The Docket

Fascinating cases in the Docket this week including a local company trying to collect for work it did on a 103-acre development. Area contractors, construction and title companies get dragged into suits. And Kroger was sued twice this week.

A commercial real estate broker is trying to collect commissions and a law firm its legal fees. HHHunt is suing Henrico County about a zoning issue. And more lawsuits stemming from a shooting at Club Aurora. Plus a former fraternity member at Virginia Union University is suing for alleged hazing.

A restaurant is in a dispute with its landlord. Plus a partnership at a car dealer fell apart. And a bank is trying to collect on a loan to a furniture business.

Lots of healthcare lawsuits this week, including a plaintiff alleging that a surgeon took out the wrong ovary and a woman who claims she got salmonella poisoning from a local Arby’s. Plus two restaurant disputes, including one involving The Wilton Companies trying to collect $50,000 from a restaurant. And a malpractice case against a CPA.

Lots of collections efforts. Plus a shooting victim is suing a local nightclub for failing to prevent the violence and two franchisees unhappy with their lighting franchisor want out of the agreements.

Two M&A deals gone sour. More fallout from a failed real estate development in Chesterfield with a plaintiff trying to enforce a guarantee. And two subcontractors who are suing to get paid by a general contractor who remodeled a Harley Davidson dealership.

More suits against SportsQuest and this time defendants are coming after Chesterfield County, too. Plus more contractor disputes and a homeowners association wants the developer of a subdivison to pay taxes and hand over the common area. And in Richmond, a building inspector is suing for an accident that occurred while on an inspection.

Lots of landlord collections: One is chasing $40,000 from the business formerly known as “Suitable for Framing” and another is trying to get $300,000 from two restaurant at Regency including from a local BBQ joint. Plus SunTrust is chasing a bunch of LLC’s. Another mechanic’s lien at SportsQuest. And a patron claims she was injured at a local rock climbing wall and is seeking $20 million.

A packed docket this week: a local bank wants a receiver appointed for a new Henrico hotel, claiming it hasn’t been paid millions that it lent. Plus a dispute between a chef and Bookbinder’s restaurant. And an unusual lease squabble involving a tenant who claims she was shot by another tenant, and then not allowed to break her lease, even though she’d been shot by a tenant the leasing company allowed in the building. And a bank has a confessed judgement against SportsQuest for $300,000.