Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) articles from August 2005

Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) archives from August 2005

2nd Circuit: Pop-up ads don't infringe retailer's trademark.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Eric Berkman In a decision that observers say is a significant victory for Internet advertising, the 2nd Circuit has ruled that an online marketing company did not infringe a retailer's trademarks by causing competitors' "pop-up"...

Commentary: The Internet Lawyer-Guarding against online identity theft.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Rick Edvalson (This article originally ran in Idaho Business Review, Boise, ID, another Dolan Media publication). According to AAA, many of us will travel this summer despite painfully high gas prices. That means the next few...

Commentary: The Internet Lawyer- Policies guiding employee 'bloggers' a must.
August 1, 2005... Byline: David C. Henderson and Matthew Feiner A recent survey found that more than 8 million people 7 percent of U.S. Internet users maintain online journals that are regularly updated and feature the opinions of the author, along with...

The Internet Lawyer- Music download ruling will likely lead to more litigation.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Correy E. Stephenson (This article originally ran in Lawyers Weekly USA, Boston, MA, another Dolan Media publication). The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in MGM Studios Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. that peer-to-peer file sharing...

The Internet Lawyer - E-case law update.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Special to The Daily Record A cable-based Internet service is not a "telecommunications service" subject to regulation under the Communications Act of 1934, the U.S. Supreme Court recently held in National Cable &...

Commentary: The Internet Lawyer - Re-tooling the small law firm.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Michael Giardina (This article originally ran in Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Detroit, MI, another Dolan Media publication). Practice management is a challenge for any law firm. However, managing workflow case documents, court...

Commentary: Planning for your family's future.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Ben Proctor With August here, many of us are likely benefiting from the planning we did earlier in the year to get the most out of our summer vacations with our families. If it is a good vacation, perhaps it can be attributed...

The Internet Lawyer - E-mail communications with clients and e-mail disclaimers: An ethics primer.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Sara Rittman (This article originally ran in Missouri Lawyers Weekly, St. Louis, MO, another Dolan Media publication). An attorney should consult with a client before communicating with the client by unencrypted e-mail. It is...

The Internet Lawyer - Michigan, Utah launch registries shielding kids from inappropriate e-mail.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Daily Record Staff Michigan and Utah last month became the first states in the U.S. to launch e-mail registries that allow parents to shield their children from undesirable messages. Michigan's child protection registry, called...

Commentary: The Internet Lawyer - Adobe Acrobat - More than just a form reader!
August 1, 2005... Byline: Bruce L. Dorner (This article originally ran in Lawyers Weekly USA, Boston, MA, another Dolan Media publication). Just about every lawyer has a copy of the free Adobe Reader installed on his or her computer. We all know that...

MD Legal Briefs: August 1, 2005.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Do-not-call case settled A Linthicum-based window contractor that was accused of making illegal telemarketing calls to consumers who had registered their telephone numbers with the national do-not-call...

Harford County first from gate on horse park proposal.
August 1, 2005... Byline: James Mosher Harford County is first out of the gate in trying to become home to a planned horse park, with several other proposals expected by this afternoon's deadline. The Maryland Stadium Authority, a government agency...

Letter to judge wasn't in evidence - CSA reverses father's conviction in baby boy's death.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Barbara Grzincic A Suitland man who confessed to killing his four-month-old son because the baby wouldn't stop crying is entitled to a new trial, the Court of Special Appeals has held. Ronald Brian Wearen's confession to Prince...

Baltimore County Councilman to propose building moratorium for Carney.
August 1, 2005... Byline: James Mosher Legislation that would impose a ban on new residential development in the Carney section of Baltimore County is being resurrected by a county councilman. A bill and a resolution that would enact a moratorium of up...

Light rail service will be unavailable for MD State Fair patrons this year.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Kara Kridler Maryland State Fair patrons could be in for a headache if they're planning to use public transportation to get to the event, fair officials said. Unlike the past several years, fairgoers will not have the option...

For Baltimore's West Side, proposed transit line stirs memories of Howard St. decline.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Dori Berman Merchants on downtown Baltimore's West Side fear a proposed transit line that would cut through the area could have the same devastating effect on business that construction of the light rail system did a decade ago....

Grotech Capital Group invests in talent.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Kathleen Johnston Jarboe Stephen M. Fredrick has agreed to join Grotech Capital Group in a move to deepen the venture firm's manpower in technology investments. The hiring increases the number of vice presidents and partners...

