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Indiana Court Sets Aside $250K Default Judgment in Lawyer's Libel Case Related to "Scathing Google Review"
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Mattingly got a default judgment against Gillikin, because Gillikin didn't timely respond to the lawsuit.
But the appellate court concluded that the trial court should have set aside the judgment:We first address whether Gillikin alleged a meritorious defense to the defamation action.
We now turn to Gillikin's claim that the trial court abused its discretion by refusing to set aside the default judgment based on T.R.
Gillikin quickly sought to set aside the judgment, filing her motion twelve days after the default judgment was entered.
60(B)(8), trial court's setting aside of $50,000 award entered in a default judgment without a hearing where damages were unliquidated).
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