For example, compensatory damages may be awarded as the result of a negligence claim under tort law. Expectation damages are used in contract law to put an injured party in the position it would have occupied but for the breach. Compensatory damages can be classified as special damages and general damages.

Quantum (measure) of damages

Liability for payment of an award of damages is established when the claimant proves, on the balance of probabilities, that a defendant's wrongful act

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