by Dennis Beaver | consumer
June 21, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver Shopping for a new car is rarely a happy experience, even with so much information available online or in magazines such as Consumer Reports, as survey after survey reveals. “It’s as if you are playing a game of cards and suddenly...
by Dennis Beaver | warranty
July 07, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Most people believe that if they sell something “as is,” the meaning is clear – if something goes wrong, there is no guarantee of any kind, and the buyer accepts the risk of paying for repairs....
by Dennis Beaver | ethics
December 08, 2012 8:30 am (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Rudy was always known as a man who gave new meaning to the term “cheapskate.” He was married to Kathleen, a lovely woman, their adult children were all doing fine, and his business — which employed...
by Dennis Beaver | business, consumer, fraud, restaurant, scam
November 11, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver Over the many years writing this column, I’ve listened to thousands of reader’s complaints about customer service, believing they had not received what they had paid for. Most were acting in good faith, honestly feeling they were...
by Dennis Beaver | prison
May 2, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver “When a loved one is sentenced to prison, if ever there was a time when they need the support of their family, this is the moment. Their greatest fear beyond the risk of injury or death at the hands of another inmate, is feeling...
by Dennis Beaver | ethics, lawyers, marriage
April 14, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver Lawyers have a duty to advise their clients of potholes they might not be aware of. As you will see, at times this becomes complicated, when “who is the client?” becomes a difficult question to answer. When the lawyer feels that a...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, fraud
July 03, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver When Rick Adams of Lemoore was driving home close to 10 in the evening on May 14 he had no way of knowing that within a matter of weeks he would be directly responsible for an answer to an important legal issue...
by Dennis Beaver | bank, investment
November 08, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “We wanted to get into our own business, but none of the bankers we spoke with would loan us the money. Then we saw an ad in USA Today that seemed to be an answer to our prayers,” a...
by Dennis Beaver | investment, lawyers
February 19, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “We are an old Portuguese farming family in the Hanford, California area, and I have done everything your column on Stockbrokers said that I shouldn’t have,” the e-mail from...
by Dennis Beaver | dating
October 29, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver “I would like you and your wife to meet my girlfriend, ‘Donna,’ this Saturday, dinner, my treat, Italian,” said “Tom,” who practices law in Southern California and has been a great resource for this column. “She is just...
