Banks are all over the Docket this week trying to collect from developers and even each other. Plus some small business squabbles.
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3 strikes for local business
Three local companies declared bankruptcy this week, including the owner of a truck stop and motel near Kings Dominion and the owner of an 84-acre undeveloped tract of land, a trailer park and a Mexican restaurant.
Business Licenses 12.16.10
New permit for a jelly and jam company, plus new construction firms and some retail.
The Docket: Court Roundup for 12.14.10
Lots of businesses trying to collect unpaid bills, plus an unusually high number of slip and falls (the usual defendants, McDonald’s, Martin’s super market …) And a handful of medical malpractice, including one against a doctor and HCA for operating on the wrong side of the plaintiff’s brain.
New Business Licenses: 12.9.10
A new Cheese Steak on Parham, plus a new candle store and a business called The Nutty Virginian.
The R&D Dept.: New Patents for 12.8.10
Mostly industrial patents this week, including packaging innovations from MeadWestvaco and Philip Morris.
The Docket: Court Roundup for 12.7.10
A burly Docket this week. A lender is trying to recover $7 million from an operator of apartments. Plus a plaintiff claims he brought smoke-damaged clothes to a dry cleaners that were then destroyed in a fire. And a patron at Kings Dominion claims a ride ran over his foot.
Business Licenses for 12.2.10
A neat one this week: Central Virginia Relic Hunters Association. Plus a new law firm and some new restaurants.
The Docket: Court Roundup for 11.30.10
A commercial landlord with property on West Broad Street is trying to garnish wages to collect back rent. Plus several sexual harassment and discrimination suits. And a lender is trying to collect half a million dollars from a Richmond biotech firm.
Business Licenses for 11.25.10
New restaurants and new contractors. Best name: Hawkeye Racing Graphics.