Verijet, Inc. v. Vision Leasing 241, LLC
After Verijet's counsel withdrew, the trial court gave the corporation ten days to retain new counsel and, when it failed, struck its pleadings and entered a $2.9 million default final judgment. The Third District reversed the denial of Verijet's Rule 1.540(b)(1) motion, holding that the CEO's unrebutted affidavit—showing the order went to a closed branch office because of the former CEO's abrupt departure and corporate upheaval—established excusable neglect, a meritorious defense, and due diligence, so the default judgment must be vacated.
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