3224 Loss of anticipated profits resulting from interruption of a business cannot be recovered in a negligence action if it is uncertain whether any profit would have been derived in the first place.
KIDS' UNIVERSE v IN2LABS (Flooded Website) 95 CA4 870 [See: Aguilar v ARCO 25 C4 826, E/AT 7/01; Grupe v Glick 26 C2 680; Shade v Innovative 78 CA4 847, T/AT 4/00]
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