No removal for landlord cases an issue, lawyer says 
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Published: October 1, 2010
Tags: Civil Procedure, Landlord/Tenant, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
A Richmond lawyer wants to refocus attention on whether Virginia should again allow defendants in some civil cases to pull the plaintiff’s case from general district court up to circuit court.
It’s a procedural tactic that was rejected by the General Assembly in 2007. Lawyer Mark R. Colombell argues for reenactment of the removal statutes or ...
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