MITIGATION OF DAMAGES
\mˌɪtɪɡˈe͡ɪʃən ɒv dˈamɪd͡ʒɪz], \mˌɪtɪɡˈeɪʃən ɒv dˈamɪdʒɪz], \m_ˌɪ_t_ɪ_ɡ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n ɒ_v d_ˈa_m_ɪ_dʒ_ɪ_z]\
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Although a plaintiff is able to recover damages from a defendant, there is this specific legal rule that the plaintiff is also under a duty to avoid damage escalation. A court can penalize a plaintiff who takes very little reasonable care to stop or prevent avoidable damages. Also refer to duty to mitigate.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.