by Dennis Beaver | attorney, business, customer service, customers, false advertising, management
November 11, 2025 – now updated November 18, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver Update: California Fish Grill has let us know that they have tweaked their menu options. Their note is included at the bottom of this article. Today’s story will be of special interest to...
by Dennis Beaver | accounting, financial, lawyers
March 5, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver A recent article, Overbilled by Your Lawyer? You’re Not Alone, told the story of a lawyer whose firm touted expertise that she didn’t yet have and billed for time that she didn’t work. That story led to an e-mail captioned “Bravo” from...
by Dennis Beaver | conflict of interest, property damage
October 11, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, I have read a number of your articles about neighbors refusing to maintain their property–especially trees–in a safe condition, or failing to keep a common fence in good repair. “Of course, most people do not...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer
April 07, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver When Costco, Sam’s Club and a few other retailers began to carry fire extinguishers, sales across America skyrocketed. In a minute, we’ll give you some tips on what to look for, but first, an answer to a...
by Dennis Beaver | homeowner's insurance, insurance claim, renter insurance
August 2, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver
If you or someone close to you has either been the victim of California’s wildfires or is facing that threat and has homeowners or renters insurance, today’s story will be of special interest. We are going to provide you...
by Dennis Beaver | business, leadership
May 5, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story is about my uplifting and inspiring interview with Cleveland-based Daniel Blalock, President of North American Field Sales for the Kirby Company. That’s right. Kirby, as in the Kirby vacuum cleaner, a company that is one of...
by Dennis Beaver | business, financial, investment
May 14, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver If you’re thinking about becoming an entrepreneur, you may be wondering whether you’d be more successful starting a business or buying an established business. “‘Start your own business, open your own shop’ has always been part of the...
by Dennis Beaver | business, employment
December 6, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver One theme in science-fiction is the ability to either “read” others’ thoughts or implant memories or even knowledge. The 1990 film Total Recall, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the 2012 remake, with Colin Farrell in the lead...
by Dennis Beaver | eviction, landlord/tenant, lease, tenant
July 29, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver Have you ever heard of a “constructive eviction”? Of course, everyone understands the word eviction — as in being evicted from a rental unit typically for non-payment of rent. But there is another kind of eviction that...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, workplace
October 12, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver Phone his office, and chances are good that you’ll hear a pleasant voice answer with “Navid, may I help you.” Not many luxury hotel managers will answer their own phone, and fewer still put on a waiter’s outfit, serve guests and bus...
