The Docket

The Docket: Court Roundup for 4.19.11

A Paintball business claims a competing business opened up after it signed a non-disclosure agreement. The SPCA is suing a law firm for $1.5 million. And a bank wants a special receiver appointed for Meadow Creek Apartments. Plus collections efforts from businesses including an architecture firm.

The Docket: Court Roundup for 4.5.11

Lots of construction companies trying to collect. Plus a sprinkler company wants the court to affirm its Mechanic’s Lien on one of Justin French’s former properties, and asking that the property be sold. And a Richmond golf bag manufacturer is claiming a competitor is infringing on its patent.

The Docket: Court Roundup for 3.29.11

Lots of collection efforts this week, including Bank of Virginia, which is trying to recover more than a million dollars lent to a restaurant operator. Plus another feud at a condo/home owner’s association. A lawyer is suing a plaintiff from a previous case for making remarks in an article that criticized the fairness of the trial. And a motorist is suing a farm in Caroline County for damages allegedly incurred when a vehicle struck an errant cow that escaped from the farm.

The Docket: Court Roundup for 3.22.11

Altria wants a document storage company to look harder for paperwork it was storing and cannot find, while a gas station owner says the chain put another station too close. And trouble at a condo association in Henrico. Plus lots of landlords trying to collect from tenants. And a local law firm tries to collect an unpaid bill from a client.

The Docket: Court Roundup for 3.15.11

Lots of businesses trying to collect, including Valpak, a restaurant supply company and a bank trying to recover funds from a New Kent County builder. Plus a Richmond dance club is getting sued by a patron for injuries allegedly suffered at the hands of the bouncer.

The Docket: Court Roundup for 3.8.11

A landlord wants $35,000 in unpaid rent while a local bank is trying to collect $400,000 from a developer and $200,000 from a restaurant. Plus a $300,000 garnishment from a dentist.

The Docket: Court Roundup for 3.1.11

An architecture/engineering firm is trying to collect $200,000 related to work on the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts addition. A real estate feud involving Vistas o the James. Plus an accounting firm is being sued for malpractice and a Performance Food Group is trying to collect from a Stony Point restaurant. And Chesterfield is going to try and sell developments that are delinquent on taxes.

The Docket: Court Roundup for 2.22.12

Lots of disputes this week, including some interesting cases in the construction industry. For example, a contractor hired to fix a pond for the City of Richmond wants the court to approve higher compensation because the project was allegedly more complicated than the City said it was. Plus a woman claims she tripped in the buffet line at a Piccadilly restaurant when her foot got entangled in a mat.

The Docket: Court Roundup for 2.15.11

Capital One wants damages from a Richmond-based consultant. An architect tries to collect fees. A wrongful termination and defamation suit at Wellpoint. Meanwhile a former City Councilman has sued VCU and it’s current and former president. Plus A Valentines-Day slip and fall from 2009 and a plaintiff claims he cracked a tooth on an undercooked rice kernel at Taco Bell.