Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) articles from June 2007

Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) archives from June 2007

Maryland Legal Briefs: June 1, 2007.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Maryland Daily Record Staff Legal Advice Jim Astrachan analyzes legal challenges to material displayed on the Internet. Page 2B Suspect tries to flee A man on trial for allegedly killing a correctional officer tries to run out...

Maryland boards announce new members: June 1, 2007.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Maryland Daily Record Staff Seven new trustees, including four alumni, were named to the McDaniel College Board of Trustees. Trustee Martin K.P. Hill, president of Hill Development Group LLC of Manchester, Md., was elected board...

Md.-based Vertis Communications promotes James G. Foley to senior vice president, human resources.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Maryland Daily Record Staff Vertis Communications promoted James G. Foley to senior vice president, human resources. Foley makes the move from vice president, a human resources post he held since April 2005. With 27 years of human...

Maryland health care facilities announce staffing changes: June 1, 2007.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Maryland Daily Record Staff Mary Pat Marzullo has been promoted to director of volunteer services at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. Marzullo brings nine years of volunteer management experience to the position, including serving...

Maryland Art with a Heart hires a development coordinator and program director.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Maryland Daily Record Staff Laurie Hare has been hired as development coordinator and Jamie Kaufmann has been hired as program director by Art with a Heart. Hare is responsible for managing the organization's fund-raising...

Maryland real estate firms announce staffing changes: June 1, 2007.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Maryland Daily Record Staff Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has added Joan Solomon to its management team as the branch vice president for the Greenspring Valley office. Solomon has been a successful and established member of...

Baltimore-based Harborplace & The Gallery announces the opening of three national retailers.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Maryland Daily Record Staff Harborplace & The Gallery, Baltimore's No. 1 tourist attraction where more than 13 million visitors annually come to shop, dine and enjoy entertainment, announced the opening of three national retailers:...

Maryland-based Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. to pay 23 cents per share for second quarter.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Maryland Daily Record Staff Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc., of Olney, parent company of Sandy Spring Bank, said it will pay a regular quarterly dividend of 23 cents per share for this year's second quarter, a one-cent increase over the...

New York-based real estate investment firm buys Maryland office tower.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Maryland Daily Record Staff The JBG Cos., of Chevy Chase, together with Brookfield Properties Corp. and CIM Group, announced that affiliated partnerships have completed the sale of the office tower of Waterview to The Paramount...

Maryland-based Marriott International Inc. and Viacom to create resorts with amusement parks.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Maryland Daily Record Staff Marriott International Inc., of Bethesda, the largest U.S. hotel operator, and Viacom Inc.'s Nickelodeon cable network, said they will jointly create a chain of resorts with amusement parks. As many as...

Baltimore's C&D Bridge repairs to begin next week.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Maryland Daily Record Staff Inspections and maintenance repairs could stem traffic across the C&D Canal Bridge through September. The bridge in Chesapeake City will be narrowed to one lane for the next week, with other closures...

Maryland-based Wilmer Eye Institute to break ground for new $100M research and clinical facilities.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Maryland Daily Record Staff Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins will break ground Wednesday for a new, $100 million, 200,000-square-foot structure to house additional research and clinical facilities, across the street from the...

California-based Imperial Capital Bank announces the opening of its first branch east of Nevada.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Maryland Daily Record Staff California-based Imperial Capital Bank announced the opening of its first branch office east of Nevada, in the lobby of St. Paul Plaza at 200 St. Paul Place in downtown Baltimore. The 3,467-square-foot...

Maryland judge refuses to block the pending $15.6B merger between two drug companies.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Maryland Daily Record Staff A judge Thursday refused to block the pending $15.6 billion merger between drug companies MedImmune Inc., of Gaithersburg, and AstraZeneca PLC, saying the purported MedImmune shareholder who filed a...

Maryland-based Calvert Group announces new mutual fund.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Maryland Daily Record Staff Calvert Group, of Bethesda, the nation's largest family of socially screened mutual funds, announced the launch of the Calvert International Opportunities Fund, a mutual fund that seeks long-term capital...

On the Move.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Staff and wire reports BANKING SunTrust Bank Maryland announced that the following associates were named assistant vice presidents within its sales and marketing area: Brenda Anderson, marketing sales coordinator, and Lynn Sheeler,...

