Ordered that the orders are affirmed, with one bill of costs.
We find that the default was deliberate and was not validly explained. Although ongoing settlement negotiations may constitute a valid excuse for a defendant's failure to timely serve an answer (see, Pettinato v Sunscape At Bay Shore Home Owners Assn.,
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