General Contract Clauses: Liquidated Damages (LA) | Practical Law

General Contract Clauses: Liquidated Damages (LA) | Practical Law

Standard Clause under Louisiana law requiring the breaching party to pay a predetermined amount to the non-breaching party as exclusive compensation for the breaching party's failure to perform a specific task or comply with a particular obligation. Parties typically negotiate a liquidated damages provision into a sale of goods or other agreement where it may be difficult to estimate the damages that a non-breaching party may suffer if a specific term is breached. This Standard Clause has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting tips.

General Contract Clauses: Liquidated Damages (LA)

Practical Law Standard Clauses w-000-2965 (Approx. 11 pages)

General Contract Clauses: Liquidated Damages (LA)

by Practical Law Commercial Transactions, with Robert P. Thibeaux and Haley E. Nix, Carver Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux L.L.C.
Law stated as at 04 Dec 2017Louisiana
Standard Clause under Louisiana law requiring the breaching party to pay a predetermined amount to the non-breaching party as exclusive compensation for the breaching party's failure to perform a specific task or comply with a particular obligation. Parties typically negotiate a liquidated damages provision into a sale of goods or other agreement where it may be difficult to estimate the damages that a non-breaching party may suffer if a specific term is breached. This Standard Clause has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting tips.