It’s taking longer than expected for a ruling in a $100 million lawsuit brought by Waterside District owners against the city of Norfolk over casino development rights after an appellate judge’s recusal.
The Court of Appeals of Virginia reheard arguments in the case in December following the recusal. The case was initially heard in July.
In October, an unnamed judge recused themself “from further participation in this matter due to a conflict of interest,” according to a filing in the court case. The document did not specify the conflict or when it was discovered. The Nov. 6 filing stated a new judge was tapped for the three-person panel and lawyers in the case were given options to either reargue the case in front of the panel with the new judge or provide a recording of the previous oral arguments.
