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The article discusses the legal aspects of debt buying in America, and it mentions the author's claim that a lack of judicial review and an overzealous debt-buying industry are causing many defendants to lose their legal cases due to default judgments. Attorney Ward Benshoof's views are examined, along with issues involving evidence and the legal discovery process in debt-buying cases. The Encore Capital Group Inc., Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC, and Asta Funding Inc. debt-buying firms are assessed.

This article provides background regarding consumer debt sales, explains New York's recent default judgment rules for debt collection lawsuits and the impact of these rules on debt collectors, and provides guidelines for debt buyers and sellers to consider in light of the new rules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the ethical issues involved in cases in which judges handling termination of parental rights sanction a parent to judgment by default for failing to appear in court in Wisconsin. Topics mentioned include an overview of relevant case law, whether a defendant's failure to appear in court constitutes a waiver of counsel that would allow his or her attorney to withdraw, and the time limits involved in proceedings dealing with termination of parental rights.

The article discusses court cases that affected the Wisconsin's default judgment law for safeguarding the interest of justice and provides relief from default judgment by Casper v. American International and Miller v. Hanover Insurance case. The Wisconsin Statutes' sections 806.02(1) and 801.15(2) states that default judgment "may be rendered" when defendant has not joined the issue and late answer should not be permitted unless court finds "excusable neglect" respectively.

Discusses the effects of the efforts of other people to catch deadbeat fathers on the lives of innocent men in the U.S. Percentage of child support orders in 2000 based on default judgments; Comments from Carolyn Kelly, public relations officer for the Contra Costa County DCSS, on the payment rate imposed by the county court; Increase in the child support collection nationwide.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including remedies for unauthorized funds transfers under Article 41 of the Uniform Commercial Code, New York's default judgment rules, and the U.S. Volcker Rule.

The article reports that according to a study published in the "April Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences," it has been found that 4.1 percent of all death row inmates in the U.S. are innocent.

Shares a physician's experience of defending himself against a malpractice claims by a patient. Background of the case; Reasons why he decided to represent himself in a suit filed by his patient; Default judgment against the practice; Reasons why physicians should not try to defend themselves. INSET: The dangers of representing yourself..

The article discusses U.S. District Judge Gene E.K. Pratter's explanation of his reasoning with regards to a default judgment motion that was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania case Joe Hand Promotions Inc. v. Yakubets which deals with a bar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and cable television piracy under Section 553 of the U.S. Code. Pratter's issuance of a judicial opinion in 2014 is examined, along with a strict liability legal doctrine and damages.

The article reports that Michigan prisoner Deontae J. Gordon awarded 1,001 U.S. dollars in March 2015 in a First Amendment retaliation claim following entry of a default judgment.

Reports on the separate lawsuits filed by former director of training and development Staci Sykes and former director of human resources Leanne Dorsey seeking back pay from Summit Wireless LLC in Chelan County Superior Court in Chelan County, Washington. Default judgments won by the plaintiffs due to the failure of Summit to respond; Claim of Sykes that she did not receive her base pay for three months and annual incentive pay for two years; Representation of Dorsey by lawyer Brain Dorsey.

Several letters to the editor are presented including one in response to the article "Too Late? Interests of Justice Trump Default Judgments" by Craig Nelson in the November 2012 issue, another related to the 10 Questions column in the March 2013 issue, and one praising the February 2013 issue.

The article reports on the default judgment entered by a California judge against Easy Equity Asset Management, Easy Equity Management, Easy Equity Partners, Alero I.X. Corp. and Alero Equities based on allegations by the Securities and Exchange Commission that Alero Odell Mack, Jr., principal, and Steven Enrico Lopez, Sr., trader and portfolio manager, made various false and misleading statements in offering or selling investments.

This article reports on a court-imposed default judgment secured by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission against Richard Elkinson of Massachusetts for his alleged operation of a Ponzi scheme. Elkinson was ordered by the court to pay over 29 million U.S. dollars in disgorgement, interest and civil penalties. According to the SEC, Elkinson operated a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 130 investors from various states of about 28 million U.S. dollars. The SEC adds that Elkinson used most of these money for his own personal purposes such as gambling.

