by Dennis Beaver | business, consumer, lawyers, return policy
October 7, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver Let’s say you purchase a used car from a dealership and later want to bring it back for a refund. Do you have the legal right to get your money back regardless of the reason? Does the “Three-Day Cooling Off Period” apply? That’s what...
by Dennis Beaver | advertising, consumer, false advertising, hospitality
December 14, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver March 14th, 2018 at 4:00 in the morning was a day and time “Denny” would love to forget. “I had the strangest nightmare. A tiny, evil character–something out of a horror movie–had poured gasoline on my right leg, set it on...
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
August 23, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week we told you about the months-long credit card billing nightmare in which Eiji Yamashita of Hanford found himself over a computer he ordered online from Toshiba Direct in November 2009, but which was...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, technology
August 14, 2010 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of interest to anyone who shops online, and especially for computers, or other expensive electronics. While most transactions go through easily, if something does go wrong — your...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney, consumer, ethics, false advertising, personal injury
December 1, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver We’ve all heard the saying “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” Yet, it might not. Here’s another saying for you: “What begins in California could spread throughout the country.” Today’s...