Maryland developers discuss turning 'nonplace' airports into anchors for homes, shops and hotels.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Jen Degregorio Seeking ways to cash in on consumers' new consciousness about the environment and all things "green," developers have been paying extra close attention to mass transportation. Subway stops, bus depots and other...

Commentary: The Pursuit of Justice.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Steven I. Platt As the lawyers and judges of Maryland prepare to pack their bags for a trip to Ocean City to participate in the "Joint Bench Bar Conference" in mid-June, they will no doubt make important personal and professional...

Commentary: Social networking sites, Facebook and MySpace, compete for number one position.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Larry Fiorino Facebook and MySpace are two of the top competitors in the digital networking world, constantly vying for the No. 1 position. Once again, the social networking competition has heated up after Facebook announced their...

News Summary.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Staff and wire reports MedImmune deal advances A judge Thursday refused to block the pending $15.6 billion merger between drug companies MedImmune Inc., of Gaithersburg, and AstraZeneca PLC, saying the purported MedImmune...

Maryland-based Villa Julie College pins hopes on its new 60,000-square-foot business school.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Louis Llovio In a move that Villa Julie officials hope will ultimately lead to the school becoming a university, the college broke ground Thursday on its new 60,000-square-foot, $13 million business school in Owings Mills. The...

Baltimore Gas & Electric critics ask for more regulation on the eve of a 50 percent rate increase.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Andy Rosen Consumer and labor advocates on Thursday railed against Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. on the eve of a 50 percent increase in power costs for most of the utility's residential customers. At a rally in front of the...

Week in Review.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Staff and wire reports Stadium labor review The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation said Tuesday that it is investigating Knight Facilities Management Inc. for not paying day laborers a living wage to clean both...

University of Maryland's dental lab turns dreams into smiles.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Karen Buckelew The University of Maryland Dental School's state-of-the-art laboratory is a dream for Dr. Le Trung Chanh. And that sentiment is appropriate because the lab on the fifth floor of the school's new, $142 million...

Place to Be.
June 2, 2007... The Place to Be calendar lists upcoming entertainment and social events throughout Maryland. Ongoing The Severna Park Farmers' Market will remain open every Saturday until Oct. 27. The market will carry annuals and perennials, herbs,...

Sandy Spring Bancorp, of Olney, completes acquisition of CN Bancorp.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff Sandy Spring Bancorp, of Olney, said it completed its acquisition of CN Bancorp Inc. and its subsidiary, County National Bank of Glen Burnie, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $44.1 million. The...

Layoffs still possible after 41 leave The Baltimore Sun.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Dori Berman With the latest round of employee buyouts at The Baltimore Sun Co. complete, 41 fewer workers will report to work for the paper this week, though the company had said it was looking to cut 50 jobs. It is not yet clear...

Bethesda-based Calvert Group adds mid-size fund to stable.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Andy Rosen Calvert Group Ltd. has responded to the growing thirst for diversification in the socially responsible investment community by adding a new mutual fund that specializes in small to mid-sized international companies. The...

ENABLE-MD shuts doors.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Karen Buckelew Ninety-seven chronically ill patients in Baltimore are just a few days into their new lives without the community health workers who have helped them navigate the complicated maze of the health care system....

Maryland Court Digests: June 4, 2007.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff Maryland Court of Appeals Administrative Review of agency decision BOTTOM LINE: Circuit court failed to apply appropriate standard of review in judicial review of administrative decision where agency's decision...

Federal Court Digests: June 4, 2007.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff U.S. Supreme Court Education Rights of parents under IDEA BOTTOM LINE: IDEA grants parents independent, enforceable rights, which are not limited to procedural and reimbursement-related matters but...

Law Digest.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Staff and wire reports COURT OF APPEALS Administrative Law, Substantial evidence review of agency decision: Circuit court failed to apply appropriate standard of review in judicial review of administrative decision where...

Maryland Law Movers: June 4, 2007.
June 4, 2007... Byline: The Daily Record staff Dina R. Billian is the newest member of the recruitment department of Miles & Stockbridge P.C. As the recruitment manager and pro bono coordinator, Billian will be responsible for the recruitment of law...

USEC Inc., of Bethesda, signs energy contract.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff USEC Inc., of Bethesda, a global energy company that supplies enriched uranium fuel for commercial nuclear power plants, said Friday it signed a five-year contract with the Tennessee Valley Authority for electric...

