Normally, when a nonbreaching party has been damaged by a breach of contract, he or she has a duty to mitigate those damages.

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This is a basic principle of contract law, known as the duty to mitigate damages. The nonbreaching party has a duty to take reasonable steps to minimize or reduce the harm caused by the breach, and cannot simply sit back and let the damages pile up without making any effort to mitigate them. Failure to mitigate damages may reduce the amount of damages that the nonbreaching party can recover in a lawsuit or arbitration.

Normally, When a Nonbreaching Party Has Been Damaged by a Breach