Protecting your great idea

August 6, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver “I have invented an amazing BBQ and campfire lighter that works on any kind of fuel, prevents the user from being burned and reduces the risk of causing a fire. How can I talk about it to these companies which claim to help market...

Why have a conservatorship

July 2, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver If someone in your family has had a terrible accident or health issue causing them to make horrible financial decisions, then today’s story will be very helpful and begins in 2010. It was late at night when 21-year-old Heather, who...

On the hook without a contract

June 11, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver “We are second year students at the San Joaquin College of Law in Fresno. Recently you wrote about a couple who hired ServPro to clean their father’s apartment in an elderly living facility, signed the work authorization but refused to...

This contractual mistake had eerie consequences

December 19, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver Readers who grew up in America of the 1950s and 1960s, and lived in a house with a garage or basement will undoubtedly have warm memories of their deep freezer, also known as a chest freezer. Frozen foods were becoming the rage, as...

Would a court enforce this agreement?

August 8, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, my name is Devin and I live in Lexington, Kentucky. Earlier today I stopped at a used car lot looking for a truck. The salesman walked me over to a 2000 Chevrolet S-10 for $3500 and said: “If this truck doesn’t start on...