§753. Responsibility for professional services
1.
Relationship between professional and recipient of services.
This chapter does not modify the liability of a person rendering a professional service with respect to that service.
[PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]
2.
Shareholder liability for debts and claims.
Except as provided in subsection 3, the liability of shareholders for the debts of and claims against a corporation is the same as that of shareholders of a business corporation.
[PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]
3.
Shareholder liability arising from rendering professional service.
A shareholder is jointly and severally liable for claims arising from the rendering of a professional service by a domestic professional corporation or foreign professional corporation if that shareholder:
A.
Personally and directly participated in rendering that portion of a professional service that was performed negligently or in breach of any other legal duty; or
[PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]
B.
Directly supervised and controlled that portion of a professional service rendered by another person that was performed negligently or in breach of any other legal duty.
[PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]
[PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 640, §B2 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 640, §B7 (AFF).