OEC Freight, Inc. v. Don Smith & Associates, Inc.
OEC Freight (NY), Inc., doing business as OEC Group v. Storlie Furniture Distributors, LLC, doing business as Storlies Furniture Group, and Don Smith & Associates, Inc., doing business as Express Office Furniture
- Andrew Carter
- 1:23-cv-06299
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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OEC Freight v. Storlie Furniture, Judge Carter, entered a $1,580,166.18 judgment against DSA after no response to the court’s order.
OEC Freight (NY), Inc. received a $1,580,166.18 damages judgment plus statutory post-judgment interest against Don Smith & Associates, Inc.; the text does not state the effect on Storlie Furniture Distributors, LLC.
What happened
In OEC Freight (NY), Inc. v. Storlie Furniture Distributors, LLC, the judgment states that the plaintiff received no response to a subsequent court order. The judgment does not describe the underlying claims.
The court awarded OEC Freight $1,580,166.18 in damages against Don Smith & Associates, Inc., identified in the judgment as DSA. The judgment also awarded post-judgment interest at the statutory rate under 28 U.S.C. § 1961, calculated from the date the judgment was entered.
Judge Carter’s court entered the judgment on August 29, 2025. The opinion text provided does not include the August 29 order explaining the reasons for the award.
The detailed version
- OEC Freight, Inc. v. Don Smith & Associates, Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-06299
- Andrew Carter
- Aug. 29, 2025
Background
The Southern District of New York entered a judgment in favor of OEC Freight (NY), Inc., doing business as OEC Group. The judgment refers to an earlier court order dated August 29, 2025, and states that the plaintiff received no response to a subsequent order to show cause. The provided text does not explain the underlying claims or the earlier order’s reasoning.
Ruling
The court awarded the plaintiff $1,580,166.18 in damages against Defendant DSA, which the caption identifies as Don Smith & Associates, Inc., doing business as Express Office Furniture. The judgment also states that the plaintiff is entitled to post-judgment interest at the statutory rate under 28 U.S.C. § 1961, calculated from the date the judgment was entered. The judgment was dated August 29, 2025.
Effect
The judgment imposes the stated damages award and statutory post-judgment interest against DSA. The provided opinion text does not state the underlying legal basis for liability, explain the amount of damages, or describe the other defendant’s obligations.
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