Title: Currently Being Harassed for Money by Illegal Venue/Shady Event Booker Who Are Threatening to Press Charges for Broken Property (Which Broke B/c They Had People Perform While Standing on a Bar Counter)

Question:
So I manage a local musician in NYC. Well, not really manage. I'm a student/intern and I help him do email blasts, create his flyers, and contact venues/event hosts for bookings.

I was contacted by a guy I know from school a few years back. He now throws events for a living but he's relatively new in the game. This was his first party-type event. He broke off from an event company full of con artists. That company no longer exists.

The event guy wanted to book my artist for a party at a "warehouse-type venue" and I said sure. There was no contract signed. We did it for exposure.

He then told me to not post the venue address while promoting the event on social media. I thought this was a little sketchy.  He said: "I can't give out the exact address unless you guys are 100% on board because it's a venue that allows underage drinking, they want it to be kept on the low."
(I have proof of this.) This was super shady but again, we felt like we weren't responsible for what the venue wanted to do. Our fanbase is mostly 21+ so we promoted to them.

I wasn't able to attend the event but according to my artist, upon arriving to the event, it was a closed down storefront (and looks that way on Google Maps Streetview.) The entrance was through a back alley and through a run-down kitchen and bathroom area.
There was no performance area.  A number of people who showed up got creeped out and left before entering the event.

I was messaged later on by the event promoter that my artist broke a bar countertop and that we needed to pay for it. He told me that there was no performance area and that they had all the artists perform while standing on the bar counter (which seems extremely dangerous.)

The event host said that the venue owner wanted to press charges but he settled it by paying her for the bar, and now we owe him cash.

He was also angry that online ticket sales weren't doing well. He also lied about compensating my artist although there was no contract. He told my artist that he would paypal me but he doesn't have my paypal information. This leads me to think that the "pressing charges" excuse was to cover up his loss in ticket sales but I'm not 100%  sure. This is just my hunch.

Now he's been pressing both me and my artist daily for money to repair the bar.

Also, I think my artist might be injured from this. His foot's been in pain and he can't walk on it. I'm trying to get him to check it out and receive a proper diagnosis. This, plus the really weird business practices and vibes we got from these people makes us really not want to pay them.

What can we do? Can we protect ourselves or should we just fork over the money even though it seems unfair?

UPDATE: I was contacted by the event host again and he straight-up told us that he's upset over not profiting from ticket sales, so that's why he's trying to extort us. He said he made no money from the night. But he did take a photo with his friends outside the venue holding up a stack of cash. He then sent a picture of the "broken bar" but it was really a picture of a chunk of ceiling that fell during another artist's performance.

Topic:
Douche

Answer:
 Does your artist admit to "breaking" the bar?  If so, he might be on the hook for a portion.  If not, tell the promoter to pound sand, especially since it sounds like other artists were using it as well.

Additionally, although it's unclear if the artist injured his foot at the venue or not, he might have a claim against the promoter and/or venue owner if he did in fact injure himself there.  Honestly, if he can't walk on it, he should go to the doctor.  If he does, let the promoter know what's going on and that the artist will be looking for compensation for his injury.  He's likely far too sketchy to actually have insurance for this event, so the artist might not ever see any money to pay for the medical bills.


Title: Family I babysat for asking for my SSN, wants to claim child care tax credit

Question:
I babysat for a family about 8 hours a week in the spring of 2018. I babysat for their kids in their home. We never had a conversation about taxes, and they paid me in checks.

Today, three days before taxes are due, they ask for my SSN and address so they can claim the child care tax credit. I did not report my babysitting income when I filed my taxes (I already got my return).

They never gave me a W-2 or anything. What do I say to them?

Answer:
 You're required by Federal law to provide either your SSN or tax ID number when someone asks for it re the child care credit. If you don't want to disclose your SSN, you can apply for a tax ID number with the IRS and provide that instead. Applying can be done online and takes 10 minutes.

If the amount you earned babysitting exceeded $400, you needed to report it on your taxes. If you failed to do so, the IRS may penalize you for failing to report income.