The article reports on a nearly 266,000 U.S. dollar default judgment entered by a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Gerald Brodsky, a retiree who allegedly profited from insider information passed to him by his daughter.

The article deals with various legal issues in the U.S. The identity of Amanda Sprehn, a lawyer with the Annapolis, Maryland-based Hyatt, Peters & Weber, had been stolen by a 29-year-old woman and used to gain entrance at a Baltimore prison. Pat Dori of Englewood, New Jersey sued Dell Inc. But instead of having the papers served at the company's Texas headquarters, Dori had them served at a Dell kiosk at a local mall. When no representative from Dell showed up in court, Dori won a default judgment of $3,000.

Mentions that Renzie Davidson is being charged for fraud in a Florida divorce because he got a default judgment against his wife, Sally Erickson, in 2003. He filed for a divorce in a Seminole, Fla. court, but later told her he'd changed his mind. Now she's suing him for fraud. The couple had elaborate pre-nuptial agreements.

Reports on Washington D.C. federal judge Royce C. Lamberth's default judgment in a case against American Broadcasting Co. (ABC) and its parent company, Capital Cities Inc. Lamberth's accusation of ABC and its lawyers of suppressing key information; Allegations by plaintiffs that ABC had failed to disclose information during discovery; Rebuttal to be made in May 1993 court filings; Lawsuit filed by former ABC employees Michele Shepherd and LaRue Graves.

The article focuses on the default judgment against Iran in the U.S. Supreme Court case Peterson v. Islamic Republic of Iran in connection to the 1983 car bombing that killed U.S. Marines in Beirut, Lebanon.

The article reports that the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, New York City entered a 7.2 million U.S. dollars default judgment against Mohammed Alexander Zarafshan, a supplier from Los Angeles, California. It says that the default judgment came about after the failure of Zarafshan to respond to an infringement lawsuit filed by Chloé. The court documents revealed that Zarafshan never formally answered the complaint even if he knew about it.

The article discusses the lawsuit brought against Christopher Brennan by Atlantic Recording for unauthorized sharing of music files. It is noted that District Court Judge Janet Bond Arterton wrote a court opinion refusing to grant a default judgment to Atlantic Recording, suggesting that the plaintiff did not have enough evidence. The case is compared to that against Pamela and Jeffrey Howell by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

The article reports on the investigations conducted by a team of lawyers from Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker led by litigation partner Dennis Ellis which led to a $2.8 billion default judgment for their client New World Group in a lawsuit filed in Hong Kong, China. New World claimed in a suit filed in San Jose, California that PrediWave placed millions of dollars into sham investments. The lawyers found from bank records of PrediWave that the company made wire transfers to Modern Office Technology Ltd.

The article reports on a $3.3 million default judgment received by Seven For All Mankind in a trademark infringement lawsuit. The company filed the federal lawsuit in Manhattan, New York City in October 2006 against Steven S. Drummer, a broker who does business as Colter Bay Fashions in New York and across the U.S., and two other defendants. Seven For All Mankind alleged that the defendants engaged in trademark infringement, trademark counterfeiting, copyright infringement, unfair competition and false and deceptive business practices. Judge Alvin Hellerstein granted the request for a default judgment on May 19 after broker Steven S. Drummer failed to answer the complaint.

This article reports on a default judgment awarded to Treat Inc. in a trademark and a trade dress infringement suit against celebrity Jessica Simpson's Dessert Treat cosmetics line in the U.S. as of November 11, 2005. The judgment orders Dessert Beauty to deliver to Treat all infringing items made, sold or distributed by Dessert Beauty and to account to Treat for all its gains, profits and advantages obtained as a result of its infringement to Treat's trademark and trade dress.

Reports on the victory of Ann Taylor Stores Corp. in a lawsuit against Interstate Motor Inc. (IMC). Issuance of a default judgement against IMC by Judge Robert W. Sweet of the U.S District Court, Southern District of New York; Merits of the original complaint filed in September 2003; Amount in damages sought by the suing company.