The Daily Record (Baltimore) back issues from February 2008:
Maryland real estate firms announce staffing changes: February 1, 2008
Feb 01, 2008 ... Opus East LLC has promoted Steve Cohen to vice president of realestate. He is responsible for sourcing new development opportunitiesfor the company in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia.Cohen oversees the development of Opus Center, a four-buildingcomplex being constructed ...
Maryland technology firms announce staffing changes: February 1, 2008
Feb 01, 2008 ... Northrop Grumman Corp. has hired Joseph J. Ensor as vicepresident and general manager of the newly created Space & ISR(Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) Systems Division withinthe company's Electronic Systems sector. Ensor will have executiveresponsibility for programs and ...
The Humane Society of Harford County hires manager of technician department
Feb 01, 2008 ... The Humane Society of Harford County announced that ChristineMorgan-Cochran has joined the organization as the manager of thetechnician department. Morgan-Cochran is a Maryland licensed andregistered veterinary technician who will be responsible formanaging ...
Baltimore-based Weinberg Harris & Associates hires account executive
Feb 01, 2008 ... Weinberg Harris & Associates, a Baltimore-based marketing andpublic relations agency, announced a firm expansion by hiringPatricia Mager Wise as an account executive. Wise will provideaccount service, including strategic guidance, media ...
Towson's St. Joseph Medical Center appoints department head of OB/ GYN
Feb 01, 2008 ... Judith Pratt Rossiter, M.D., has been appointed department headof OB/GYN at St. Joseph Medical Center. Dr. Rossiter, who is alsodirector of the Perinatal Center at St. Joseph Medical Center, hasbeen a member of the ...
Baltimore-based Vertis Communications hires president, direct marketing
Feb 01, 2008 ... Vertis Communications has hired Charles Miotke as president,direct marketing. Miotke brings to Vertis more than 30 years ofexperience in printing, direct marketing, sales and marketingleadership. He joins ...
Maryland boards announce staffing changes: February 1, 2008
Feb 01, 2008 ... Ryan F. Ogden, senior vice president of Bozzuto Acquisitions inGreenbelt, has been named to the board of directors of the CaseyCares Foundation. The foundation is a charity headquartered inBaltimore which provides uplifting programs with a special touch forcritically ill children and ...
Maryland-based BioReliance Corp. names vice president of operations
Feb 01, 2008 ... BioReliance Corp. announced that James J. Kramer has been namedvice president of operations, U.S. Biologics. In his new position,Kramer is the US Biologic Services Value Stream leader for thecompany and has direct ownership for Program Management, Quality,GMP-Cell Banking, ...
Maryland-based Polk Audio products to be available at Best Buy
Feb 01, 2008 ... Polk Audio's home audio entertainment products will be availablein June at more than 900 Best Buy locations throughout the U.S.,according to an announcement by Directed Electronics Inc., whichacquired the ...
Value City leaving Cumberland
Feb 01, 2008 ... The Value City in downtown Cumberland is expected to close in thenext six to eight weeks. Robin Hepler, with the Columbus, Ohio,public relations firm Paul Werth Associates, said the store is oneof more than 30 of the 113 Value City discount stores slated toclose. Columbus-based VCHI ...
Owings Mills-based Avatech Solutions aids Texas company
Feb 01, 2008 ... Avatech Solutions Inc., of Owings Mills, a provider of designautomation software and technical support for the manufacturing,building design and engineering markets, said it added Houston-based Veristic Technologies Inc. to its client list. Veristic, whichdesigns and ...
News buildings, including the Baltimore Sun building, change hands
Feb 01, 2008 ... Tribune Co., acquired last month by real estate billionaire SamZell, agreed to buy offices that the publisher leases for itsnewspapers and sell a broadcast location in Los Angeles once used byWarner Bros. studios. Tribune will pay TMCT LLC -- which is 95percent owned by the Chandler ...
Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin to cut jobs in Texas
Feb 01, 2008 ... Lockheed Martin Corp., of Bethesda, the world's largest defensecompany, said it will cut about 650 jobs at a plant in Fort Worth,Texas, as engineering and development work begins to conclude on itsnew F-35 jet fighter. The cuts will start in April for about ...
Northrop Grumman to add jobs in Maryland
Feb 01, 2008 ... Los Angeles-based defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. saidit will add 500 jobs to its Electronic Systems sector in Linthicum.Sector President Jim Pitts said the new workers will fill mostlyengineering and high-tech positions ....
