Legal Opinion
Giemme USA, LLC v. La Sala Group, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 25, 2012No. 4D11-2508PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGross, J.
We reverse a $736,100.59 default final judgment that was entered when the defendants failed to attend a case management conference after their attorney had withdrawn; the record does not demonstrate the willful and contumacious conduct that justifies the imposition of such a severe sanction.
In June 2008, La Sala Group, Inc. filed a complaint against Giemme USA, LLC, and Francesco Molon, LLC. The plaintiff corporation’s complaint was signed by Jaime La Sala, acting pro se. The next month, the defendants moved to dismiss.
The plaintiff dilly-dallied for two years in prosecuting the suit,…
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