MD-based Advancis Pharmaceutical looks past big round of layoffs.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Joe Bacchus Advancis Pharmaceutical Corp. believes it will weather the loss of nearly 40 percent of its personnel. On Friday, the Germantown-based company announced it laid off 27 employees and would not fill the spaces of six...

Federal judge says convicted securities cheat's spouse must repay $1M transfer.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Daniel Ostrovsky The husband of convicted securities cheat Monica Lynn Coleman must pay more than $1 million he received from his wife to her creditors, a federal judge in Baltimore has affirmed. The decision is a victory for...

South Carolina city ordinance doesn't pass 4th Circuit's constitutional muster.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Caryn Tamber A city ordinance requiring a permit for parades, assemblies and demonstrations is unconstitutional because it contains no exception for small gatherings and is therefore too broad a restraint, the 4th U.S. Circuit...

ABA survey shows high level of pro bono participation.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Ann Parks For the first time, the American Bar Association has attempted to gauge how individual lawyers nationwide are doing in achieving their pro bono goals. The results are in and they're encouraging. "Supporting...

Baltimore homeless agency's move creates opportunities.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Jen DeGregorio Healthcare for the Homeless Inc. will soon leave its Park Avenue home on Baltimore's West Side and build a new health center twice its size on a city-owned lot on the corner of Hillen Road and the Fallsway on the...

MD-based Broadwing Corp.'s sales rise.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Staff Reports Broadwing Corp., of Columbia, a provider of voice, data and media technology and product, reported a second-quarter net loss of $38.3 million, or 52 cents per diluted share, on revenue of $222.2 million, versus a net...

MD-based United Industrial Corp.'s earnings drop.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Staff Reports United Industrial Corp., of Hunt Valley, a provider of defense, training and energy systems, reported second-quarter net income of $8.4 million, or 61 cents per diluted share, on revenue of $119.9 million, versus net...

MD Stadium Authority retains Minneapolis firm for economic impact study.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Staff Reports The Maryland Stadium Authority said it retained Minneapolis-based Conventions, Sports & Leisure to conduct an economic impact study for a planned auto racing park at the Allegany County Fairgrounds in Cumberland....

MD-based Constellation Energy Group's profit down.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Staff Reports Constellation Energy Group, of Baltimore, a holding company for energy-related businesses, reported second-quarter net income of $121.7 million, or 68 cents per diluted share, on revenue of $3.5 billion, versus net...

MD Court of Appeals rules juvenile's victim cannot appeal amount of restitution.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Ann Parks An El Salvadorian immigrant who was paralyzed at the hands of a teenage gunman in Columbia five years ago cannot challenge the $4,427 restitution order he was granted by the Howard County Circuit Court, the Court of...

MD's state's attorney's offices take steps to keep victim/witness information out of court database.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Caryn Tamber Though the Court of Appeals has decreed that Maryland courts may no longer block electronic access to all victim and witness information, those who advocate protecting addresses and phone numbers may yet get their way...

BioPark in West Baltimore gets research center as first tenant.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Dori Berman A University of Maryland School of Medicine research center, the first tenant at the new biotechnology park in West Baltimore, could help foster collaboration between faculty and researchers and private entities,...

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission seeks sanctions against MD stock broker Nathan Chapman.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Joe Bacchus Embattled Maryland stock broker Nathan A. Chapman Jr. has another date with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, this time to determine whether he should remain a registered broker. The SEC ordered an...

Frederick County, MD concerned by so many landowners wanting land rezoned for housing.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Jen DeGregorio A 40-acre horse rescue farm is one of dozens of properties whose fate may be determined by a new master plan that would guide development in the eastern part of Frederick County. HorseNet Horse Rescue Director...

4th Circuit denies media's request to unseal post-9/11 affidavits.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Barbara Grzincic The might of a united media front was insufficient to sway the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to unseal affidavits supporting post-9/11 search warrants or to force a lower court to maintain a public docket of...

MD Legal Briefs: August 2, 2005.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Day care giver sentenced A Baltimore County Circuit Court judge gave Erica Patrice Whiting two years of probation and ordered her to repay $8,866 to the Baltimore County Department of Social Services,...

