Contractual damages awarded for work suspension; suspension costs rejected due to lack of causal link.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Court of Justice of the Caribbean Netherlands partially allowed Albo's claim for damages against Veolia regarding a terminated water supply contract. While the court upheld the lower court's award for specific work items and materials, it rejected Albo's request for suspension costs because the evidence failed to prove these expenses were directly caused by the suspension rather than general stagnation. Consequently, the final judgment confirmed the original award of approximately $4.28 million while dismissing the additional claim for suspension-related damages.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 6:162 BW; Art. 6:164 BW: Damages for breach of contract require a direct causal link between the breach and the loss; general stagnation costs without specific proof of causation are not recoverable.