by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance, discrimination
March 10, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Does Nationwide Insurance Company have a policy of discriminating against people who are overweight? Do they care about fairly and honestly settling auto accident cases? It seems a very strange turn-around for...
by Dennis Beaver | divorce, family law, lawyers
December 13, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver Santa Maria family law attorney Bob McDermott has a stern warning for anyone planning on doing their own divorce: “Understand the risks and be aware of your rights and responsibilities. For someone unfamiliar with the law and legal...
by Dennis Beaver | contracts, cosigner, family, financial, Guarantor
August 19, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver Most people understand the risks of being a cosigner for a car purchase or lease. But how should you reply if a good friend or a close family member says, “Will you please be my guarantor — not cosigner, just a guarantor — for...
by Dennis Beaver | housing, landlord/tenant
June 20, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver While I’m not a good cook, I do have the perfect recipe for anyone who would like to become the victim of a crooked landlord. This recipe is based on an e-mail received from “Maria” in Southern...
by Dennis Beaver | business, contracts
December 13, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver “Mike” was an experienced, well-paid plastic surgery practice manager in Atlanta and came across an ad in a trade magazine looking for someone with his background to work in Southern California for a large, multi-office medical...
by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance, insurance claim
August 25, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Slowing down, about to stop for a red light, perhaps doing one or two miles an hour, Patricia’s 2007 Toyota Camary was rear-ended in December 2011, leaving “the rear bumper scratched and pushed in slightly,”...
by Dennis Beaver | book, business, employment, kidnap
April 19, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver “I am the CEO of an international consulting firm located in the Pacific Northwest. We send our people to every corner of the globe. Recently, a team sent to Turkey failed to respond to our phone calls and texts. We feared that they...
by Dennis Beaver | animal control, animal cruelty, auto repair
August 9, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver “I own a truck repair company that services the very large vehicles that are the backbone of goods transportation across North America. Recently we found evidence that rodents had been chewing through wiring insulation. Today, much...
by Dennis Beaver | business, consumer, false advertising
February 7, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver “We are considering making the jump into solar for both our home and machine shop which consumes a great deal more electricity than a normal house. But in researching solar in general, I came upon some of your articles which were...
by Dennis Beaver | complaint, consumer
February 14, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver You’ve heard the saying, “Sleep Tight and don’t let the Bedbugs bite,” but have probably never seen a real bedbug. Since the 1950s — and use of DDT with other powerful insecticides —...
