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Landlord/Tenant – Commercial Lease — Civil Practice – Statute of Limitations – Contract – Real Property
Palmetto Co. v. McMahon Even though the plaintiff-landlord titled its action as one for distraint, its claim for rent arose out of a commercial lease with the defendant-tenant, not out of its title to real property. Because a lease is a contract, the three-year statute of limitations applies.
Tort/Negligence – Dog Attack – Landlord/Tenant – Common Area – Strict Liability -Common Law – Attractive Nuisance – First Impression
Clea v. Odom Where the respondent-landlord knew a tenant’s dog was chained to a tree in the common area over which the landlord had control, there was a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the landlord had the dog in his keeping - within the meaning of our “dog bite statute” — when it attacked a two-year-old. Moreover, the landlord may be liable under the Residential Land[...]
Landlord/Tenant – Personal Injury – Townhouse Defect – Handrail – Notice – Other Handrail Failures
Salek v. Nirenblatt, Nirenblatt & Hoffman The plaintiff-tenant showed that there had been some problems with handrails in other townhomes at his complex, but he failed to show that there were enough such problems to give the defendant-landlord notice of a problem with the handrail in plaintiff’s townhome. We affirm summary judgment for the landlord.
Business Law
- Economy forces attorneys to get down to business
- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- Virginia Tech student got due process in hearing
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- My goal: Provide the information that you need now
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
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