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Getting Liquidated Damages in Your Default Judgment

By Luke Farley

Owners, if you want liquidated damages to be included in your default judgment against a contractor, then be sure to plead the LDs in your complaint.

In Aoun & Cole, Inc. v. Fitzpatrick, a new, unpublished opinion from the N.C. Court of Appeals, the court affirmed an order under Rule 60(b)(6) setting aside liquidated damages that were awarded to an owner against a contractor as part of a default judgment.

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