Rooney v. Southern Dependacare, Inc.

I agree with the majority that the default judgment against Imaging Management Associates, Inc., Vernon, Medicor, Inc., and Rooney is due to be reversed and the cause remanded regarding the issue of damages; I can find no clear basis for the amount awarded by the trial court ($4,240,500 in compensatory damages and $1,000,000 in punitive damages). However, I must respectfully dissent as to the majority's conclusion that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to set aside the default judgment it had entered against this defendant, insofar as the question of liability is concerned.…