Legal Opinion
KPS & Associates, Inc. v. Designs by FMC, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 28, 2003No. 01-2513, 01-2521PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
This acrimonious dispute between defendant-appellant Designs by FMC, Inc. (“Designs”) and plaintiff-appellee KPS & Associates, Inc. (“KPS”) is a diversity breach of contract action that comes to us following the entry of a default judgment against Designs and a damages award of $367,154 plus prejudgment interest. Designs challenges the entry of default and the subsequent determination of damages, assigning error to several rulings of the district court. These rulings include a denial of Designs’ motion to dismiss (arguing that the federal action should be dismissed in…
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