Title: [AZ] Girl threw my glasses into the crowd last night at a concert.

Question:
They're destroyed. I only found the frames after the concert ended, no lenses.

She (the thrower) got away before I could get the attention of security. All I have is the phone number of the other girl (let's call her Alys) that she was with. Security spoke with Alys and apparently the story is that they just met that night, but yet she knew that the thrower "dances" crazy. Her reasoning as to why she threw my glasses in the first place. They tried getting info about the thrower from Alys, but the number she gave was apparently out of service. When security mentioned this, Alys said her phone was dead. Yet, it would still go to voicemail.
I don't really know what to do here. Alys, of course, hasn't responded to my messages just asking her for info if she had any, like a picture with the thrower etc. I know it's her number because I called her phone in front of security to see if it would work. I also used it to check her Facebook friends to see if I would've been able to ID the thrower earlier this morning.

Do I even have a case here? Am I just screwed over here? I have a spare set at the moment but would really like to be reimbursed for the damages.

(Specifically in Scottsdale, AZ, US)

Answer:
 Not legal advice, but [zenni](http://www.zennioptical.com/) has really cheap glasses. I have five different pairs from them.Answer #2: I'll repeat from your prior post:

You have a case you could likely win.

Realistically, the process of identifying, locating, suing, serving and recovering from this person(if even possible) is economically infeasible.  Unless you have really, really expensive glasses or something.


Title: My mom is the only person on the title to my car and she wants to take it away from me

Question: I am from Wisconsin and I have been begging to take over payments and insurance and be put on the title because every check I have written my mom for the car does not help my credit in any way. I did that for a year before I decided that if she won't put my name on the title or work with me then I needed to stop. I have also paid for all of the maintenance and every issue that has come up (thousands of dollars, and more than the car is worth. We got into an argument and she now wants to teach me "personal responsibility" and is taking the car from me. I know I don't have any legal right to the car simply because my name is not on the title, but couldn't take her to small claims court and have her reimburse me for all of the money for parts and  labor I have into it under the impression that it was my car?

Answer:
 So? It's her car. She's on title, you're not. The amount of money you put into it doesn't matter. You can take anything to small claims. Doesn't mean you'll win. Courts don't allow you to come crying to them later after a relationship blows up, seeking reimbursement for expenses like this. Answer #2: No. You stated that you know you were never on the title and have no legal ownership rights. You chose to continue to pay for the car and maintenance without any contract (verbal or written) that guaranteed that you would be transferred or added to the title when you paid X amount over X period of time.

If you're trying to build up your credit score, there are numerous other routes you can take other than purchasing and making payments on a vehicle.


Title: Home wrecker/bullying blog

Question: To very simply explain- the girl who cheated with my boyfriend made a blog singling me out and gloating about it. It’s since been deleted however I have screen shots of all posts and she never names me specifically however I wanted to know at all if there was ANYTHING I could do legally speaking do about it  seeing as how it was her “telling” me via the blog how pathetic I am etc etc. (Locations it would possibly be handled if legal action could be pursued: USA, WI/MN). She’s been told multiple times by him even to stop posting about him and she has continued to do so as well as sharing pictures of him and her together on other social media platforms. I just want her to stop so life can move on.

Answer:
 > It’s since been deleted

> I just want her to stop

She stopped. Just move on.


Title: Roommate had up to 10 members of family over for 12 days in a row (California)

Question:
I have 2 roommates in a 3 bedroom apartment. "John" is the one bringing his family over. John said his mom would be over for a few days, and we consented. John had 10 members of his family over for 5 days, then had 4 members stay over for another 5 days, at which point he had 10 again for the final 2 days.

I told John this was too much when I realized, but he said they had to stay as they had nowhere to go. This is the second time John's mom has come in 4 months (totalling 16 days).

We are all on the lease equally. I want to know, what are my rights in this situation? I've googled and saw it was OK if it was just an overnight guest like a girlfriend, but I saw nothing about 10 people... I'm not trying to get all of us kicked out, but it feels like I have no power in this situation if John wants to bring his family back. I told John not to bring them back, but I also said to get a hotel for them, which John did not. Any advice you can give would be helpful

Answer:
 You and he have equal rights to have guests and your lease may control how often/how long. But you have no legal ability to kick out his guests.

This is something you talk about with roommates and if you want, write up a roommate agreement. Answer #2: check your lease, there may be limits on guests.


Title: [Virginia] I’m an idiot and accidentally cashed a coworkers paycheck. What do I do now? Details below

Question:
Hi guys. I [19M] have been working at a grocery store over the summer. I never set up the direct deposit so every Thursday I pick up the physical paycheck and take it to the bank’s ATM.  Well, about a month ago one of my pals from work mentions to me that his paycheck was stolen and the store/county police are looking into it. I didn’t really think much of it at the time. Well, a few days ago, my card got declined at 7/11 and an Amazon purchase. So this morning I called the bank to see what’s going on and they tell me that my account has been closed because I deposited someone else’s paycheck.

This was a total shock to me. The person giving me my paycheck must’ve given me the wrong one or maybe it was stuck to the bottom of mine- either way, I didn’t check and I honestly have no answer for that other than that I’m a fucking idiot. I obviously had no intent of stealing this guys paycheck. If it’s relevant, I have no criminal history whatsoever.

Anyways, the bank gave me 15 days to talk to the store and get this sorted out, and I presume the police too.

I’m off work today but I want to go in later today to talk to the store manager. Would I be correct in assuming that I’m done working at this store? I’m not in the union, in case that’s relevant. Should I get a lawyer right away, and if so, should I go to the store before or after going to the store?

Will I be charged with anything? I know this sounds bad but I honestly had zero intention of taking that guys check and if I hadn’t kept the pay stub and checked today I’d never have known I even did it.

Answer:
 >or maybe stuck to the bottom of mine

Did you deposit one paycheck or two?  If you deposited two you should probably speak with an attorney.Answer #2: Did you deposit 2 checks?Answer #3: What happened to your check?Answer #4: How did you end up with the other person's check?Answer #5: If you haven't noticed, some more details are going to be needed hereAnswer #6: Judging from the lack of reply to the obvious question on whether you deposited two checks or not, here is some advice if you did in fact deposit two...

If you get a call from the police, get a lawyer, speak to nobody except your lawyer about this, and most importantly tell your lawyer the truth.Answer #7: If they just gave you someone else's check and you mistakenly deposited that, then everything should just get cleared up as a simple mistake. I see others are asking if you deposited TWO checks or just one. I'm wondering if you got someone else's check, what happened to yours? Presumably it would still be in the possession of your employer which would help support your case that you were simply given the wrong check. Is that the case?


Title: My local pub gave me and my friends pints full of glass to drink and gave me a fiver to compensate

Question:
This is in the UK, I never thought I’d say this about my local pub and my favourite pub but I feel like I have to.

Went to my local as I do every 5 days or so with a group of guys, ordered rounds and got my fourth. I decided to pour the last half inch of my glass into my new round and saw something drop into the glass

Being confused I tipped my glass onto the table and found out it was FULL of glass shards, not small shards but some huge chunks - http://imgur.com/w2OBn7W after some joking around I came to realise how serious this is and how much I must have drank before realising. Like how many small pieces must I have drank before getting to the bottom of the pint!

I asked to speak to the manager who then proceeded to give me a fiver for the pint and tell me “it’s against company policy I shouldn’t even do that”, I’m sorry but I have sat and drank glass for an hour I think i deserve at least an apology and compensation, I’m a 20 year old bloke so I don’t think he took me seriously.

He kept on saying he will do an investigation of the issue but I wanted to know what my position is legally because I know the man well enough to know nothing will come from this, one of the people I was with said I don’t want to be back on Monday and nothing to come from this and the manager replied “yes... you’ve said that”

I don’t ever post serious thing on reddit but would love serious replies

Answer: Go see a doctor ASAP! You probably have glass in your digestive system!Answer #2: Go to urgent care ASAP, who knows how much damage those chunks of glass are going to do to your digestive system, or when you try to pass them.Answer #3: What are your damages? Was anyone injured? Are you out more money than the money he gave you?


Title: (CA) My estranged dad never paid child support. Now I'm 25. What are my options?

Question: I was born in California in the 1990s.  My parents were never married but his name is on my  birth certificate.  He avoided paying child support ever since they split up when I was a baby.  I don't believe my mom pursued legal action at the time, and he later raised his own family while never supporting us.  Is it too late to pursue compensation for myself or my mom?  What are my options, if any?

Answer:
 You have no options. You are owed nothing

And if your mom decided not to pursue it then that was her choice and no support is owed to her


Title: [Ontario] Doctor may have just caused permanent hearing loss to my ear. is there anything i can do?

Question:
Went into the doctors to get my left ear flushed ; and my right ear looked at. ( Something 'scraping' against something in my ear. )

She checked out my left ear and said ' we flush both ' and i questioned why she was flushing the right one when she never looked at it.   She proceeds to flush my left, ( no problems. ) then my right ear, and prior to going into the doctors i had NO issues hearing and no pain in my ear. She flushed my ear and blood came out, im no longer able to hear from my right ear AT ALL and i'm in pain if i literally move at all.

IF it's permanent damage is there anything i can do? if so what course of action should i take.

Answer:
 Medical malpractice is very fact specific and out of the scope of this sub. You would need a lawyer for that. And that usually entails you proving negligence on their part, which may or may not be possible in your scenario.

