Maine Revised Statutes
Subchapter 4: GOVERNANCE
13 §753. Responsibility for professional services

§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).