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 | asset protection, consumer, contracts, fraud, senior care
October 26, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver “Earlier this year, while out running errands for my 83-year-old parents, “Sandy and Robert,” with whom I live, a solar salesman from Utah-based Mint Solar suddenly showed up at their home, and in no time, they signed a contract for...
by Dennis Beaver | contractor, contracts, elder abuse, family, family law, fraud
An aging couple hired a remodeling company that illegally required large deposits, and then they decided to stick with the company even after an employee stole from them and wasn’t fired. December 29, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver There is an age when self-doubt —...
by Dennis Beaver | contracts, employment
March 29, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “I can’t tell you where I live or which television station I am currently employed at, because if I do it will probably result in my termination. After majoring in Radio and TV Communications, I got...
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...
by Dennis Beaver | advertising, contracts
January 05, 2013 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Smaller media markets across America are where newly minted TV journalists get their start. Often earning $10 an hour, working multiple jobs and long hours at the station, their lives aren’t glamorous....