Title: Videographer Messed Up Wedding Video

Question: My wife and I just received our wedding video and are pretty crushed.  Despite paying for an HD video, what we got was tremendously low, pixelated quality. The video would be bad quality for VHS.  This is a once in a lifetime event. To add insult to injury, my wife's uncle (who was the person who raised her) wasn't able to attend.  He is a quadriplegic in a wheelchair and our goal was to provide him with the video so he could "be there" with us.  Please let me know if anyone has advice.

Answer:
 Start with the videographer.  Ask them about the issue.  This may be a simple mix-up or something that can be fixed.  Be sure to be cordial.

If that doesn't get you the results you desire, it's important to understand that your ability to receive any sort of damages is extremely limited.  You can't really put a price on your wedding video, and it's not something that you can go out and find someone else to redo.  As a result, if push comes to shove, you pretty much would just get your money back or not have to pay for it--that's it.  And likely the time and/or expense in fighting it may not even be worth that if the videographer puts up a fight.

Now for some non-legal life advice.  Take it from someone who has been there.  I realize that this seems horrible now and that you are really upset.  But, believe me, in a few years, this won't matter.  You may look at your wedding video and pictures for the first couple years, but that's it.  I'm willing to bet, it will mean a whole lot more to her uncle if you two go and spend time with him.  Watching a video of your wedding would be special, but spending time with the woman he raised and her husband shortly after their wedding is something that he will never forget.


Title: Used a shared paypal account

Question: Hey everyone. I will start out by saying I am rather young, but old enough to drink. I reside in Ontario, Canada. I use to run a server business, where we would take in donations to move of the ranks in the server. The owner of the server (I was co-owner) gave me access to the paypal account. I had bought things with it while we were running it. Eventually we stopped talking. I have accidently used the paypal account a couple times on my Blizzard account. I have the paypal account info saved (it automatically does it), and I just bought Diablo 3 ($60) using it. Am I in any legal danger?

Answer: You need to repay who ever owns the account and apologize out your ass


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https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4tak3p/update_police_volunteer_program_member_coming_to/

Author: /u/ThRowAwayY23d

#**UPDATE: Police volunteer program member coming to my home multiple times**

> OP: https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4t1yj2/senior_volunteer_police_officer_coming_to_my/
>
> This is just a brief update, I will still be replying to my OP. I posted this on Friday and got a huge response of "this is wrong, you are right, push back on this" which was incredibly relieving. It's easy to convince yourself that you're the one being irrational when you don't have experience dealing with these types of things.
>
> I called the non-emergency line again Friday and asked to speak with an officer. We agreed to have one come to my house on Saturday. He came to my home (I am not supposed to be moving around that much due to some medical issues) and was extremely polite. He reiterated that I had no reason to invite himself or the volunteer into my home, he could see plainly that my child/house was well-taken care of and there would never be any reason for an officer to come inside without probable cause. I told him about everything that had been going on and showed him the recordings I had of the volunteer returning and waiting on the sidewalk. The officer assured me there would be no more visits and he was going to look into this further.
>
> I called my husband Friday evening as well and told him everything that had happened in great detail. He's been away for the past 2 weeks and the narrative he had was "kid calls 911, volunteer officer comes back to check up on situation". He's really upset now that he knows the full story (which I should have told him from the beginning) and is flying home from business on Monday. We have another meeting scheduled with the same officer I spoke with and his supervisor to discuss their plans on dealing with this. My husband is speaking with his lawyer as well. I don't know that the cops will have much to say other than "we're taking care of it" but I think my husband wants peace of mind.
>
> While I don't feel in any immediate danger, the creepiness of the situation has really hit me and I'm infinitely glad I posted here. My SIL and her husband came yesterday and will be staying until my husband comes home, just for comfort/support. Thank you all for the advice and assuring me that my common sense was right.

Answer:
 I wish I'd seen the original post before now. Just from the update title, I knew immediately which city this is. The senior volunteers in this town are absolutely fucking bonkers. I've personally filed a half-dozen complaints against them for their dangerous driving. If I see one of their Priuses (they used to drive Crown Vics, which was terrifying), there's at least a 50/50 chance I'm about to see some truly brain-dead driving.

