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.
Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schadensersatz
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