Default Judgment Entered Against Nonresponsive Insured In Fraud Dispute

Mealey's (January 20, 2022, 9:21 AM EST) -- WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Default judgment is warranted against an insured in a lawsuit she brought against her homeowners insurer seeking to force the insurer to pay her claim for damages from a fire that destroyed her home because the insured failed to respond to the insurer’s motion for default judgment and the insurer has sufficiently stated its claim for insurance fraud, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled Jan. 12 in granting the motion....