While liquidated damages provisions can have advantages, they are not always enforceable. If the predetermined amount of damages ends up grossly disproportionate to the actual harm suffered, courts will refuse to enforce the provision on the grounds that it is a penalty instead of an estimate of actual damages.
Courts will always find that a contract term fixing an unreasonably large sum as liquidated damages is unenforceable because in such a case, the clause is operating as a penalty for the contractor's delay and not as an estimate of the actual damages incurred by the owner.
“Under New York law, lost profits can be either general or consequential damages, depending on the nature of the lost profits in question.”2 However, as the courts have observed, “the distinction between general and special contract damages is well defined but its application to specific contracts and controversies ...
The legal position with regard to claim for liquidated damages is as follows: (a) Whatever the quantum of the loss sustained, the claim cannot exceed the sum stipulated in the contract. (b) Only reasonable sum can be calculated as damages, which in given situation may be less than the sum stipulated.
The amendments expanded restrictions on the use of nondisclosure provisions (“NDAs”) in certain workplace settlement agreements. These amendments, which took effect on November 17, 2023, apply to all agreements entered into after that date.
Schwartz, 281 N.Y.S. 2d 420, 425 (2d Dep't 1967). New York enforces liquidated damages clauses so long as the damages are not a “penalty.” JMD Holding Corp.
Completing the Confidentiality Agreement The "Receiving Party" is the person or company who receives the confidential information and is obligated to keep it secret. You'll need to fill in information specific to your circumstances in the spaces provided, such as the parties' names and addresses.
The amendments expanded restrictions on the use of nondisclosure provisions (“NDAs”) in certain workplace settlement agreements. These amendments, which took effect on November 17, 2023, apply to all agreements entered into after that date.
NDAs can be enforced internationally depending on the jurisdiction and the laws that will apply to the NDA. There is a general understanding that each overseas party your business is engaging with will have its own rules and jurisdiction regarding the enforcement of NDAs.