In the face of skepticism and on shaky legal ground, controversial Internet cafes continue to roll the dice and open locations in storefronts across Richmond.
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The Docket: Court Roundup for 1.4.11
A jammed packed docket this week. A local engineering firm wants a judgment of $375,000 against the Nature Conservancy. And in a fascinating case, another engineering firm wants its money back from a Richmond non-profit that it says received an enormous donation by an employee who stole those funds from it. Plus, municipalities are going after businesses that are late on business license fees.
Luck of the Irish runs out
Flying into Ireland the day after Christmas, two questions were on the mind of reporter Michael Schwartz: Where’s the nearest pub, and what will another country’s recession look like to an American who has the benefit of hindsight?
Back to the farm
The CEO of one of Richmond’s last independent brokerages has stepped down, but not before adding more than 10 offices and changing some of the personnel at the Richmond headquarters over the course of one year.
Gas station fuels development quandary
A planning group is requesting city funds to help buy out a gas station owner who is in no hurry to sell.
The Docket: Court Roundup for 11.09.10
A sports academy has a lease dispute with the Chesterfield sports complex SportsQuest. Plus a Pastor is suing a grocery store for firing him for allegedly not letting him work part-time on Sundays. A bank is trying to recover more than $1 million from a homebuilder on a line of credit, and an alleged embezzlement.
The Docket: Court Roundup for 11.2.10
Lots of businesses trying to collect bills, including landlords and contractors. Plus local publication “The Voice” is being sued for defamation while a former Lumber Liquidators employee claims he was dismissed on account of his race. And a slip and fall lawsuit with the plaintiff alleging he slipped on ice.
The Docket: Court Roundup for 10.26.10
We’ve beefed up the docket. Now it includes federal cases as well as our best catch yet of circuit court cases. This week a commercial landlord in Ashland is trying to collect unpaid rent, a member at a country club is trying to get information he alleges is being withheld, plus a suit against a drug store for filling the wrong prescription.
Foreclosures; 10.25.10
A home on Cary Street is on the list this week, plus a handful of other expensive homes and apartment units on Staples Mill Rd.
More dough, but a smaller piece of the pie
An FDIC report shows that many locally based banks saw their local deposit base increase in the past year but watched their share of the total market decrease thanks to Bank of America’s growth.