by Dennis Beaver | employment, workplace
April 17, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Have you ever thought, “Is it my imagination, or have restaurants and bars become noisier? Why should I be paying for dinner which includes a side order of headache and screaming yourself hoarse in order...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, workplace
April 24, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week we began our look into something that is upsetting to people who both dine in and work at restaurants, bars and clubs: Ear-piercing levels of noise, so loud as to be classified as a health risk with...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
April 18, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver “I was unfairly fired from my job and had an initial consultation scheduled with an attorney to explore a wrongful termination lawsuit. Maggie, the secretary, took down all my personal information and said they do not provide free...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees
June 05, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Last night I re-read an article you wrote in November of 2009 about attorney fees charged in personal injury cases. You interviewed law professors who were critical of 25 to 50 percent fees, which often...
by Dennis Beaver | air conditioning, housing, landlord/tenant
September 5, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver “We own a rental house in an agricultural area near Lemoore. Two years ago, a couple who work at the Naval Air Station rented the property. As is gets dusty – especially in this drought – the lease required changing the A/C filter...
by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance
April 26, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver This column often receives questions from readers asking about the pros and cons of handling an auto accident insurance claim by themselves, without hiring an attorney. Advice sought typically falls into these...
by Dennis Beaver | contracts, landlord/tenant
August 18, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, my parents are in their 70’s and inherited over half a million dollars they want to use to acquire rental homes. Our town has a rental shortage, therefore high rents can be charged, which is what they intend to...
by Dennis Beaver | workplace
January 29, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Looking for a new hair blower? Any Target, RiteAid, Walmart or beauty supply store will have dozens, promising to make the user look like a Vogue or GQ model. The boxes state wattage, describe ceramic or...
by Dennis Beaver | doctor, healthcare, medicine
January 14, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver
“Mr. Beaver, we just received a text from our family doctor that is disturbing,” said “Chelsea,” calling me Monday, Dec. 27 from a small Southern town that has one of the lowest rates of COVID vaccination. “I found your column...
by Dennis Beaver | insurance
July 15, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Chances are that you or someone you know has a Disability Insurance policy, the purpose of which is to assure a steady stream of income in the event of illness or some event that prevents going to work. These...
