{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"damages (indemnification)","description":"When goods arrive damaged and the consignee suffers a quantifiable financial loss, the right to damages comes into play: it is the legal obligation of the responsible party – carrier, freight forwarder, or insurer – to compensate the injured party and restore them to the financial position they would have been in had the incident not occurred. The amount recoverable is tied to the proven loss, but is regularly capped by contractual liability limits, per-kilogram thresholds, or statutory maximums","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/damages-indemnification","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-19T01:27:12.087010","citation":"https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schadensersatz","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/damages-indemnification","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"damages (indemnification) · When goods arrive damaged and the consignee suffers a quantifiable financial loss, the right to damages comes into play: it is the legal obligation of the responsible party – carrier, freight forwarder, or insurer – to compensate the injured party and restore them to the financial position they would have been in had the incident not occurred. · Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schadensersatz"}