9th Circuit Vacates Default Judgment Against Sugar Daddy Site For Improper Service

Mealey's (January 3, 2019, 1:20 PM EST) -- PASADENA, Calif. — In a Dec. 31 mandate, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals awarded costs to a Cyprus-based website operator that saw a default judgment ruling against it in a trademark lawsuit reversed, due to the plaintiff’s failure to properly serve the defendant with its summons and complaint (Reflex Media Inc. v. Apiriliaco Ltd., et al., No. 17-55505, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 34524)....