Each time, they claim that they'll do something about it, but it never seems to get better. It's pretty clear at this point that the volunteer program here is little more than a way for a handful of retired, shithead "friends of the force" to stroke their power-trip boner.

Mark my words, someone is going to be seriously hurt in a car accident caused by one of these volunteers. The police here are actually quite a bit less scary than these octogenarian wannabes.


Title: American Airlines staff insisted on valet checking carry-on bags and assured passengers they would be returned to the gate if the flight was canceled. No luggage was returned and a medical emergency resulted.

Question:
 I recently had a layover in DFW with an American Airlines connecting flight on a Sunday evening. The plane landed a little late due to “weather,” though it really didn’t look bad with other planes landing and taking off. In any event, upon getting to the gate for our connecting flight, the desk workers announced that there was a delay boarding because the crew was short a flight attendant. After waiting a while with no one in sight, they decided to board everyone so that there would be no further delay once the attendant arrived.

Upon scanning our ticket at the gate, my wife and I were told that there would be no space on the plane and that we would need to check our bags in. I hate having to do this as I’ve never had a problem squeezing my bag in, but didn’t want to argue with them either. We were told that if the plane was cancelled, our bags would be returned ***at the gate****.* With that in mind, we went ahead with the valet tags and allowed them to take the bags, assured that *surely* they would not go missing if the plane never went anywhere. Besides, it is extremely common to receive valet bags back on the jet bridge. Of course, there was plenty of space on the plane once we got on and I began regretting being pressured into checking the bags immediately.

Now, I should mention that my wife has medication that she left in her bag, which has to be taken about every 12 hours. She can delay a few hours, but if she entirely misses a dose or two, she risks a flare-up which in extremely rare cases can send her to the ER with severe muscle spasms of her diaphragm making it hard to breathe. 99% of the time though, other muscles are targeted, which while painful, is ultimately harmless.

The reason why we left the medication in the bag was because if we arrived home (even if the bags went missing), she could just take her medication at home and it would not have been delayed much. Plus, we were told the bags would be returned AT THE GATE if the flight was canceled. This was explicitly re-affirmed a second time when we de-planed.

Well, you can probably guess where this is going by now, but the flight attendant didn’t show up soon enough and the pilot stormed out yelling that he was over his time for the day and that it was illegal for him to pilot the flight. After about an hour sitting in the grounded plane, we finally de-planed and continued waiting in the terminal because one or two people were tired of sitting in it. About an hour after that, it began to seem unlikely to me that any replacement pilot was coming, in spite of being told one was. An hour after that, the co-pilot de-planed with the flight attendants and the flight was canceled 3-4hrs after it was supposed to leave. At this point, I was already in line to ask about the bags, so I immediately let them know that we needed my wife’s bag as it has her medication in it, explaining the urgency. The urgency was compounded because the next available flight home from DFW was on Tuesday, two days later. The gate attendant radioed the baggage workers who supposedly looked into it and radioed back stating that the bags would probably be returned at luggage claim outside of security. They didn’t sound confident, but I ran out and waited anyway. Not being able to find them, I was told by the luggage claim desk agent that five flights had missing luggage and my bag tags didn’t even show where my luggage was.

At this point, realizing that the bags were most likely lost, we immediately booked a flight to another city out-of-state and drove the remaining hours home at our own expense since that was the next best option to get my wife her medication. My wife ended up delaying her medication for over an additional 12-18 hours by the time we got home. With our terrible luck, she had a flare-up the next evening which sent her to the ER via an expensive Ambulance ride.

As we found out on the phone from American’s lost bag service agent, our luggage had been scanned onto the plane in DFW, but was not scanned off of the canceled flight. Thus, it appears that it was never on the way to luggage claim. They were still in the plane’s storage hold. Apparently, someone didn’t even bother checking properly when originally asked.

