Articles (by date)

Things to know before you buy a new laptop
December 02, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver I am a graduate student at Cal State Chico and need ...
/ consumer, technology
Is there a breathalyzer in your future?
November 25, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Recently I was at a fraternity party, where before anyone was ...
/ breathalyzer, dui - drunk driving
The case of the rotten landlord
November 18, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver If you are a landlord or tenant, today's story will be ...
/ housing, landlord/tenant
Trust difficult with collection agencies
November 11, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver I am receiving phone calls and collection notices from a New ...
/ bank, debt collection
Restaurant service fee raises objections
November 04, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver I have a complaint about a restaurant I visited with a ...
/ complaint, consumer, contracts, restaurant
Rental car insurance contract blues
October 28, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Hanford reader Garry Pierce is a very good customer of National ...
/ Article, auto insurance, rental car
Examination of lawyers’ billing practices can be a fright – Part 2
October 21, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Part 2 Last week we began a look at what can ...
/ attorney fees
Examination of lawyers’ billing practices can be a fright
October 14, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Part 1 I have a question for you about excessive attorney ...
/ attorney fees
Ups and downs of garage door openers
September 30, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Thinking of installing a new automatic garage door opener? Before just ...
/ complaint, consumer, garage door opener
I want my contribution back!
September 23, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Let's say you've been a regular contributor to a charitable organization, ...
/ complaint, consumer, donation
Attorneys earn their low esteem all by themselves
September 17, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Mr. Beaver, I have a real complaint about lawyers and am ...
/ ethics, lawyers
Warning: Friends can open your eyes to reality
September 09, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver In law school, third year students are cautioned about the dangers ...
/ family law
Looking for a lawyer is like buying a used car
September 02, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver What do you think of using the internet to find a ...
/ advertising, lawyers
Where there is steam, there is an abandoned radiator cap
August 19, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver In our legal system, before you can be found liable for ...
/ auto insurance, auto repair
Cell phone companies rip off overseas callers
August 12, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver I just returned from a trip to the Orient and Australia ...
/ technology, telephone service, travel
Beware of the new life insurance scam
August 05, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver I was contacted by a life insurance salesman - a friend ...
/ insurance, life insurance, scam
The used car dealer who did the right thing
July 29, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Let's say that you have purchased a used 2003 Toyota Matrix ...
/ Article
Do I have to snitch on my kids?
July 22, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver I just received a notice from a city in Southern California ...
/ traffic ticket
Nothing is for free, even disability
July 15, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Chances are that you or someone you know has a Disability ...
/ disability, insurance
When ‘as is’ means you’ve got a warranty
July 07, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Most people believe that if they sell something "as is," the ...
/ used car, warranty
Grandma Susie and the bill collector
July 01, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver In 1998 Grandma Susie and her husband hired a paralegal to ...
/ bankruptcy, debt collection, healthcare
Defrauding an innkeeper and fraud
June 24, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver The restaurant business is difficult on a good day, and frustrating ...
/ fraud, insurance
Is a time-share in your best interest?
June 17, 2006  (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver I received an offer from Marriott Hotels for a three night, ...
/ investment, time share
Study your lawyer’s office
June 10, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver In a recent article I wrote about Mark, who hired a ...
Your teenage children’s privacy – safety first!
June 04, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver In cleaning my daughter's room, I could not avoid seeing diaries ...
/ parenting, privacy