Chesterfield Circuit Court
Mid-Atlantic Field Services LLC v. Bobbie Samuel Barfield Jr.; Brandi Nicole Gwinn; Hydro Mole, LLC; All Service Powerwashing LLC; and County Line Garden Post LLC
Plaintiff, an industrial and municipality vacuuming and cleaning and hydro excavation services company, says defendants through Barfield, plaintiff’s former sales and operations manager, misappropriated trade secrets and sought to harm plaintiff in its business, trade and reputation, and unbeknownst to plaintiff, were directly competing with plaintiff and providing services directly to plaintiff’s clients in projects in the same market until Barfield’s resignation Feb. 8, 2023. Plaintiff seeks compensatory damages of $2 million and temporary and permanent injunctions, among other relief.
Attorneys: Joshua F.P. Long, J. Benjamin Rottenborn of Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black
Filed: 8/11/2023
CL23002932
Mid Atlantic Steel Erectors, Inc. v. Patriot Metalcraft, LLC
Plaintiff says defendant owes $52,714.50 for the lease of a crane and operator to erect steel on a data center building in Henrico.
Attorneys: N. Leslie Saunders Jr. of Saunders, Patterson & Mack
Filed: 8/11/2023
CL23002941
Gordon Food Service, Inc. v. Clissco Manufacturing, LLC d/b/a Clisso Salad Dressing; and Grey Clisso
Plaintiff says defendant purchased goods and services on credit and owes the balance of $33,586.41.
Attorneys: P. George Eliades II of The Eliades Law Firm
Filed: 8/14/2023
CL23002943
Insulation Specialties, Inc. v. Nations Roof MidAtlantic, LLC d/b/a Nations Roof Mid-Atlantic, LLC
Plaintiff says it provided materials, labor and equipment for asbestos roofing and flashing removal at the Dominion Energy Power Station in Surry, and defendant has failed to pay the balance due and owing of $162,840.93.
Attorneys: P. George Eliades II of The Eliades Law Firm
Filed: 8/14/2023
CL23002945
Henrico Circuit Court
KBS, Inc. v. Schindler Elevator Corporation
Plaintiff says defendant failed to deliver, install or inspect elevators, or to perform or manage the work in a workmanlike manner according to a project schedule at Rocketts Landing, leading to increased work and costs. Plaintiff asks damages of $340,000.
Attorneys: Courtney M. Paulk and Spencer S. Allen of Hirschler Fleischer
Filed: 8/17/2023
CL23005658
Richmond Circuit Court
Edward and Alexandra Pena v. JAG Construction Management LLC f/k/a JAG Construction LLC f/k/a JAG Real Estate Investments LLC
Plaintiffs say they purchased a home from defendant at 3216 Edgewood Ave., and because an inspector revealed a moisture problem in the basement, executed an addendum to the contract whereby defendant agreed to provide a one-year warranty on moisture barrier workmanship, and closed on Sept. 28, 2022. Plaintiffs says moisture intrusion was first brought to defendant’s attention in November, which defendant tried by failed to remediate, and moisture levels inside the wall cavities produced dangerous levels of mold. Plaintiffs say defendant has breached to warranty by not correcting the mold issue, not completing the necessary repairs or agreeing to pay them for the repairs, and they seek judgment of $48,137.98.
Attorneys: Alexander Hamilton of Ayers & Stolte
Filed: 8/14/2023
CL23003829
Christina Walls v. 1801 E. Main, LLC
Plaintiff says on Aug. 13, 2021, she fell due to a defect in the surface of a parking lot and seeks damages of $74,500.
Attorneys: Christopher C. Booberg of Booberg Law
Filed: 8/14/2023
CL23003834
Leonardo Brown v. Dunston Avenue Owner, LLC; Dunston Avenue Managers, LLC; Franklin Johnston Group Management & Development, LLC; and Franklin Johnston Associates LLC
Plaintiff, a tenant at Linden at Forest Hill, says in/about November 2021 as he descended a common area stairwell within the building, the handrail became detached, causing him to lose his balance and fall down the stairs, sustaining significant personal injuries. Plaintiff seeks judgment of $450,000.
Attorneys: M. Scott Bucci of Cantor Grana Buckner Bucci
Filed: 8/14/2023
CL23003835
Wooten Capital, LLC; DIM Investment Partners, LLC; Wooten Capital, LLC, derivatively on behalf of Valor Ventures, LLC; DIM Investment Partners LLC, derivatively on behalf of CRC Capital, LLC v. Valore, LLC; Blue Steel Capital, LLC; Roei Maudi; and Chad Cudworth
Plaintiffs say companies that defendants own or control that are involved in commercial real estate ventures have engaged in consistent and long-standing patterns of self-dealing, conversion, material breaches of operating agreements and limited partnership agreements, and breaches of fiduciary duty, to the detriment of plaintiffs and numerous interrelated companies, and seek damages of $1,453,472.28.
