by Dennis Beaver | lawyers, medicine
February 12, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week we told you about “Dotti,” the 20-year-old woman who had breast augmentation surgery performed by a “dangerously incompetent surgeon,” according to board-certified plastic... by Dennis Beaver | lawyers, medicine
February 05, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver We will just call her Dotti. The name of her so-called “breast implant surgeon” isn’t Dr. Frankenstein, but it should be. “This incompetent GP has made millions of dollars from breast... by Dennis Beaver | workplace
January 29, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Looking for a new hair blower? Any Target, RiteAid, Walmart or beauty supply store will have dozens, promising to make the user look like a Vogue or GQ model. The boxes state wattage, describe ceramic or... by Dennis Beaver | workplace
January 22, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Our wives work as hair stylists in a relatively small town in California’s Central Valley. We are all very close, went to the same high school, got married right after graduation, the girls... by Dennis Beaver | consumer, technology
January 15, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Kate” is a student at Cal State Fresno who spent a semester at a university in the south of France. Before leaving, she learned from AT&T that her cell phone would work in Europe. But they... by Dennis Beaver | consumer, technology
January 08, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Planning a trip out of the country and want to use your cell or smartphone? Then, today’s story will help you from feeling pickpocketed by your wireless provider, potentially saving from several hundred... by Dennis Beaver | consumer, investment
January 01, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver When Pirelli of North America closed its Hanford tire plant in 2001, hundreds of employees lost their jobs. Months later, one of the former employees – who I will just call Bob – received a call... by Dennis Beaver | consumer, investment
December 25, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Today’s article is in response to an inquiry from readers who believe their parents have been the victim of either a crooked or incompetent stockbroker. In either case, we are likely going to upset a... by Dennis Beaver | foreclosure
December 18, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Getting the right kind of help when faced with foreclosure is like finding the right doctor for a complicated medical issue,” maintains Dick Jacques, president of the Kings County Board of Realtors. “You... by Dennis Beaver | foreclosure
December 11, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver The real estate crisis has spared no city and few streets. Evidence of homes lost to foreclosure is within a 60-second drive of most people reading this column. Outright con artists have ripped off desperate...