Rockville-based Novavax Inc.'s bird flu vaccine advances.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff Novavax Inc., of Rockville, a drug delivery company focused on women's health and infectious diseases said very low doses of its experimental vaccine protected against lethal amounts of bird flu virus in a test...

Timothy C. Scheve to leave Baltimore-based Legg Mason.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff Baltimore-based asset management firm Legg Mason Inc., the second-largest U.S. fixed-income manager, said Chief Administrative Officer Timothy C. Scheve plans to leave the company to become the CEO of Janney...

Greater Baltimore Medical Center Fertility Center acquired.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff Shady Grove Fertility Reproductive Science Center, of Rockville, announced its acquisition of the Greater Baltimore Medical Center Fertility Center in Towson. Financial terms of the transaction were not...

Base salaries for first-year associates in Baltimore firms are soaring.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Caryn Tamber What's the difference between Court of Special Appeals Chief Judge Joseph F. Murphy Jr. and a first-year associate at Venable? Thirty-eight years of legal experience, 23 years on the bench, and $52 a year in salary....

At Montgomery County law firm, energy is in the air.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Cynthia Di Pasquale A Rockville law firm has become the first in the state to convert to wind-generated power for all its energy needs -- but don't expect to see turbines on the roof or windmills in the parking lot. Stein Sperling...

Legal Review.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Staff and wire reports Legal Review May 29 through June 1 Pause over 'de facto parent' The Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in a major same-sex child-custody case, with several judges expressing reservations about...

Hodes, Pessin & Katz P.A.: A Baltimore haven for big-firm refugees.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Caryn Tamber Michael C. Hodes knows his 46-lawyer firm can never compete in the salary wars with the DLA Pipers or Saul Ewings of the world. Hodes, Pessin & Katz P.A. pays its starting associates between $70,000 and $80,000, not...

Washington D.C.-based law firm pays same salary at Baltimore office.
June 4, 2007... Byline: CARYN TAMBER There is at least one major firm in Maryland that's not blaming the competition for forcing associate pay raises. That's Washington, D.C.-based megafirm Hogan & Hartson LLP, which, at $160,000 for associates starting...

Salary increases elsewhere trickle down to Maryland firms.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Caryn Tamber Large firms in Maryland, in contrast to those in New York and Washington, D.C., do not march in lockstep when it comes to associate salaries. While earlier this year, most of the large firms in those two markets...

Commentary: More Law.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Christopher A. Eddings To our readers in Maryland's legal community: There's a framed copy of the very first front page of The Daily Record hanging on the wall beside my desk. The date was Oct. 2, 1888. Grover Cleveland was in the...

Q&A with Nina Totenberg: Legal Affairs Correspondent, Washington Desk, National Public Radio.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Cynthia Di Pasquale For the last three decades, Nina Totenberg has made a name for herself explaining the loftiest, and sometimes most arcane, legal issues for the masses. A non-lawyer herself, she's chronicled the Supreme Court...

Maryland Court of Appeals says discovery demands good faith.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Caryn Tamber A couple representing themselves in a medical malpractice lawsuit so abused the discovery process that a trial judge was right to grant the other side's motion for summary judgment, the state's top court has held....

Maryland attorney works with organization that protects intellectual property rights for kids.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Caryn Tamber Jeffrey C. Maynard's pro bono clients are a lot like his paying clients -- only shorter. Maynard, a patent attorney with Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP, works with an organization called By Kids For Kids to help...

AmeriDebt founder Andris Pukke freed from prison.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Ben Mook A federal judge has signed off on the conditional release of AmeriDebt founder Andris Pukke, who had been in prison on contempt charges since May 2. Pukke was jailed for failing to live up to a 2006 settlement with the...

Maryland appellate court says real estate partner can't cut his own deal.
June 4, 2007... Byline: Cynthia Di Pasquale A partner in a real estate joint venture violated the terms of the venture's operating agreement by contracting to purchase -- on his own -- prime Bethesda real estate that it had jointly leased through the...

News Summary.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Staff and wire reports Hearst-Argyle, YouTube link Television and radio station operator Hearst-Argyle Television Inc., which owns WBAL-TV Channel 11 in Baltimore, said it entered into a revenue-sharing deal with Internet search...

