Civil Litigation
Please select a topic from the drop down list
Brough v. Imperial Sterling LTD.
15 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. c818 (11th Cir. July 26, 2002)
When an employment contract, which is repudiated, is unclear as to whether an employee is to receive commissions, it is too speculative for a jury to compensate that employee for any loss of future unearned commissions. Lost profits must be "proven to a reasonable degree of certainty" in order to be an appropriate measure for damages in a breach of contract. Damages for lost profits are inappropriate when they are contingent on the employer
Topic(s)
