by Dennis Beaver | business, employment, false advertising
August 19, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver The telephonic “SOS” was at 10 a.m. from “crew members” at “Captain Looney’s Seafood Restaurant,” a small chain of fast-casual restaurants specializing in sustainable seafood. On a speaker phone were the lovely voices of two servers,...
by Dennis Beaver | business, consumer, false advertising, homeowner's insurance, insurance
December 18, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver
“Mr. Beaver, I live in a home that is over 100 years old and has beautiful wood beams, paneling, floors, built-in bookshelves, counter tops, a dining table – beautiful, old wood everywhere. “I hired a company that claimed to...
by Dennis Beaver | business, consumer, false advertising
February 7, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver “We are considering making the jump into solar for both our home and machine shop which consumes a great deal more electricity than a normal house. But in researching solar in general, I came upon some of your articles which were...
by Dennis Beaver | advertising, education, false advertising
May 3, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver You have no doubt heard commercials for Babbel, Rosetta Stone or other computer assisted language learning programs which make claims along the lines of “You can learn a new language in three weeks.” In fact, both Rosetta Stone and...
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, false advertising
June 8, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver Recently, as clients came into our office, we handed them a sheet of paper and said, “We are going to say the names of three large companies. When you hear each name, please write down the first word that comes to mind about the...
