Phf II Buckhead LLC v. Dinku

Dillard, Judge.

Solomon Dinku sued PHF II Buckhead LLC (“PHF’), which does business as the Sheraton Buckhead Hotel Atlanta, to recover damages for injuries that he sustained when he fell from a skywalk that connected the hotel to its parking deck. Following PHF’s failure to file timely responsive pleadings, the trial court entered a default judgment as to liability, and after conducting a bench trial, it awarded Dinku $3,006,708.50 in damages. PHF now appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in denying its motion to set aside the default judgment on the grounds that the court lacked…