{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"duty to mitigate damages","description":"The duty to mitigate damages obliges an injured party to take all reasonable steps to limit its losses once a damaging event has occurred. In freight and logistics, this translates directly into prompt action: securing affected cargo, arranging alternative routing, or commissioning a damage survey without delay. A party that demonstrably fails to act – and in doing so allows losses to grow – may have its compensation reduced proportionally, even where the carrier or freight forwarder is principa","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/duty-to-mitigate-damages","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T17:45:39.094873","citation":"https://www.juraforum.de/lexikon/schadensminderungspflicht","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/duty-to-mitigate-damages","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"duty to mitigate damages · The duty to mitigate damages obliges an injured party to take all reasonable steps to limit its losses once a damaging event has occurred. · Quelle: https://www.juraforum.de/lexikon/schadensminderungspflicht"}