Judge Enters Default Judgment, Awards More Than $2M For Elder Fraud, UCL Claims

Mealey's (April 29, 2021, 12:46 PM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California federal judge on April 27 adopted in full a magistrate’s recommendations and entered default judgment for more than $2 million in damages and attorney fees against a defendant accused of defrauding an elderly man and his wife and violating California law, including the unfair competition law (UCL), who has not answered or appeared in the suit....