General Considerations

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1. Does Article2216 require proof of pecuniary loss for every moral-damages award?
2. A plaintiff has no receipt quantifying emotional injury. A legally available moral-damages claim is otherwise proved. I…
3. A claimant derived a proved benefit from the breached contract. Under Article2215, may that circumstance be relevant to…
4. An unliquidated damage claim cannot be established with reasonable certainty at the date of demand. The claimant invoke…
5. A worker’s employment injury falls under an identified special statutory compensation regime. A litigant says the Civil…
6. Distinguish the absence of a pecuniary-loss requirement under Article2216 from the absence of any proof requirement at …
7. Explain Article2215’s relevance when evidence shows a claimed loss would have occurred in any event.
8. How do Articles2196 and2198 limit uncritical use of a general damages principle?