Virgin Records America, Inc. v. Lacey

How courts have described this case

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• noting that submitting affidavits and documentary evidence to show statutory damages may meet the plaintiff’s burden of proving damages
• Plaintiff’s “allegations relating to the amount of damages are not admitted by virtue of default; rather, the court must determine both the amount and character of damages.”
• “Where the amount of damages sought is a sum certain, or where an adequate record has been made via affidavits and documentary evidence to show … damages, no evidentiary hearing is required.”
• “Where the amount of damages sought is a sum certain, or where an adequate record has been made via affidavits and documentary evidence to show … damages, no evidentiary hearing is required.”
• “Where the amount of damages sought is a sum certain, or where an adequate record has been made via affidavits and documentary evidence to show ... damages, no evidentiary hearing is required.”
• “While well-pleaded facts in the complaint are deemed admitted, plaintiffs’ allegations relating to the amount of damages are not admitted by virtue of default; rather, the court must determine both the amount and character of damages.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).