The goal of this text is to pose hypotheses related to use of heuristics in the process of deciding cases related to pure economic loss and making laws governing liability for it. Pure economic losses are a type of injury where the victim only suffers economically, i.e. there is no bodily harm or injury to property, and there is a lack of a contractual nexus between the victim and the tortfeasor. Pure economic losses are, in principle, not recoverable in common law systems and, in principle, recoverable in civil law systems. Pure economic losses are a heterogenic category consisting of a variety of case types, here divided into (1) ricochet loss, (2) transferred loss, (3) loss induced by faulty information. Cases of pure economic loss are usually more complex, compared to physical injuries and consequential economic losses, as they may involve a loss of profits. This paper explores the use of heuristics in the process of deciding pure economic loss cases and in the process of forming general norms related to them.
