by Dennis Beaver | animal control, pets, technology
March 19, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver The following e-mail was sent from a couple who recently moved from Kingsburg to San Francisco. “We are going insane because of our next door neighbor’s four dogs. From the moment they let them out...
by Dennis Beaver | conflict, fear, settlement
February 6, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver Conflict is part of life. Just ask any divorce attorney, bankruptcy lawyer or lawyer who represents employees in wrongful termination lawsuits, “What is the common denominator that brings clients to your office?” They will tell you...
by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance, business
January 17, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to: 1. Business owners — or anyone considering going out, where: 2. Their own car or an employee’s vehicle might be used for business purposes. With this in mind, how do you answer this...
by Dennis Beaver | judges, small claims court
January 9, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to anyone headed to Small Claims Court, and we begin with this question: “When the judge’s decision is 100 percent wrong — totally and completely wrong on the law — so as to make you wonder...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, technology
July 20, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver It is pretty much common sense — and the law — that we must have working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in our homes, condos and apartments, which provide lifesaving warning time to get out. But things get far more serious when...
by Dennis Beaver | accounting, business, customers, documents, Email, U.S. Postal Service, US Mail
Email-only billing has created problems for some customers as bills land in spam folders and payment disputes ensue, not to mention heightened fraud risks. March 16, 2026 • By Dennis Beaver Once upon a time in a galaxy far, far away, e-mailed invoices became common,...
by Dennis Beaver | charity, donation
June 21, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver For some business owners, “The American Dream” is more than the freedom to achieve prosperity. To these entrepreneurs, it is the ability to have a real impact on individuals in meaningful ways. Often, they accomplish these goals by...
by Dennis Beaver | warranty
November 12, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver Is there such a thing as a “windproof” umbrella? That’s what Los Angeles readers, the Harrisons, thought they had purchased before flying from LAX to Seattle on Oct. 13 for a class reunion. The 13th would validate its bad-luck...
by Dennis Beaver | secure alarm, technology, telephone service
October 13, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver “Several months ago on a Sunday afternoon, our home landline and cell phones rang, one after the other, many more times than normal. Also, our caller ID displayed Spam Likely. From prior experience, the caller claims to be from any...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, leadership
September 10, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver
“Mr. Beaver, my husband, ‘Jamie’ thinks that he is the victim of racial discrimination at work and is speaking to lawyers about a possible lawsuit. He has not been promoted and feels somewhat shunned, “Angela’s”...