Mixed picture for banks in Maryland
Feb 01, 2008 ... Banking companies in Maryland that released their fourth-quarterearnings for 2007 include Shore Bancshares, of Easton, whichreported earnings of $3.34 million, or 40 cents per diluted share,compared to $3.05 million, or 36 cents per diluted share for the2006 period. Glen Burnie Bancorp ...
Michelle L. Whelley, Baltimore economic development official, headed to New Haven
Feb 01, 2008 ... Michele L. Whelley, a veteran economic development official inBaltimore, has been named chief executive officer of the newlyformed Economic Development Corporation of New Haven, according toan announcement by the mayor of the Connecticut city ....
Timonium-based Omega Healthcare Investors improves bottom line
Feb 01, 2008 ... Omega Healthcare Investors Inc., of Timonium a real estateinvestment trust that invests in the long-term care industry, saidits fourth-quarter results grew by more than 23 percent on higherrental revenue, meeting Wall Street's expectations. Fourth-quarterfunds from operations, a key ...
Marylanders receive awards: February 1, 2008
Feb 01, 2008 ... The Community College of Baltimore County has named CharlynCassady (assistant coordinator, reading) as its "Teacher of theYear" for an award sponsored by the Essex-Middle River-White MarshChamber of Commerce. Cassady has taught at CCBC for over five yearsand has demonstrated true ...
Maryland's new living wage law may pinch small businesses
Feb 01, 2008; ... Maryland should have its living wage law for state servicecontractors fully in place by the end of the month, but some worrythat the way it is enforced could put smaller businesses at adisadvantage. The law, passed last year by the General Assembly, sets minimumwage requirements ...
Week in Review
Feb 01, 2008 ... New Legg CEO Baltimore-based Legg Mason Inc. ended its search for a presidentand CEO Monday when it appointed company executive Mark R. Fettingto the role. Fetting stepped into the position immediately,replacing Legg Mason co-founder and CEO Raymond A. "Chip" Mason, whowill stay ...
Commentary: Charitable Giving: Find the keys to financial literacy at Money Power Day on Feb. 16
Feb 01, 2008; ... Financial literacy is the ability of individuals to makeappropriate decisions in managing their personal finances. Havingthe right information is key to this decision-making process. Over the years, corporations and foundations have madesignificant investments in increasing ...
Commentary: Tech Talk: Super Bowl advertisers mix medias
Feb 01, 2008; ... The Super Bowl is one of the most highly anticipated televisionevents of the year and this year fans will tune in to not only seethe New England Patriots attempt to make history, but also to watchthe just as famous advertisements. Each year, advertisers spend millions of dollars to ...
Conflicting evidence on whether the Super Bowl really drives big TV purchases in Maryland
Feb 01, 2008; ... With the Super Bowl being played Sunday, retailers haven't beenshy about barraging consumers with advertisements offering deals anddiscounts in an effort to get them to plunk down hundreds -- if notthousands -- of dollars on high-definition television sets in timefor the big ...
Maryland ratepayers will bear $850M cost of 15% energy use reduction plan
Feb 01, 2008; ... Regulators, lawmakers and utilities agree that energyconservation is the cheapest, quickest way to reduce pressure onMaryland's power system, but selling a conservation plan to thepublic might be tough given the upfront price tag. At a Senate Finance Committee hearing Thursday, ...
4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says smell of marijuana not enough for warrantless search
Feb 01, 2008; ... Police who entered an apartment after smelling marijuana comingfrom it violated the Fourth Amendment even though they laterobtained a warrant to confiscate the drugs and other evidence usedat trial, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held. The court vacated Karim L. Mowatt's ...
Baltimore-based Under Armour profits soar
Feb 01, 2008 ... Baltimore-based Under Armour Inc., the maker of sweat-wickingathletic clothes, said fourth-quarter profit rose more than analystsestimated on higher demand for training apparel. Net income climbed42 percent to $16.9 million, or 34 cents a share, from $11.9million, or 24 cents, ...
MedStar Health adding Montgomery General Hospital to its system
Feb 01, 2008; ... Ninety-year-old Montgomery General Hospital officially gives upits independence Friday, becoming the eighth hospital in the MedStarHealth system. At the same time, Columbia-based MedStar and Montgomery Generalofficials are celebrating the groundbreaking of the hospital's ...
