In re Landmark Communications, Inc.

By Judge Charles E. Poston

This case is before the Court upon Landmark Communications’ petition for authorization to publish legal notices in its weekly newspaper Inside Business. The Court holds that governing statute, Va. Code § 8.01-324, does not require publications with a second-class mailing certificate to obtain court approval before publishing legal notices. Thus, while the Court believes Inside Business meets the statutoiy requirements for publishing legal notices, it declines to rule on the petitioner’s motion as it is without legal authority to do so.

Inside Business has an audited…