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Teacher who cried wolf may get school sued

by Dennis Beaver | Article, complaint, education, employment

January 3, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver “Dennis, spend a day in the shoes of a high school human relations manager and you’ll be amazed at the immaturity and outright deception shown, not by students, but the teachers. Given the bickering, pettiness, unbelievable lack of...

The case of the blinds seller blind to laws that apply to her business

by Dennis Beaver | business, complaint, consumer

March 4, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver 
 “Be it a mom and pop neighborhood store or a Fortune 500 corporation, the surest way of getting into legal hot water is operating on an assumption that you understand the law as it applies to your business, failing to seek legal...

The case of the distracted barber

by Dennis Beaver | complaint, insurance, workplace

June 17, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver “It’s a real problem,” I heard repeatedly from teachers at barber and beauty colleges across the country. They were referring to barbers and cosmetologists “becoming distracted by videos, TV news, loud music, and conversations that...

The case of the nasty carpet cleaner

by Dennis Beaver | complaint, consumer, ethics

June 3, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver This past August, Gracie and Cecil Bailey wanted to have their carpets cleaned. “There are two carpet cleaning companies in town that use the Chem-Dry method, and we had been very satisfied with one...

The monsters next door

by Dennis Beaver | animal control, complaint, landlord/tenant

September 1, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver    “About a month ago new tenants moved into a house in our cul-de-sac and it has been a nightmare ever since. The couple who own the rental–both in their late 70’s and suddenly in ill health–admitted to not doing any...

The wrong way to respond to angry clients or customers

by Dennis Beaver | business, complaint, consumer

December 9, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver Our recent article about the restaurant patron who “lost it” when his steak was served rare and not medium – threatening an online defamation campaign unless he was paid $500 – got a very large reader response. Richart Ruddie,...
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