by Dennis Beaver | disability, insurance
March 24, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver There are people across the country reading today’s story who have a large presence on Facebook and other social media putting them at risk of losing thousands of dollars yearly, as you will see in a moment. But first, let me tell...
by Dennis Beaver | education, privacy
October 1, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver If you are the parent of a son or daughter who is at college, today’s story about privacy will be of special interest. We begin with two extreme examples of what happens when privacy becomes an excuse for tossing common sense out the...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer
March 8, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver When Redway, California resident Carolyn Green purchased $75.00 worth of gift certificates from a local market in December, 2004 as a Christmas present for her son, she had no idea that a few months later the...
by Dennis Beaver | traffic ticket
July 22, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver I just received a notice from a city in Southern California that my car went through a red light. There is a clear photo of the license number, and it is obviously my car. The only problem is that I was not...
by Dennis Beaver | education, lawyers
January 10, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver “I am a second year student at a top Chicago law school wondering if I should continue as I’ve heard some of our teachers insist that law is no longer a profession, but a business, and to succeed a lawyer must be ruthless, doing...
by Dennis Beaver | business, contractor, false advertising
October 18, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver Anyone who has ever played Monopoly is familiar with those two sentences, which mean: You’ve been caught. There is no appeal. You are not wiggling out this time. Accept your punishment. While Monopoly is considered primarily a game...
by Dennis Beaver | liability
August 24, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver Should a school bus driver do something more than just yell at the attackers to stop and call 911 when a child on their bus has become a victim of an assault by other students? You have probably heard about the Florida school bus...
by Dennis Beaver | animal control, animal cruelty, pets
September 22, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver “Our entire family read your article about neighbors who were abusing their animals and what to do about it. I think we have a related problem, two houses from us, and we need some advice,” Shirley’s email began. “About two...
by Dennis Beaver | investment, retirement
November 22, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Part 1 If your stockbroker sold you improper, excessively risky investments, or-failed to disclose the riskiness of what appeared as an otherwise conservative investment, and as a result you lost your shirt...
by Dennis Beaver | investment, retirement
November 29, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Part 2 Last week I told you about what happened to Hal and his wife, both 67, retired, and long time readers. From more than a million dollars in their 401K account as of January, 2006, their investments...
