Portland General Electric Co. v. Ebasco Services, Inc.

Defendant Lexington Insurance Company appeals an order denying its motion to set aside a default judgment for $800,000, plus costs and fees, that the trial court entered in favor of plaintiff Portland General Electric Company. Defendant makes three arguments on appeal: (1) that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to enter a default judgment awarding monetary damages because plaintiff “never indicated to [defendant], in its complaint or otherwise, the amount of monetary relief it was seeking”; (2) that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to enter the default judgment because plaintiff filed an…