I would recommend you go get it checked out by another doctor, an ENT if possible. Depending on the diagnosis you can pursue it from there.Answer #2: Medical not legal advice; sudden hearing loss is a medical emergency and you absolutely need to get checked out by an ENT YESTERDAY. You've got 2-3 weeks before any chance of recovery drops to 0%. Go to the ER if you cannot see your ENT fast enough, this will be treated as an emergency.Answer #3: Did you sign any paperwork before the procedure? Whenever I've bad my ears flushed I've always had to sigh a form stating I knew the risks and what could potentially happen and that I would not go after the doctors office if something bad did occur.


Title: I'm being deported, should I pay my lease breaking fee? (NYC)

Question:
Hi,

I have lost my legal status in the US very suddenly without any notice and I should be leaving the country as soon as I can.

I live in NYC and as you can guess the rents here are pretty hefty. My lease termination clause requires me to give a 2-month notice and that also I should be paying fee equal to 2-times the rent. I feel like this is extremely unfair to ask me to pay 4-times my rent to break my lease given the fact that I personally wasn't planning on leaving. If I don't leave I will be detained! Given that I have to be spending a lot of money in the coming weeks I want to avoid all of these fees.

**Here is my question:** Am I legally bound to pay those fees? The only reason that I would want to pay this is that, I don't want it to hurt my chances of being able to return to the US at some point.

Any advice is appreciated.

PS: I have intentionally left out the details of why I lost my legal status because I know that is a separate legal discussion.

Answer:
 Yes you are legally obligated to pay it.

If you are being removed from the U.S. by immigration authorities, it is very unlikely you will be permitted re-entry in the future.


Title: Neighbor's security camera points directly into my kitchen window [AZ]

Question:
[UPDATE] in response to the letter I left for them, the neighbors stopped by to assure me the cameras aren't live and they will not be pointing at my window when their install is complete. Feel a lot better. Thanks for tips everyone!

I moved in last week and the cameras went up a couple of days ago. I can see that one on the side of their house points straight into my window. There's no mistaking it; the physical distance between the camera and my window pane is probably about 8 feet. I don't have curtains for it yet so I hung up a sheet the second I noticed it as an emergency measure (tacky, I know). I'm going over there today to ask nicely if they wouldn't mind shifting it a bit-- I don't care if it covers my yard, just have a problem with it looking right into the house. If they are not willing to move it, do I have any legal options?

Answer: Getting a reflective tint for the window during the day so you can keep your shades open and have sunlight is another option.  At night, I don't think they work.Answer #2: Even though your neighbor may be a bit creepy, he/she is breaking no law. Get curtains.


Title: Punch

Question: I live in Idaho and I'm an 18 year old male. If I got punched, "assaulted" by a 17 year old male can I hit him back? Or press charges for assault? Keep in mind I'm 18(adult) and he's 17. This is all hypothetical. Thanks.

Answer:
 There is no "magic age" where you can't defend yourself if attacked.

You can use reasonable force to defend yourself if attacked.  You can report an assault to the police.

If the suspect is a minor, then he'll go to juvenile court instead of adult court- that's the only difference.


Title: (Oklahoma) Made a short sighted decision and have wrong info on mother's death certificate

Question:
Okay, so my mom (who was 74) died on January 3, 2018. It was a confusing whirlwind of arrangements, etc... While at the funeral home, they requested the name of my mom's father. Now, I didn't realize this information was going on her death certificate. I thought it was for the obituary. Here's the reason for the mistake:
    My mom's dad (Jack Green) actually married my grandma while she was several months pregnant by her ex (Joe Brown) This was kept a secret, and the only time my mom found out was when she joined the army, when she was 18.
    My mom & dad were given places in the Green family plot, so she was buried as a "Green." Important detail: Mom's sisters & brother still don't know about her biological father. So it would have caused a LOT of questions and confusion, adding even more heartache at the time.
    Now, my brother has decided the death certificate *has* to be corrected to show her birth father, (Joe Brown) rather than her dad that raised her.
Is this something that **must** be corrected? Is there a legal reason she has to have her biological father listed on her death certificate? Obviously , I don't mind applying for the correction- but if it isn't a legal issue, it would be easier on the family to leave everything as it is.
    Any thoughts?
    Thank you for your time!

Answer:
 Damned if I know what OK requirements for death certificates are.  But it seems like if your brother is the one upset and no one else in the world seems to care about it, then he's the one who should be posting to reddit for tips on how to fix this.Answer #2: Who was mom’s legal father? That’s whose info goes on the death certificate.

My brother, for example, is adopted. My parents’ info goes on all forms for him. For all intents and purposes Jack Green adopted her.


Title: How to protect an app from being duplicated?

Question:
Hey all, I just finished an app I've been working on for the past 4 months and was hoping to get some legal advice before I push it to the market.

So this app is as far as I could tell a pretty new unique game idea, but it's very easily duplicatable. My question was what steps can I take to protect myself so a larger company doesn't just remake my app but better and screw me. I remember when Flappy Bird came out there were dozens of reskins on the app store and I want to know if this is preventable.
Also, a lot of the pictures and sprites I used for my game were free to use so does this make any process of protecting myself more difficult?

Thanks in advance.

Location: Connecticut, US

Answer: there's really not much.  for hype stuff like flappy bird.  simply being first to market guarantees your success.  if others copy, it'll never be as good as the original.


Title: Brothers Ex girlfriend is ruining our lives

Question:
(Colorado)
So my brother started dating a girl a few years ago, and they got into a heated argument. They then broke up, and she got a restraining order on him. He also served time in Juvenal for breaking her window in said fight. since then, for the passed few years, she comes over to out house, even though she has the restraining order, and hangs out with him. however, everytime they disagree on something, or they get into another argument, she calls the cops on him no matter how small the argument is, threatening him with the restraining order that she has on him even though she is at our house. she has done this several times while at our house, and while he has driven her places to since her car wasn't working.

So my questions are
 Is the restraining order still active?
is it void since she keeps coming over?
Is there a way to drop the charges she keeps threatening my brother with?
Should i get a restraining order on her so she can't come over anymore?
Honestly i'm just trying to look out for my brother who is trying to live his life. if anyone could help me get some insight on what to do i would greatly appreciate it.

Answer:
 The order is still active, assuming it hasn't expired. However, he should talk to a lawyer about getting it dismissed. If she's willingly visiting him then she clearly no longer needs to be protected from him. The judge will likely not be amused at her pattern of using it to end arguments rather than avoiding him entirely.

Your brother needs to stop allowing her to come over until the order is removed. Possibly after, too, but that's r/relationships.


Title: Got in a Car Accident and the other person is claiming I'm at fault and got a lawyer even though they actually caused the accident. What should I do?

Question:
I got in a car accident on the 23rd of December. I had stopped to turn left (no stop signs) and saw the person was stopped to my left. Once I saw it was safe to turn, I turned left--which is the exact moment the other person decided to turn left onto the street I was driving on--Essentially driving in to my back left door.

The person in claiming I just cut the corner and hit her. Now, I just found out from her insurance company she has a lawyer to represent her. What do I do?

Answer:
 What if, there was a company, No hear me out, that you could pay every month and in the event that you were in a car accident they would provide you legal representation to protect your assets? What if almost all states require that people operating a motor vehicle paid money to these companies for instances such as this?

Contact your insurance company. This is exactly what you pay them for.


Title: (Ky) is "I hope you get run over by a car" terroristic threatening?

Question:
I'm truly afraid of this person.

Edit: thanks for taking the time to reply. In the interest of passing along knowledge, I contacted the police and they took the situation very seriously.  It is not terroristic threatening,  but it is harassment.

Answer:
 No.  People can hope and wish for all sorts of terrible things.

See *Cosmo Kramer v. Franklin Delano Romanowski*


Title: Daughter 19 emancipated child support continues

Question: 2014 I went to court filed for custody. My oldest I was able to keep. She was living with me anyway since cys got involved due to drugs in the house and some abuse. At the time my youngest who was 15 at the time also had a live in 19 year old BF. The constable found him in the closet in her bedroom. This all went to court including the constable. Why they let her stay with her mom I don't know.  At the time they said she was old enough to decide. She liked to party with her mom and now she's in rehab. Butler county juvenile has her in for the second time. The first time she went in she was 18 and she was still in high school. I was paying support to her mom. I stopped paying support to her mom since she was not living there. Soon as I did that butler came at me for support. She got out and I was paying the arrears for that while again paying her mom. The arrears were paid off and then my support juSt stopped because washington county domestic relations emancipated her as she was 18 and graduated. The week they stopped the support she ran to butler saying she was hot for drugs. THE WEEK MY SUPPORT ENDED! I figured this would happen. Anyway I enjoyed about a month of not paying support and just got the letter from butler setting up suppprt for "the minor". I am in the process of getting an attourney and would like some advice. She is now 19 and butler says they can make me pay support while she is there until she is 21. I'm trying to stay calm.

Answer:
 What does your court-ordered child support agreement say?  Because that's what matters.  It is entirely possible for you to still be required to pay child support for a legal adult, though that's typically contingent on said adult children being enrolled full time in college.  Child support orders also typically reference age, not legal status, so emancipation may not matter.

If there is no court-ordered child support, you can just not pay if you don't want to and your ex will have to take you to court and a judge will decide from there.

If there is court-ordered child support and you think the situation has changed enough to warrant a change to the agreement, you can take the ex to court and a judge will decide from there.

So to summarize:  If there's no order, you can tell them to pound sand.  If there's an order, go over it with your attorney and either tell them to pound sand *or* ask your attorney the likelihood of getting a judge to change the order and pay child support in the mean time, as appropriate.


Title: [Norfolk, VA] I recently found out that my girlfriends's employer clocks people out while they are still working. Who can I report this to, or how would we best deal with it?

Question: So my girlfriend works at a restaurant in the area. They are known to clock people out without their knowledge when they get cut. Basically they "cut" them, clock them out, and then tell them to finish their side work etc. This means that they are still working for some time after they get cut and are not on the clock. Anyway, I'm trying to figure out an anonymous way to address this - how would I go about that?

