13.1-547 - Professional relationships not affected; liability for debts, etc., of corporation, its directors, officers and employees. - Virginia Statutes

§ 13.1-547. Professional relationships not affected; liability for debts,etc., of corporation, its directors, officers and employees.

The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to alter or affect theprofessional relationship between a person furnishing professional servicesand a person receiving such service either with respect to liability arisingout of such professional service or the confidential relationship between theperson rendering the professional service and the person receiving suchprofessional service, if any, and all such confidential relationships enjoyedunder the laws of this Commonwealth, whether now in existence, or hereafterenacted, shall remain inviolate. A director, officer, agent or employee of aprofessional corporation shall not, by reason of being any director, officer,agent or employee of such corporation, be personally liable for any debts orclaims against, or the acts or omissions of the corporation or of anotherdirector, officer, agent or employee of the corporation, but the corporationshall be liable for the acts or omissions of its directors, officers, agents,employees and servants to the same extent to which any other corporationwould be liable for the acts or omissions of its directors, officers, agents,employees and servants while they are engaged in carrying on the corporatebusiness.

(1970, c. 77; 1984, c. 448.)