by Dennis Beaver | business, career, employment, workplace
December 31, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver We’ve all heard of job offers being withdrawn or people being fired after employers discover an applicant or employee has lied or exaggerated their qualifications, education, work history, required skills or references. But what...
by Dennis Beaver | bank, financial, fraud, scam
April 28, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver If Southern California-based family nurse practitioner Joe Torres had read Fool me Once, by Kelly Richmond Pope, he and I would never have spoken. He also would not have lost thousands of dollars in an “overpayment” scam that began...
by Dennis Beaver | parenting, will
January 12, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver
Shortly after her mother’s death, daughter learns that 25 years earlier mom hid from her a priceless, potentially life-altering educational opportunity. Can anything be done now – could a claim be made against mom’s estate — or...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney, bad faith claims, earthquake insurance, homeowner's insurance, insurance, insurance claim, property damage
February 4, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver The recent wildfires in Southern California and natural disasters elsewhere in the country have left thousands of people grappling with enormous loss — and the complex insurance claims process that follows. Insurance companies owe a...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer
November 9, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver We live in an older, very pretty part of town, with lots of mature trees — trees that need trimming fairly often. Both local and out of town tree service companies know this, and on what seems to be a...