After contacting American Airlines customer service, they claim that because they always tell people to remove medications if they will be needing them, they are exempt from any/all responsibility. They did offer a $100 coupon to each of us for the inconvenience though. From my perspective, however, it was their assurance that the bags would be returned to the gate if the flight was canceled that caused us to leave the medication in the bag. Furthermore, had we arrived home on the original flight, even with delays, my wife could have taken her extra medication at home. Not only did they provide a false sense of security by assuring us the bags would be returned at the gate, but they never even physically checked where the luggage was. This seems to have been negligence on their part in my opinion.

With the above in mind, I think they should be willing to cover the resulting medical expenses. Am I wrong here?

I’ve gone back and forth with customer service three times now, but it just doesn’t seem to be going anywhere, and I'm not sure what to do next.

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**Update:** American Airlines customer service emailed me saying they did an investigation, and explained to me that they are exempt from responsibility because: 1. They supposedly provide opportunity for removal of medication, and 2. Although the gate agents don’t recall the exact circumstances, the plane left the gate and returned to another gate, and it is standard protocol for bags to be sent to luggage claim when that happens. This account is ENTIRELY FICTIONAL, since we never had a full crew at any point in time to depart from the gate. The plane didn’t move an inch the entire time we were waiting on it for a flight attendant, and then a pilot.

Answer:
 It was not your intention, but [medications should never go into the belly of the plane](https://traveltips.usatoday.com/pack-medicine-air-travel-110107.html).

> Upon scanning our ticket at the gate, my wife and I were told that there would be no space on the plane and that we would need to check our bags in.

At this point did you inform them that the bag contained medical supplies that would need to be retrieved and carried on?Answer #2: Maybe you have a case. I still don't understand why you decided to keep the medication in the bag knowing that a trip to the ER is possible without it.

Either way, if you want them to pay for the ER visit and they won't, you have to sue them.Answer #3: Funny, I just had a conversation about gate checking bags this morning. The point was that it has become so common on flights in the last few years that I pack a smaller bag with the essentials and plan on gate checking on the way home when I'm not as worried about my clothes and toiletries being delayed. So, that being said...

I can't recall ever not hearing an announcement to remove medications, batteries and valuables from a bag before gate checking. Necessary medications just seems like common sense. Does she not keep a does in her purse or on her person at all times? Were you not able to get an emergency refill at a pharmacy in the same network as your home pharmacy in the 18+ hours it took to get home? Especially if driving. I'm not seeing a lot of blame for the airline here, just a failure to take personal responsibility for one's own medical need.


Title: (Alabama) Can I legally dispute charges for an emergency room visit?

Question: I had an accident in my home, resulting in a laceration on my lip. I went to the emergency room with my girlfriend to see if I needed stitches. I gave them my info and insurance. They took me to the back, nurse took my temperature and heart rate. Then I sat in a room for over 3 hours. 3 times, 3 seperate people came in to look at it, and tell me that they didn't think it needed stitches. No medical treatment was rendered. Not a bandaid, not an aspirin, not even a lollipop. They never even laid a finger on my lip. I was frustrated waiting around for hours with NO treatment, so after 4 hours of being there, I left the hospital. My insurance was charged over $1000 , of which I am on the hook for over $400 thanks to my deductible. Apparently they had scheduled me for a damn CT scan before I left, and I'm being charged for it. I'm furious and refused to pay. I challenged the charges and they reviewed my claim and denied my request for the balance to be removed or even reduced. Do I have any legal recourse?

Answer:
 1.) Sure. You could hire a lawyer whose hourly rate is the same as your deductible and try to sue them. The only limits are your wallet and imagination.

2.) Have you bothered to try to sort this out with the hospital itself? It sounds like you tried to challenge stuff with your insurance but not the source of the problem.

3.) You'd still be on the hook for the deductible regardless. You're not the one getting charged--your insurance is.

4.) Your legal recourse is limited by your insurance policy and whatever forms you signed at the hospital. Answer #2: Talk to the hospital, it's going to be cheaper than hiring a lawyer to fight it even if you have to pay the 400 bucks. Keep escalating and being a pain until they work something out with you. It might not hurt to talk to your insurance company as well, if they were billed for a CT that wasn't done they might be interested. Also, you went to the wrong place. Don't go to the ER for non-emergencies, you will sit for hours while more serious issues are triaged. Instead, go to an urgent care clinic. The wait will be miniscule in comparison, the price will often be better, and the stitches are just as good for routine issues.Answer #3: Did you get a fully itemized bill?


