Yahoo

City, business argue default judgement should stick

CATLETTSBURG A Boyd County Circuit Judge is now tasked with deciding whether or not to set aside a recent default judgement against the contractor in the Winchester Avenue Streetscape Project after ...

State Appellate Court Denies Shipping Companies' Efforts to Overturn Default Judgment

"These principles flow naturally from the court’s interest in vigorously defending the integrity of the legal process and ...
Yahoo

Judge rules default judgement against Winchester Avenue contractor

CATLETTSBURG Boyd County Circuit Judge George Davis issued a default judgement this week after a contractor for the Winchester Avenue Streetscape project failed to respond to a downtown business’s ...
JD Supra

Damages on Default Judgment Not Barred by Absence of Precise Amount in Complaint

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded a district court decision, allowing collection of actual damages in a default judgment where the complaint only sought damages “in ...
Law

'Default Judgment Is an Absolute Last Resort:' Federal Judge Adjusts Order to Allow One More Chance for Defendant's Deposition

"Though I agree that Mr. Allen offers no good excuse for his non-compliance—and arguably digs a deeper hole through his attempts to deflect blame onto his counsel—I find that a less severe sanction ...
JD Supra

Third Circuit Finds Vacatur of Default Judgment Does Not Make Collection Activity Retroactively Unlawful

On January 11, 2023, the Third Circuit held that attempting to collect on a default judgment did not constitute using "'false, deceptive, or misleading' representations in connection with collecting ...
Los Angeles Times

Judge enters default judgment in suit against Kanye West’s private school

A judge entered a default judgment against Kanye West’s Christian private school in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday in connection with a lawsuit filed by a former employee. Isaiah Meadows, ...