Lambhair Corp.contracted with Prof.Jones for a two-week series of seminars with employees in the Appliance Division.Prof.Jones put in 10 days of specific preparation only to have the series cancelled at the Appliance Division and rescheduled at the Tool Division.This change required Prof.Jones to put in another 5 days of specific preparation.This change was a breach of the original contract.Prof.Jones is entitled to what type of damages?
A)consequential
B)nominal
C)general
D)reliance
E)expectation

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Reliance damages compensate the injured party for expenses or losses incurred in reliance on the contract. In this case, Prof. Jones is entitled to reliance damages for the time and effort spent preparing for the seminars that were initially agreed upon but then changed, requiring additional preparation.