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Aug 2022
19m 16s

354: Listen and Learn -- Expectation and...

ALISON MONAHAN AND LEE BURGESS - LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX, LLC
About this episode

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In today's episode from our "Listen and Learn" series, we talk about the two most heavily-tested types of legal remedies for a breach of contract.

In this episode we discuss:

  • Legal remedies and equitable remedies for a breach of contract
  • The rules for expectation damages and consequential damages
  • Different loss-mitigation scenarios
  • Analyzing two hypos from previous California bar exams

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Download the Transcript  (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-354-listen-and-learn-expectation-and-consequential-damages-contracts/)

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Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

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