Are damages a remedy at law?

Remedies are also categorized as equitable or legal in nature. Monetary damages awarded to a plaintiff because they adequately compensate him or her for the loss are considered a legal remedy. An equitable remedy is one in which a recovery of money would be an inadequate form of relief. read more

In common law jurisdictions and mixed civil-common law jurisdictions, the law of remedies distinguishes between a legal remedy (e.g. a specific amount of monetary damages) and an equitable remedy (e.g. injunctive relief or specific performance). read more

Equitable remedies (I am excluding preliminary relief) are sought in those cases when money damages will not make a party "whole" in the eyes of the law, or where the other party has been unjustly enriched. read more