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clause will be enforced if, at the time of creating the contract, it was very difficult to
estimate actual damages, and the liquidated amount is reasonable. In this case, if the
total construction contract involved millions of dollars, the estimate of damages may
reasonably amount to a $1000 per day. If the construction project is a small one, the
court may see this amount as too much and not enforce the clause.
from doing something. Injunctions are equitable remedies, usually stated in the
negative. They are frequently granted to employers to block employees from leaving
to work somewhere else. Injunctions may be preliminary, which are issued early in a
lawsuit to prohibit a party from doing someething during the lawsuit. Such injunctions
are issued to protect the plaintiffs interests immediately. If, after the trial, it appears
that the plaintiff is entitled to an injunction, the court will make its order a permanent
injunction.