by Dennis Beaver | business, leadership
November 7, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver Something’s wrong. You know it. Everyone around you knows. It is as if someone is trying to sabotage your business. But who? How? Why? How can you find out? How can you fix it? Anne Morriss could be the very person to ask. The...
by Dennis Beaver | lawyers, medicine
October 13, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver For anyone having a low image of the legal profession, today’s story provides justification for taking that view several notches lower. We do not make that statement lightly. An awareness of what many believe...
by Dennis Beaver | dui - drunk driving
November 25, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Recently I was at a fraternity party, where before anyone was allowed to drive home, they had to blow into a small breathalyzer. Those who registered over a certain limit were told to hand their car...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, technology
July 02, 2011(Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Many of us in Hanford’s Rotary are longtime readers and would appreciate your explaining why there is so much of a fuss over the AT&T and T-Mobile merger. Is there something going on in the...
by Dennis Beaver | warranty
September 26, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, I have two questions about umbrellas that could seem a little bit silly,” began an interesting e-mail from Adam, a reader who lives in Fortuna, California. His inquiry is the...
by Dennis Beaver | bankruptcy, consumer credit
February 7, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver If you listen to Sirius, XM Satellite, or just regular AM radio, you’ve probably heard ads aimed at listeners who are in financial trouble. Some suggest voodoo ways to get out of debt, pay off your...
by Dennis Beaver | asset protection, investment, scam
August 9, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver What would you think upon answering a phone call and hearing, “How would you like to make 21% on your money, guaranteed?” “Hmmm, sounds interesting, so what’s the catch? Is this a Ponzi scheme?” you would probably wonder. Or, you...
by Dennis Beaver | healthcare, negligence, senior care
March 19, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver In 2010 an extraordinary class action lawsuit went to trial in Eureka, California. It was against Skilled Health Care Group, one of the nation’s largest providers of nursing care to the elderly. Their facilities were places you would...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, technology
July 09, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week, we began our look into the $39 billion proposed purchase by AT&T of T-Mobile Cellular. If approved by the Federal Communications Commission, it will impact everyone who uses a cell phone in the...
by Dennis Beaver | homeowner's insurance, insurance, insurance claim
May 17, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver November 8th, 2018 began as a beautiful, sunny day for the residents of Paradise, California, a small town in rural, Northern California. Within hours, most of the city was gone, with over 18,000 structures destroyed in the deadliest...