Ask an owner, a contractor and an architect to define "consequential damages" and you'll probably get three different answers. Nearly two centuries after Hadley v. Baxendale, 9 Exch. 341, 156 Eng. Rep ...

The lack of more extended negotiations, however, can result in unintended consequences. Most courts agree that lost profits unrelated to the contract at issue are consequential in nature. 2 Beyond ...