Miscellaneous

• Dear President Obama: The Mortgage Mess/Still Not Listening?

  Bruce Bierhans | December 12, 2010 11:58 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  Dear President Obama: I know you've kept all my letters to you regarding the mortgage mess in a file, so I won't repeat all the advice I've given you over the course of the past three to four...

• The Crime of the 21st century...Revisited

  Bruce Bierhans | October 03, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  This morning, Sarah Shemkus (a very good financial writer) writes a headline piece in the CC Times entitled Downturn brings rise in financial crime. Were Sarah following this blog, she would know...

• Dear Pres. Obama: What happened to the Mortgage Foreclosure Solution?

  Bruce Bierhans | December 08, 2009 9:23 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  On February 16, 2009, I wrote a piece on this site advising President Obama on how to fix the mortgage foreclosure mess. I told him I wasn't a Harvard economist; just a lawyer that represented...

• Reverse Mortgage Abuses

  Bruce Bierhans | October 09, 2009 4:39 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  What a surprise! An article in todays SanFran Chronicle reports that reverse mortgages have the potential to spawn another subprime-style financial crisis. This, according to a report released by...

• Our Wii Donation: A New Twist in Wellfleet

  Bruce Bierhans | August 19, 2009 8:59 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  Our lawfirm was thrilled to have recently donated a Wii gaming device to the Council on Aging and Senior Center in my own beloved community of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. While many contributing...

• Independant Contractor or Employee? The Strippers Ruling

  Bruce Bierhans | August 19, 2009 8:45 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  The last time you went to an adult entertainment venue (no one reading this blog, I'm sure), did you think the dancers were independant contractors or employees of the venue. What...you weren't...

• High-tech MRIs - Helpful or Unnecessary?

  Carrie Strasser | August 18, 2009 11:46 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  Last week, Time magazine reported that women who are diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and who rely on results from high-tech MRIs, usually choose more aggressive and sometimes unnecessary...

• Cape Innovations in Alternative Fuel Research

  Kwon Faith | August 05, 2009 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  The Cape Cod Times reported recently that “Dealing with the Cape’s pond scum could prove to be a financial windfall.” Yes, algae-based biodiesel is being explored as the next...

• One Step Closer Towards Greater Food Safety

  Carrie Strasser | July 31, 2009 9:58 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  The New York Times reported that on Thursday, the House passed legislation to require more frequent inspections of food processing plants and to grant the government the authority to actually order...

• An Employee Manual May be an "Implied Contract"

  Bruce Bierhans | July 14, 2009 1:23 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  For years, I have advised my business clients to be extraordinarily careful in drafting Employee Manuals because they could be considered contracts; essentially turning an at-will employee into a...