Chrysler Corp. v. Home Insurance

Defendant appeals as of right a default judgment entered by the circuit court awarding plaintiff $2,410,454 following defendant’s failure to comply with court orders compelling discovery. Plaintiff cross appeals from an order of the circuit court denying its request for a declaratory judgment. We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand.

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The trial court did not abuse its discretion when it entered a default judgment against defendant as a sanction for defendant’s intentional violation of the court’s discovery orders. The sanction of a default judgment is appropriate where, as here, there…