by Dennis Beaver | annuity, settlement
September 18, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver Regular readers of this column will recall that I strongly support structured settlement annuities for accident victims. But as you will see, while extremely rare, at times it is not all smooth sailing. If the term “structured...
by Dennis Beaver | doctor, lawsuit, malpractice, medicine
September 11, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver My paralegal, Anne, buzzed me. “You have a couple on the phone who have Covid-19. They are very upset with their family doctor and want to talk with you about a possible lawsuit for malpractice.” Now, this sounded interesting....
by Dennis Beaver | ethics, lawyers
September 4, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, I am a long time reader and appreciate the fact that you do not fear pointing out bad behavior by some lawyers. I would like to know what you do not like about the legal profession. Thanks, Mark from Eureka,...
by Dennis Beaver | business, employment, workplace
August 28, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver “Jesus” phoned, wanting to speak with me. Anne, my paralegal, buzzed me, saying, “There is a guy on the phone who wants to talk with you but I can’t understand him.” It required every ounce of patience to make out what he was saying....
by Dennis Beaver | author, book, ethics
August 21, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver I am not a fan of self-help books for a variety of reasons, one of which is that most just take common sense principles and dress them up as a new discovery. For example, “Want to be thought of as being a responsible person? Show up...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, technology
August 14, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to anyone who is tired of so many news broadcasts that are politically biased and want a different–and possibly more objective–view of the news from sources outside of the United States. But...
by Dennis Beaver | divorce, family law
August 7, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, several years ago you wrote a story about a family going through a divorce where the mother and her lawyer did all they could to destroy the children’s relationship with their father. I kept it, fearful that something...
by Dennis Beaver | divorce, family law
July 31, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver “Darling, Just Sign These Papers.” “We plan on filing for divorce soon,” “Benny’s” email stated. “There are some papers my wife, “Laura” wants me to sign. Could you tell me what they are all about?” “She is financially irresponsible....
by Dennis Beaver | business, insurance
July 24, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver For the past several years it seems that not a week goes by when we don’t hear about a major data breach resulting in personal information being stolen. The consequences of an electronic “hack” are costly to the victim-company on...
by Dennis Beaver | business, medicine
July 17, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver “We have all heard of the importance of a ‘Rainy Day Fund’ for such things as being out of work for a period of time or facing an expensive car repair, ‘Amy’ wrote. “But I have never heard of anything similar for a business and...
