Recount Petition Came Too Late 
By Deborah Elkins
Published: January 11, 2012
Tags: Civil Rights, Goochland County Circuit Court, Judge H. Vincent Conway, Judge John G. Berry, Judge Randall D. Smith, Virginia Circuit Courts
A Goochland County Circuit Court dismisses a petition for recount as petitioner did not cause the petition to be served on respondent within 10 days after certification of the election results as required by Va. Code § 24.2-801. The court grants the Special Appearance Motion to Dismiss. It is ordered that the petition filed herein [...]
Contract – Mandatory ADR – Contractor – Wrongful Termination Claim 
By Deborah Elkins
Published: May 4, 2010
Tags: Contract, Culpeper County Circuit Court, Judge John G. Berry, Virginia Circuit Courts
In a contractor’s dispute with defendant hospital, the parties clearly agreed to require the contractor to first submit claims to the architect and use informal negotiation, then mediation, prior to filing suit, and a Culpeper County Circuit Court sustains the hospital’s plea in bar and dismisses the contractor’s suit. Defendant hospital contends plaintiff contractor failed [...]

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