Prince George's County jury awards $1.4M to spied-upon workers
Feb 01, 2008; ... A Prince George's County jury has awarded nearly $1.4 million totwo longtime Pepco employees who were surreptitiously tracked byprivate investigators hired by the Washington utility. After a three-day trial before Judge Maureen M. Lamasney, thejury found Potomac Electric Power Co ....
Place to Be
Feb 02, 2008 ... Ongoing Starting Feb. 2, 200 real human body specimens will unveiled inGunther von Hagens' BODY WORLDS 2: The Anatomical Exhibition of RealHuman Bodies, and Maryland Science Center visitors will see a newlyadded component to this attendance-breaking exhibition: a humanbrain. The ...
Commentary: Web Watching: Remember the Milk is a to-do list organizer worth remembering
Feb 02, 2008; ... While there is no shortage of Web sites that help you organize to-do lists, RemembertheMilk.com, with its ease of use andcompatibility with a number of online services, stands out as one ofthe best options. Remember the Milk, or RTM, is a free, web-based to-do listorganizer that ...
Law Digest
Feb 04, 2008 ... MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Labor & Employment, Overtime compensation: Correctionalsupervisors are exempt administrative employees under the Fair LaborStandards Act not entitled to overtime compensation. Joseph Colburn,et al. v. Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, ...
Legal Opinions - Maryland Court of Appeals: February 4, 2008
Feb 04, 2008 ... Labor & Employment Overtime compensation for under FLSA BOTTOM LINE: Correctional supervisors are exempt administrativeemployees under the Fair Labor Standards Act not entitled toovertime compensation. CASE: Joseph Colburn, et al. v. Department of Public Safety ...
Legal Opinions - U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals: February 4, 2008
Feb 04, 2008 ... Criminal Law Ineffective assistance of counsel BOTTOM LINE: Failure to introduce evidence of the defendant'scharacter and history of a bad childhood during the defendant'smurder trial did not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel. CASE: Bowie v. Branker, US4th No ...
Legal Opinions - U.S. District Court, Maryland: February 4, 2008
Feb 04, 2008 ... Civil Procedure Motion to compel discovery BOTTOM LINE: District court denied motion to compel informationon immigration status of plaintiffs where the probative value of theinformation sought was outweighed by the prejudice that such inquirywould effect. CASE: ...
Legal Opinions - Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings: February 4, 2008
Feb 04, 2008 ... THIS IS A CONFIDENTIAL DECISION AND THE NAMES OF THE PARTIESSHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED Child Abuse & Neglect Evidence credibility Appellant v. Baltimore City Department of Social Services OAH No.: DHR-CITY-51-07-25492 Opinion by: ALJ J ....
Week in Review - Legal Edition
Feb 04, 2008 ... Wright, Zarnoch appointed to CSA The governor has appointed former Judge Alexander Wright Jr. andRobert A. Zarnoch to the Court of Special Appeals. Wright, 58, whowill replace now-Court of Appeals Judge Joseph F. Murphy Jr., is aformer district court judge in Baltimore County who ...
My First/Maryland attorney discusses his ride to the tide
Feb 04, 2008; ... It seemed like a unique thing to do -- a handful of 30- and 40-somethings hopping on their bicycles and riding the 125 miles out toOcean City for the 1984 Maryland State Bar Association AnnualMeeting. Little did commercial litigator Andrew Jay Graham know that theirlittle trek ...
Maryland law firms announce staffing changes: February 4, 2008
Feb 04, 2008 ... With the recent announcement of three new female principals,Stein, Sperling, Bennett, De Jong, Driscoll & Greenfeig P.C. is alaw firm ahead of the curve. According to the "Commission on Womenin the Profession" -- a report conducted by the American BarAssociation -- just 17 percent of ...
From seminars to shoe shopping, female-only events gain a foothold in Maryland
Feb 04, 2008; ... Susan D. Baker has nothing against golf, really. It's just that playing 18 holes while schmoozing with clients canturn into an all-day activity. It's time the Niles, Barton & WilmerLLP partner has noticed she and her fellow female attorneys rarelyhave. Baker has also seen ...
