Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) articles from June 2008

Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) archives from June 2008

Legislation would limit causes of action under identity theft protection law FACTA.
June 1, 2008... Byline: Steve Lash With the fate of Maryland class-action lawsuits potentially hanging in the balance, legislation awaiting President Bush's signature would limit the causes of action available to consumers under a law designed to thwart...

Suit brought by Bethesda law firm questions overseas outsourcing.
June 1, 2008... Byline: Caryn Tamber Maryland lawyer Joseph A. Hennessey believes he has found a major wrinkle in the practice of outsourcing legal work overseas. Hennessey is asking a federal judge to decide whether sending work abroad constitutes...

The legal life's been good to Adam Kaplan, the first-year on our first cover.
June 1, 2008... Byline: Caryn Tamber For Adam D. Kaplan, one of the best things about his first year out of law school has been the realization that his work counts for something. Kaplan graced the front cover of the first issue of Maryland Lawyer one...

Unbillable hours: Golf Fore Heart a labor of love, and loss.
June 1, 2008... Byline: Danny Jacobs JoAnne Zawitoski was about to start the inaugural Golf Fore Heart charity event last year when one of the 100 participating golfers keeled over near the first tee at Bulle Rock. Thankfully, Zawitoski's neighbor, a...

test article from DMC.
June 2, 2008... Byline: ray champagne test pls ignore

U.S. District Court, Maryland Case Summaries: June 2, 2008.(Case overview)
June 2, 2008... Byline: The Daily Record Staff Civil Procedure Testimonial privilege BOTTOM LINE: On remand, district court granted defendant's motion to dismiss on ground of absolute testimonial privilege, finding that administrative proceedings in...

U.S. 4th Circuit Court Of Appeals Case Summaries: June 2, 2008.(Case overview)
June 2, 2008... Byline: The Daily Record Staff Commercial Law Duties under Fair Credit Reporting Act BOTTOM LINE: District court properly denied defendant's motions for judgment as a matter of law and for remittitur after jury returned verdict for...

U.S. Supreme Court Case Summaries: June 2, 2008.(Case overview)
June 2, 2008... Byline: The Daily Record Staff Constitutional Law Pandering statute BOTTOM LINE: Federal statute criminalizing offers to provide and requests to obtain child pornography is not overbroad under the First Amendment. CASE: United...

Maryland Court of Special Appeals Case Summaries: June 2, 2008.(Case overview)
June 2, 2008... Byline: The Daily Record Staff Contracts Construction trust statute BOTTOM LINE: Circuit court erred in finding that construction trust statute imposed personal liability on owner of subcontractor where funds were not specifically...

Maryland Court of Appeals Case Summaries: June 2, 2008.(Case overview)
June 2, 2008... Byline: The Daily Record Staff Criminal Procedure Appealable orders BOTTOM LINE: Order vacating reconsideration of defendant's probationary sentence and re-imposing sentence of incarceration constituted new sentence, and thus, was...

Commentary: Legal ADvice: Can you hear the drums Fernando?
June 2, 2008... Byline: Jim Astrachan Sometimes it's the smallest of details that trip us up. Little things we overlook, like dead batteries in a smoke alarm. Fernando Torres-Negron learned this lesson, taught by a United States Court of Appeals, the hard...

Maryland Court of Special Appeals says paid time off doesn't toll workers' comp time limits.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Christina Doran Wages paid for time off to attend an independent medical examination (IME) are not compensation payments that would toll a statute of limitations and allow for the reopening of a worker's compensation award, the...

Greenbelt jury finds patent infringement not willful.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Brendan Kearney Patent Infringement Maker of vibrating clock awarded $58K A federal jury in Greenbelt has decided a Texas couple's infringements of a Hong Kong company's patent and trademark related to its Shake Awake vibrating...

Experts debate electricity use cuts in Maryland.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Danielle Ulman When Malcolm D. Woolf moved into his new home, he immediately saved $20,000 by bringing in an energy auditor. Woolf, the director of the Maryland Energy Administration, said the saving was automatic once he learned...

