Blame it on the sun glare. A slew of lawyer activity in the Sunshine State has led to what may be the beginning of the end of those sneaky red light cameras there. First the Supreme Court didn't like a particular hearing method, then the...
There was a time in the 2000s during the boom of Chinese companies' entering the US public markets when executives visiting from the PRC knew only one thing in English: "OTCBB." Officially known as the OTC Bulletin Board and owned and operated by the Financial...
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, primarily a response to the fraud perpetrated by energy giant Enron and not detected by their then accountants, brought some good. However, in my view it was mostly an overreaction to a very limited issue, and thankfully its impact on...
I like to say that there are certain life events so special that when you add them all up, you can count them on one hand. I was thrilled to have one of those moments last week at a very special family event. And despite...
In some circles people view workaholism as a positive. You get a lot done. You are very committed and determined. Team members can rely on you to perform and be accessible. But being a hard worker is not the same as being a workaholic. Hard...
Andrew Madoff (above), whose father Bernie admitted stealing billions in the biggest Ponzi scheme ever, died of cancer last month. According to NYC court documents, he has left an estate worth $15 million. He left a third to his mom and his estranged wife, a...
Not a great day for now former Arkansas judge Mike Maggio. Apparently, on a sports blog he discussed the 2012 confidential adoption of a baby by superstar Charlize Theron (above). He used the pseudonym "geauxjudge" but was found out. Now the Arkansas Supreme Court confirms...
It was a big day for NY Onondaga County Court Judge Joseph Fahey (above) recently: the first text he ever sent. Why did he feel the need? According to the ABA Journal, the fact that an alternate juror in a manslaughter case got a text from...
So many people dream of starting their own business. Slaving away in a miserable job with miserable bosses and miserable hours and being mistreated, underpaid and unappreciated fuels those thoughts. But entrepreneurship is not for everyone who is just sick of being employed. Here are...
I may open myself up here, but I have to admit that "shock jock" Howard Stern is one of my true business heroes. As I wrote in my latest book, The Entrepreneur's Growth Startup Handbook (John Wiley & Sons/Bloomberg Press), how Stern has built his brand and...