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...
by Dennis Beaver | false advertising, scam
September 13, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver Does this radio ad, late night TV and on-line infomercial sound familiar? “I will never forget the day my son Jeremy told me that he hated me and slammed the door in my face. I’m behavioral therapist Janet Lehman and I know...
by Dennis Beaver | complaint, false advertising
September 6, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver “I cannot tell you who I work for, but if you go to Costco and find a bubble package of Motorola Talkabout 2-Way Radios, flip it over and read the information that describes how far–the range–you can get, I think you will be...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, false advertising
February 1, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver Following our recent articles on deceptive-range claims made by manufacturers of consumer walkie talkies, we were contacted by “Hank,” a reader in California’s Central Valley whose agriculture and ranching-related business requires...