Annapolis Bancorp reports second-quarter net income.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Annapolis Bancorp, parent company of BankAnnapolis, reported second-quarter net income of $672,000, or 16 cents per diluted share, a 47 percent increase over second-quarter 2004 net income of $457,000, or 11...

Harborside Healthcare Corp. of Boston reaches labor agreement with service employees union.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Harborside Healthcare Corp., of Boston, which owns skilled nursing and long-term care facilities, said it reached a labor agreement with the Service Employees International Union that averts a potential strike...

DiamondRock Hospitality Co. of Bethesda reports second-quarter net loss.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports DiamondRock Hospitality Co., of Bethesda, a real estate investment trust that invests in upscale hotels and extended-stay properties principally in North America, reported a second-quarter net loss for the...

At least 12 bids submitted to buy closed GM plant in Baltimore.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports At least 12 bids were submitted to buy the closed General Motors Corp. plant on Broening Highway in Baltimore, GM spokesman John M. McDonald said. Bids are still being accepted, he said. McDonald declined to...

MD-based SFA's Defense Products Division awarded $40M contract by U.S. Army.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports SFA Inc., of Crofton, a provider of engineering and research services for scientific and information technology applications, said its Defense Products Division, based in Frederick, was awarded a contract,...

Human Genome Sciences Inc. of Rockville receives $7M from GlaxoSmithKline.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Human Genome Sciences Inc., of Rockville, a pharmaceutical company that develops new pharmaceutical products through genomics, said it received $7 million from U.K.-based drug company GlaxoSmithKline for...

BAE Systems of Rockville awarded contract from U.S. Navy to develop vehicle armor system.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports BAE Systems, of Rockville, a provider of electronics, information systems and technology services, said it was awarded a three-year contract worth up to $2.8 million from the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval...

Baltimore County-based MIE Properties to move corporate headquarters to Woodlawn.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports MIE Properties Inc., a Baltimore County-based property developer, said it will move its corporate headquarters on Aug. 19 to a 46,000-square-foot building at 2560 Lord Baltimore Drive in Woodlawn. The company...

Baltimore City Council advances project to build hotel adjacent to convention center.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports The Baltimore City Council voted 8-7 yesterday to move out of committee the nine bills that would allow the city to float $305 million in revenue bonds to build a hotel adjacent to the Baltimore Convention...

Baltimore/Washington International Airport to begin next phase of terminal expansion.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Baltimore/Washington International Airport this week will begin the next phase of an expansion of its domestic terminal with work beginning near Concourse C. The goal of the expansion is to provide additional...

Baltimore County begins Project Heartbeat to help businesses buy defibrillators.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Baltimore County government has begun a new program called Project Heartbeat in which businesses can purchase defibrillators at reduced prices. County Executive James T. Smith Jr. announced the initiative at...

MD Stadium Authority to select winning site for state horse park from six entrants.
August 2, 2005... Byline: James Mosher The field is set at six. Now the entrants vying to become home to a state horse park will begin parading before the judges. The chief judge is the Maryland Stadium Authority, a government agency overseeing...

Baltimore County Councilman Vincent Gardina does not support Towson development summit.
August 2, 2005... Byline: James Mosher Baltimore County Councilman Vincent J. Gardina said he doesn't support the idea of a summit on development issues in Towson, suggested recently by a state senator. Gardina, a Democrat whose 5th District includes...

Court of Special Appeals rules 1st Mariner Arena can keep billboards.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Ann Parks The billboards can stay on Baltimore's 1st Mariner Arena, the state's second-highest court held yesterday. In an unreported opinion yesterday, the Court of Special Appeals rejected a challenge to a city zoning...

Coventry Health Care of Bethesda reports second-quarter net income.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Coventry Health Care Inc., of Bethesda, a managed health care company, reported second-quarter net income of $129.5 million, or $1.19 per diluted share, on revenue of $1.65 billion, versus net income of $84...

Carrollton Bancorp of Baltimore reports second-quarter net income.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Carrollton Bancorp, of Baltimore, parent of Carrollton Bank, reported second-quarter net income of $634,000, or 22 cents per diluted share, versus $355,000, or 12 cents per diluted share, for the prior-year...

Town and Country Trust of Baltimore reports rise in second-quarter Funds from Operations.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Town and Country Trust, of Baltimore, a multifamily real estate investment trust, reported second-quarter Funds From Operations of $9.3 million, or 45 cents per diluted share, on revenue of $34.4 million,...