Answer:
 Take  phone photos of the clock on the time-clock when leaving. Compare with times on cards.

Whatever she does, she'll be looking for a new job. She should start now while she's still getting (some) pay.Answer #2: Alternatively, she could just leave when clocked out. If they fire her for this, file for unemployment. Refusing to work off the clock is not misconduct.Answer #3: VA here, but NAL.

File a [wage claim](http://www.doli.virginia.gov/laborlaw/laborlaw_forms_p1.html) with the DoL. Ideally, everyone who works there will file their own wage claim at the same time.

Also, she beeds to find a new job.


Title: Squatter in the foreclosed home next to mine stole a package. What can I do? (NC)

Question: There is a squatter in the foreclosed home next to mine. I've only seen the guy a few times, but I know when he's in there because he leaves his cart full of stuff outside and I'll usually see a removed board or a broken window. Every single time I call the police. They always tell me that unless they see him entering or see him through the windows, they can't do anything. For a long time he was living in the attack space because I could see the ladder pulled down through the window. I've tried calling the bank that handles the foreclosure and they always "send someone out" to clear it but clearly its not working. 3 weeks ago I ordered a comforter on amazon. It said delivered on the tracking number, but it was missing by the time I got home from work. Just yesterday I decided to go for a run, and I saw my same exact pink and white striped comforter hanging over the back door. It's very clearly the same one I ordered. What can I do? I feel like I've tried everything. The fact that he came up onto my property and stole something really freaks me out. Like I said, I've tried both the police and the bank and he's still there. Do yall have any ideas or tips as to what I can do to fix this?

Answer: You do the same thing as you would for any other theft; you call the police.Answer #2: Call the police and report a theft. Call Amazon and let them know you didn't receive your package. Call the carrier and let them know someone stole your package.


Title: OR- Employee attempting to be fired to get unemployment.

Question:
I have an employee who has openly stated to multiple coworkers that they are trying to be fired, as the COVID-19 unemployment benefits were significant. Their attempts have included- neglecting tasks, throwing away company supplies, lying about said supplies, and pushing the boundaries of the dress code.

This employee had a negative performance evaluation right before our store was forced to temporarily close in March. The improvements outlined were all attitude based due to poor secret shopper results and employee complaints.

I was tasked with writing a performance improvement plan, but it's clear that they're going to continue to try to be fired.

What are our options moving forward? I don't know much about employment law outside of basic standards, but this feels like a "tread lightly" scenario, as they've been litigious in a previous position after being fired for attitude issues and being denied unemployment. Looking to cover the bases.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 Terminate them for misconduct. They will then be ineligible for unemployment.

Prior to terminating be sure to create a paper trial, write up, written notices, whatever your company uses to document poor performance.

Per a little bit of Google "misconduct" is an intentional violation of an employer's rules.Answer #2: You can’t get unemployment if you’re fired for misconduct in most places. Check your local laws.

Also document document document!!

I had a problem employee- I warned multiple times and documented all conversations. I gave her time to try to resolve it and she continued to blow off her responsibilities and or perform them poorly.

I fired her, she filed unemployment, I showed my documentation of problems/warnings/etc. Her unemployment was denied.


Title: Steps to take for police misconduct?

Question:
This happened in Pennsylvania.  Thank you for reminding me, based bot.

My friend and neighbor was assaulted by an off duty park ranger, who also happens to be a neighbor of mine.  They have a bit of a history (just neighborly disputes, nothing documented), and the ranger was previously removed from police duty for some reason (incompetence, I've heard, but I'm not sure).

Basically, there was some neighborhood shouting, and the police were called. While the state police officer was asking the suspect (my friend, henceforth, "dude") what was happening the ranger jumped on him, tackled him, and rubbed dude's face in the gravel.  At no point did dude resist. Dude had to go to the hospital as a result.  The officer did not call an ambulance, so I did.  The ranger did not identify himself as law enforcement until dude was already cuffed.  The state police officer just watched this happen.

I watched some of this happen from my window, then I went out to talk to the police because the dude has documented mental issues and I wanted to let them know.

They released the dude with no charges after he was cuffed in the police car for 30-60 minutes.  Most or all of this took place in view of the police dash cam.

I called 911 after dude got out of the car, an ambulance came, and the same officer who was on the scene came back with it because I reported it as an assault.  I asked the officer for his name and badge number, he reluctantly gave me his name and the barracks he worked at.  I was super duper polite the whole time, because that's how I roll.

While waiting for the ambulance I snapped pictures of the dude's injuries. After I picked him up from the hospital I had him write up his version of what happened.  I called the local police to see if they would do anything, but we're just outside of their jurisdiction.

I called and sent emails to a couple local news stations, including pictures of dude's injuries, but it's the wee hours so nothing much has happened.  The plan right now is to call the local ACLU in the morning.

Any advice on what else to do would be much appreciated.

Thank you.

Answer:
 So you're saying that the park ranger assaulted your friend right in front of a police officer, and that officer just stood there, did nothing, and then handcuffed and detained your friend for an hour?  What was the officer doing in the meantime?

Did your friend tell the police that he wanted to file a complaint for the assault/battery?  What was the officer's response?

Did anyone request a supervisor to the scene?  Why or why not?

Why do you refer to your friend as the "suspect"?  Suspected of what?


Title: Should I Notify Our Attorney? Child Custody/Visitation, OK County, OK

Question:
My wife is fighting for full custody of her 11 y/o from the biological father in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.  He filed for visitation when he caught wind we were filing for adoption.  He has paid very little child support since it was established in 2013.  Since the time he filed for the visitation, he was granted 2 hours, supervised every other Saturday.  He's only paid child support 1 time since that was ordered, he has not paid his half of the guardian ad litem (holding up that process), he hasn't answered his motion for discovery, and he hasn't paid his 50% of a medical bill (order states 50% pro rata share).  Since the visitation was granted he has showed up until this last Saturday.  He texted my wife and said he couldn't make it because his car broke down and his dad wouldn't pick him up.  I knew he was at a wrestling tournament for another girls son he's helping coach.  I drove to the tournament and took photos of him on the mat, time stamped between the time frame of his visitation.  Should I email/call my attorney and let them know about this?  Our next hearing is the 20th of December to set a trial date.  Is this all compounding against him in any way or are our hopes unfounded?

I can provide more information as needed!

Answer: Generally, if you have a working relationship with an attorney and can ask yourself "should I notify him about X?", you should give them a quick ring just in case. They will know, better than any of us, how "X" can or will affect the situation.


Title: [Canada] A company did work on my house without my permission and now wants me to pay for it. What should I do?

Question:
I have a $400 bill going to collections because I'm refusing to pay it.

Let me start at the beginning. On the 9th of August my wife checked the mail and found a reminder that it had been 4 years since the last time our septic was pumped out. Knowing we have a line item in the budget for that, and that the money is sitting in a bank account, she called them and made the appointment for the morning of the 13th of August. She then sent me a text to tell me about it. I texted her back to tell her I was waiting for a later date to get it pumped out so that the tank would be empty while I was doing some plumbing work and asked her to cancel the appointment. She called back at 12:52 on August 9th and canceled the appointment. Today I got a message saying we didn't answer the door or the phone when they arrived and they want payment for pumping the tank. I went and checked, sure enough they pumped the tank today.

I called them to ask why they pumped the tank and was told they have records of the appointment for today. I consulted my wife and dug through the old text messages, calendar app back ups, and call logs. I have records to show when the appointment was initially made, when it was canceled, when she put it in the calendar and then removed it, and the text messages.

They threatened to take the issue to collections already. On one hand, I would be willing to pay for the service if they come back and pump the tank when I'm ready to do the plumbing work. Pay for it once, not twice. At the same time I don't want to reward a company for this kind of practice where they just show up and do something to someone's house without permission, let alone the owners request. I have the money to pay for it once, but I'm not willing to pay for the work twice especially if the second time they're mostly just going to be pumping water.

Another issue is that they didn't test to see if the tank needed to be pumped. If we were just getting it pumped as routine maintenance I'd request that the check the solids levels and see if the tank actually needed to be pumped. Or, you know, I would have tested it myself like I do every year...

What would you do? If this does go to collections, what can I do? Will it eventually go to court if they push it? Is there any recourse if this messes up my credit rating? Should I just pay this to make it go away? (I really don't want to do that)

Answer:
 Have you escalated the issue within the company? Asked who made the appointment and when/what time the appointment was made?  You'll probably have to go to the office with all your records printed out to get any traction. Also, is there an on-going contract with these people? Every time we had to get our tanked pumped we had to sign beforehand.Answer #2: It sounds like it could be a miscommunication between whoever does the scheduling and the people who go out to empty them. Call them and ask to speak with someone in charge about possibly reducing the bill or waiving it, bringing up that you'd cancelled the appointment. Answer #3: Assuming you have the proof that your wife cancelled the appointment and the company acknowledged the cancellation, then whatever the company did on your septic tank was a gratuitous service, or if you really want to turn it around, committed a tort of trespass on property (by messing around with your septic tank without your permission).

This is a contracts case and the crux of the issue is offer and acceptance of the contract.

There was no contract after the 9th when your wife cancelled the appointment. When the company came ready to work, there was no acceptance. While silence can be acceptance in some cases, this is clearly not the case. I'd take my chances in small claims and tell the company to shove off and get the collections agency off your back.
Answer #4: So you made the appointment for August 13th but they pumped it on September 27th? If they are doing the service for what they thought was the original appointment, why would they be doing it over a month later?


Title: [OH] - Joint owners of property disagree on evicting tenant.

