Assignment v. Medasorb Technologies, LLC
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Leland DeGrasse, J.), entered December 29, 2006, which denied defendant’s motion to vacate its default judgment, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
A party seeking to vacate a default judgment under CPLR 5015 (a) (1) must demonstrate both a reasonable excuse for the default and a meritorious cause of action (Abate v Long, 261 AD2d 252 [1999]). Failure to file a change of address with the Secretary of State is generally not a reasonable excuse for such vacatur of a default judgment under CPLR 5015 (a) (1) (Crespo v A.D.A. Mgt, 292 AD2d 5 [2002]; Limited…
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