The Docket

A developer claims a construction company failed to properly staff and manage an apartment project and wants more than $2 million, and Shoney’s wants to collect $89,000 because its fire-suppression system failed.

The City of Richmond is going after business owners for unpaid personal property and real estate taxes, and a former VCU employee claims $375,000 in damages for race and age discrimination. For the entire list of cases, become a BizSense Pro member.

An HVAC service technician claims $600,000 in damages for his age- and disability-related firing, a banker says he’s due $265,000 in commissions and severance, and a couple claims fraud in their attempt to obtain a mortgage loan.

A property group says it is owed nearly $900,000, and VCU Health claims $200,000 in damages after a security guard reportedly was absent for three hours while a building flooded. Become a BizSense Pro member to read all this week’s cases.

Potomac Mills Mall claims $3 million in damages for stones falling off the façade, a community association wants $370,000 for subpar work on three pools, and a former employee of a home improvement chain alleges the company condoned sexually charged behavior in the workplace.

A contractor claims a bank opened an unauthorized business account and wants $173,000 in compensation for forged checks, and a landlord says it is owed $191,000 in unpaid rent, taxes and maintenance for a Shockoe Bottom property. To read all the cases, become a BizSense Pro member.

A dentist claims $2 million in damages from a law firm over a buy-sell agreement with his partners, and the former principal at a school that serves children in crisis wants $2.6 million for defamation. For all this week’s cases, become a BizSense Pro member.

A homeowner claims $2 million in damages after a resident of a nearby group home twice broke into her house and attempted to assault her, and a funding company says several businesses are in default. To get the complete list, become a BizSense Pro member.

Plaintiffs say proceeds from their home sale were wired to an unknown party and want compensation from a realty company, and a plaintiff says he’s owed $500,000 after a rental car company falsely accused him of not returning the auto and had him arrested.

An investors’ organization claims $3.8 million in damages for encroachment and interference, and a Richmond City Jail inmate who says his leg was amputated after pleas for medical attention were ignored wants $5 million in compensation.