THOMPSON v. AMERICAN EXPRESS NATIONAL BANK (2025)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Joe THOMPSON a/k/a Joe L. Thompson, Appellant, v. AMERICAN EXPRESS NATIONAL BANK, Appellee.

Case No. 5D2024-3496

Decided: August 01, 2025

Joe L. Thompson, Merritt Island, pro se. No Appearance for Appellee.

Affirmed. See Ciotti v. Hubsch, 302 So. 3d 497, 499 (Fla. 5th DCA 2020) (“The effect of a default, such as the one entered against [the defendant] in this case, is that a defendant admits to all well-pleaded allegations of a complaint, including a plaintiff's entitlement to liquidated damages.” (citing Bowman v. Kingsland Dev., Inc., 432 So. 2d 660, 662 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983))); Sarasota Est. & Jewelry Buyers, Inc. v. Joseph Gad, Inc., 25 So. 3d 619, 621 (Fla. 2d DCA 2009) (recognizing that a trial court may award liquidated damages without notice to the defaulted defendant).

Per Curiam.

Wallis, Lambert, and Boatwright, JJ., concur.

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