To obtain relief from a default judgment, a party is required to demonstrate both a reasonable excuse for the default and a meritorious claim or defense to the action (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]; Facsimile Communications Indus., Inc. v NYU Hosp. Ctr.,
The court properly found plaintiff's default excusable, particularly in view of the strong public policy of deciding cases on the merits (see...
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