Silver Spring-based United Therapeutics Corp. reports rise in second-quarter net income.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports United Therapeutics Corp., a Silver Spring-based company that develops pharmaceuticals to combat chronic and life-threatening cardiovascular, infectious and oncological diseases, reported second-quarter net...

Baltimore County weighs options for slaughterhouse.
August 3, 2005... Byline: James Mosher Rising demand for special meats, including kosher, and a shortage of centers to deliver them has prompted Baltimore County to support a study that may lead to the establishment of a local slaughterhouse. Complaints...

MD Legal Briefs August 3, 2005.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Three sisters indicted An Anne Arundel County grand jury indicted three sisters on multiple counts of felony theft, felony theft scheme and conspiracy to commit felony theft, the Maryland attorney...

Nonprofits leading Md. job growth.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Kara Kridler Maryland nonprofits added more than twice as many jobs as their for-profit counterparts in 2003, part of a five-year run during which the nonprofit sector has largely kept the state's job market afloat, according to a...

Developer's plan for Baltimore's Canton neighborhood stopped.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Jen DeGregorio Neighborhood opposition has apparently toppled a developer's plan to build a 30-story condominium tower, hotel and townhouses at Lighthouse Point in Baltimore's Canton neighborhood. Councilman James B. Kraft, who...

Maryland doctors to see less Medicare reimbursement.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Karen Buckelew Physicians soon may be seeing a decrease in their Medicare payment rates and if the trend continues, over the next six years the cuts could balloon to 26 percent. The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services,...

Coleman spouse vows to appeal federal judge's decison.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Daniel Ostrovsky The husband of securities fraud convict Monica Lynn Coleman plans to appeal last week's order by a federal judge that he must repay more than $1 million to his wife's creditors. In explaining his decision to...

Wife of Republican Party chair named Maryland's secretary of state by Gov. Ehrlich.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Dori Berman Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. yesterday appointed the wife of Maryland's Republican Party chairman to the position of secretary of state, a move that could cause a conflict of interest, depending on who you ask. Mary...

MD American Lung Assn. makes tobacco grants available to Baltimore organizations.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports As part of a grant provided by the Baltimore County Department of Health Cigarette Restitution Fund, the American Lung Association of Maryland is issuing requests for proposals from Baltimore County...

Salisbury funeral home offers Webcasts on the Internet.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports A Salisbury funeral home is expanding its services to offer Webcasts on the Internet. The service won't be available live, but friends and family can download a video after the funeral, said Holloway Funeral...

Vocus Inc. of Lanham selected by San Francisco agency for on-demand PR software.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Vocus Inc., of Lanham, which makes Web-based software for the corporate communications and public relations markets, said it has been selected by Text 100 Public Relations Consultancy, of San Francisco, a...

Suit: alarm firm's response was no match for lightning.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Caryn Tamber A couple whose house was severely damaged after it was struck by lightning is suing a builder for faulty construction and an alarm monitoring company for allegedly waiting for hours before alerting the fire...

Spirent Communications of Rockville furnishes Astaro Corp. with advanced testing equipment.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Spirent Communications Inc., of Rockville, furnished Astaro Corp., of Burlington, Mass., with advanced testing equipment, to enable Astaro to test and refine its Security Linux software for high-usage...

Ace*Comm Corp. of Gaithersburg to provide network data collection system to SE Asian telecom carrier.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Ace*Comm Corp., of Gaithersburg, a telecommunications and Internet service company, said it has been selected to provide a country-wide network data collection system to an unidentified Southeast Asian...

LA-based Lowe Enterprises Investors acquires industrial building in Hanover.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Lowe Enterprises Investors, of Los Angeles, said it acquired a 156,354-square-foot industrial building at 7190 Parkway Drive in Hanover for an undisclosed price on behalf of an unnamed investment client, from...

RGII Technologies of Annapolis awarded contract by the Smithsonian to create Web site.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports RGII Technologies Inc., of Annapolis, an information technology company that constructs and maintains computer networks, said it was awarded a five-year contract by the Smithsonian Institution to create a Web...

4th Cir. revives scientist's libel suit against NY Times.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Daniel Ostrovsky Media and constitutional law experts have expressed disappointment in last week's 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision to revive scientist Steven J. Hatfill's libel suit against the New York Times, even...

