Reuben H. Donnelley Corp. v. Krasny Supply Co., Inc.

Plaintiff Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation (Donnelley) filed a breach of contract action against defendant Krasny Supply Company, Inc., when defendant failed to pay the cost of an advertisement it placed in plaintiff’s telephone yellow pages directory. Defendant filed a counterclaim for consequential damages, alleging that plaintiff erroneously printed the advertisement with the telephone number of defendant’s competitor. The trial court entered partial summary judgment in favor of plaintiff on the counterclaim, based on an exculpatory clause limiting claims for lost profits. Defendant appeals…