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The definition and scope extended [ edit ] In Australia , the definition of liquidated damages applies to the situations where upon the failure of a primary stipulation, imposes a detriment to the first party or a benefit to the second party by a secondary stipulation collateral to the primary stipulation (i.e. it does not have to be a breach).
Unspecified claim was previously known in the common law, especially in Britain and Pakistan, as an unliquidated claim. [1] [2] [3] In British tax law, an unspecified claim is also any unspecified tax liability. [4] Under New York civil practice, "stating a specific sum in (a) personal injury complaint" is normally barred. [5]
Accord and satisfaction is a settlement of an unliquidated debt. For example, a builder is contracted to build a homeowner a garage for $35,000. The contract called for $17,500 prior to starting construction, to disburse $10,000 during various stages of construction, and to make a final payment of $7,500 at completion.
Other than pecuniary damages, which is the most common type of damages recovered, there are a few other recognizable types of damages under English law, and still others that have their validity subject to ongoing debate: Injured feelings and disappointment; Injured reputation; Speculative damages; Liquidated damages and penalty; Quantum meruit [4]
The concept of civil penalties in English is in a state of flux. In contract, damages is a remedy to provide monetary compensation for loss; and damages may be unliquidated (general damages), or liquidated (pre-determined).
Blue Cross Blue Shield payments to about 6 million people are set to go out more than two years after the health insurer reached a $2.67 billion settlement with subscribers.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump has not committed to putting U.S. troops on the ground in the Gaza Strip as part of his proposal for a U.S. takeover of the Palestinian enclave, the ...
In a Chapter 11 case, a creditor is not required to file a proof of claim (that is, a proof of claim is "deemed filed") if the creditor's claim is listed on the debtor's bankruptcy schedules, unless the claim is scheduled as "disputed, contingent, or unliquidated". [34] If the creditor's claim is not listed on the schedules in a Chapter 11 case ...