Md. Court of Appeals: 'Cheek' search unreasonable.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Barbara Grzincic By a 4-3 vote, the state's highest court reversed the conviction of a suspected drug dealer whose buttocks were spread and poked at a Dundalk car wash. That was too intimate a search to be conducted in a public...

No smoldering anger: Howard County bars go smoke free.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Dori Berman Usually by 11 p.m. Kevin Parker and Ernie Homs are breathing air thick with smoke. But this past weekend, the first following the deadline for Howard County bars to go smoke free, the bouncers at La Palapa Grill and...

Dundalk law firm accuses ex-bookkeeper of theft, fire.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Cynthia Dipasquale A Dundalk law firm claims its former bookkeeper went on a spending spree with more than $1.4 million in embezzled funds, buying real estate and five vehicles, and then set fire to its office to destroy the...

Maryland Public Service Commission examining 'standard offer' rates for mid-sized companies.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Andy Rosen Mid-sized commercial and industrial power customers could find out Thursday what they will pay for electricity if they continue to buy from their utility company this fall, as the state continues to use a system that...

Baltimore's top economic official calls $1.9M condos 'real risk' for developers.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Jen Degregorio Baltimore's top economic official said Monday that the developers of the Four Seasons hotel and condominium project being built at the city's Inner Harbor East were taking a "a real risk" because "Baltimore is not a...

Hearst-Argyle Television Inc. enters into revenue-sharing deal with Google Inc. and YouTube.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports Television and radio station operator Hearst-Argyle Television Inc., which owns WBAL-TV Channel 11 in Baltimore, said it entered into a revenue-sharing deal with Internet search leader Google Inc....

Rite Aid closes $3.9B deal.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports Rite Aid Corp., the nation's third-largest drugstore chain, said it closed an approximately $3.9 billion cash-and-stock deal to add more than 1,850 Brooks and Eckerd stores and six distribution...

President/CEO of Maryland Zoo in Baltimore to leave post.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports Maryland Zoo in Baltimore President and CEO Billie Grieb announced she will leave the position in December. Grieb, who has been president and CEO of the third-oldest zoo in the country since 2002,...

I4 Commerce Inc. of Timonium broadens its reach.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports I4 Commerce Inc., of Timonium, which develops and offers payment services to e-commerce, catalog and multi-channel retail merchants, unveiled Bill Me Later Business, a new payments service for...

Baltimore-based safeTspace's new product.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports safeTspace Inc., of Baltimore, which provides identity verification technology for users of social networking and other online communities, said it launched an online security tool to protect...

United Industrial Corp. of Hunt Valley establishes new revolving credit facility.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports United Industrial Corp., of Hunt Valley, parent company of defense contractor AAI Corp., said it established a new revolving credit facility totaling $200 million with a syndicate of nine banks led...

Verizon Maryland launches all-digital FiOS fiber-optic TV service in Towson area.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports Verizon Maryland, a subsidiary of New York-based Verizon Communications Inc., announced the launch of its all-digital FiOS fiber-optic TV service in the Towson area of Baltimore County. The new...

GXS Inc. of Gaithersburg signs up Kewill Systems Plc of London.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports GXS Inc., of Gaithersburg, which operates one of the world's largest business-to-business e-commerce services, said it signed up Kewill Systems Plc, of London, as its preferred global B2B network...

Federal Realty Investment Trust of Rockville acquires Shoppers' World in Charlottesville, Va.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports Federal Realty Investment Trust, of Rockville, a real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, management, development and redevelopment of prime retail and urban mixed-use properties,...

Phillips Edison & Co. of Baltimore announces several acquisitions.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports Phillips Edison & Co., of Baltimore, a retail real estate owner, developer and manager, announced several acquisitions, bringing the number of its neighborhood and community shopping centers to 155...

Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce schedules business conference and expo.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports The Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce has scheduled a business conference and expo on June 14 at Martin's West, and said it expects representatives from more than 300 businesses around the region...

Number of black Frederick police officers remains short of minority hiring goal.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports The number of black Frederick police officers remains short of a minority hiring goal set nearly 15 years ago, according to the Frederick Police Department. Fourteen blacks are among the agency's...

Firearm felon sentenced in Cecil County Circuit Court.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports A Cecil County Circuit Court judge sentenced Curtis Dale Rhoades, 48, of Elkton, to a year of imprisonment, but suspended all but 30 days, after Rhoades pleaded guilty to the illegal possession of a...

