Defendants who appear in a case but then default in the course of litigation are entitled to at least a five-day notice of the time and place of a motion to enter a default judgment, a Brooklyn ...

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.

You'd think that if you filed a lawsuit and the defendant failed to show up, getting a default judgment entered would be a slam-dunk. That hasn't been the case for the RIAA, as a federal judge has ...

When seeking a default judgment, parties often assume that an unanswered complaint puts them in the driver’s seat for a quick and early victory. But as practitioners in the Commercial Division are ...

Combs lost the judgment after failing to attend a virtual court hearing in Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith's sexual assault lawsuit against him on Monday Paras Griffin/Getty Images Sean "Diddy" Combs is ...

A federal judge in Massachusetts granted an industrial sewing machine parts manufacturer's motion for default judgment and attorney fees and costs, at nearly $23 million, amid claims the defendants ...

This story is part of MassLive’s ongoing housing court guide series. You can read other stories in the series here. If you miss your eviction hearing (or a hearing in another type of case), the judge ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bob Baffert filed a motion for default judgment against Justin Wunderler in a lawsuit the trainer filed in a California federal court. The suit alleges, among other things, that Wunderler and Daniel ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs has asked a judge to set aside a $100 million default judgment awarded this week to a Michigan inmate who alleges he was sexually assaulted by the music mogul. Subscribe to read ...