Positive reaction so far to developer's plan for a mixed-use cityscape at town center.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Kathleen Johnston Jarboe In a 30-year project that could cost up to $5.2 billion in today's dollars, General Growth Properties Inc. has said it would complete James Rouse's dream for the community he founded in 1967 by transforming...

The Daily Record News Summary: June 2, 2008.
June 2, 2008... Byline: The Daily Record Reading of transcript OK, CSA holds A lower court did not err in allowing the transcript of a videotaped deposition to be read into evidence during a jury trial, the Court of Special Appeals has held. ...

Paid time off doesn't toll workers' comp time limits.
June 2, 2008... Byline: CHRISTINA DORAN Wages paid for time off to attend an independent medical examination (IME) are not “compensation payments” that would toll a statute of limitations and allow for the reopening of a worker’s...

Experts debate electricity use cuts.
June 2, 2008... Byline: DANIELLE ULMAN When Malcolm D. Woolf moved into his new home, he immediately saved $20,000 by bringing in an energy auditor. Woolf, the director of the Maryland Energy Administration, said the saving was automatic once he...

Positive reaction so far to plan for mixed-use cityscape in Columbia.
June 2, 2008... Byline: KATHLEEN JOHNSTON JARBOE In a 30-year project that could cost up to $5.2 billion in today's dollars, General Growth Properties Inc. has said it would complete James Rouse's dream for the community he founded in 1967 by transforming...

Legal Opinions - Court of Appeals.
June 2, 2008... Criminal Procedure Appealable orders BOTTOM LINE: Order vacating reconsideration of defendant’s probationary sentence and re-imposing sentence of incarceration constituted new sentence, and thus, was appealable. CASE: Hoile v....

Legal Opinions - Court of Special Appeals.
June 2, 2008... Contracts Construction trust statute BOTTOM LINE: Circuit court erred in finding that construction trust statute imposed personal liability on owner of subcontractor where funds were not specifically earmarked for payee. CASE: Selby v....

Legal Opinions - Supreme Court.
June 2, 2008... Constitutional Law Pandering statute BOTTOM LINE: Federal statute criminalizing offers to provide and requests to obtain child pornography is not overbroad under the First Amendment. CASE: United States v. Williams, No. 06-694 (decided...

Legal Opinions - U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.
June 2, 2008... Commercial Law Duties under Fair Credit Reporting Act BOTTOM LINE: District court properly denied defendant’s motions for judgment as a matter of law and for remittitur after jury returned verdict for plaintiff for defendant’s...

Law Digest.
June 2, 2008... MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Criminal Procedure, Appealable orders: Order vacating reconsideration of defendant’s probationary sentence and re-imposing sentence of incarceration constituted new sentence, and thus, was appealable. Hoile...

Legal ADvice: Can you hear the drums Fernando?
June 2, 2008... Byline: JIM ASTRACHAN Sometimes it’s the smallest of details that trip us up. Little things we overlook, like dead batteries in a smoke alarm. Fernando Torres-Negrón learned this lesson, taught by a United States Court of...

Week in Review - Legal Edition.
June 2, 2008... Byline: The Daily Record Criminal lawyer disbarred by top court An attorney who continued to practice law after he was decertified, including briefly representing his own co-defendant on drug and weapon charges, has been disbarred. The...

Man must pay child support, despite test, rules Md. Court of Special Appeals.
June 3, 2008... Byline: Christina Doran A man who claimed for almost 13 years that he was the father of a child born during his marriage, despite evidence to the contrary, remains responsible for child support even after a paternity test proved otherwise,...

Maryland regulators say 'reliability pricing model' at fault for $2B power overpayment.
June 3, 2008... Byline: Danielle Ulman Marylanders will pay $2 billion more for electricity over the next three years than state regulators think they should because the transition to new energy-buying rules is flawed, officials said Monday. And, they...

