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damages, mitigation of

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A quick definition of damages, mitigation of:

When someone is hurt or a contract is broken, the person who was harmed must try to make things better. This is called the mitigation-of-damages doctrine. If they don't try to make things better, the amount of money they can get from the person who hurt them or broke the contract might be less. This is because they didn't do everything they could to fix the problem.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Mitigation of damages refers to the principle that requires a plaintiff to take reasonable steps to minimize the effects of an injury or breach of contract. If the plaintiff fails to do so, the defendant may argue that the plaintiff's recovery should be reduced.

Example: Let's say that a tenant breaks their lease agreement and moves out before the end of the lease term. The landlord has a duty to mitigate their damages by making reasonable efforts to find a new tenant to occupy the rental property. If the landlord fails to do so and the property remains vacant, the tenant may argue that their liability for damages should be reduced because the landlord did not mitigate their damages.

Explanation: In this example, the landlord has a duty to mitigate their damages by finding a new tenant to occupy the rental property. If the landlord fails to do so, the tenant may argue that their liability for damages should be reduced because the landlord did not take reasonable steps to minimize the effects of the tenant's breach of contract.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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