171: Listen and Learn -- Expectation and Consequential Damages (Contracts)

Welcome back to the Bar Exam 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

Resources:

• “Listen and Learn” series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn)
• Private Bar Exam Tutoring (https://barexamtoolbox.com/private-bar-exam-tutoring/)
• The Brainy Bar Bank: Streamlining Bar Study (https://barexamtoolbox.com/brainy-bar-bank/)
• Hadley v. Baxendale (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadley_v_Baxendale)
• Podcast Episode 64: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Contract Law (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-64-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-contract-law/)
• Podcast Episode 71: Tackling an MEE Contracts Essay Question (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-71-tackling-an-mee-contracts-essay-question/)

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Alison & Lee