Heard this week
Feb 04, 2008 ... "The governor feels that it's pretty sad and appalling that onthe same day Constellation would announce 37 percent profit in thisquarter, they would also try to stick Maryland ratepayers with anadditional $386 million." Rick Abbruzzesse, spokesman for Gov. Martin O'Malley, ...
Profile in Leadership: From Baltimore judge to jet-setter for a cause: Ellen M. Heller
Feb 04, 2008; ... For Ellen M. Heller, former administrative judge of the BaltimoreCity Circuit Court, retirement from the bench was no retreat to agated community in Boynton Beach for bridge and bingo. Rather, itwas a career change -- to a job that has her busier than ever andconstantly on the ...
Maryland's Court of Special Appeals says law firm not liable for malpractice
Feb 04, 2008 ... A lower court's finding of contributory negligence in a legalmalpractice action will stand, the Court of Special Appeals hasheld. Thomas van der Heyden and Taiwan Digital Broadcast Services Ltd.(TDBS) brought suit against Isaac Neuberger and Baltimore law firmNeuberger, Quinn, ...
Maryland family reaches settlement in fatal Comair crash suit
Feb 04, 2008; ... The family of the only Marylander aboard the Comair plane thatcrashed in Lexington, Ky., in 2006 has settled its lawsuit againstthe airline. Fifty-seven-year-old Steve McElravy, along with everyone elseaboard the plane except for one pilot, was killed when the pilotstried to take ...
Court of Special Appeals: Md.'s tobacco settlement to go to arbitration
Feb 04, 2008; ... The Court of Special Appeals has backed tobacco companies intheir fight to have an arbitrator hear their disagreement withMaryland over the amount of settlement money they were required topay to the state in 2003. The dispute stems from the 1998 multi-state settlement in ...
Retired Prince George's County judge offers an online alternative for ADR
Feb 04, 2008; ... Monty Ahalt believes that most civil cases can be resolvedwithout the parties ever being in the same room or even on the samephone call. The retired Prince George's County Circuit Court judge runsVirtualCourthouse.com, a Web site that allows parties to work outtheir differences ...
Maryland Court of Special Appeals finds drunk driver not just 'sleeping it off'
Feb 04, 2008; ... The Court of Special Appeals has rejected a challenge to adriving-while-impaired conviction, holding there was enoughcircumstantial evidence to conclude the appellant had driven the carwhile in an intoxicated state and was not merely using the vehicleas shelter. "The fact that ...
Baltimore jury awards $15.3M in asbestos exposure case
Feb 04, 2008; ... A Baltimore jury has awarded $15.3 million to a 73-year-oldHalethorpe man whose terminal cancer was linked to asbestos exposurewhile working at a South Baltimore shipyard in the 1950s. After a two-week trial before Judge Carol E. Smith, the six-person jury decided rope made by John ...
Emotions run high in Maryland's wind farm debate
Feb 04, 2008; ... When the Department of Natural Resources crafts its policy onwhether to build wind turbines on public land, the testimony ofemotional citizens will weigh heavily in its decision. At issue are the proposals by a Pennsylvania company, U.S. WindForce LLC, to construct 40-story wind ...
Recent foreclosure crisis nearly cost Notre Dame of Md. grad, real estate agent her house
Feb 04, 2008; ... Mary J. Klipa, a 36-year-old mother of two, has a degree from theCollege of Notre Dame of Maryland and a real estate license. Shedoesn't fit the stereotype of the average victim of the currentforeclosure crisis. But in 2006, after her mortgage was sold and she nearly lost ...
Collector cars to be sold in Ocean City
Feb 04, 2008 ... Express Auctioneers, of Baltimore, announced it will hold aCollector Car auction for the second consecutive year on Feb. 9-10at the Ocean City Convention Center. Express officials said theyanticipate having more than 100 cars available for sale. Among thosethat will be on display and ...
New sickle cell unit to open at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore
Feb 04, 2008 ... A new urgent care center specifically geared to treat sickle cellpatients experiencing acute pain will open Feb. 5, physicians atJohns Hopkins Medicine announced. A formal opening celebration isscheduled for Feb. 18. Johns Hopkins has operated an adult sicklecell center at 1830 E ....
Eight Maryland companies participate in Northeast Food Buyers Mission
Feb 04, 2008 ... The Maryland Department of Agriculture said eight Marylandcompanies participated in the annual Northeast Food Buyers Missionin Philadelphia in January. The companies showcased clams andseafood soups, wine vinegars, unprocessed honey, halal frozenentrees, beverages and drink mixes, ...
