Section 22-805 – Limitation of Actions
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, an action for breach of contract must be commenced within the later of four years after the right of action accrues or one year after the breach was or should have been discovered, but not later than five years after the right of action accrues. […]
Section 22-806 – Remedies for Fraud
Remedies for material misrepresentation or fraud include all remedies available under this title for nonfraudulent breach of contract.
Section 22-701 – Breach of Contract; Material Breach
(a) Whether a party is in breach of contract is determined by the agreement or, in the absence of agreement, this title. A breach occurs if a party without legal excuse fails to perform an obligation in a timely manner, repudiates a contract, or exceeds a contractual use term, or otherwise is not in compliance with […]
Section 22-807 – Measurement of Damages in General
(a) Except as otherwise provided in the contract, an aggrieved party may not recover compensation for that part of a loss which could have been avoided by taking measures reasonable under the circumstances to avoid or reduce loss. The burden of establishing a failure of the aggrieved party to take measures reasonable under the circumstances is […]
Section 22-702 – Waiver of Remedy for Breach of Contract
(a) A claim or right arising out of a breach of contract may be discharged in whole or part without consideration by a waiver in a record to which the party making the waiver agrees after breach, such as by manifesting assent, or which the party making the waiver authenticates and delivers to the other party. […]
Section 22-808 – Licensor’s Damages
(a) In this section, “substitute transaction” means a transaction by the licensor which would not have been possible except for the licensee’s breach and which transaction is for the same information or informational rights with the same contractual use terms as the transaction to which the licensee’s breach applies. (b) Except as otherwise provided in § 22-807 […]
Section 22-703 – Cure of Breach of Contract
(a) A party in breach of contract may cure the breach at its own expense if: (1) The time for performance has not expired and the party in breach seasonably notifies the aggrieved party of its intent to cure and, within the time for performance, makes a conforming performance; (2) The party in breach had reasonable grounds to […]
Section 22-809 – Licensee’s Damages
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section and except as otherwise provided in § 22-807 of this subtitle, a breach of contract by a licensor entitles the licensee to recover the following compensation for losses resulting in the ordinary course from the breach or, if appropriate, as to the whole contract, less expenses avoided as […]
Section 22-704 – Copy: Refusal of Defective Tender
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section and § 22-705 of this subtitle, tender of a copy that is a material breach of contract permits the party to which tender is made to: (1) Refuse the tender; (2) Accept the tender; or (3) Accept any commercially reasonable units and refuse the rest. (b) In a mass-market transaction that calls […]
Section 22-810 – Recoupment
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, an aggrieved party, upon notifying the party in breach of contract of its intention to do so, may deduct all or any part of the damages resulting from the breach from any payments still due under the same contract. (b) If a breach of contract is […]