Md. Transit Administration passengers to shuttle to northernmost stops on light rail for six weeks.
June 3, 2008... Byline: Andy Rosen Maryland Transit Administration passengers will have to shuttle to get to the northernmost stops on the light rail for about six weeks, beginning June 16. The MTA announced Monday that it is preparing to replace a...

High school shooting suit stays in county, rules Md. Court of Special Appeals.
June 3, 2008... Byline: Barbara Grzincic A lawsuit over the May 2004 shooting at Randallstown High School belongs in Baltimore County, not the city, the Court of Special Appeals held. William J. Thomas III was partially paralyzed by the shots fired...

The Daily Record News Summaries: June 3, 2008.
June 3, 2008... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports Marriott cuts revenue outlook Marriott International Inc., of Bethesda, the world's largest lodging chain, saw its shares slip 2.2 percent in New York Stock Exchange trading Monday after the...

Bigger Maryland businesses to be eligible for new insurance subsidy.
June 3, 2008... Byline: Andy Rosen Maryland health care regulators are planning to increase the size of businesses that will be eligible for a new health insurance subsidy that will become available in October. The $15 million small business premium...

The Daily Record News Summaries: June 4, 2008.
June 4, 2008... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports S&P gives PG bonds top rating Prince George's County officials said bond rating agency Standard & Poor's upgraded the county's bonds to the top rating of AAA, which will likely make it easier...

Developer of new sports drink banking on national buzz.
June 4, 2008... Byline: Liz Farmer In the sports drink world there are Gatorade and Powerade -- and the rest. But Mark Rampolla, founder of a company that sells an all-natural drink made from coconut water, is out to create a national buzz about his...

Annapolis-based Synergics Wind Energy to sell power to Delmarva Power & Light.
June 4, 2008... Byline: Danielle Ulman A company that hopes to build wind turbines in Western Maryland has signed a deal to sell that power. In the state's first renewable electricity distribution contract, Delmarva Power & Light Co. agreed to...

Federal judge in Baltimore rules e-discovery error waives attorney-client privilege.
June 4, 2008... Byline: Brendan Kearney Federal and state rules regarding electronic discovery may still be evolving, but the consequences for falling short of the new standards are already real. In an opinion lawyers and observers have labeled a...

Effort by downtown Baltimore's West Side gains momentum as PMS proposes Mulberry St. apartments.
June 5, 2008... Byline: Robbie Whelan Downtown Baltimore's West Side redevelopment effort gained momentum with the recent issue of a request for proposals by the Baltimore Development Corp. for several properties along Mulberry Street, meant to generate...

Eli Lilly, widow square off in Maryland Court of Appeals.
June 5, 2008... Byline: Steve Lash The state's top court will hear arguments Thursday on a claim by former Prince George's County Councilman Isaac J. Ike Gourdine's widow that a major drug company is responsible for her husband's death in a 2002 Capital...

Undergraduate tuition to stay steady in University of Maryland system.
June 5, 2008... Byline: Andy Rosen The University System of Maryland will hold in-state undergraduate tuition rates steady for the third straight year under a plan approved Wednesday by the system's Board of Regents. Many student fees will rise at...

The Daily Record News Summaries: June 5, 2008.
June 5, 2008... Byline: Daily Record Staff & Wire Reports Martek's profit soars Martek Biosciences Corp., of Columbia, a manufacturer of nutritional oils for foods and baby formula, said second-quarter profit jumped 89 percent on global infant formula...

Md. Insurance Administration moving to St. Paul Plaza in Baltimore.
June 5, 2008... Byline: Robbie Whelan With the relocation of the Maryland Insurance Administration from its Mount Vernon office to St. Paul Plaza, a 28-story office tower a few blocks to the south, the state agency has committed to keeping about 300 jobs...

On the Move.
June 6, 2008... Byline: The Daily Record ARCHITECTURE  The architectural/engineering firm of Becker Morgan Group Inc. recently welcomed various new staff members to their team. Heather M. Smith joins Becker Morgan Group as a civil designer in the...

