Mental Distress Damages for Breach of Contract

Specific Performance versus Damages for Breach of Contract

When would parties to a contract want performance to be specifically required, and when would they prefer payment of money damages to be the remedy for breach? This fundamental question is studied here, and an answer is provided that is based on a simple distinction between contracts to produce goods and contracts to convey property. Setting aside qualifications, the conclusion for breach of co...

Restitutionary Damages for Breach of

This article focuses on cases of restitution within contract, investigating the normative desirability of enabling a promisee to pursue the profits derived by the promisor through a breach of contract as an alternative pecuniary remedy of wide applicability. Situated at the frontier of both contractual and restitutionary liability, the question of whether restitutionary damages for breach of co...

Contracts — Damages — Burden of Proof on Elements of Damage in Actions for Breach of a Correspondence School Contract

Psychological contract breach and employee health: The relevance of unmet obligations for mental and physical health

This study examines the effects of psychological contract breach (PCB) on employee mental and physical health (SF-12) using a sample of 3,870 employees derived from a German longitudinal linked employeremployee study across various industries. Results of multivariate regression models and mediation analysis suggest that PCB affects both the mental and the physical health of employees but is mor...

Boundaries of Extracompensatory Relief for Abusive Breach of Contract, The