important recent trends, review easy-to-use Resource Kits on these topics:
  • Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Resource Kit
  • Chevron Reversal Impact Resource Kit
  • Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Resource Kit
  • Bank Failure Resource Kit
• Listen Up! The Practical Guidance and Law360 Podcasts Resource Kit features interviews with industry-leading attorneys on cutting edge issues in the law: NFTs, Cannabis, COVID, and more.
• Browse the Practical Guidance Author Center to see the 2000+ leading attorney authors contributing to our 26 practice areas. Interested in becoming a Practical Guidance author? Click here for details. Practical Guidance is committed to amplifying diverse voices of attorneys across all differences, including gender and race.

PRACTICAL GUIDANCE CUSTOMER EMAIL EDITION ON THE WEB

Experience results today with practical guidance, legal research, and data-driven insights—all in one place.

Experience Lexis+