Students from U of Maryland biz school ring bell at NY Mercantile Exchange
Feb 04, 2008 ... Students from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at theUniversity of Maryland, College Park participated in ringing thebell to open trading Friday morning on the New York MercantileExchange. The undergraduate and graduate students, who manage twoinvestment funds that were established ...
Beltsville-based SunEdison LLC, Constellation Energy announce pact
Feb 04, 2008 ... SunEdison LLC, of Beltsville, a provider of solar energyservices, announced a 15-year agreement to sell an estimated fourmegawatts of solar renewable energy credits in Maryland toConstellation Energy Commodities Group Inc., a subsidiary ofConstellation Energy Group. The long-term ...
Hunt Valley-based Tessco Technology adopts anti-takeover plan
Feb 04, 2008 ... Tessco Technologies Inc., of Hunt Valley, a supplier of wirelesscommunications equipment, on Friday said its board of directorsunanimously adopted a stockholders rights plan aimed at preventingan unidentified potential acquirer from gaining control of ...
Baltimore office of EEOC sues farm operators
Feb 04, 2008; ... The Baltimore office of the U.S. Equal Employment OpportunityCommission said Thursday it has sued a Phoenix horse-breeding farm'soperators for firing a female employee after she complained ofsexual harassment. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court inBaltimore against Hendersen-Webb Inc ....
Transit authority not liable for slip and fall, Maryland Court of Special Appeals finds
Feb 04, 2008; ... The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is notliable for injuries sustained by Myra Jackson at the Landover Metrostation parking lot, the Court of Special Appeals has held. Jacksonslipped and fell on a sheet of ice in the parking lot of the railstation on January 31, ...
Maryland-based Constellation Energy's ratings eyed
Feb 04, 2008 ... Citing objections by Constellation Energy Group to several recentreports of the Maryland Public Service Commission, Fitch Ratingssaid Friday it has placed investment-grade ratings of Constellationand its Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. subsidiary on negative watch.Constellation Energy has ...
News Summary - 2/5
Feb 05, 2008 ... Integral earnings triple Integral Systems Inc., the maker of Epoch Client satellitesystems and software, said first-quarter profit more than tripledand raised its earnings forecast for the year ending in September.The stock had its biggest gain in more than a year. Net income ...
Federal judge in Baltimore reduces punitive damage award in funeral protest case
Feb 05, 2008; ... A federal judge in Baltimore on Monday reduced the punitivedamage amount awarded to the father of a U.S. Marine whose 2006funeral was picketed by Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church. Westboro and three of its principal members were ordered to pay$10.9 million to Albert Snyder ...
Maryland's energy chief says agency needs more staff to cut power use
Feb 05, 2008; ... Gov. Martin O'Malley's energy policy chief is "deeply troubled"by recommendations that the General Assembly eliminate five of sevennew state jobs intended to help reduce electric consumption in thestate, he told lawmakers Monday. Malcolm D. Woolf, director of the Maryland Energy ...
Court ruling means Maryland students may be entitled to refunds
Feb 05, 2008; ... Some state school students and alumni denied in-state tuitioncould be reimbursed for the difference between the in-state rate andthe price they paid. In a case that has been ongoing for six years and even made it tothe Court of Special Appeals, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge ...
Maritime Institute's realistic simulator helps commercial sailors
Feb 05, 2008; ... Speeding through the Inner Harbor in a U.S. Coast Guard Cutter atabout 25 mph, the boat pitches back and forth rhythmically, justenough to make a person seasick. The ride feels like a video game played over an IMAX moviefeaturing Baltimore City. The boat zooms by Domino Sugar and ...
Community mourns death of Towson attorney
Feb 05, 2008; ... Towson attorney John W. Browning, shot to death with his familyFriday night, was remembered by stunned associates Monday as anaffable man who kept an eye on his firm's and clients' businessdetails, and committed himself to family and community activities. "John was a tireless ...
Lanham-based Integral Systems earnings triple
Feb 05, 2008 ... Integral Systems Inc., the maker of Epoch Client satellitesystems and software, said first-quarter profit more than tripledand raised its earnings forecast for the year ending in September.The stock had its biggest gain in more than a year. Net income forthe quarter ended Dec. 31 was ...