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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

Billionaire rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been mired in numerous accusations of sexual assault and other misconduct in the last year. On Monday, a Lenawee County circuit court judge in Michigan ...

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 ...

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 ...