Question:
My wife & I are joint owners with rights of survivorship of a property.

We have a tenant in that property that is month to month.

I want to evict tenant, wife does NOT.

I gave a 30-day notice last week, but I am worried about when I eventually do the court filing and court trial if my wife can stop the eviction?

If she comes to court and says to the judge "I'm the other owner and I don't want to evict" what will happen?

Can I force an eviction against her will?

Can she force me to have a tenant who might cause financial issues against my will?

Answer:
 If you are joint owners, then you need concurrence from both parties to evict a tenant. Neither of you can force the other to do anything here.Answer #2: > Can I force an eviction against her will?

You cannot.  You are co-owners.  You work it out between you.


Title: Permission for someone to take your photo without consent?

Question:
A women accused me of stealing something on the weekend and I was defending the accusation. She was not direct at first but was asking a bunch of personal questions and when I asked what it was for she took my photo then proceeded to accuse me of stealing something the day before. She was not a witness to the accusation, so she took my photo to verify with the accuser.  I asked her to delete the photo she took and I did not grant her permission to 1) take a photo of me and 2) keep a photo of me on her phone.
Later in the afternoon it was resolved and I was not the suspected/accused of theft, but it lead me to wonder my rights for someone to take my photo as identification?
This took place in Ontario Canada.

Answer:
 Anyone can take a picture of anything and anyone they like anywhere they're allowed to be in Ontario.

To make it shorter; They don't need your permission.


Title: [Texas] No Insurance but not at fault. Now getting a collection notice in mail?

Question:
I was involved in a car accident in early October. The insured driver was in the left lane and I(excluded from my girlfriends coverage) was in the right lane. After the red light turned green we both drove forward but the insured driver turned right into me thinking he could turn right from the left lane. We exchanged information and my girlfriend was at the scene ten minutes later. After some talking he admitted at fault and the damage to his car was less than my girlfriend's car. We parted ways and later fixed our car which had a broken radiator and assumed we couldn't get anything since I had no insurance. Fast forward to last week and I get a letter stating the at fault driver's insurance wants to charge me $3,500 for the repair of the vehicle. I was wondering if I should settle with the collector or take it to court?
Topic:
Insurance

Answer: Why didn't you make a claim against his insurance for the damage to your girlfriend's car?


Title: [AZ] Son's mother saying I can't see him for the holiday

Question:
I'll try to keep this as short as possible.

My son's mother, whom has been living with me along with him for the past year, served me with papers for full custody, alleging child abuse from months ago, and asking for full custody. She is saying that I am now not allowed to see him unsupervised because we have a case filed with the court. There have been no court order, etc.

I have contacted a lawyer, but due to it being the weekend before Christmas and new years, cannot meet with them immediately.

My questions are:
Is her keeping him from me allowed?
Will a court likely view her actions as being in the child's best interests?
Is there anything I can do to see him for Christmas/the holiday time?

Thank you for your time

Answer:
 Absent a custody order, there is nothing you can do to make her allow you to see him. It is not factually true you can not see the child unsupervised, but if she is alleging abuse, allowing it would not reflect well on her.

You will need to wait until the custody hearing unless she voluntarily allows you to see the child. You absolutely should contact an attorney as soon as possible as well.


Title: (TN) I'm apparently a POI at my new Uni. Should I be getting a lawyer?

Question:
I'm a Freshman adult, former Texan resident and current Tennesseean resudent . I'm prescribed an antidepressant, an atypical antipsychotic, alprazolam, and adderalll, all of which I keep in a lockbox in my room. Yes, I know that cocktail of psych meds carries with it tons of different interactions and dangers, but I have a shrink (well-accreddited. Not a "dirty doctor"( and it is legitimate and this thread is for legal advice rather than pharmaceutical warnings.

A week or two ago, I had to go to the ER. I tested positive for all my medications and negative for everything else. I was in and out of various medical facilities during my HS years for health reasons that are no longer relevant, but what that means is every record anyone might have on me indicates that I have never tested positive for any controlled substance not prescribed to me by a licensed physician or psychiatrist. I have no criminal violations on my record. I have always had good interaction with the campus police here, and have called them to have a friend take my friend to the hospital for alcohol poisoning. I've tipped them off via An app when I'm concerned for the safety of others "Things like "there's a very inebriated girl walking down X avenue being followed by Y person, can you guys just do a drive-by and get her home?" The alcohol culture here is very strong, and police don't ever, if not rarely, cite or arrest someone for underage drinking. This is all to say - the police on campus are just trying to take care of the community.

That heing said, a friend of mine was in the police department's basement the other day and said he saw my name associated with "Persons of interest" and, specifically, xanax selling.

I have not sold my medication.
I will not sell my medication.
I do not sell my medication.

That being said, I'm worried now and not sure how to proceed. The atypical anti-psychotic I mentioned earlier helps to prevent me from thinking myself into a paranoid panic attack, but I still get anxious when I remember hearing the words "You're a person of interest at the PD" from my friends.

How should I proceed to diffuse everything as quickly and safely as possible? Is this a situation in which I need to get a lawyer, or, because I am not doing what they suspect I am, should I just continue on my merry way? I don't know why they suspect me. One night I made the mistake of telling some people about my alprazolam prescription but that's it.

What do I do?
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: I think that your friend is messing with you.


Title: Webster Apartments in Manhattan only accepts women as tenants. Is this legal?

Question:
As per [their website](http://www.websterapartments.org/reservations/faq/):

>The Webster is a residence for working women. To apply, you will need to be employed at a full time permanent job with a salary between $30,000 and $70,000, or be working at least 30 hours each week at a paid or unpaid college internship.

And further down:

>Men are never permitted above the First Floor, unless accompanied by our staff.

However, [from hud.gov](http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/topics/housing_discrimination):

>Federal law prohibits housing discrimination based on your race, color, national origin, religion, **sex**, familial status, or disability.

So, what's the deal? Is this somehow legal?

Answer:
 It is probably under the same legal reason universities can have one sex dormitories, since these ladies share bathroom facilities and only rent rooms.

Edit: [non profit/private club exemptions](http://www.fairhousing.com/index.cfm?method=page.display&pagename=FHA_3607)Answer #2: There are many exceptions to fair housing laws and one of them almost certainly covers this.


Title: [CA] Crashed Rental Car and now being sued for total cost plus lawyer cost

Question:
In March of 2018 I crashed a rental car and due to own negligence and unavailability (was incarcerated shortly after for unrelated incident) I did not handle the insurance claim. At the time I had my own insurance and coverage from the rental company that would have both covered the incident. Since then I have cleaned up my life quite a bit and forgot about this incident for the most part. Until last week when I received a letter from a lawyer stating that due to my noncompliance in the insurance companies investigation I owe the rental car the total cost of the vehicle plus their fees for being retained by this company. They state if I do not arrange payment with them they will be filing suit.

My question is essentially what is my best course of action? Is there any chance I can try and have the claim reopened? Or is it too late to look into either the rental insurance or my own? If I do have to just eat the cost of a vehicle will they be willing to settle for a smaller amount to not have to go to court? This all took place in the state of California, but the lawyer seems to be out of Maine if that is relevant. Any and all advice is greatly appreciated!!! Thank you!

(Throw away because not sure about having all of this info on an account the co-workers/friends know about)

Answer:
 > Is there any chance I can try and have the claim reopened?

Sure.  That's between you and your insurance company, however.  Contact your company immediately.  Answer #2: Former auto adjuster in CA.  They are correct to deny coverage as you did not cooperate in the investigation, this is part of any insurance contract.  I imagine if you cooperate now at least one form of insurance (CC, rental company, your own auto insurance) will probably cover this.  No guarantees though.  Contact all 3 if they apply to you.  Being incarcerated may be a somewhat valid reason, but beyond that you really had no good excuse. How long were you incarcerated for?


Title: Got my oil changed with synthetic and was told I dont need an another change for 7k miles. Car seized due to no oil, do I have recourse?

Question: Admittedly through my own negligence I rarely check my oil levels. However, I had my oil changed at 184k miles and was rated another 7k before my next syntheric oil change. Yesterday my car died on me while driving and on the highway. Upon further inspection I found that my engine had no oil and my engine seized. Is there anything I can do? Yes I realize I'm a jackass for not checking my own oil every week.

Answer:
 It depends.  If the shop didn't put any oil in (which seems doubtful since it took 4000 miles) they would be liable.  If you have a leak then someone else isn't liable.  Answer #2:  Nope. The oil that they put in is still good, wherever it ended up.Answer #3: The problem you have doesn't pertain to synthetic oil vs. dino oil; it's a matter of there being no oil at all.

If you can prove that the provider of the oil change did one of the following:

- Failed to put any oil into the car at all; or

- Failed to restore the car to a reasonable expectation of mechanical integrity (IE, bolts tightened to something near spec, oil fill cap replaced, etc.); or

- Put in a sufficiently incorrect oil that it was consumed (IE, they put in 5W-20 on your turbo diesel pickup whose manual clearly indicates 15W-50)

You have recourse. However, if none of the above are met (which is the most likely case, as you drove 4,000 miles - any of the above would have indicated failure well before that except for possibly the last one), then you have no recourse.

That they said 'the oil is good for 7000 miles' doesn't mean your car won't consume it over the course of those miles. Answer #4: Why did the car have no oil? At 184k miles one might suspect a leak unrelated to the oil change?

In that case you would have no recourse. If the oil loss were related to the change then there might be more to talk about but your failure to occasionally check the level would be significant.


Title: A job Application asked if my driver's license has ever been suspended. It was temporarily suspended over 10 years ago. Do I need to say yes? Is there a time limit on reporting that?

Question: Location: California, USA

Answer: "ever" is usually pretty clear.


