by Dennis Beaver | advertising, consumer, false advertising, fraud, scam, technology
These push-to-talk radios are marketed as independent, unlimited-range walkie-talkies, but they actually require an LTE tower — the company’s website even notes that. June 9, 2026 • By Dennis Beaver If you were in construction or agriculture in the late 1990s...
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 | consumer, false advertising, fraud
June 15, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver If you love to barbecue, then if I say Omaha Steaks, the next word that pops into your head will probably be dinner, followed by mouth-watering, followed by dinner once more, and that will be followed by “Where’s my credit card?” Omaha...
by Dennis Beaver | fraud, scam
July 30, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver My paralegal Anne buzzed me: “Dennis, you have readers from Palm Springs on the line, 90-year-old mom and her 55-year-old son. He is trying to prevent her from sending money to scammers using a gift card.” That call could not have...
by Dennis Beaver | auto repair, Bully, fraud
September 9, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver If a car dealer lets you take a car out for a test drive and it suffers catastrophic engine and transmission damage, are you responsible for the repair charges? Note, I didn’t say, “Because of something that you did wrong,” rather,...
