by Dennis Beaver | education, negligence
May 14, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver When under the care of a physician, dentist, or hospital, we are owed a duty due care — they must meet the standards of their profession. Failing–negligent — with resulting significant harm, a medical malpractice lawsuit can be the...
by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance, business, homeowner's insurance, renter insurance
July 15, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver It is impossible to avoid ads on television, radio and the internet for home and auto insurance from companies wanting us to drop who we now have and come to them. Geico boasts, “15 minutes could save you 15% on car insurance;” Liberty...
by Dennis Beaver | accounting, business, due diligence
July 5, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver Our article “Buying a Business? Get Proper Help,” was based on my interview with Josh Tolley, a nationally syndicated talk show host and author of recently published, Acquisitional Wealth. Tolley’s message: Given the high...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, workplace
December 31, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week I told you about the owner of an insurance agency in San Diego who was requiring employees to buy all of their insurance from the agency, deducting any cash shortages from employee paychecks, and...
by Dennis Beaver | Bully, lawyers
October 4, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver We hear a lot about bullying: at school, and cyber-bullying over the internet. But bullying–any use of force, coercion or threat that is intended to intimidate– isn’t just confined to the playground, as the adult world has its...
by Dennis Beaver | senior care
February 26, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver It’s the final diagnosis: “There is nothing more which can be done. Get your affairs in order. Is there someone who you can call, who you can count on, who you trust?” To Ron Dicken and...
by Dennis Beaver | landlord/tenant, lawyers
April 28, 2012(Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Owning and managing rental property is never a piece of cake. Even when experienced landlords use a property manager and have excellent legal representation, there will be an occasional problem. Those landlords...
by Dennis Beaver | air conditioning, landlord/tenant
August 9, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver It’s March. You have just moved into a cute little rental house in California’s Central Valley, where summer temperatures are routinely – dangerously – well over 100 degrees. Within days the air conditioner fails, and a frustrated...
by Dennis Beaver | fraud, landlord/tenant
June 18, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver When you discover that your landlord is pocketing your rent money and not paying the mortgage, you’ve got a real problem. There are a lot of crooked landlords doing just that, as Cesar and his wife...
by Dennis Beaver | business, consumer, contractor, liability
March 2, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to three groups of readers: 1. Anyone who owns a condominium under the management of an HOA, a Home Owners Association. 2. Managers of HOAs. 3. Companies who contract with HOAs and cause damage...
