Expectancy damages

What is Expectancy damages?

This is a standard of damages that tries to calculate the dollar amount that the non-breaching party would have had at the end of the contract had the breaching party performed its side of the contract, and after deduction of expenses that would have occurred.

Further Reading

For more detailed information, see our related Contracts terms:

• Benefit of the Bargain Damages
• Specific Performance
• Mutual Assent
• Acquiescence
• Lost Profit Damages

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