benefit-of-the-bargain rule

benefit-of-the-bargain rule

A rule of damages that says if a person has been defrauded, that person may recover the difference between the actual value of the property and the value the property would have if it had been as represented.

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Boyer found that the plaintiffs had stated an objectively ascertainable loss under the MMPA using the benefit-of-the-bargain rule.
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Such damages would aim to compensate the investor under one of two theories: the out-of-pocket rule or the benefit-of-the-bargain rule. (14) The out-of-pocket rule would measure the client's damages based on the difference between what he or she had before the wrongful advice and what he or she had afterward, plus interest.
The benefit-of-the-bargain rule would similarly seek to place the client in the position she would have occupied had the wrongful conduct not taken place, but it does so by taking prevailing market conditions into account.
Statutory damages under the Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act: how to calculate and apply rescission damages
Depending on the applicable state law, two theories have been used in assessing fraud damages: the benefit-of-the-bargain rule and the out-of-pocket-loss rule.
Calculating fraud damage awards
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