by Dennis Beaver | local media, neighbors, property damage
Some neighbors are just jerks, but that doesn’t mean you have to be. Here’s how to go about creating a paper trail when asking a neighbor to deal with a tree that’s a safety hazard. March 9, 2026 • By Dennis Beaver If your travels bring you to my...
by Dennis Beaver | ethics, insurance claim
May 12, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver The survival of any business — from a giant corporation, to a mom and pop, family-run store — depends on being paid for the products they produce, services which they perform, or the things they sell. The boss...
by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance
May 9, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver “We are not your enemy,” Los Angeles-based Senior Claims Adjuster Kathryn tells You and the Law. In her 15 years as a bodily injury claims adjuster, she has learned, “If anything proves the old saying true — You get more flies with honey...
by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement, traffic ticket
December 21, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver Suddenly, in the rearview mirror the red flashing lights of a police car appear. “What did I do? Am I going to get a ticket? Please, No!” The speedometer reveals a speed significantly over the limit, or maybe not, you’re just...
by Dennis Beaver | investment, retirement
June 02, 2012(Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Readers Cathy and Sharon live in different cities, and while they have never met in person, during our conference call it became all too apparent that these registered nurses have much more in common than age and...
by Dennis Beaver | insurance
June 30, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver I work at a State Prison where many of the Correctional Officers here read your column. A couple of us have been offered a kind of legal insurance plan that we can buy for about $25.00 a month. Another Officer...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees, lawyers
December 28, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver When you hire an attorney, it’s normal to expect that your case will be competently handled and that you will be fairly billed for the lawyer’s time. Last week, we began a look at being billed, in our Hanford reader’s words, “$150...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer
October 15, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last time we told you about readers who purchased a house in February after receiving a good report from a home inspector. When warmer months arrived and the A/C was turned on, it did not work. They believed...
by Dennis Beaver | divorce, pets
November 3, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver When mommy and daddy bring home a puppy for the kids or a young couple starting out in married life get a dog, a new chapter of love is brought into the home. “But what happens if they divorce? Who keeps the family pet?” asks...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, landlord/tenant
June 5, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver What Every Landlord and Tenant Needs to Know About Constructive Eviction If, by chance, you’ve been thinking of buying a rental property and one afternoon are feeling a bit groggy but can’t take a nap, then I have a suggestion. Google...
