by Dennis Beaver | attorney, business, customer service, customers, false advertising, management
November 11, 2025 – now updated November 18, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver Update: California Fish Grill has let us know that they have tweaked their menu options. Their note is included at the bottom of this article. Today’s story will be of special interest to...
by Dennis Beaver | business, consumer, false advertising, fraud
October 24, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver How often have you read a glowing online review–about a business, lawyer, physician, you name it, anything–believed the review, bought the product, dined in the restaurant, or hired the person, only to be disappointed? Do you 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
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 | 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 | false advertising
March 24, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver We have all seen ads for Rosetta Stone, Pimsleur or similar “teach yourself a foreign language” courses which claim you can accomplish this feat “in just a few days without boring memorization, studying...