by Dennis Beaver | dui - drunk driving, lawyers
July 5, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver A recent column generated a large and highly positive response from readers, who saw in themselves, friends and family members, the same young man we wrote about. According to his mother, “Our adult son either has become or is on the...
by Dennis Beaver | contracts
November 8, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver “When you go from consumer to running your own small business, you are now in the big leagues of legal and financial responsibility,” observes Bryan Hull, Professor of Law at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. Hull shared with You and...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, false advertising
November 27, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver In late October the Black Angus Restaurants chain — which came out of bankruptcy in March of this year — began a major campaign to attract customers. Advertising inserts were placed in weekend editions of...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer credit, landlord/tenant
January 28, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver In September of 1998 Penny was sued for eviction, but never received any court papers after being served the lawsuit. She didn’t go to court, simply moved out. For over 10 years, Penny never thought of...
by Dennis Beaver | victim rights
June 13, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last time we began our discussion of victim impact statements — often the only chance for crime victims to be present at the sentencing and explain how their lives have been affected. What if you or someone you...