Title: Would it be legal for a woman to consent to sex for free with every costumer that came to her cupcake shop? Then charge $250 for each cupcake?

Question:
In New York Area.

The women in the shop are so happy when costumers buy their expensive magical cupcakes, they want to have sex for free.

How is that not legal?

Answer:
 LAWYER: Why did you buy a cupcake for $250?

WITNESS: Because she said she would have sex for me if I did.

LAWYER: The prosecution rests.Answer #2: > How is that not legal?

Because it's obviously a facade intended to mask the fact that it's a prostitution ring.  The law is not a thoughtless machine.  Answer #3: seeing as escort services have a much more specific price list, this supposed  "cupcake menu" is gonna get interesting fast.

Maybe you should try coming up with ideas while sober?Answer #4: Illegal.  Just like the guy who gives away his weed and charges for the baggie.Answer #5: I'll just say one thing, lawyers and judges aren't dumb.


Title: I caught a craigslist scam before any money was exchanged, what to do now?

Question:
I am located in Texas, but about to move to Washington State (in less than a week). I put a small piece of furniture up for sale on craigslist and got a reply a couple days ago. The person who texted me, calling himself James, asked if I was willing to take a cashier's check. Me being 21 years old, insanely stressed, and stupid, I said yes. The next day he told me that his secretary had accidentally made the check out for too much (I'm talking over $2000 too much), but that he would send a driver to pick up the furniture once I confirmed I had cashed the check, and to pick up the excess money and deliver it to him, minus an extra $100 for my hassle.

I didn't think too hard about it at the time because I was busy with moving plans, but today rolls around and I realize how weird this whole thing is, so I look up cashier check fraud and realize that it's a classic scam setup. Check turns out to be fake, I'm liable for the money, yada yada yada. So at this point I look up the number, and it turns out to be listed as belonging to Blue Licenses Holding, a company which owns and leases out numbers for prepaid phones. Obvious scam is obvious. I'm feeling pretty stupid right now but glad that I at least realized this before taking any money.

Problem is, I already sent my address to this person for the purpose of mailing the check. If I actually receive a "check" in the mail, what should I do with it? I was planning to tell "James" that I have decided to no longer do business with him and that if I receive a check, I will either send it back to the return address, or if there is no return address, shred it. Is this an appropriate response? Should I worry that this scammer now has my (parents') address? What should they do if someone actually tried to show up at their house to collect the furniture/money?

**TL;DR** I was almost caught in a cashier's check scam on craigslist. I haven't taken any money yet, but the check is supposedly in the mail and the scammer has my parents' address. What do I need to do?
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 Call the police non-emergency number in the morning and tell them you just realized you're in the midst of a cashier's check scam.

You're in the middle of being defrauded. Why would you do anything else?Answer #2: > What do I need to do?

Step 1) Buy yourself a steak dinner with some of the money you didn't lose.
Step 2) Have a good laugh.
Step 3) Call the cops.


Title: Girlfriend came home yesterday to an open front door and a dude taking pictures of our showers.

Question:
 I live in an apartment complex in Orlando. I had put in a maintenance request to have the showers redone because the shit they use to coat them is peeling off. The day after I submitted the request my girlfriend called me while I was at work and told me the front door was open and that a maintenance dude was inside our apartment taking pictures of the showers.
 In the maintenance request there is clear instructions to call my girlfriend or I to arrange a fix. There was also clear instructions that it was not okay to enter.
 I have a copy of the lease I signed where it states when they may enter. And I have a copy of the maintenance request that I will upload.

 What I am looking for is advice. I do not want to live here because of shit like this. Do I even have a case? Who do I contact?

Answer: You can contact your leasing office to complain.  Mistakes happen, but accessing your unit for a legitimate repair request, one time, is insufficient grounds to break a lease.


Title: Texas back child support? 15 year old kid I did not know about.

Question:
Last month I found out that a woman I slept with in high school, 2001, had a kid in secret. The timing was right for her to give birth in the summer and she never really showed much at school. Gave a story of gaining some weight and losing it over the summer kind of thing.

Well 15, almost 16, years later I find out I am the father. The child was conceived, carried, and birthed in Texas. All 3 of us have lived here all our lives if that makes any difference.

The mom is currently married to another guy and the kid has no father on the birth certificate. After finding out I was the father, I tried to be involved in the kid's life until the step dad tells me one day he calculates that I owe him about 300k in back child support. This was an arbitrary number he pulled out of his ass and thinks I can afford because I work for a lawfirm. I am not a lawyer. I will not say who but I maintain the website for one of those shady law firms that handle traffic accidents and tickets. They also have a group of people who make sure officers did not violate their rights during an arrest. Sometimes stretching the facts to find ways to obfuscate the truth and have their rights violated. These lawyers would not even listen to my story without me paying them 500. Their own employee...

So to summarize. Found out I have a kid who is 15. Step dad wants a ton of money out of me and I do not know what to do.

Am I liable for 15 years of back child support? How would that be calculated? For the first 8 years of her life was not working and in school. I know that child support is calculated off of your earnings. Do I need to get a lawyer? A real lawyer not the shady pricks I work for.

I dont want to be THAT guy but I do not think I should have to pay extreme amounts of money for a kid I did not know about. Anyone who wants to flame me for this... dont. I want advice not SJW bullshit.

EDIT: It has been brought into question about the financial situation of the mom. As far as I know, they do well. She got married when the daughter was 6 and the husband accepted the child as his and raised and cared for her. They never hid the fact that he was the step father either.

He is a button pusher working a 9-5 office job that I am pretty sure he does well in given the size of his house. The area they live in is a fairly affluent area and property values are kind of expensive. I get the hint that the 300k figure is what he owes on the house. So I am not buying the bullshit.

I have asked for a paternity test since he is now asking for money. He wants me to pay for it so I told him that if he wants me to pay get a court order. Otherwise I will just go on with my life and see you in 3 years kinda thing. The mom doesnt really want to go after the back child support but the husband is pushing it. I get the sense that he feels like I owe him something. He showed up to my home today and told my daughter and wife about the situation when I was not there. When I got home he was still there and I basically told him to gtfo my house which he did and told me to expect a call from a lawyer.

I got someone at work to listen to my story finally without paying a retainer and he told me that I would be responsible for a portion or all of the paternity test cost if I were the father. But If I am not then they have to eat it. As for back child support they need to show proof that I knew about it and I need to show proof that I didnt know. So its he said she said basically. Right now I am in the wait and see mode.

Answer:
 IANAL but this is not the stepfather's fight as I read it but the mother's fight. He's just engaging in bullying and possibly some form of coercion.Answer #2: This sounds terrible, but how do you know the child is even yours? You need to get yourself and him tested to make sure.

Just by dates isn't really scientific. If the Step-Dad wants child support he doesn't really get a say - him bringing up a child you didn't know about isn't your problem. Child support is between you, the childs Mother and the Child and is for bringing up the child. Not for anything else.

You can either be pro-active and initiate for access to the child, in which case you will have to pay child support ongoing, OR if you decide you don't want to pursue a relationship with the child, and leave it up to the childs Mother to file access for child support if and when she actually wants to. If she hasn't filed in 15 years, then chances are, she probably wont. Then again, if Step Dad is a bit pushy and they're a bit short on money, then she might file.


Title: [Ohio] My 2008 BMW spontaneously combusted last night when I pulled in my driveway at home.

Question:
The car is (was) a 2008 BMW 335i. It started running terrible about a mile from my home and when I pulled into my driveway I noticed the flames coming up from underneath the front of the car on the drivers side. I immediately ran inside and called 911. The car quickly became engulfed in flames. The fire grew from underneath the car to the hood and then basically the whole thing was up when the fire department arrived. They acted quickly and heroically putting it out. The fire chief I talked to afterward said it was pretty obvious it was a fuel pump malfunction and ruled out any foul play. I'm still pretty shook up about the whole thing.

I'm just wondering if anyone knows of any lawsuits I'm capable of pursuing on this issue considering the make and model of the vehicle. I have no idea what to do because this is quite a rare experience that I never thought I would encounter. The fire chief also told me that the car was most likely on fire while I was still driving and was lucky I was so close to home before it got out of control. Im not one to sue anyone for things but I feel as if something needs to be done. It was a pretty terrifying moment. It should be noted that I do have full coverage insurance and there is a balance on the loan for the vehicle.

Answer:
 > I'm just wondering if anyone knows of any lawsuits I'm capable of pursuing on this issue

You need to first figure out the cause of the issue, then worry about lawsuits.  Right now, you have zero cause for a lawsuit against anyone.


Title: Dad (Stepdad) - Can i legally adopt my son in case anything happens to his mum ?

Question:
Hi,

United Kingdon - England

I’ve been living with wife for 3 years now and were a happy young working family with 2 boys. The eldest is 4 and youngest is 2. I’ve been living in the same house as my oldest him since he was 4 months old and I really do consider him my own.

His biological dad hasn’t ever spoke with him and doesn’t want to. He’s made no effort despite me trying to get him to have some input during the first year. We have never asked him for anything and don’t want anything. I come from a family where i had 2 dads. fortunate for me my bio dad acted as a dad should and i saw him every weekend without fail. My Stepdad was also amazing.. both got on really well and i was lucky enough to grow up with 2 dads who equally mean the same to me.

My wife is sick and i have no doubt she will be ok but when you spend a few weeks in hospital you do start to worry and wonder “what if”. I want to know if there is any legal way i can make sure that if anything did happen to my wife he would be able to live with me. I have money, we live in a nice house, He lives a happy life and needs for nothing. I would hate to think after 4 years i would have to hand him over to some Nob Head who's properly more interested in what benefits he could claim than him welfare.

