Lawyers Cooperative Publishing v. Scott

—Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs in accordance with the following Memorandum: This action for breach of contract was submitted for arbitration (see, 22 NYCRR 28.2), and an award of no cause for action was entered following a hearing. Plaintiff then filed a demand for a trial de novo, and Supreme Court scheduled the matter for a pretrial conference. When defendants failed to appear at the conference, a default judgment was entered against them. Defendants thereafter moved to vacate the default judgment and for entry of final judgment on the…