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Old Aug 24, 2020 | 1:55 pm
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Originally Posted by LAX_Esq
Pretend you were OP or OP's lawyer. Think about how you would say that AA didn't suffer $100 in damages. Seriously, it helps to think about both sides of this.
What legal precedence is there to state that damages are not at the listed price for theft or breach of contract? If someone walks off with a TV, the suit or charge is for the list price of the TV, not the cost of production prior to margin.If you stop paying me at my negotiated rate, I sue you for that rate, not my actual salary.

Same way, OP flew A to B and skipped C. Instead of paying x, they paid x-100. That's quantifiable.Then you can layer on the fact that AA may not have sold B-C as the inventory is was tied up by the OP. So theoretically, if you wan't to get academic about it, the potential damages are more than 100 (although that would be a challenge to prove as prices between the time the OP purchased and when someone may have bought B-C fluctuate, as well as B-C may never have been purchased).

So, how would you say AA didn't lose out on 100 in revenue?
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