D.C. Code § 28:1-305: Remedies to be liberally administered.

(a)

The remedies provided by this subtitle must be liberally administered to the end that the aggrieved party may be put in as good a position as if the other party had fully performed, but neither consequential or special damages nor penal damages may be awarded except as specifically provided in this subtitle or by other rule of law.

(b)

Any right or obligation declared by this subtitle is enforceable by action unless the provision declaring it specifies a different and limited effect.