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In Disputes Over Patient Consent, It’s All About the Doctor
For a patient claiming lack of adequate consent to a medical procedure, the fight is with the physician, not the physician’s employer or the hospital where by surgery was performed. Under Maryland law, the duty to provide a patient with informed consent lies with the doctor, a U.S. District Court judge in Maryland ruled last…
Read MoreEmployment Law: Personal Liability for Wages? It May Depend on the Boss
Though the business entity is normally liable for unpaid wages, employees also may attempt to claim them from individual owners of the employer entity. In Maryland, an individual construction project manager who is a company owner may be considered an “employer” under the Fair Labor Standards Acts (“FLSA”) and could be liable for unpaid wages…
Read MoreWhen the Appeal Loses Its Appeal
Litigants dissatisfied with the outcome of their trial generally have the right to an appeal. Deciding whether to exercise that right can be fraught with strategic concerns. If your business finds itself compelled to resolve a dispute at trial, the trial court’s judgment — represented in celluloid by the judge’s gavel banging down — does…
Read MoreIntellectual Property Law: Just Because You Paid For That Custom Software Does Not Mean You Own It.
Companies sometimes pay large sums of money to independent contractors to create a custom software program and mistakenly assume that they own the result. Many companies have valuable intellectual property developed within their business, one of which is rights in copyrighted materials. Copyrights do not involve just novels and artwork; they can include software programs,…
Read MoreThe Law and LinkedIn®: Vying Over a Former Employee’s Account
Who controls a LinkedIn® account is the subject of an ongoing federal case filed by a company’s former president whose account was taken over by the company after she was fired. Round one of the fight just went to the employer. Linda Eagle was the president of Edcomm, a banking education company in Pennsylvania, until…
Read More2013 Empowering Businesses to Succeed Seminar Series
Bowie & Jensen invites business owners and aspiring business owners to participate in its Empowering Businesses to Succeed Seminar Series, scheduled to begin on January 25, 2013. The first seminar, entitled “Top Employment Law Considerations for 2013” will be presented by J. Nicole Windsor. On February 15, Michael D. Oliver will be presenting “The America…
Read MoreLegalEase Newsletter Q1 January 2013
In case you missed our LegalEase e-newsletter from the first quarter, here is a link to the edition. http://conta.cc/17AZKMa
Read MoreBowie & Jensen's Information Technology Law Practice Recognized in U.S. News – Best Law Firms Rankings
Towson, MD: U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers have released the 2013 “Best Law Firms” rankings, providing a comprehensive view of the U.S. legal profession that is unprecedented both in the range of firms represented and in the range of qualitative and quantitative data used to develop the rankings. The third edition of these…
Read MoreClient Spotlight – Michael Ryan – SouthRiver Technologies
In this installment of the Bowie & Jensen Client Spotlight, we visit with Michael Ryan, president of South River Technologies. Michael has an incredible CV – he has worked at SafeNet, he started his own company (KnoWare), he invented the very first integrated-into-windows-explorer remote drive technology, he worked at several other startups (including Xdrive) and…
Read MoreCarolyn Mech Joins Bowie & Jensen's Litigation and Labor and Employment Law Department
Towson, MD: Bowie & Jensen, a premier business law firm, is pleased to announce that Carolyn Mech has joined the firm as an associate in the litigation and labor and employment departments. “Carolyn is a strong litigator and we are delighted to welcome her to the firm,” said Matt Hjortsberg, Managing Partner of the firm.…
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