by Dennis Beaver | attorney fees
June 05, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Last night I re-read an article you wrote in November of 2009 about attorney fees charged in personal injury cases. You interviewed law professors who were critical of 25 to 50 percent fees, which often...
by Dennis Beaver | employment
May 29, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week I told you about Karen, the Bakersfield waitress who was a one-person terror squad, repeatedly yelling at customers, smashing down silverware, presenting an inflated bill and frightening elderly guests...
by Dennis Beaver | employment
May 22, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver For readers who are on medication for high blood pressure – especially anyone who has ever worked in a restaurant – it might be a good idea to have extra tablets handy before reading today’s...
by Dennis Beaver | animal control, insurance, pets
May 15, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Allstate Insurance television commercials command attention and admiration for their often touching themes. At the conclusion of every spot, we hear the reassuring voice of actor Dennis Hasbert telling us, as the...
by Dennis Beaver | bail bond
May 08, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver It is the last type of phone call anyone wants to receive: A family member is in jail. “Please, bail me out!” is their plea. But, should you? Hanford Bail Bondsman Eddie Brieno knows only too well the...
by Dennis Beaver | bail bond
May 01, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Part 1 It’s late at night; all is right with the world. And then, the phone rings. The phone did indeed ring for “David,” a longtime Hanford reader. “My 28-year-old brother-in-law, Rod,...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, workplace
April 24, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week we began our look into something that is upsetting to people who both dine in and work at restaurants, bars and clubs: Ear-piercing levels of noise, so loud as to be classified as a health risk with...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, workplace
April 17, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Have you ever thought, “Is it my imagination, or have restaurants and bars become noisier? Why should I be paying for dinner which includes a side order of headache and screaming yourself hoarse in order...
by Dennis Beaver | contracts
April 12, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Today we’re wrapping up our look at the world of contractors. We’ve examined “surety bonds,” which assure little beyond disappointment and headaches, as well as shown how to check out a...
by Dennis Beaver | contracts
April 03, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Part 2: “Licensed and bonded.” That’s what state law requires of contractors, as we discussed last week. But in the world of things that are not as they seem, contractor bonds and many of the...
