Very interesting. Thanks for a detailed look at the underbelly of the legal shenanigans many businesses are confronted with these days. Clearly this case was never about anything but scamming.
Good article! Hats off to Maas and Bierhsns law firm. I went through the same thing at the Asa Bearse house many years ago. Except it was a lot Cal non profit and it recruited lol cal street people. I refused to settle. It was a scam. It dragged out for ever.
In fact one of the kids who was a nice kid, refused to be part of the suit and was going to t stiff for me but went missing that winter- after the harbor melted ,his body was found floating under the docks in Hyannis, but the cowboy boots he always wore were missing.
These suits and ADA laws are easily manipulated to be extortion schemes as this gentleman found out. Congratulations!
Very interesting. Thanks for a detailed look at the underbelly of the legal shenanigans many businesses are confronted with these days. Clearly this case was never about anything but scamming.
Thank you, Seth, for this and all your truly local stories.
Good post, Seth. We need more community-based reporting like this on the Cape
Good article! Hats off to Maas and Bierhsns law firm. I went through the same thing at the Asa Bearse house many years ago. Except it was a lot Cal non profit and it recruited lol cal street people. I refused to settle. It was a scam. It dragged out for ever.
In fact one of the kids who was a nice kid, refused to be part of the suit and was going to t stiff for me but went missing that winter- after the harbor melted ,his body was found floating under the docks in Hyannis, but the cowboy boots he always wore were missing.
These suits and ADA laws are easily manipulated to be extortion schemes as this gentleman found out. Congratulations!
Shame on the Federsl Judge.
Yet another case of laws being manipulated for personal gain. I’m so glad this story had a good ending for Ed Maas.
It all seemed so obvious that it was a fish for money. imho
The only word that came to mind when I read the part about plaintiff's offer to settle for $10k was "shakedown."