In Ga., Promptness Is Key To Setting Aside Default Judgments

By Katy Robertson ( September 14, 2023, 5:20 PM EDT) -- In a recent and potentially costly ruling, the Georgia Court of Appeals vacated a lower court's decision to set aside a more than $10 million default judgment in Samsung Electronics America Inc. v. Brewer and Jordan Brewer v. Samsung Electronics America Inc. , directing the trial court in June to reconsider Samsung's motion under the proper legal standard, and clarify whether Samsung met its burden of proof to set aside the default judgment. [1]. . .

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