The country singer’s failure to respond in court has left him facing nearly $1.8 million in damages and a new round of public ...

In May, Jackson was ordered to pay damages to Rita Butler Barrett, who in a 2023 complaint claimed that he sexually assaulted her in 1988 ...

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 is asking a judge to wipe a $6.5 million judgment against him over claims that he sexually assaulted a session musician coordinator.

A Montana tow company says its insurer let a trucker default, then ducked the $377,660 bill.

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 ...

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 ...