by Dennis Beaver | contracts, liability, Option to Lease
February 20, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver “I am the CEO of an accounting firm that is looking into leasing a solar system for our 8,000-square-foot office building. Some of your articles on solar have been very negative as to leasing options. We have met with solar...
by Dennis Beaver | Article, employment, workplace
January 31, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver “I am writing behalf of myself and co-workers at a restaurant and night-club in a California Central Valley town where your column is widely read. “We are constantly exposed to insanely loud music, the idea of our new manager,...
by Dennis Beaver | compassion, complaint letter, consumer, customer service, management
A widow was blocked from using her late husband’s loyalty points by a company that prioritized rigid, heartless bureaucracy over basic human compassion and common sense. What businesses can learn about customer service from her story. July 20, 2026 • By Dennis...
by Dennis Beaver | drug use, dui - drunk driving
January 19, 2013 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week we told you about 21 year-old Sam, in jail on Jan. 2 after a New Year’s party turned horribly violent. A friend — mixing anti-psychotic meds with alcohol — attacked him with a knife. Trying to get...
by Dennis Beaver | business, consumer, technology
January 5, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver “In 2022, executives at BMW came upon a brilliant, if perverted, idea to extract more money from customers,” observes Michigan attorney Steve Lehto, who has practiced in the fields of Lemon Law and Consumer Protection for over 30...
by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance, fraud
December 22, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver “Bernie,” an adjuster for a major auto insurance company phoned, and described an insurance claim “that would be a great story for your column.” I had to control myself from laughing as she explained what happened. Apparently...
by Dennis Beaver | donation, medicine
October 18, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “I practice medicine near a small farming town in northern California. People think of me as something of an old-fashioned doctor. With patients who have no health insurance and not much money, I...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer
April 7, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Costco has become a great weekend hangout for the entire family. Where else can you spend hours walking indoors where it’s nice and warm in winter, or cool in summer, and get to munch on all kinds of free...
by Dennis Beaver | drug use, landlord/tenant, law enforcement
January 6, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver There are two aspects to today’s story – the macro, or “big picture,” and the “small scale” real-world look at how the macro impacts real people. Over the past few years as first the medical use of marijuana and then...
by Dennis Beaver | bad faith claims, conflict of interest, employment, ethics, lawyers, theft
This teenager swiped a booby-trapped package that showered him with glitter, and then he tripped over a sprinkler in his haste to flee and injured his wrist. If you’re wondering why no lawyer will agree to represent him, we can explain … December 8, 2025 • By...