The Daily Record News Summaries: June 6, 2008.
June 6, 2008... Byline: Staff and wire reports Next up: Mulberry Street Downtown Baltimore's West Side redevelopment effort gained momentum with the recent issue of a request for proposals by the Baltimore Development Corp. for several properties...

Commentary: Tech Talk: With cell phone proliferation, more firms stealing customers.
June 6, 2008... Byline: Larry Fiorino Take a moment to consider the number of people you know without cell phones. That thought may leave you stumped. For the first time since cell phone technology began to take off, the overall growth of service...

Commentary: Charitable Giving: Rosenberg set a new standard for increasing charitable contributions.
June 6, 2008... Byline: Betsy Nelson One of the great champions of philanthropy died recently. It is now up to us to make sure that Claude Rosenberg's vision for increasing charitable giving lives on. A very successful businessman, Rosenberg retired...

Carnival to cruise year-round from Baltimore.
June 6, 2008... Byline: Danielle Ulman The Port of Baltimore will gain its first year-round cruise tenant when Carnival Cruise Lines drops anchor there in September 2009, officials said Thursday, bringing an economic boost to the state. The Carnival...

News Summary - 6/06.
June 6, 2008... Byline: Staff and wire reports Ciena’s profit up 83 percent Ciena Corp., of Linthicum, a manufacturer of network equipment, said second-quarter profit rose 83 percent as phone carriers bought more fiber-optic gear to speed up and...

Former WTC tenant in Md. challenging $317,500 in rent add-ons.
June 6, 2008... Byline: Andy Rosen The bitter battle over alleged unpaid charges between Maryland and one of its former tenants at the World Trade Center is about to enter what could be its final stage, as the legal fight between the law firm Gebhardt &...

Baltimore-based Trahan, Burden & Charles wins Hair Cuttery account.
June 6, 2008... Byline: Liz Farmer When Hair Cuttery executives pulled up to the Trahan, Burden & Charles Inc. offices in Fells Point for their final meeting and saw yellow school buses with the slogan We stop for Hair Cuttery painted on them, they knew...

Battle over benefits for home-based care in Md.
June 6, 2008... Byline: Steve Lash A battle over how Maryland should care for its indigent older and disabled residents was waged Thursday in the Court of Appeals, with the state defending its decision to deny Medicaid benefits for a mentally and...

Linthicum-based Ciena's profit up 83 percent.(Financial report)
June 6, 2008... Byline: Daily Record Staff Ciena Corp., of Linthicum, a manufacturer of network equipment, said second-quarter profit rose 83 percent as phone carriers bought more fiber-optic gear to speed up and expand their networks. Net income climbed...

Baltimore-based T. Rowe Price Group Inc.: Price boosts buyback program.
June 6, 2008... Byline: Daily Record Staff T. Rowe Price Group Inc., of Baltimore, an investment management company, said its board of directors increased the company's share buyback program by about $875 million. The decision raises the total authorized...

Hiring underway at Gaithersburg-based MedImmune.
June 6, 2008... Byline: Daily Record Staff MedImmune Inc., of Gaithersburg, a biotechnology company focused on developing and manufacturing products to combat infectious disease, autoimmune disease and cancer, announced that it is looking to fill more...

UniStar mulls reactor choice.
June 6, 2008... Byline: Daily Record Staff UniStar Nuclear Energy, of Baltimore, a joint venture between Baltimore-based Constellation Energy Group and European electricity producer EDF Group, said it plans to decide by the end of the year whether to...

Rockville-based Vanda, LabCorp form alliance.
June 6, 2008... Byline: Daily Record Staff Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc., of Rockville, a biopharmaceutical company that is developing drugs to treat disorders of the central nervous system, and Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, of Burlington,...

