6.71 Damages: Nominal refers to a type of compensatory damages awarded in civil court cases in which the plaintiff has suffered some kind of harm, but the amount of the damage is not significant enough to be considered compensatory. These are typically awarded in cases where the harm is primarily emotional or psychological in nature, or when the damage is so small that the plaintiff would not be able to recover economic damages. Nominal damages are generally symbolic or representational and are usually awarded to establish a legal precedent or to recognize the plaintiff's right to bring a claim. Some common types of nominal damages are nominal compensatory damages, nominal punitive damages, and nominal statutory damages.
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In which of the following cases would a court most likely award the plaintiff nominal damages? In a case where compensatory damages resulted from a contract breach.
A nominal damages claim differs from a ?small claim? in the sense that a nominal damages award is not a lawsuit seeking a monetary sum of $1. A nominal-damages lawsuit seeks an affirmation of the plaintiff's rights, and the mark of that affirmation is the dollar.
A trivial sum of money awarded to a plaintiff whose legal right has been technically violated but who has not established that they are entitled to compensatory damages because there was no accompanying loss or harm.
Nominal damages are awarded when the plaintiff is legally in the right, but has not suffered substantial losses. Because the plaintiff has no established need for compensation, the amounts awarded in these cases are usually very small.
A small amount of money awarded to the plaintiff in a civil lawsuit when a judge or jury finds that the plaintiff has suffered a legal wrong, but no compensatory damages. A dollar is a common amount for a nominal damages award.
An example of nominal damages is a situation where a defendant breached a contract and failed to fulfill the terms of the agreement, but the plaintiff wasn't harmed by this failure.
A trivial sum of money awarded to a plaintiff whose legal right has been technically violated but who has not established that they are entitled to compensatory damages because there was no accompanying loss or harm.
Nominal damages are awarded when the plaintiff is legally in the right, but has not suffered substantial losses. Because the plaintiff has no established need for compensation, the amounts awarded in these cases are usually very small.