Equitable Damages

Question 1

What are the equitable damages?

Answer 1

1. Injunctions
2. Specific performance
3. Rescission
4. Reformation

Question 2

What are the defenses to equitable damages?

Answer 2

1. Unclean hands

2. Laches

Question 3

Unclean Hands

Answer 3

Equitable Defense where defense argued plaintiff can’t get the equitable relief because they have acted in bad faith in regards to the subject matter at issue.

Question 4

Laches

Answer 4

Equitable defense asserted by the plaintiff that the suit wasn’t brought within a reasonable time

Question 5

What must the plaintiff show for the court to order specific performance?

Answer 5

1. Inadequate legal remedy ( usually because damages are speculative, harm is not yet ripe, or situations with unique or real property)
2. Valid contract
3. Plaintiff condition was satisfied
4. Feasibility of enforcement by the court