Houston lawyer Robert S. Bennett, who secured a $110,000 default judgment earlier this month in a Facebook defamation suit against a former legal assistant, now wants to vacate the judgment and dismiss the suit with prejudice.

Bennett’s motion to vacate came after defendant Xiomara Collins filed a motion on Feb. 12 seeking a new trial on the ground, among several, that Bennett failed to properly attempt to serve her a copy of the petition.

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