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...
by Dennis Beaver | doctor, lawsuit, malpractice, medicine
September 11, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver My paralegal, Anne, buzzed me. “You have a couple on the phone who have Covid-19. They are very upset with their family doctor and want to talk with you about a possible lawsuit for malpractice.” Now, this sounded interesting....
by Dennis Beaver | consumer
January 21, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver A new law recently went into effect in California where a staggering 90 percent of people reading this article are not in compliance and could be fined up to $200. But the fine would be insignificant in terms...
by Dennis Beaver | traffic ticket
May 17, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver In today’s column, I want to share with you some of the experiences I’ve had when sitting as a pro tem judge in traffic court, here in Kern County over the past several years. If you’ve been...
