§ 5-121. Persons liable for negligent act
West's Annotated Code of MarylandCorporations and Associations
MD Code, Corporations and Associations, § 5-121
§ 5-121. Persons liable for negligent act
(a)(1) An individual who renders a professional service in this State as an employee of a domestic or foreign professional corporation is liable for a negligent or wrongful act or omission in which the individual personally participated to the same extent as if the individual rendered the service as a sole practitioner.
(b) A domestic or foreign professional corporation whose employees perform professional services within the scope of their employment or within the scope of the employees' apparent authority to act for the corporation is liable to the same extent as its employees.
(c) The personal liability of a stockholder of a domestic or foreign professional corporation is no greater in any respect than the liability of a stockholder of a corporation incorporated under the Maryland General Corporation Law.1
Credits
Added by Acts 1993, c. 413, § 2. Amended by Acts 1997, c. 14, § 1, eff. April 8, 1997.
Footnotes
Corporations and Associations, § 1-101 et seq.
MD Code, Corporations and Associations, § 5-121, MD CORP & ASSNS § 5-121
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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