Attorneys: Stephen J. Stine of The Stine Law Firm
Filed: 8/15/2023
CL23003838
Lakeysha Harris v. T. Nathaniel Venning and Venning, Inc.
Plaintiff says she purchased land in Louisa from defendant in May 2022, paying $40,000, and defendant was to build a home on the land, with plaintiff fronting $75,000 via check at the end of May, and then defendant requested that in lieu of the check, she wire the $75,000 to him. Plaintiff says no work was done, and as of June 2023, defendant told her he having a “hard time” and once a property sold, he would repay the money. Plaintiff says defendant has wrongfully and unlawfully used her funds and seeks compensatory damages of $75,000, and punitive, $350,000.
Attorneys: Benjamin R Rand of Blackburn, Conte, Schilling & Click
Filed: 8/15/2023
CL23003860
Ahnaveya White v. Tamikqua Brown and Security Solutions Group & Investigative Services, Inc.
Plaintiff says on/about Aug. 27, 2022, she was using the self-checkout at Kroger, 902 N. Lombardy St., and the guard – Brown – began verbally assaulting her and accused her of stealing and started a physical altercation by pulling out pieces of her hair, handcuffing her and securing her in a small room until law enforcement arrived, which did not charge her with any crime. Plaintiff says defendant then had her charged with misdemeanor assault and battery by filing a criminal complaint with the magistrate, of which she was found not guilty. Plaintiff alleges malicious prosecution, false imprisonment and defamation and seeks judgment of $74,000.
Attorneys: W. Henry Jones and David H. Gates of CowanGates
Filed: 8/16/2023
CL23003865
Tyris Williams, administrator of the estate of Thurman Lee Williams Jr., deceased v. Bon Secours-St. Francis Medical Center L.L.C.
Plaintiff says because of defendant’s negligence following an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion on July 18, 2022, a post-operative hematoma in his neck went unrecognized, which caused blood to accumulate and compress his trachea, leading to asphyxiation for an extended time. Plaintiff says decedent suffered a massive brain injury – dying on Aug 26, 2022 – and seeks judgment of $5 million.
Attorneys: Howard W.R. Bullock and Edward J. McNelis III of Emroch & Kilduff
Filed: 8/16/2023
CL23003866
Chesterfield Circuit Court
Mid-Atlantic Field Services LLC v. Bobbie Samuel Barfield Jr.; Brandi Nicole Gwinn; Hydro Mole, LLC; All Service Powerwashing LLC; and County Line Garden Post LLC
Plaintiff, an industrial and municipality vacuuming and cleaning and hydro excavation services company, says defendants through Barfield, plaintiff’s former sales and operations manager, misappropriated trade secrets and sought to harm plaintiff in its business, trade and reputation, and unbeknownst to plaintiff, were directly competing with plaintiff and providing services directly to plaintiff’s clients in projects in the same market until Barfield’s resignation Feb. 8, 2023. Plaintiff seeks compensatory damages of $2 million and temporary and permanent injunctions, among other relief.
Attorneys: Joshua F.P. Long, J. Benjamin Rottenborn of Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black
Filed: 8/11/2023
CL23002932
Mid Atlantic Steel Erectors, Inc. v. Patriot Metalcraft, LLC
Plaintiff says defendant owes $52,714.50 for the lease of a crane and operator to erect steel on a data center building in Henrico.
Attorneys: N. Leslie Saunders Jr. of Saunders, Patterson & Mack
Filed: 8/11/2023
CL23002941
Gordon Food Service, Inc. v. Clissco Manufacturing, LLC d/b/a Clisso Salad Dressing; and Grey Clisso
Plaintiff says defendant purchased goods and services on credit and owes the balance of $33,586.41.
Attorneys: P. George Eliades II of The Eliades Law Firm
Filed: 8/14/2023
CL23002943
Insulation Specialties, Inc. v. Nations Roof MidAtlantic, LLC d/b/a Nations Roof Mid-Atlantic, LLC
Plaintiff says it provided materials, labor and equipment for asbestos roofing and flashing removal at the Dominion Energy Power Station in Surry, and defendant has failed to pay the balance due and owing of $162,840.93.
Attorneys: P. George Eliades II of The Eliades Law Firm
Filed: 8/14/2023
CL23002945
Henrico Circuit Court
KBS, Inc. v. Schindler Elevator Corporation
Plaintiff says defendant failed to deliver, install or inspect elevators, or to perform or manage the work in a workmanlike manner according to a project schedule at Rocketts Landing, leading to increased work and costs. Plaintiff asks damages of $340,000.
