Effective Teleservices, Inc. v. Smith

In this consolidated appeal, a company and board chair appeal attorneys’ fees and cost judgments resulting from an employment dispute. Discovery violations in the underlying litigation resulted in a default judgment on liability in favor of the employee. A subsequent motion for attorneys’ fees and costs resulted in a second and third judgment against the company and board chair. From these attorneys’ fees and cost judgments, the company and board chair appeal. They argue the judgments contain multiple errors. We agree in part and reverse.

The employee became the president and chief operating…