Legal Opinion
LePatner & Associates, LLP v. Horowitz
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 10, 2011PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Joan M. Kenney, J.), entered February 19, 2010, which, insofar as appealed from as limited by the briefs, in this action seeking unpaid legal fees, denied defendants’ motion to vacate the default judgment entered against them, or, in the alternative, for leave to file a late answer, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
The motion was properly denied as defendants failed to proffer a reasonable excuse for the default or a meritorious defense to plaintiffs claim for an account stated (see CPLR 5015). Contrary to defendants’ contention, the default judgment…
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