Sati contracts to work exclusively for Thermal Imaging Company during July for $5,000. On June 30, Thermal Imaging cancels the
contract. Sati finds a similar job for the month of July but earns only $3,000. Sati files a suit against Thermal Imaging. As compensatory damages, Sati can recover
Compensatory damages are money awarded to a person who files a suit against a company or a person in order to compensate for damages, injury, or another incurred loss. In this case, Sati, who is the plaintiff, has a contract that describes the income that was going to be earned as a proof that a loss occurred and Sati is able to quantify the amount of loss in the eyes of the jury.
