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Clashing Policies Or Confusing Precedents: The "Gross Negligence" Exception To Consequential Damages Disclaimers, Michael Pillow
Clashing Policies Or Confusing Precedents: The "Gross Negligence" Exception To Consequential Damages Disclaimers, Michael Pillow
William & Mary Business Law Review
Consequential damages can easily amount to millions of dollars. Commercial parties often disclaim consequential damages in their contracts. This Article posits that such disclaimers between commercial parties under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) should not be found unenforceable based on gross negligence. Article 2 of the UCC promotes the policy of freedom of contract. Consistent with that policy, section 2-719 of the UCC provides that contractual consequential damages disclaimers should be enforceable absent a finding of unconscionability. This Article analyzes the interplay among UCC section 2-719, “public policy” exceptions to enforcing limitations of liability, and the law of gross negligence. …