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· 10/12/1982

Sternbach v. Sirota

Citations

  • 459 U.S. 908
  • 103 S. Ct. 213

How courts have described this case

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  • finding that attorney oversight in failing to timely file an answer was not willful where attorney participated in litigation before and after default and therefore vacating default
  • holding that racketeering damages do not abate
  • “A claim survives the death of a party if the claim is remedial rather than punitive.” (citations omitted)

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