tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122110287031173892.post3207966901197205457..comments2023-10-29T08:51:55.333-07:00Comments on The Virginia Gentleman: VDOT Sues Daycare CenterThe Virginia Gentlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15624119013658673339noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122110287031173892.post-16801570294733498972009-11-23T20:12:04.155-08:002009-11-23T20:12:04.155-08:00Dennis,
Thanks for your comment. I wholeheartedly...Dennis,<br />Thanks for your comment. I wholeheartedly agree.The Virginia Gentlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624119013658673339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2122110287031173892.post-83253271394426038852009-11-20T07:24:26.878-08:002009-11-20T07:24:26.878-08:00How could this happen? Here's why. The incenti...How could this happen? Here's why. The incentives in Virginia favor litigation instead of mediation. There's no financial incentive for VDOT, or the private attorneys it hires for condemnation, to settle cases. <br />In Virginia property owners must pay their legal fees when they fight back. So, even when they win in court, they are never made whole because the expenses come from their final just compensation award. In Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington and Wisconsin the state must pay legal fees when the state low-balls the property owner, as was done in the Leave it to Beaver case. Repeated attempts to change this system have been defeated in Richmond by VDOT and its network of allies. <br />Dennis Hartigdennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06025901074924346250noreply@blogger.com