Here are the facts, I hope somebody can give me some direction as to what i can do legally.. If at all possible :(

The Biological dad is on the birth certificate.. Left within 2 weeks of birth for no reason….
He has not attempted to make contact within 3 years despite living 2-5mins drive away.
Not once have we taken any money nor been offered any. (Not that I would take it)
Both our kids live a good life, Happily family, Parents that love them more than i thought possible... It would break my heart if my boys ever got split apart and he had to live with somebody that didn’t love or appreciate him.

I know I don’t stand much chance but is there anything I can do? I know a lot of you will say to ask his bio dad but I literally can’t put into text how much of a dick head this guy really is… I’ve even thought about offering him money.. he’s such a low life he would more than likely take money in exchange for letting me adopt him. But this of course is a last resort. I don’t want him to grow up knowing his bio dad basically sold him to me because that’s just strange! Any help/advise would be great.

Thanks for taking the time to read this 
Regards
Anonymous

Answer: Yes. You likely have an easy case but you need an attorney/solicitor. Adoption is complicated in general.


Title: Is my boss allowed to give me work that isn’t related to the business?

Question:
I work for a small company (i.e. me, my boss, and his assistant). My boss owns multiple small businesses. I was hired as a business analyst for his financial investment business. But the work I do is primarily marketing for his other business instead.

My boss is also involved in a lot of extra curriculars in his personal time. Due to that, he has me fill out paperwork and filings for his own personal commitments.

Example: one of his extra curriculars is trying to apply to be a non for profit organization. So he is having me fill out the government paperwork to gain that status for his personal hobby.

Is this legally allowed since I am under contract to work for his financial investment company?

Answer:
 In general, you do the work your boss tells you to, regardless of what it is or who it's for.  Any misuse of your time is the company's problem, not yours.

Having said that, the fact that you have a contract controls.  What does the contract say about your scope of work?


Title: Got charged with possessing alcohol underage, so I fight it and plead not guilty. Here's my case, what do I do. Massachusetts laws

Question:
Yesterday I was parked In a college parking lot with a few friends. When I was about to walk to a friends dorm, an undercover began shining a flashlight through my windows. I then rolled down the window. My passenger had a backpack filled with beer. The cop asked what was in the bag my friend said clothes. The officer then said "show me what's in your bag" and the kid halfway opened it and showed him clothes. The officer then demanded he open it further in which he saw a pile of budlights. After this we were further questioned then me being the driver, I was taken out cuffed and brought into custody.

They searched the car and found open containers of alcohol in the back seat with the girls and more beer in the trunk. The only one person In my car that did not get arrested, had a scale on him however police did not find the substance he had with him just the scale and let him go for some odd reason. Everyone else in the car was arrested and detained brought to the station.

After being processed and never having a sobriety test or breathalyzer ran on me, they gave me my things and told me to leave with my car. I was drinking prior in dorms and went back to my car to figure things out. They had no idea I was drunk. I then drove home because I felt pressured to do so rather have to deal with a DUI (even though I wasn't driving I have a push to start which means just sitting in my car drunk is a dui a cop told me this). Never once was I asked if I had been drinking.

What is gonna happen in court. I called a lawyer briefly and he said to plead not guilty then call him after I do so for the next steps.

What are my options and how bad did I fuck up.

Answer: You are going to plead not guilty then pay an attorney a bunch of money, then pay money for fines because you will likely walk away with a charge of something, just likely not as bad as what you are currently charged with


Title: (VA) My ATM card was hacked. Lost $520 and the bank is making me wait 10 businesses days for them to decide if it's fraud and maybe return my money.

Question: I still have the card in my possession. I called and canceled it and disputed the two fraudulent withdrawals. I also withdrew the rest of the cash from my account. I need the money to pay bills and all the bank (Capital One 360, an online bank) can tell me is that I need to wait and see what they decide and maybe I'll get my money back. Is there any way to expedite or escalate this? Is it worth calling the police? In the past, I had fraudulent charges on my Bank of America account and they refunded the money immediately and then investigated. I don't understand why Capital One is not doing that. Any information on what they are required to do by law would be helpful. Sorry for any mistakes or information left out, I'm very upset right now.

Answer:
 > Is it worth calling the police?

Yes. In fact, they may want to see a police report to give you any money back. Answer #2: 10 days is fairly typical for investigations like this. Some may even take 30 to 60. That is the risk with using debit cards. Sorry. Capital One is kind of notorious for operating a bit slower than other banks, their transactions post horrendously slowly and their ATMS feel like they're operating on Windows 2000.


Title: Wife was affected by Wells Fargo phony-account scandal; they're reaching out to her about expected compensation and not sure how to respond (x-post in r/personalfinance)

Question:
Location: Texas

My wife had a phony CC account added to her existing bank account last year.  For the past couple of days, a rep from WF had diligently been trying to get a hold of her.  After speaking to the rep, he ultimately asked her for an expected compensation amount; presumably, this is related to the settlement that was reached a couple of months ago.  She didn't know how to answer the question so she told them she was going to seek counsel. The rep told her he'd reach out again tomorrow.

Is there a better way of settling this without actually seeking counsel?  What's the right way to answer that question?

Edit 1: In the first call, she tried asking them how others in a similar situation were compensated, and they didn't give an answer since "everyone's case is different".

Edit 2: I spoke to my wife about it potentially being a scam, and she told me she had received an official letter from WF that essentially communicated the same thing as that phone call.  When she responded to the letter last month she told me she selected the option of receiving monetary compensation, but never specified the amount because she wanted to "see what would happen".  It's probably still a good idea to verify the call, though.
Topic:
Consumer Law

Answer:
 I don't know why, but my scam radar is flashing on this one....

This type of thing is normally done by mail and not over the phone.  How do you know the person is really from Wells Fargo? Answer #2: I would have her actually reach out to WF instead of waiting for the rep to call. Like the other poster said, this could be fishy. Ask for the rep's name, and then ask WF if there is an employee by that name working there in the appropriate authority for this situation. If the rep won't give a name, you may want to report the phone number to the police. **Do not give out any personal information unless you can verify independently he is who he says he is.**


Title: [United Kingdom] I met up with a girl on tinder and specifically asked if she had any STD's. She said no, and after I went down on her I tested positive for herpes. Do I have any legal recourse?

Question: Title is tl;dr. I asked whether she had any infections and she said she didn't. I used protection anyway, but I also went down on her unprotected, and now I've got the herpes virus. Yay. Is this my fault? Or is she at fault?

Answer: There is a pretty good chance you had the virus prior to meeting herAnswer #2: You can stop going down on strange chicks. Easier said than done, I know LOL.Answer #3: You might want to ask this over at /r/LegalAdviceUK.  But honostly did you get tested after the last time you had sex with somebody before this girl?Answer #4: Risk you take having sex with strangers.


Title: [TX] Parents Dealing With An Out of Control Teenager

Question: My parents are dealing with a teenager (16 years old) that has gotten out of hand. He is going around "telling them to shut the fuck up" and throwing around furniture and valuables and tearing up their home. He most recently broke my dad's \~$3000 Macbook by throwing it down the stairs. If they try to call the police, he threatens to "come back and murder them." He gets physical if they try any sort of discipline like trying to take away his phone and starts throwing more stuff around and threatens to fail all his classes. They've tried counseling. He calls the police to take him away and they've explained to him that his parents are allowed to discipline him through ways like taking his phone. He's called CPS for them taking away his phone and they also explained to him that this isn't considered abuse. What are my parent's legal options here?

Answer:
 >If they try to call the police, he threatens to "come back and murder them."

At which point they should actually call the police.Answer #2: Why has he not been sent to a juvenile detention center? You could look into filing a petition in Family Court for PINS (Person In Need of Supervision). Another option would be juvenile boot camps. Or you could look into emancipation, if they want to take it that far Answer #3: See if your parents can't get a hold of a family lawyer (or call the state bar) and ask about how to give your brother up to the state. They can help your parents get the evidence you need to have the state to custody and get him help. If he has an undiagnosed mental issue and needs institutionalization, it can be extremely expensive, and children of the state have access to funding you don't. He's going to be 18 in a few years. He will no longer be "there problem" and can be kicked out of the house with proper notice.

If he has a job, your parents can take his money to pay for shit he broke.

But they also need to grow a bit of a spine. He's throwing threats around and your parents cave... He knows this. He'll be unleashed onto the world soon, unprepared on how to control himself, where either he'll lose it on someone or someone will put a stop to him by force.Answer #4: They should check him for mental problem. If there is nothing serious with mental health - then they have several years to fix the parenting failure. The boot camp won't fix the relationships but the parents will be safe for some time.


Title: One of sister's housemates stole her stash of money ($600) and her $15k engagement ring

Question:
I'm not sure how to go about this. I'm very angry.

My sister has been living in a house with other tenants for about a year. At first they were all friends, but apparently had a falling out. The other housemates also use my sister's food and toiletries without her permission, and aren't sorry about it. One of the housemates sometimes gets drunk and physically assaults my sister too. Sometimes things like shoes or clothes go missing from her room and magically appear again after some time. They are a bunch of jerks who don't clean the house, don't help with housework, and use my sister's resources. They're just a bunch of trashy people living in a trashy house. I may sound biased, but my sister is generally a forgiving and generous person. She's always happy to share with people.

My sister is a veteran, has lupus and cervical cancer, and she hadn't been working for years until recently. She is still super tight on money. However, she has recently started to get her life back together and is currently working a full time job. She has a regular work schedule now, so her housemates know exactly when she is or isn't at home.

My sister has finally had enough of them and is moving back in with us to save money and continue to get her life back on track. She is currently in the process of packing her belongings. She is taking her TV with her (since it was hers from the beginning) so they won't have a TV anymore. And all they do is sit around and watch TV.

