What are the damages for which a plaintiff can claim?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from LEWIS JORGE CONST. v. POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL, 102 P.3d 257, 22 Cal.Rptr.3d 340, 34 Cal.4th 960 (Cal. 2004):
Contractual damages are of two types general damages (sometimes called direct damages) and special damages (sometimes called consequential damages). (24 Williston on Contracts, supra, 64.1, pp. 11-12; 3 Dobbs, Law of Remedies (2d ed.1993) 12.2(3), pp. 39-42; see, e.g., Erlich v. Menezes (1999) 21 Cal.4th 543, 558, 87 Cal.Rptr.2d 886, 981 P.2d 978.)
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