Dynalectric Co., Inc. v. Clark & Sullivan Constructors, Inc.
Supreme Court of Nevada
255 P.3d 286 (Nev. 2011)
Relevant factsFree
General contractor C&S (plaintiff) relied on subcontractor Dynalectric's (defendant's) bid of roughly $7.8 million in submitting its own winning bid for a hospital electrical project, but after Dynalectric repudiated following the award, C&S was forced to hire three replacement subcontractors for a combined $10.3 million, and the district court awarded C&S the roughly $2.5 million difference on a promissory estoppel theory.
IssueFree
Whether expectation damages are proper in promissory estoppel claims if they are required by justice and are both foreseeable and reasonably certain.