by Dennis Beaver | complaint, consumer, donation
September 23, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Let’s say you’ve been a regular contributor to a charitable organization, possibly a church or some recognized non-profit as you believe in their objectives. Then, suddenly, that organization...
by Dennis Beaver | communication, consumer, fraud
June 21, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver If you have owned a house or commercial property for several years, chances are that someone has recently either phoned or sent what appears to be an offer to buy it. In March of 2023, an article in The Star News of Medford, Wisconsin,...
by Dennis Beaver | advertising, lawyers, settlement
January 17, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver “You have a reader on the phone who has a deposition scheduled for next week and cannot reach his lawyer. Apparently, they have never met in person.” With that announcement from my paralegal, I immediately took the call, and spoke...
by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance, consumer, safety, technology
May 31, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver With homage to Ralph Nader, author of Unsafe at Any Speed, a landmark in consumer advocacy and journalism, today’s story looks at just how little the major auto manufacturers care about safety by forcing us to take our eyes off the road...
by Dennis Beaver | lawyers
July 16, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Your articles on what law school can do to married couples were sent to me by my parents who live in the Central San Joaquin Valley. I am at university in Boston dating a third-year Harvard law student,...
by Dennis Beaver | financial, marriage, scam, senior care
September 13, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver As my town is located 100 miles north of Los Angeles, it is an ideal stopover for people driving to destinations north or south on Highway 99 or Interstate 5 and has afforded me the chance to meet readers, who are always welcome...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer
August 20, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Jeff (names have been changed) was retired from the Navy, residing in Lemoore near the naval air station, close to many of the friends he served with. Married and the father of a young child at home, he...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, scam, timeshare
October 21, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver Last week I made it clear that, in my legal opinion, the way that the timeshare industry deals with owners who want out of their contracts reminds me of racketeering. Pity the poor timeshare owner who was a victim of lie after lie...
by Dennis Beaver | AI, AI - Artificial Intelligence, education, law school, lawyers
AI could be the modern equivalent of the automobile’s impact on blacksmiths as it rapidly transforms the legal profession, potentially leading to an employment crisis for law school graduates. What can they do? April 27, 2026 • By Dennis Beaver Just about every...
by Dennis Beaver | contracts
November 30, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver Last week, we told you about a Selma reader, Helen, and her husband’s idea of hiring a contractor in their church congregation for a kitchen remodel, aware of the fact that he is in serious financial trouble. “His bid was...