Attorneys: Courtney M. Paulk and Spencer S. Allen of Hirschler Fleischer
Filed: 8/17/2023
CL23005658
Richmond Circuit Court
Edward and Alexandra Pena v. JAG Construction Management LLC f/k/a JAG Construction LLC f/k/a JAG Real Estate Investments LLC
Plaintiffs say they purchased a home from defendant at 3216 Edgewood Ave., and because an inspector revealed a moisture problem in the basement, executed an addendum to the contract whereby defendant agreed to provide a one-year warranty on moisture barrier workmanship, and closed on Sept. 28, 2022. Plaintiffs says moisture intrusion was first brought to defendant’s attention in November, which defendant tried by failed to remediate, and moisture levels inside the wall cavities produced dangerous levels of mold. Plaintiffs say defendant has breached to warranty by not correcting the mold issue, not completing the necessary repairs or agreeing to pay them for the repairs, and they seek judgment of $48,137.98.
Attorneys: Alexander Hamilton of Ayers & Stolte
Filed: 8/14/2023
CL23003829
Christina Walls v. 1801 E. Main, LLC
Plaintiff says on Aug. 13, 2021, she fell due to a defect in the surface of a parking lot and seeks damages of $74,500.
Attorneys: Christopher C. Booberg of Booberg Law
Filed: 8/14/2023
CL23003834
Leonardo Brown v. Dunston Avenue Owner, LLC; Dunston Avenue Managers, LLC; Franklin Johnston Group Management & Development, LLC; and Franklin Johnston Associates LLC
Plaintiff, a tenant at Linden at Forest Hill, says in/about November 2021 as he descended a common area stairwell within the building, the handrail became detached, causing him to lose his balance and fall down the stairs, sustaining significant personal injuries. Plaintiff seeks judgment of $450,000.
Attorneys: M. Scott Bucci of Cantor Grana Buckner Bucci
Filed: 8/14/2023
CL23003835
Wooten Capital, LLC; DIM Investment Partners, LLC; Wooten Capital, LLC, derivatively on behalf of Valor Ventures, LLC; DIM Investment Partners LLC, derivatively on behalf of CRC Capital, LLC v. Valore, LLC; Blue Steel Capital, LLC; Roei Maudi; and Chad Cudworth
Plaintiffs say companies that defendants own or control that are involved in commercial real estate ventures have engaged in consistent and long-standing patterns of self-dealing, conversion, material breaches of operating agreements and limited partnership agreements, and breaches of fiduciary duty, to the detriment of plaintiffs and numerous interrelated companies, and seek damages of $1,453,472.28.
Attorneys: Stephen J. Stine of The Stine Law Firm
Filed: 8/15/2023
CL23003838
Lakeysha Harris v. T. Nathaniel Venning and Venning, Inc.
Plaintiff says she purchased land in Louisa from defendant in May 2022, paying $40,000, and defendant was to build a home on the land, with plaintiff fronting $75,000 via check at the end of May, and then defendant requested that in lieu of the check, she wire the $75,000 to him. Plaintiff says no work was done, and as of June 2023, defendant told her he having a “hard time” and once a property sold, he would repay the money. Plaintiff says defendant has wrongfully and unlawfully used her funds and seeks compensatory damages of $75,000, and punitive, $350,000.
Attorneys: Benjamin R Rand of Blackburn, Conte, Schilling & Click
Filed: 8/15/2023
CL23003860
Ahnaveya White v. Tamikqua Brown and Security Solutions Group & Investigative Services, Inc.
Plaintiff says on/about Aug. 27, 2022, she was using the self-checkout at Kroger, 902 N. Lombardy St., and the guard – Brown – began verbally assaulting her and accused her of stealing and started a physical altercation by pulling out pieces of her hair, handcuffing her and securing her in a small room until law enforcement arrived, which did not charge her with any crime. Plaintiff says defendant then had her charged with misdemeanor assault and battery by filing a criminal complaint with the magistrate, of which she was found not guilty. Plaintiff alleges malicious prosecution, false imprisonment and defamation and seeks judgment of $74,000.
Attorneys: W. Henry Jones and David H. Gates of CowanGates
Filed: 8/16/2023
CL23003865
Tyris Williams, administrator of the estate of Thurman Lee Williams Jr., deceased v. Bon Secours-St. Francis Medical Center L.L.C.
Plaintiff says because of defendant’s negligence following an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion on July 18, 2022, a post-operative hematoma in his neck went unrecognized, which caused blood to accumulate and compress his trachea, leading to asphyxiation for an extended time. Plaintiff says decedent suffered a massive brain injury – dying on Aug 26, 2022 – and seeks judgment of $5 million.
Attorneys: Howard W.R. Bullock and Edward J. McNelis III of Emroch & Kilduff
Filed: 8/16/2023
CL23003866