Alex Murdaugh Owes $14 Million Judgment to Berkley Insurer

A federal court issued a $14.8 million default judgment against Alex Murdaugh Thursday in a W. R. Berkley Corp. insurance unit’s fraud suit, after the convicted murderer said he couldn’t pay and defending himself would waste the court’s time.

There’s no reason to delay the judgment given that Murdaugh admitted fault and waived a damages hearing, Judge Richard Mark Gergel, of the US District Court for the District of South Carolina, said in an order.

Murdaugh was sentenced last year to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing from his former law firm’s clients and housekeeper’s ...