Today, while packing, she found out that her hidden stash of 600 dollars in emergency cash and her 15k$ engagement ring from a previous marriage was missing. She doesn't want to accuse anyone of theft yet, but no one else is in the house except for her housemates and there was no obvious break in and no one else's items are missing. All the rooms do not have personal locks, so they are open for anyone to go into. I'm 99% sure one of her housemates have stolen it. One girl who has a habit of going through my sister's room for her clothes and shoes is the first person that comes to mind.

My sister has already contacted the police and they will be there tomorrow to file a report.

My sister is more level-headed than I am and does not want to confront her housemates about it. I just feel extremely frustrated for her and I cannot understand how awful people can be and I wish I could just tear up her housemates rooms to find her belongings. Literally NO ONE ELSE could have stolen them. It sounds so easy to do so but I know it has to be illegal. I don't want my sister to go through any more stress.

I'm not even sure what I'm asking. I think it's just desperation for help for my sister, who has already been through hell multiple times. That cash and ring were going to help her start her life over again. Is there any legal way for my sister to do ANYTHING to find out who the thief is or get some kind of justice?

Or do I have to plan some petty revenge plot..
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 She's probably correct in not accusing her housemates without any evidence.

Let's hope she has insurance!


Title: under the table job, refusal to pay.

Question:
(Vancouver, WA, USA)

hello,

two weeks ago i made the mistake of working under the table for a day at a legit delivery service business. i worked for 14 hours and was told i would be contacted soon regarding the payment. the job was referrenced to me by a friend who provided details relating to the payment directly from the manager, which was a base of $150 and $1.50 per package. I delivered over 100 packages that day. So i have the relayed info in writing via text. Ever since then, the manager has ignored my calls and texts, and has baited every response with statements like, "can i call you later," and "can't talk right now" without ever following up. Additionally, I am aware that the manager illegally changed the registration of a title on a van that was provided to us in order to deliver the packages.

Now, two weeks later, I am wondering about which steps I should take to get (hopefully) receive payment. I have not yet gone to the workplace and spoken with him or anybody else. Whether or not this amount is worth pursuing in a small claims court or whether I should I should request an investigation by the state tax board I am unsure of as well. Please let me know some advice, as I have learned my lesson of accepting under the table jobs already.

Answer:
 File a wage complaint with your state's department of labor.  They'll come down hard on the guy.Answer #2: Under the table. Over the table. It doesn't really matter. If you work with an agreement to be paid then you must legally be paid, and failure to do so is illegal. You can file a complaint with [these people](http://www.lni.wa.gov/Main/ContactInfo/WorkplaceRights/default.asp). It is their job to ensure that you get paid.

They would also be very interested to hear about and pass along the fact that the company is trying to duck taxes, work standards, and car registration. The manager will really regret not paying up.


Title: What's considered being put under custody of a police officer

Question: I'm located in Wisconsin. A police officer grabbed me by the shoulder in the confinements of my own home and demanded I lead him to my room in order to show him where my pipe was. I'm just wondering if at that point I was technically taken into custody because of the fact that I was physically forced to show him where my room was as well as him grabbing me by the shoulder. At this point I was never read my miranda rights, therefore the evidence they found after that would be suppressed evidence, which they wouldn't be able to use in a court room. I'm wondering if at the point he grabbed me and demanded me to show him my room if I was put into custody. Please help, this could be a vital piece of technical info that could help a lot.

Answer: Oh, Shayne. It's highly unlikely you are getting out of [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/31yt57/might_be_getting_charged_with_intent_to/) on a "technicality". The police were doing their job. Get a lawyer. His defense will look nothing like what you and your buddies are inventing. It will most likely look like a deal.


Title: I know it's illegal to *discriminate* based on race, but is it illegal to even ask a tenant what race they are on their application?

Question:
Located in USA.

I fill out my race on job applications and university applications. So wouldn't it be legal for a landlord to ask for a 'race' on a tenant application?

Answer:
 Employers report it for tracking, universities report it and sometimes use it as part of a holistic evaluation, landlords use it for...?Answer #2: It's not illegal to ask.

However:

Consider a worst-case scenario. Let's say you're a landlord. A tenant applies, and you reject him for credit issues. That tenant argues that he was rejected because of his race. Your application doesn't include any mention of race, and the application was submitted online. You now have a bulletproof defense to that claim; it would be impossible for you to discriminate based on race, because you have no idea what his race is.

Now replay that situation. Your application has a field marked "RACE". Your applicant fills it out. You deny him for credit reasons. In this example, there's no racism involved. He argues that it's because of his race and sues you. Now you have to spend thousands of dollars defending your decision in court -- even though you did nothing wrong. You now have to go explain to a jury why you collected his racial information while simultaneously arguing that you didn't use that information in your decision making process. That's a very unfortunate situation to be in.

Keeping "race" out of the equation completely avoids that issue.


Title: Need money back, Richmond virginia

Question:
Richmond, va
Buying van from friend for 800.
Paid 500.
Got a ticket costs.
Need money back.
Friend doesn't want to give money back.

What do I do to get money back?

Answer:
 https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/7bls8v/need_money_from_a_downpayment_back/

Let's not create a new thread every 15 minutes, OK?

As I told you in the first thread:

You pay the other 300 to get the car, then sell the car for whatever it is worth.

You are not getting the deposit back, and if you do not complete the payment, you lose it all.

Also, try not to change the story - first thread you got fired, now you got a ticket. Which is it?


Title: Problems with neighbor and Landlords

Question: I'll keep this as short as I can. My girlfriend and I moved in to the place May 1. Ever since the first week we have had complaints with the downstairs neighbor. He smoked inside which would permeate our place, he played loud music until after midnight, they slam doors all hours of the night, and their trash would be strewn all over the property (including syringes). As a side note, 1 of our landlords mentioned he is a drug addict (which I have recorded). All of these things were mentioned to the landlords (husband and wife) with promises that they would take care of it. Nothing was ever resolved or corrected. Fast forward to Monday night (6/15). The neighbor came knocking on our door, angry that we had called the landlord about things. He started threatening me. Telling me that I should be a man and threatening me with a fight. I told him to leave and closed the door. I texted the landlord (wife) who told me to contact the cops. The police made a report but didn't stop by. It was done on the phone. The officer mentioned that the landlords are trying to get them to do their dirty work. He said they should be protecting the other tenants. My girlfriend found eviction information about kicking someone out for being a risk to the safety of other tenants. The next day, after promises the landlords would handle this, they told me (after repeated texts asking for an update) that it would take 2 months to evict him. I said that was unacceptable as we don't feel safe and that I would have never had this issue at other places I've lived. That's when the landlord (husband) screamed til he was red in the face that I was full of shit and he stormed out of the apartment. I should also mention that the neighbor works for the landlord as well. This residence is in Pennsylvania too. We are planning on leaving asap, but I am nervous about them wanting money. The landlord (wife) told me that she understands if we leave and "there will be no repercussions" if we do. I am not sure what our options should be or how to proceed while protecting ourselves. I have every correspondence saved (it was usually texts) and every phone call (with landlord and cops) is recorded and saved on my phone. I also got part of the landlord screaming at me on video. Any help or a nudge in a good direction would relieve an immense amount of stress.

Answer:
 >  I said that was unacceptable as we don't feel safe and that I would have never had this issue at other places I've lived.

Landlords are obligated to abide by the landlord-tenant laws in your area. This window of time depends on the reason for eviction and the terms of their lease. The "two months" for the neighbor's eviction sounds like the legal window they have to provide the tenant to leave.

If you want to move out without repercussions, you need to get that in writing. Answer #2: Pennsylvania: If the tenant's lease is less than a year, they have to give him 15 days notice. If it's more than a year, they have to give him 30 days notice. Even after the notice expires, if he still refuses to leave they have to take him to court. Depending on the court's load, that could take a while. It's very possible it could take them 60 days to get rid of him.

They said you can leave with no repercussions, make sure to get this in writing, and what specifically they mean by that.

Then you make your decision. Either you can wait for the eviction or you can move somewhere else.

Also, someone threatening you is absolutely the police's job.


Title: [PA-Pittsburgh] Neighbors dogs bark constantly, at least 16 hours out of the day. Police don't seem to care.

Question:
As the title states, there is a noisy dog issue in my neighborhood. I rent a duplex house in a town north of Pittsburgh. My fiance and I moved in February of this year. Sometime in early March, the neighbors two houses down from us adopted 2 German Shepherd dogs.

The barking started on day one. Originally it was only when one of the neighbors or myself would walk our dogs past the house and the Shepherd's would see through the windows. Over the next few months, the neighbors began leaving the dogs outside more and more often. They would bark at anything that moved outside. Since about mid August, they have barked nearly non-stop. That's not an exaggeration. Our downstairs neighbors setup some camera's to capture it, and on average they bark for over half of the day. Needless to say, everyone on our city block and the block over has complained, both directly to the neighbors, and then the city police when nothing changed. It happens all hours of the day and is very hard to sleep.

As far as action taken so far: At one time or another, we (Myself, and other neighbors on block) have spoken to the neighbors about their dogs. They were nice, but nothing ever changed. We called the non-emergency line for the city police. They sent an officer out. Dogs were barking when officer came out. Officer talked to all of us who were home, we all complained. Officer then gave neighbor with dogs a warning. This was about a month ago. No change. It should also be noted that these dogs are likely not up to date on their vaccinations as they have no tags, other than the county registration tag. One of the dogs recently attacked a bicyclist who was riding by the house when the dog got lose. Said cyclist kicked the dog in self-defense; was then sued by dog owners and had to pay vet bills. Maybe not relevant, but it gives some more background to the situation.

