Sentences with phrase «default judgement»

However, the counsel to the claimant F.A Ademu had filed a motion for default judgement against the defendant having failed to file their statement of defense within 30 days as provided in the state high court (civil procedure) rule 2006.

Insurance companies have a duty to defend their policyholders, because that's the only way to prevent frivolous, nuisance, and even legitimate suits from ending up as default judgements if someone can't afford a lawyer on their own.

One of the Defendant's did not respond to the lawsuit and the Plaintiff obtained default judgement against him.

The Plaintiff sued and obtained default judgement....

The plaintiff and the second defendant in the matter, Valentino Nii Noi, who won the primary, agreed to the submission and moved the motion to set aside the earlier default judgement given by the court when the party failed to make an appearance.

Instead of leaving the insurance company on the hook for default judgements, a defense is mounted.

A judge in the US has issued a default judgement requiring Iran to pay more than $ 6bn to victims -LSB-...]

He said the Commercial Court's default judgement in 2010 which awarded judgement to Woyome after the state had put up a defence was «still valid».

The tenants, with the help of the Goddard Riverside Community Center, took Juarez to court on Thursday, and obtained a default judgement ordering repairs when Juarez failed to show.

The policy pays these costs, to ensure that you have a defense and that fraudulent claims aren't paid as a result of a default judgement for lack of defense.

But what do you do once you have that default judgement?

You might even get a default judgement since it's pretty unlikely that they'll show up to defend themselves.

That often leads to default judgements, or awards of nearly the amount requested by the plaintiff.

Essentially 50 % of my monthly pay is being taken due to the default judgement against me for a debt over 9 years old that was bought by portfolio recovery.

They can get a default judgement if you don't show up.

This is important because a claim could become a default judgement if there is not defense.

Besides for federal student loan debt, with all other unsecured debt, a creditor must first take you to court and win a default judgement — before they can garnish your wages.

He said that the company decided to file an answer after its attorneys advised that it would not make sense to allow entry of a default judgement.

After being served they have 28 days to file a defence or you can get a default judgement and begin recovery.

If you are in the right, I personally would not stand for a default judgement.

Approximately two months later, the defendant asked the court to set aside the default judgement.

When they didn't I did not need to show for court and received a «default judgement»; in short I won (similar to step B above; and here's where it really diverges)

The court didn't usually have bite but agree to give the konsumen a default judgement.

When the failure to preserve is determined to be intentional and involves highly relevant evidence, sanctions become much more severe and can include adverse jury instructions, whereby the jury is instructed to infer that the lost evidence was unfavorable to the spoliating party (as was the case in the famous Zubulake ruling), or default judgements, where the court will actually issue a ruling against the spoliating party for failing to comply with the discovery requirements.

This can be beneficial as it provides notice to anyone filing a claim against the corporation that it has readily accessible legal representation, and ensures that someone is available to receive the claim or notice and forward it to you for response within the time frame required to prevent a default judgement from being granted against the corporation.

Our experienced attorneys can prepare pleadings and responses for motions to stay, complaints, motions for default judgements, pretrial motions, motions for summary judgement, motions to strike, and a vast variety of other legal pleadings.

Lawyers like to lead you into a default judgement.

Failure to pay the fine will result in a default judgement imposing a period of incarceration.

In these cases, where one spouse is being uncooperative, a judge can decide on the divorce through a default judgement, thereby ending the marriage without the other spouse's involvement.

The lesson for trial judges in divorce is clear: when in doubt, set aside a default judgement if the defendant appears within a reasonable time, regardless of the 30 day deadline.

@ user6726 That's the confusion I have - it's not obviously in the law, and there are no posted form, however the clerk's request is clear, and it's an item on their checklist for default judgement.

At this point, the party violating the license knows you're serious and will either ignore the lawsuit (and get a default judgement entered against themselves), settle with you out of court (likely for less than the amount of damages you're asking for, as a sort of compromise), or go to court and try to get out of it.

Today in what appears to be a first in Australia and perhaps the world, Master Harper of the ACT Supreme Court ordered that a default judgement could be served on defendants by notification on Facebook.

This is important because a claim could become a default judgement if there is not defense.

That often leads to default judgements, or awards of nearly the amount requested by the plaintiff.

Instead of leaving the insurance company on the hook for default judgements, a defense is mounted.

Ignoring the citation will result in a default judgement, leading to the possible suspension of your Tennessee driver's license and a bench warrant being issued for your arrest.

No matter how frivolous a claim may be, it needs to be defended or you may find yourself with a default judgement.

The policy pays these costs, to ensure that you have a defense and that fraudulent claims aren't paid as a result of a default judgement for lack of defense.

No defense means a default judgement which means you really do owe the money.

Instead, Albany, NY Renters Insurance pays to defend you against those allegations, so that a default judgement doesn't have to be paid.

You might even get a default judgement since it's pretty unlikely that they'll show up to defend themselves.

But what do you do once you have that default judgement?

Monitored cases to see if default judgement was issued or was case set for a hearing to gain judgement.

If your spouse fails to answer or to appear, file a default judgement.

And then assuming they never show up and you get a default judgement, now you have to figure out where they work so you can serve their employer to garnish wages?