Shaw v. Ruiz

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• requiring plaintiff to show a proven track record of profitability when (as in this case) plaintiff alleged that lost profits were due to defendant’s failure to use reasonable efforts to generate sales
• requiring plaintiff to show a proven track record of profitability when (as in this case) plaintiff alleged that lost profits were due to defendant’s failure to use reasonable efforts to generate sales
• lost profits could not be recovered because there was no evidence from which net profits could be calculated
• lost profits were not recoverable where there was no evidence from which net profits could he calculated
• “ ‘A directed verdict is not authorized unless there is no conflict in the evidence on any material issue and the evidence introduced, with all reasonable deductions demands a certain verdict. [Cits.]’ ”
• “To recover lost profits one must show the probable gain with great specificity as well as expenses incurred in realizing such profits. In short, the gross amount minus expenses equals the amount of recovery.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).