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Tag Archive 'Landlord/Tenant'

(access required)">Writs granted on arbitration, slayer statute and workers’ comp issues (access required)

Posted in Civil Cases, Criminal Cases, Writs Granted on Sep 24th, 2010

The case of a Norfolk judge who refused to enforce an arbitration clause in a nursing home contract is among the more interesting of the first flush of petitions for appeal granted by the Supreme Court of Virginia after its writ panel session earlier this month. We look at the case, Medical Facilities of America [...]

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(access required)">Not so fast, Supreme Court tells trial judges (access required)

Posted in Civil Cases, Supreme Court Opinions on Feb 25th, 2010

The facts were different, but in two tort cases today the Supreme Court of Virginia re-emphasized that courts should not dismiss cases too early in the process. In one, a tenant filed suit against his landlord and a management company alleging that he suffered an eye injury and that his property was destroyed because the [...]

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