Energy Capital Corp. (As General Partner of Energy Capital Partners Limited Partnership) v. United States

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• instructing that plaintiff must prove causation by a preponderance of the evidence to recover expectancy damages in a breach of contract claim
• noting that the trial court refused to find an adverse inference because the witnesses were equally available to both parties
• noting that “anticipated net cash flows ... are ... discounted to present value to account for both: (i) the time value of money; and (ii) business and financial risks”
• noting that “anticipated net cash flows . . . are . . . discounted to present value to account for both: (i) the time value of money; and (ii) business and financial risks”
• affirming damage award for breached agreement for lender to provide loans without evidence of which loans would have been made
• affirming the recovery of profits lost as to loans that the plaintiff would have made to third parties but for the breach involved

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