Here we have a very distinct amount, a precise value because Larry negotiated with the hotel to arrive at a distinct figure -- that's the essence liquidated damages, a specific amount of money (the liquidity) agreed to as full rememdy for damage that cannot be easily valuated or remedied by specific performance.
It's reasonably clear who was harmed. So, it's a matter of moving the value of the remedy to those harmed, which I guess is where we're at.
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