(November 8, 2016, 11:48 AM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A panel of the Virginia Supreme Court on Nov. 3 upheld a trial court judge’s decision to granting pleas in bar filed by subcontractors and sureties that were sued by a general contractor hired to perform work at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech), finding that the defendants did not waive the statute of limitations when entering into contracts with Hensel Phelps Construction Co. (Hensel Phelps Construction Company v. Thompson Masonry Contractor Inc., et al., No. 151780, Va. Sup.; 2016 Va. LEXIS 166)....