Germantown-based Telkonet gets $3.5M funding.
June 6, 2008... Byline: Daily Record Staff Telkonet Inc., of Germantown, a provider of in-building broadband access and energy management services over existing electrical wiring, announced a financing agreement with YA Global Investments LP, a New...

Antiterror training completed by Hanover-based Brekford International Corp.
June 6, 2008... Byline: Daily Record Staff Brekford International Corp., a Hanover-based company formerly known as Tactical Solution Partners Inc. that provides equipment, training and consulting services to the first responder, law enforcement and...

Columbia-based COPT signs large lease.
June 6, 2008... Byline: Daily Record Staff Corporate Office Properties Trust, of Columbia, said a long-term lease has been signed by an unidentified, credit worthy tenant for an entire 123,000-square-foot, four-story, Class A office building at M Square...

University of Maryland University College, Cal State unveil pact.
June 6, 2008... Byline: Daily Record Staff University of Maryland University College, the second-largest public university in the United States and one of the largest public providers of online higher education in the nation, announced that it has signed...

Owings Mills-based Avatech forms new group.
June 6, 2008... Byline: Daily Record Staff Avatech Solutions Inc., of Owings Mills, a provider of design automation software and technical support for the manufacturing, building design and engineering markets, announced the launch of the Avatech...

State disciplines three Md. home builders.
June 6, 2008... Byline: Daily Record Staff The state registrations of three Maryland home builders have been suspended for separately violating the Home Builder Registration Act, the Maryland attorney general's office said Thursday. The Consumer...

Md. company agrees to pay rebates.
June 6, 2008... Byline: Daily Record Staff The Iowa attorney general's office said it has settled a dispute with a Maryland-based marketing company accused of deceiving consumers by offering free credit card protection but then charging their accounts....

Butler pathologist honored for DNA work.
June 6, 2008... Byline: Daily Record Staff Dr. Rudiger Breitenecker, of Butler, a retired forensic pathologist who served in the Department of Pathology at Greater Baltimore Medical Center from 1967-1998, is to be honored at a luncheon at GBMC Friday for...

Maryland architectural firms announce staffing changes: June 6, 2008.
June 6, 2008... Byline: The Daily Record The architectural/engineering firm of Becker Morgan Group Inc. recently welcomed various new staff members to their team. Heather M. Smith joins Becker Morgan Group as a civil designer in the Salisbury office. Mark...

Marylanders receive awards: June 6, 2008.
June 6, 2008... Byline: The Daily Record The Community College of Baltimore County honored employees for their years of service to the college. They include: Amanda L. Smith, 40 years; Bernadette Flynn Low, 35 years; Carol A. Sullivan and Linda M. Price,...

Three join BlueRidge Bank in Baltimore.
June 6, 2008... Byline: The Daily Record BlueRidge Bank announced the following new personnel appointments: Cathy L. Smith, vice president and banking office manager; Donna Clayburn, assistant manager; and Todd M. Bear, assistant manager. Smith's banking...

Maryland boards announce staffing changes: June 6, 2008.
June 6, 2008... Byline: The Daily Record The board of directors of the Maryland Taxpayers Association elected Herb McMillan as president of the nonprofit, all-volunteer, nonpartisan organization. Also, Dee Hodges, previously the president since 2001,...

Maryland education institutions announce staffing changes: June 6, 2008.
June 6, 2008... Byline: The Daily Record Goucher College has hired Michael J. O'Leary as vice president for enrollment management and a member of the senior staff. In this position, he will have overall responsibility for coordinating the college's...

Searing joins Greenhorne & O'Mara in Baltimore.
June 6, 2008... Byline: The Daily Record Engineering consulting firm Greenhorne & O'Mara announced the hiring of Mary L. Searing as the new division manager and water resources service director. Searing will be based in the Laurel national headquarters...

Williams joins Seton Medical Group in the Baltimore area.
June 6, 2008... Byline: The Daily Record Seton Medical Group, a primary care and OB/GYN physician group aligned with St. Agnes Hospital, announced that Kenneth Williams, M.D., has been appointed president. Williams will serve as president of Seton Medical...

