Compensation for Nonpecuniary Loss: Revising Louisiana Civil Code Article 1998 to Reflect Litvinoff’s Damage-Based Approach

Authors

Molly L. Csaki

Keywords

Damages (Law) -- Lawsuits & claims, Lost profits damages, Louisiana, Damages (Law) -- United States, Compensatory damages -- Louisiana

Abstract

The article looks at the revising of Louisiana civil code article 1998 to reflect litvinoff's damage-based approach and for addressing compensation for non-pecuniary damages. Topics discussed include recovery of non-pecuniary damages for the breach of conventional obligations, availability of non-pecuniary damages in Louisiana, and decision of court case Meador v. Toyota of Jefferson Inc.

Repository Citation

Molly L. Csaki, Compensation for Nonpecuniary Loss: Revising Louisiana Civil Code Article 1998 to Reflect Litvinoff’s Damage-Based Approach, 75 La. L. Rev. (2015)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.lsu.edu/lalrev/vol75/iss4/13