Maryland Daily Record http://staging.mddailyrecord.com Maryland's trusted source for business and legal news Thu, 10 May 2012 19:58:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 O’Brien signs with Wisconsin http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/28/obrien-signs-with-wisconsin/ http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/28/obrien-signs-with-wisconsin/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:02:42 +0000 Associated Press http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/?p=212906 Former Maryland quarterback Danny O’Brien committed to playing for Wisconsin on Wednesday, marking the second year in a row the Badgers have snapped up a high-profile quarterback who was looking to switch schools. Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema announced the addition, which fills a gap for the Badgers after the departure of Russell Wilson. Like O’Brien, [...] ]]> http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/28/obrien-signs-with-wisconsin/feed/ 0 More US CEOs plan to hire as outlook brightens http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/28/more-us-ceos-plan-to-hire-as-outlook-brightens/ http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/28/more-us-ceos-plan-to-hire-as-outlook-brightens/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:56:26 +0000 Associated Press http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/?p=212903 WASHINGTON (AP) — A growing number of chief executives at large U.S. companies say they are more optimistic about the economy and plan to step up hiring. The brighter view from the boardroom comes after the best three months of job growth in two years. The Business Roundtable said Wednesday that a survey of its [...] ]]> http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/28/more-us-ceos-plan-to-hire-as-outlook-brightens/feed/ 0 Bowie lawyer gets time for tax crime  http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/bowie-lawyer-gets-time-for-tax-crime/ http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/bowie-lawyer-gets-time-for-tax-crime/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:03:04 +0000 Ben Mook http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/bowie-lawyer-gets-time-for-tax-crime/ (access required)&via=&related=wpglamour"> A Bowie lawyer associated with the Metro Dream Homes Ponzi scheme was sentenced Thursday to six months in prison on income tax evasion charges. Michael Ron Worthy, 45, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt to six months in prison followed by one year of probation for two counts of failing to file an [...] ]]> http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/bowie-lawyer-gets-time-for-tax-crime/feed/ 0 Law digest: 3/26/12  http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/law-digest-32612/ http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/law-digest-32612/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:00:59 +0000 Daily Record Staff http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/law-digest-32612/ (access required)&via=&related=wpglamour"> COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS Civil Procedure, In banc panel: CJ §1-403(c) was not violated where the case was heard in banc and a majority of the nine judges qualified to act decided each of the issues on appeal. Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Ford, No. 1804, September Term, 2009. RecordFax No. 12-0306-12. Civil procedure, Expert witness [...] ]]> http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/law-digest-32612/feed/ 0 Opinions – 3/26/12: Maryland Court of Special Appeals  http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/opinions-32612-maryland-court-of-special-appeals/ http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/opinions-32612-maryland-court-of-special-appeals/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:00:55 +0000 Daily Record Staff http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/opinions-32612-maryland-court-of-special-appeals/ (access required)&via=&related=wpglamour"> Civil Procedure In banc panel BOTTOM LINE: CJ §1-403(c) was not violated where the case was heard in banc and a majority of the nine judges qualified to act decided each of the issues on appeal. CASE: Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Ford, No. 1804, September Term, 2009 (filed Mar. 6, 2012) (per curiam). RecordFax No. [...] ]]> http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/opinions-32612-maryland-court-of-special-appeals/feed/ 0 Retrial re-ordered for murder case, 7 years later  http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/retrial-re-ordered-for-murder-case-7-years-later/ http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/retrial-re-ordered-for-murder-case-7-years-later/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:00:53 +0000 Steve Lash http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/retrial-re-ordered-for-murder-case-7-years-later/ (access required)&via=&related=wpglamour"> A man serving a life sentence for first-degree murder could finally receive the new trial ordered for him seven years ago, even though the circuit court judge who vacated his conviction later changed his mind and reinstated it. Maryland’s top court ruled unanimously Friday that the judge lacked authority to reconsider his March 28, 2005, [...] ]]> http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/retrial-re-ordered-for-murder-case-7-years-later/feed/ 0 Med-mal reform passes House; Senate action unlikely  http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/med-mal-reform-passes-house-senate-action-unlikely/ http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/med-mal-reform-passes-house-senate-action-unlikely/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:00:49 +0000 Lawyers USA http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/med-mal-reform-passes-house-senate-action-unlikely/ (access required)&via=&related=wpglamour"> WASHINGTON — A measure that caps damages for a broad array of medical and other health-related injury cases and repeals a portion of the federal health care law passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday on a vote divided largely along party lines. The measure, H.R. 5, also known as the PATH Act (for [...] ]]> http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/med-mal-reform-passes-house-senate-action-unlikely/feed/ 0 Law movers – 3/26/12  http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/law-movers-32612/ http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/law-movers-32612/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:00:40 +0000 Daily Record Staff http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/law-movers-32612/ (access required)&via=&related=wpglamour"> Varied background, new opportunities When Erek L. Barron joined Whiteford Taylor & Preston in the firm’s new Bethesda office, he brought a wide variety of experience to the firm’s litigation division. Before entering private practice, he had a distinguished career in state, federal and congressional positions, beginning as an assistant state’s attorney for Prince George’s County [...] ]]> http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/law-movers-32612/feed/ 0 Opinions – 3/26/12: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals  http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/opinions-32612-4th-u-s-circuit-court-of-appeals/ http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/opinions-32612-4th-u-s-circuit-court-of-appeals/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:00:39 +0000 Daily Record Staff http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/opinions-32612-4th-u-s-circuit-court-of-appeals/ (access required)&via=&related=wpglamour"> Insurance Law Coverage limited to time on risk BOTTOM LINE: Insurer was liable for only 40 percent of damages assessed against the insured property owner/manager in a lead-poisoning case, because only 22 of the 55 months of plaintiff’s exposure fell within the policy period, and an insurance company cannot be held liable for periods of [...] ]]> http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/opinions-32612-4th-u-s-circuit-court-of-appeals/feed/ 0 Women-owned firms grow quickly in Maryland  http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/women-owned-firms-grow-quickly-in-maryland/ http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/women-owned-firms-grow-quickly-in-maryland/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:00:38 +0000 Maria Zilberman http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/women-owned-firms-grow-quickly-in-maryland/ (access required)&via=&related=wpglamour"> Women’s businesses are doing well in Maryland, with the state ranking eighth in the country for growth in the number of women-owned firms, according to a new report. Over the last 15 years, the number of women-owned business in Maryland has jumped more than 68 percent, to an estimated 194,900 in 2012 from 115,801 in [...] ]]> http://staging.mddailyrecord.com/2012/03/25/women-owned-firms-grow-quickly-in-maryland/feed/ 0