Hyattsville man charged in Howard County District Court with failing to report oil spill.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports Carlos Perea, 37, of Hyattsville, was charged in Howard County District Court with failing to report an oil spill, the Maryland attorney general's office said Monday. Perea allegedly permitted oil...

News Summary.
June 6, 2007... Byline: Staff and wire reports WeatherBug's Ace WeatherBug, of Germantown, a provider of live, local weather information, announced that Ace Hardware, the country's largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative, has signed on as the...

Confusing trial results depress Gaithersburg-based GenVec shares.
June 6, 2007... Byline: Karen Buckelew Confusion over complicated clinical trial results for its pancreatic cancer treatment has taken a chunk out of GenVec Inc.'s share price in recent days, according to analysts and the company. The Gaithersburg firm...

Eisners sued for $1.9M by Carrollton Bank in Baltimore City Circuit Court.
June 6, 2007... Byline: Louis Llovio Carrollton Bank has filed suit against Steven C. and Sara M. Eisner, claiming the couple owes more than $1.9 million for defaulting on a $4 million loan after their Baltimore ad agency dissolved. In papers filed in...

Clipper City Tall Ship LLC goes under.
June 6, 2007... Byline: Ben Mook In a move that surprised crew members and business partners, the owner of the Clipper City has abandoned efforts to reorganize under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Instead, Clipper City Tall Ship LLC has a hearing...

California firm acquires Baltimore-based The Schaffer Cos. Ltd.
June 6, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff CorVel Corp., of Irvine, Calif., a provider of managed health care information technology services for the workers' compensation, group health, auto and disability management insurance industries, said it...

Hunt Valley-based Beynon Sports Surfaces Inc. off and running.
June 6, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff Beynon Sports Surfaces Inc., of Hunt Valley, which builds synthetic surfaces for indoor and outdoor tracks at stadiums and other athletic facilities, said it was selected to build the track at Hayward Field at...

Halethorpe-based Clipper City Brewing aids veterans.
June 6, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that Clipper City Brewing LP, a Halethorpe-based craft brewery, began donating a portion of its proceeds on June 1 to the VA to support the rehabilitation of injured...

Annapolis-based ARINC, Rockwell join forces.
June 6, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff Aviation electronics manufacturer Rockwell Collins Inc. and transportation communications specialists ARINC Inc., of Annapolis, said they have joined forces to provide business jet passengers with expanded...

Baltimore-based Under Armor extends reach.
June 6, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff Under Armour Inc., of Baltimore, which manufactures and markets athletic apparel, footwear and accessories, said it signed an agreement with Unlimited Sports Group, a large Dutch retail chain, to manage the...

Gaithersburg-based GXS Inc. joins Verizon Business.
June 6, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff GXS Inc., of Gaithersburg, which operates one of the world's largest business-to-business e-commerce services, said it is joining with Verizon Business, of Basking Ridge, N.J., a provider of advanced...

Rockville site acquired.
June 6, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff Washington Property Co., of Bethesda, a full-service commercial real estate company, announced its purchase of Washingtonian South, a 7.4-acre office development site in Rockville approved for 350,000 square feet...

Annapolis-based CompuDyne Corp. awarded work in Wyoming.
June 6, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff CompuDyne Corp., of Annapolis, a supplier of physical and electronic security products to the domestic corrections industry, said its Institutional Security Systems segment was awarded a $7.9 million project for...

Baltimore-based GSE Systems Inc. receives contracts.
June 6, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff GSE Systems Inc., of Baltimore, which makes real-time simulation and training software for the energy, process, manufacturing and government sectors, announced it received contracts valued at more than $3.6...

Chevy Chase-based CapitalSource Inc. to pay dividend.
June 6, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff CapitalSource Inc., of Chevy Chase, a specialized commercial finance company that operates as a real estate investment trust, and offers first mortgage, asset-based, cash flow and mezzanine financing to small-...

Officials with Baltimore-based Legg Mason Inc. say despite hard times, opportunities exist.
June 6, 2007... Byline: Andy Rosen Conditions in the stock and bond markets may not be ideal for mutual fund managers, but officials at Baltimore-based Legg Mason Inc. say the opportunities are there to bring in good returns. Portfolio managers from Legg...