Bad wine? Refund or replace

June 26, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week, we began a look at an all too common problem for those of us who enjoy a good bottle of wine: Getting one from a store or restaurant that just doesn’t taste right, or which could smell like...

Bamboo bathroom tissue earns a bum rap

September 27, 2014   •  By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, you are probably going to think this is a joke,” began a phone call from a Central California reader, “but believe me, it is not. We were in an Albertson’s market in the Los Angeles area and saw a new kind of...

Bank needs to man up

April 23, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of interest to anyone who understands the importance of saving money for that rainy day and retirement. Despite all the bad news, there are still lots of folks who have done the...

Bank of America has a heart

June 16, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver   On occasion, it becomes clear that someone calling You and the Law is suffering from mental illness and has had difficulty in explaining their legal problem to an attorney’s secretary or paralegal in an understandable manner. At...

Be careful of annuities

May 24, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “My parents are both over 60 and close to retirement. Before the real estate bubble burst, they sold farmland — which had been in the family over 50 years — for more than two million dollars. It was...