Reluctance to compensate for PEL

Cards (3)

  • Courts would become overwhelmed; doesn't want to open floodgates
  • What are arguments for compensating for PEL?
    Unfairness; clear losses
    Morally unfair not to compensate someone who suffered loss due to another
  • What are arguments against compensating for PEL?
    Prevents floodgates opening for similar claims
    Financial/economic loss usually compensated in contract