Quote from: SantaMuerte on January 03, 2014, 04:08:56 PM

Quote from: GlapLaw on January 03, 2014, 03:32:00 PM

Quote from: miaviator on January 03, 2014, 03:15:28 PM

Quote from: GlapLaw on January 03, 2014, 02:59:19 PM

FYI - though this has been mentioned, it's worth repeating that a default judgment isn't precedential or indicative of the success of claims against BFL going forward. YMMV.

Source: I am a lawyer.

In what state/country?

I'm based in New York, New York, though my practice is national. What I said is the law across the U.S., as far as I understand it.

No comment on this specific case or legal proceedings, just wanted people to be aware before they went bursting into court with this default judgment.

BFL paid/employee <---

Me? That's not fair. I'm not even commenting on this specific case.

I'm saying that generally speaking, a default judgment, while a victory for the plaintiff in that specific case, isn't precedent for future cases. In other words, if Jim sues Bob for breach of contract, and Bob doesn't show up, Jim will get a default judgment and "win." If Gary then decides to sue Bob for breach of contract and Bob shows up, Gary can't wave around Jim's default judgment and say "Look! He already lost before so he should lose again!"

You don't have to believe me, but I have no horse in this race, I just do my best to educate people on some of the less obvious points of the legal system.