VLM Food Trading International, Inc. v. Illinois Trading Co.

How courts have described this case

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• rejecting argument that common industry practice was incorporated into written contract that did not mention practice and stating that “the content of each contract must be analyzed independently”
• explaining “[t]he basic effect of an entry of default is that upon default, the well-pleaded allegations of a complaint relating to liability are taken as true” (cleaned up)
• finding no indication of mutual intent to incorporate fee-shifting provision at time of contracting because fee shifting “was never mentioned during any negotiations, and none of [buyer]’s subsequent conduct indicates that it agreed to pay [seller]’s attorney’s fees”
• “after the default is established, and thus liability, the plaintiff still must establish his entitlement to the relief he seeks.” (internal quotation omitted)
• “The basic effect of an entry of default is that upon default, the well-pleaded allegations of a complaint relating to liability are taken as true.” (cleaned up)
• “The basic effect of an entry of default is that upon default, the well-pleaded allegations of a complaint relating to liability are taken as true.” (cleaned up)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).