Brooks v. Dash
- Jed Rakoff
- 1:24-cv-09550
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Brooks v. Dash, Judge Rakoff entered final judgment against defendants for $78,289.57, plus interest and costs, on five counts.
Edwyna Brooks received a final judgment against Damon Dash, Raquel Horn, The Dash Group LLC, and Poppington LLC for $78,289.57, plus interest and $595 in costs.
What happened
Edwyna Brooks sued Damon Dash, Raquel Horn, The Dash Group LLC, and Poppington LLC, doing business as Dame Dash Studios. The judgment addressed five counts involving successor liability, a de facto merger, a fraudulent conveyance, aiding and abetting, and alter ego liability.
The court entered final judgment against all defendants, jointly and severally, for $78,289.57. It also awarded interest beginning December 13, 2024, at an annual rate of 5.33 percent, plus $595 in costs.
Judge Jed Rakoff entered the final judgment in favor of Edwyna Brooks. The opinion text refers to an earlier court order and docket entry but does not explain the underlying facts or reasoning for the five counts.
The detailed version
- Brooks v. Dash · No. 1:24-cv-09550
- Jed Rakoff
- May 16, 2025
Judgment
The court entered final judgment under its earlier order and Docket Entry 18. The judgment is against Damon Dash, Raquel Horn, The Dash Group LLC, and Poppington LLC, doing business as Dame Dash Studios, and in favor of Edwyna Brooks.
Counts Addressed
The judgment lists these five counts:
- Count I — Successor liability: between The Dash Group LLC and Poppington LLC.
- Count II — De facto merger: between The Dash Group LLC and Poppington LLC.
- Count III — Fraudulent conveyance: between Poppington LLC and The Dash Group LLC under the New York Uniform Voidable Transactions Act, previously identified as New York Debtor and Creditor Law §§ 272–276.
- Count IV — Aiding and abetting: involving The Dash Group LLC, Raquel Horn, and Poppington LLC.
- Count V — Alter ego liability: involving The Dash Group LLC, Damon Dash, Raquel Horn, and Poppington LLC.
Amount Awarded
The court entered judgment on all counts for $78,289.57, jointly and severally. Joint and several liability means the judgment applies to all defendants together and to each defendant individually for the judgment amount.
The judgment also awards interest beginning December 13, 2024, under 28 U.S.C. § 1961, at a stated annual rate of 5.33 percent. The judgment states that this equals $4,172.83 in annual interest or $11.43 per day on unpaid amounts. It additionally awards $595.00 in costs.
The supplied case date is used here because the signature line in the opinion text appears to read only “May [illegible], 2025.” Judge Jed Rakoff signed the judgment. The text does not provide the factual or legal reasoning underlying the earlier order or explain how each count was established.
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