# Failure to Mitigate Damages

**IRI:** https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R8ON9C39HUAjJYhP2BPONKP

## Labels

**Translations:**

- de-de: Unterlassung der Schadensminderung
- en-gb: Failure to Mitigate Damages
- es-es: Incumplimiento de la obligación de mitigar daños
- es-mx: Incumplimiento de la obligación de mitigar daños
- fr-fr: Défaut de réduction des dommages
- he-il: כשל בהפחתת נזקים
- hi-in: नुकसान कम करने में विफलता
- ja-jp: 損害軽減義務違反
- pt-br: Falha em Mitigar Danos
- zh-cn: 未尽力减轻损失

## Definition

The failure of a plaintiff to take reasonable steps to minimize their losses or damages after an injury or breach of contract has occurred, which may limit the amount of damages they can recover in a lawsuit.

## Sub Class Of

- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/RCzs34uEQI9f4cuWp3bQO0P

**Deprecated:** False