Lipson joins Morton's The Steakhouse in Annapolis.
June 6, 2008... Byline: The Daily Record Chad Lipson has been named the new general manager of Morton's The Steakhouse in Annapolis. Prior to joining Morton's, Lipson was the assistant general manager at Morton's The Steakhouse in King of Prussia, Pa. As...

Maryland marketing firms announce staffing changes: June 6, 2008.
June 6, 2008... Byline: The Daily Record Crosby Marketing Communications announced that Joe Fino has joined the firm as its director of marketing technology. He will lead the development of Web-related projects, interactive programs and new media...

Baltimore-based Warschawski promotes Mills.
June 6, 2008... Byline: The Daily Record Warschawski, a full-service public relations and marketing firm, promoted Caitlin Mills to associate. In her new role, Mills is responsible for handling media and client relations and day-to-day account activities...

Strata Group in Baltimore hires Lederer.
June 6, 2008... Byline: The Daily Record The Strata Group has named Scott Lederer as president of Strata New Homes Sales LLC. In his role, Lederer will develop and implement systems and strategies to manage the company's existing builder and developer...

Maryland technology firms announce staffing changes: June 6, 2008.
June 6, 2008... Byline: The Daily Record DocPoint Solutions, a new subsidiary of Quality Associates Inc., has hired Mark McGovern as sales engineer. In this newly created position, McGovern will oversee the implementation of software, including electronic...

Place to Be.
June 7, 2008... Byline: The Daily Record Ongoing Starting Feb. 2, 200 real human body specimens will unveiled in Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS 2: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies, and Maryland Science Center visitors will see a...

Maryland law firms announce staffing changes: June 9, 2008.
June 9, 2008... Byline: The Daily Record Staff Sheldon S. Satisky, a partner and co-chair of Saul Ewing LLP's personal wealth, estates and trusts department, was officially installed on June 3 as president of the Baltimore Estate Planning Council. He will...

Baltimore City Circuit Court judge orders stepdaughter who stole funds to pay back $191K.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Brendan Kearney A Baltimore woman who stole more than $191,000 from her ailing father and stepmother under the power of attorney he granted to her before his death must pay back that sum to her stepmother, a Baltimore City Circuit...

Maryland Court of Appeals to decide sanction for lemon law lawyers.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Steve Lash Court of Appeals judges Friday showed little support for two Pennsylvania lawyers who claim they acted reasonably in hiring an associate with no litigation experience to be the sole Maryland representative of their...

The flip side of a flexible retirement policy is convincing reluctant lawyers that it's time to move on.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Danny Jacobs Thomas G. Bodie, soon to be 68, realized he was not the same physically when injuries forced him to give up tennis after playing for 55 years. Then, he found he was a little more forgetful and realized he'd lost...

Lawsuit pits retired founder against his firm.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Danny Jacobs Even if a law firm institutes a mandatory retirement age, problems can arise once a lawyer must step aside. A legal dispute between John T. Enoch and the Baltimore firm he helped found, Goodman, Meagher and Enoch LLP,...

Residents contest site of religious retreat center in Parkton.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Steve Lash Attorneys for a group of Baltimore County residents Friday urged the Court of Appeals to block Loyola College in Maryland's construction of a religious retreat center in Parkton, saying county officials had failed to...

'Low bono' case offers a change of pace.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Brendan Kearney Shortly after joining Brown & Sheehan LLP in fall 2006, Rommel B. Loria took advantage of the Baltimore firm's pro bono requirement not only to change pace from his usual product liability and employment litigation...

Katherine Kelly Howard to head the Maryland State Bar Association.
June 9, 2008... Byline: Barbara Grzincic The pair of framed photographs are tiny, unimposing things, not like the striking Herman Miller piece in the lobby or the stained-glass ceiling elsewhere in the elegant Macht building on Baltimore's Fayette Street....