by Dennis Beaver | psychology, workplace
April 26, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver If it’s the holiday season and I say “miser.” What name comes to mind? (No, not your cheapskate uncle Joe, we’ll get to him later.) I’ll bet its Scrooge. Misers have been some of the most despicable characters in literature, with...
by Dennis Beaver | bad faith claims, earthquake, earthquake insurance, homeowner's insurance, insurance
November 29, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver In 2024, more areas of the U.S. experienced earthquakes, leading some homeowners to face what Alaskans and Californians live through and fear: earthquake damage to their homes. “After their homeowners insurance claims were denied,...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees
January 13, 2007 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Part 1 I have a question for you about excessive attorney fees, and the only reason I am able to even discuss this matter is because of a strange coincidence that happened a few days ago in Fresno Superior...
by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance
November 20, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week we told you about Hanford veterinarian Dr. Lee Fausett and the flat tire he experienced with a car rented from Alamo at the Salt Lake city airport this past July. After accepting the Roadside Plus...
by Dennis Beaver | auto repair
November 14, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be important to anyone who has recently opened or is considering starting their own auto repair shop, including: collision repairs, brakes, tire service, tune-ups, painting and car stereo. It’s possible — and...
by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance, senior care
May 20, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver For the past several years my sister and I have been taking care of our mother, who suffers from Alzheimer’s. We alternate being with her during the day and at night. While she has two cars that are still in her...
by Dennis Beaver | complaint, consumer
September 30, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Thinking of installing a new automatic garage door opener? Before just calling the first company you find in the Yellow Pages, it might pay to learn from the experience of Los Angeles reader, Ted. A...
by Dennis Beaver | workplace
January 22, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Our wives work as hair stylists in a relatively small town in California’s Central Valley. We are all very close, went to the same high school, got married right after graduation, the girls...
by Dennis Beaver | landlord/tenant
May 12, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Ken, a retired agricultural consultant who lives in “a place that is so hot in the summer only the scorpions are happy,” sent the following e-mail: “My grandson got an eviction notice that says...
by Dennis Beaver | annuity
January 17, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver “Unless your readers who are thinking of selling all or part of their structured settlement payment rights exercise caution and take their time, they could lose an enormous amount of money,” warns New York attorney, Edward Stone,...
