by Dennis Beaver | doctor, employment, healthcare
October 6, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver If you were to ask any physician, these two questions: (1) “What are the goals of the medical profession?” (2) How important is trust among doctors? No doubt, you would hear: “The prevention of disease, relief of suffering, care of...
by Dennis Beaver | medicine
September 19, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver Over 40 years ago, fresh out of his second residency in internal medicine —as he was a foreign medical graduate — Internist “Dr. Lee” and his family traded hot and humid New Orleans for the equally hot, but dry, California Central...
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...