My question is; what can we do? The police have brushed us aside. I understand dogs barking wouldn't be top priority normally, but when you have 30+ people complaining I wouldn't think they could just ignore us. As far as city code goes, the website is pretty bad, but it does define so called "quiet hours" when you're not allowed to play loud music, honk car horn, etc. Doesn't say anything about dogs, however. Are these people and their dogs invincible? Do we not have a right to at least occasional peace?

Thanks ahead of time for any advice.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 Wait a minute.

The dog got loose and attacked somebody and the victim had to pay the vet bills? How is that possible? Answer #2: Have you talked to animal control?


Title: Rotten Ex-boyfriend Keeps Showing up I need Legal Advice

Question: He's a thief and a liar and good at both.  I've made it very clear I want nothing to do with him but he keeps coming around. he doesn't knock, just comes right in. Yesterday, he brought his girlfriend and some other guy into my backyard and they just helped themselves. He swears it wasn't him but I saw him. Can I call the police about trespassers  on my property if it happens again?

Answer:
 Yes, you can call the police if someone is trespassing on your property.

You may also want to invest in some security cameras to establish a pattern of trespassing.Answer #2: You can call the police right now and make a report for theft and trespassing because you saw them in your backyard handling items, and now those items are gone. If I were you, that's what I would do. Get a copy of the report. If the harassment persists, you can get a restraining order against them.

I also recommend getting a security system. You can find reasonably priced cameras and sensors on amazon. A flood light is also a good idea, in case he comes at night.Answer #3: Yes, of course you can call the police if he's committing a crime.


Title: (MA) Paid for a car to help a friend, had falling out, they will not pay me back and will not give me the car back and now trying to intimidate me

Question:
I will try to be brief as I have never been in a situation like this.

A friend was in dire need of a vehicle.  So I found and paid for a car ($10,500) from a dealership.

I have all the receipts/charges for payment etc. and I paid for this vehicle in full.  However - and this is the part that scares me - the title and bill of sale is in the other person's name.

I have many text messages and even a thank you card that is handwritten about how this will pay me back and admission that I bought and paid for the vehicle.

I spoke to the dealer and he is providing a statement that all dealings payments etc were with me not the other party.

I have tried to have them give me the title to hold until they pay me and they refuse.  They also refuse to return the vehicle.

Do I have any hope here if I go to small claims or am I totally screwed?

Do I have any options for vehicle recovery without the title being in my name?

Thanks in advance.

Answer:
 You're not getting that car. It's titled in his name, it's his. You may be able to sue for the money, if you can prove that you had an agreement for him to pay you back. The small claims court limit in Massachusetts is $7,000, so you'd need an attorney if you want to sue for the full amount he owes.

Your best bet is probably to call around to a couple civil litigation attorneys and explain your situation. They can give you an estimate on how much it'd cost you, as well as what they think your chances of success are. In the future, do not co-sign or loan money to a person unless you're willing to be on the hook for the full amount with no repayment. There's a reason banks won't lend money to some people.Answer #2: You can *try* to sue them for repayment if you have in writing that they’ll pay you back.

More than likely you’ve just learned a very expensive lesson—if they couldn’t come up with $1000 bucks for a beater car, they’re not going to be able to come up with $10500 just because a judge said so.


Title: Ongoing. The tenants who refused to leave... (AZ)

Question:
They’re now gone and we finally had the walkthrough. Well, it’s disgusting. Like, not even they trashed it last second gross but they lived like this! They smoked, despite the lease saying no smoking, and there was ashes, butts, and cigarettes everywhere. They didn’t put an air filter (that was provided for each month) in the a/c that is practically brand new, the appliances are filthy! The stove top had all new elements and drip trays, all of the appliances were clean! They asked for paint and we graciously agreed to buy them the paint and supplies if they painted it, look at the paint job! I’m not sure what’s going on with the random holes in the walls. The sliding door is scratched all up, presumably from their dogs (yes, multiple, we were told they had one and it turns out there where three plus a cat.) So far we have to replace the back door, the front door, the locks, repaint the entire house, get the tile cleaned, possibly resurface the tub, pull the vents off and scrub them down, get the air ducts all cleaned, get the a/c serviced, and put in a new fence along the back. It’s even worse in real life and stinks like you can’t imagine. Not pictured are the multiple box spring mattresses on the side yard and the pallets all stacked up. I have to hold all of their crap for 21 days too. Please tell me I can add the damages to the eviction judgement because this isn’t right.

Link to album http://imgur.com/a/58i24bk

Answer:
 Remember when I was baffled and said no, do not try to unwind this eviction?

This. This is why.

You can try to document all damages and sue them. Something something blood from a turnip. Answer #2: You need to Kilz the walls to get rid of the smoke smell.Answer #3: > paint [...] three dogs [...] random holes in the wall [...] stinks like you can't imagine

Any chance it was used as a growhouse?Answer #4: From the Album...This could have been honestly way way worse.

I've seen people let water leaks go until it basically destroyed the home, all because they didn't want to  speak to or allow in the landlord.Answer #5: You know, honestly, as these things go, this is really not that bad. I've seen *far* worse, including nicotine that has somehow condensed on the wall and rolled down it.


Title: Past partner claims to be pregnant I have my doubts its mine, and using this to get my attention but unsure

Question:
So background, I met this person online, told me she was in the states all this time and what not, we fell in love, and planned to meet and be official couple. When I first met her after thr first date she tried to kill herself after I didnt reply back to her one night. She was admitted to the hospital and was there for 3 days on watch. During that her male roommate tells me she was never in the states, he flew her out from her home country to be with him and they have been for months planning to live together and stay together. I came to her house twice out of fear she might try to kill herself and also out of guilt that maybe this was all ymy fault for her trying to. Both times we had sex because I felt if I say no or dont she will try to again, I never came in side her, the first time I just didnt come and couldn't do it for more then 5 mins the second time same thing but i finished my self off outside of her as she laid next to me and just decided to lick what came out. After that day I decided to lose touch feeling I cant be ruled with this guilt and I have to snap out of it. A month later now she says she is pregnant and keeping it. She is apparently only here on Visa she isnt a citizen or resident. I have doubts she is pregnant or that if she is that I'm the father because I never came inside her but knowing my luck I'm sure some way it's possible maybe this is.

So what I want to ask if she is pregnant, can I not be apart of the childs and her life? I dont want to be in the cycle of she tries to kill herself  or having me feel guilty about it. I understand if I have to pay child support but can I just not be apart of the childs life or hers at all but just do child support payments. She doesnt work and supports herself on him and I'm sure she wants to keep the child for the child support money to aide him and her seeing she doesnt work. They arent married but they live together since he flew her out.

I just feel like a complete idiot for being ruled by fear and letting it go where it has and would love any legal help anyone can offer. Again I doubt she is pregnant or if she is that its mine but if it is, is there anyway I can give up parental rights on my own and just pay child support and never see her and the kid? Can the child be put on adoption with a family that will be stable and not at risk in? What can I do? I just dont want her to guilt trip me or happen where she tries to kill herself again. Any advice would help. I just dont want to be apart of that childs life or hers if she is in fact pregnant and it is my child.

Answer: Calm down. There's nothing to do until there is an actual breathing baby. If that happens you get a paternity test and go from there. Right now you don't have to have any contact with her and it sounds like it would be best not to. You don't sound emotionally ready to be having sex.Answer #2: If she tried to kill herself because you didn't respond to her fast enough, you think she won't fake being pregnant to get you to stay?


Title: Friend got fired from his job of 10 years for no reason. A week later they're trying to say he stole. Going to contact HR but what else can I do?

Answer: why would you do anything? is your friend not an adult?  he can apply for unemployment and find a new job


Title: Hello Lawyers of Reddit. I hope you can help

Question:
Hello!
On October 4, 2016 a car hit me from behind which caused my car to hit the car in front of me. The car that hit me from behind took full fault. In the accident I hurt my head and back. I've gone to my doctor and chiropractor after the accident to reduce the pain.
Today my attorney told me that the person who hit me did not have insurance. The attorney told me I had three options to either drop the claim, sue the individual at fault,  or ask my insurance to pay for my car. This is all took place in the state of California if that helps. I just wanted to know if there are any other options I can take or what option out of the three would be the best option to take.

I appreciate all your help!

Answer:
 People who drive around with no insurance often don't have any assets/money. Suing them might be pointless even if you win.

Easiest way is to go through your insurance, this is exactly the reason you pay them.


Title: [Los Angeles] I was fired from my job, afterwards my friends started a frenzy on Yelp. Worried about consequences.

Question:
Evening /r/legaladvice, thank you for taking my question.

I was fired a week ago from a job after trying to tell my shift lead to calm down when he started to yell at me in front of customers. Because I did nothing to violate company policy, I felt that this was unjust, so I did what everyone does in that situation and vent to my friends. I went to sleep, and when I woke up the next morning my co-workers were texting me in a panic to stop making fake accounts and writing one-star reviews on Yelp.

I can't control my friends, and while I'm glad they have my back, I worry this might be a little illegal. Some of my friends who wrote these reviews were actually in the shop when it happened, but they didn't write their one-stars until they learned I had been fired. They were regulars, and they knew the name of the manager that had been abrasive.

I worry I will be sued with defamation by my previous company all because I couldn't keep my mouth shut about the details surrounding my termination. Should I be worried?

Answer: They would have to prove you wither personally did this or arranged for it to be done. You relaying a truthful recounting of events to your circle is not defamation, them reacting in any way, from one star reviews to literally bombing the place can't come back on you legally if all you did was relay your experiences. Though be sure none of them will ever  hint that they felt you suggested they do it