Law

Cook: Default Judgment or Not, Plaintiffs Need to Show Work to Obtain Damages

A decision by Vice Chancellor Nathan A. Cook signals a default judgment for a plaintiff doesn't mean a clean sweep for damages if those damages aren't properly supported. The opinion, issued Wednesday ...
Reuters

Default Judgment Procedure (Florida)

Default stops defendants from challenging claims after time to respond to claims expires Clerk's default is speediest method for obtaining default Court's default is required when defendant is ...
Law

Ticking Time Bombs: Consumer Credit Default Judgments and the Role of Judges in Ensuring the Fair Administration of Justice

Since the 2000s, creditors—both original and debt buyers—have obtained hundreds of thousands of default judgments against people in the New York City Civil Court. Consumer protection and law ...
The Times-Reporter

Judge denies motion for default judgment against defunct Newcomerstown rescue squad

Judge Elizabeth Lehigh Thomakos denied a motion from the state of Ohio for default judgment against the Newcomerstown Emergency Rescue Squad, Inc. The state was seeking permanent dissolution of the ...
JD Supra

Court Affirms Default Judgment Against A Foreign Corporate Fiduciary Because Service Was Proper Under The Texas Estates Code

In United States Bank Nat’l Ass’n v. Moss, U.S. Bank (USB) sought to vacate a default judgment in an underlying suit involving title to real property through a bill of review based on allegedly ...