Lawsuits against the operator of troubled group homes for children and teens are piling up, even months after the state shut ...

An important issue that commonly arises in state court civil litigation is the vacatur of a default judgment. CPLR 5015(a)(1) permits a court to vacate a default judgment, and it states: (a) On motion ...

Jermaine Jackson wants the default judgment of $6.5 million he was ordered to pay after failing to respond to a rape and sexual assault lawsuit thrown out. The former Jackson 5 member claims he was ...

Jermaine Jackson is asking a judge to set aside a $6.5 million default judgment on behalf of a woman who alleged the singer sexually assaulted the plaintiff at her home in 1988, but in new court ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs may be facing the heat of a damning sex-trafficking indictment, but the disgraced music mogul also landed a legal win in Michigan. A Lenawee County circuit court judge decided ...

Freeholders failing to provide a timely response to a particulars of claim face an order for default judgment and a listing to determine quantum (if the claim is for an unspecified amount) and for an ...

In a divorce, family law or child custody matter, a default judgment can be an option for some parties to pursue. In other cases, a default judgment might have been entered upon them in their case.

"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 ...

A federal judge issued a default judgment against former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani in a civil conspiracy lawsuit filed by two Georgia election workers. Judge Beryl Howell also ordered the former New ...