In a non-personal injury or wrongful death case, if a plaintiff does not provide formal notice of the amount of compensatory damages sought in the complaint or in an amended complaint, any default judgment awarded is void; a statement of damages is insufficient.
Cases of Interest
Trial court did not err in allowing evidence of decedent’s cocaine us in excessive force case.
Parties who are jointly and severally liable on a contract may be sued in separate actions.
Evidence raised triable issues of fact regarding the imposition of joint liability on passenger of vehicle under theories of concert of action and conspiracy.
Civil Procedure – Prevailing party may recover 998 expert fees from non-prevailing party even if the prevailing party was not the actual payor of the fees pursuant to an indemnity agreement.