MD Court of Appeals rules accomplice rule applies to juvenile cases, but not in this one.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Ann Parks The common law rule requiring the testimony of an accomplice to be corroborated by independent evidence applies to juvenile proceedings as well as criminal cases, the Court of Appeals has held. The decision coming 94...

Maryland's small businesses are on the rise.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Joe Bacchus In 2002, Julie Ndjee was an information technology professional in Northern Virginia. The Cameroon native enjoyed cooking her own natural African-based products "health food with flavor," she said and decided to...

U.S. Dept. of Justice report tallies claims of prison rape.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Caryn Tamber When Keith DeBlasio was sent to federal prison for fraud in Baltimore more than 10 years ago, the judge never said anything about a death sentence. But that's what DeBlasio feels he was handed. Transferred to FCI...

Toronto-based OutdoorPartner Media Inc. sells advertising on recycling bins throughout Baltimore.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Kara Kridler In cities filled with billboards, blaring radios, newsstands and all kinds of grassroots marketing, OutdoorPartner Media Inc. hopes to find its advertising niche in the recycling bin. In its first foray into a...

Maryland and District of Columbia credit union leagues to merge the two associations.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Dori Berman The Maryland and District of Columbia credit union leagues will merge the two associations, combining the resources of two trade associations representing shrinking memberships. Members of the two credit union...

Federal Small Business Administration and Congress consider removing funding barrier.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Karen Buckelew The federal Small Business Administration and Congress are mulling the removal of restrictions that exclude small biotechnology companies from receiving federal grants if the firms get most of their funding through...

MD Legal Briefs: August 4, 2005.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Locked in, locked up Police in Ocean City charged a grandmother with child neglect and reckless endangerment for leaving her 7-month-old grandson alone in a locked sport utility vehicle for 20 minutes....

GenVec Inc. of Gaithersburg reports second-quarter net loss of $3M.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports GenVec Inc., of Gaithersburg, a biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for cancer, heart disease and vision loss, and vaccines for infectious diseases, reported a second-quarter net loss of $3...

EZ Scores LLC of Silver Spring introduces first voice-interactive fantasy sports via phone.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports EZ Scores LLC, of Silver Spring, which provides live sports cores and statistics via voice recognition over the telephone, introduced what it said is the first voice-interactive fantasy sports information...

MD Tech Development Corp. to assist S&M Engineering in promoting clean land practices in S.E. Asia.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports The Maryland Technology Development Corp. said it received $99,997 from the Council of State Governments to assist Crofton-based S&M Engineering Services in promoting "clean land" environmental management...

Old Line Bancshares of Waldorf reports second-quarter net income.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Old Line Bancshares Inc., of Waldorf, the parent of Old Line Bank, reported second-quarter net income of $242,685, or 11 cents per diluted share, versus net income of $150,355, or 7 cents per diluted share,...

U.S. Foodservice of Columbia to sell its Sofco business unit to U.K.-based company.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports U.S. Foodservice, of Columbia, a unit of Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch owner of Landover-based Giant Food, agreed to sell its Sofco business unit to Bunzl Distribution Midcentral Inc., a subsidiary of U.K.-based...

Discovery Education of Silver Spring unveils improvements to unitedstreaming.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Discovery Education, of Silver Spring, a unit of Discovery Communications Inc. that provides video-based educational tools, unveiled improvements to unitedstreaming, a digital, video-based learning resource...

Ocean City closer to adopting a law to require sprinklers in the resort's high-rises.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Ocean City is a step closer to adopting a law to require sprinklers in the resort's high-rises, following action by the Town Council giving the proposal preliminary approval. The measure requires buildings...

Construction begins on Laurel shopping center.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Construction has begun at the forthcoming Centre at Laurel, a 163,000-square-foot shopping center in Laurel. The project, developed by Annapolis-based Petrie Ventures Inc., will be anchored by a Shoppers Food...

Late proposal to Baltimore City Council raises more doubts for hotel opponents.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Jen DeGregorio Baltimore City Council members opposing a plan to build a publicly financed convention center hotel believe their case was bolstered yesterday by an Atlanta developer who proposed a significantly cheaper hotel paid...

Wholesale electricity prices in mid-Atlantic states go up again.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Wholesale electricity prices in the mid-Atlantic states rallied as forecasts for above-normal temperatures signaled increased use of air conditioners. Power for delivery today at PJM Interconnection, the...