Title: (CA) Can people make you stay away from them in a public park?

Question:
There's a public park that this mom group has taken up using most mornings for their kids. Cool. I live nearby and I've got a toddler, so I'm like, hey let's crash this party. Fun for everyone, right?

The kids like each other and a couple of them start to include my kid in their play, but apparently this is an ~exclusive group in which I may not participate. No one actually says as much while the kids are all on the playground equipment, but eventually a group of them run off and start a very unstructured game of "kick a ball around a lot with no rules," and I'm asked to please remove my child.

Everyone who is a minor is having a great time. Basically I'm just making sure I'm not doing anything legally wrong (harassment?? Idk) by ignoring their request. Do I have to remove my kid from the vicinity of their kid? Aren't both kids sort it at fault here if that's the case? Etc.

Sorry for vague and slightly pettiness. I officially gate these moms but I refuse to be chased out of my own neighborhoor park. Thanks in advance!

Answer:
 So if they wish to have a private event on public land they need a permit to reserve said space and pay all the fees. At which point lets say they reserved the baseball field for a kickball tournament they could then say sorry but you arent registered and cant participate.

They can however remove their children from your child's vicinity all they wish. Although they are shitty moms for doing so. You could contact your nonemergency pd number and inform them that their is a group of people refusing to allow you and your child access to the park.

So short answer. You are not breaking any laws. There is no harassment or anything like that occuring on your part
Answer #2: OP, I saw another post recently from a mom complaining about someone crashing her “mother daughter group” time at a public park.  I have to ask, is your child a boy and are the other children all girls?Answer #3: This is bitchy mom behavior. Someone else posted something very similar happening in her apartment courtyard. You should be fine. Ignore them and model good behavior for the rest of the kids. Depending on thier age they are probably just as confused by thier parents attempts to exclude your son as you are.


Title: I got Rhabdomyolysis after working out with a personal trainer. What actions should i take, if any?

Question:
Throwaway for obvious reasons.
I live in PA.  I went to a pretty popular gym franchise and they appointed me a personal trainer. During our first meeting, we pretty much sat down and had a mini interview, where he asked me about my medical history and any meds i might be taking.
Second time i saw him, we did a regular workout. No stretching or warming up, which i thought was odd, but everything went by relatively smoothly.
During our third meeting, i arrived and the first thing he told me was to go lift some weights. I asked him, “shouldn’t i warm up first?” He said “No, not necessary. Lets just get into it”. This bothered me, but stupid me thought “he’s a professional, just trust him”. So we went into the weights (biceps and triceps exercises). I started off with 30 pounds (three sets of 25 each), then he increased it to 50 pounds. At this point i was really struggling, but he kept pushing me to keep going. Then he added 20 more pounds, making it 70 pounds. I couldn’t handle it anymore, but he kept pushing me to keep going. I couldnt finish all 3 sets at this point.

I got home, everything was okay. 24 hours later, I couldn’t move my right arm. I couldnt bend it, lift it, stretch it. My wrist and hand was swollen and red.
Now, 3 days after our workout, 2 days after the pain started, im sitting in a hospital room about to be hospitalized. The doctors said i developed ‘Rhabdomyolysis’, and my blood work was throught the roof.

The doctor says that i couldve died, and that my kidneys could’ve received a lot of damage.

Im pissed off. I dont know if im in the wrong here, but i just feel so stupid for trusting this guy. I knew in my gut that we needed to warm up and stretch but he insisted we didnt have to so i thought it was okay. I knew that he added too much weight AND I MADE IT CLEAR THAT I COULDNT HANDLE IT!

I’m gonna be out of work, i have a bunch of hospital bills that i dont even know how im gonna pay. Do i have a case here, or is it pretty much all my fault?

Answer:
 I would be interested to hear a doctor’s take, but I don’t think rhabdomyolysis has anything to do with stretching or lack thereof. Many sports medicine professionals are not recommending stretching before workouts nowadays. It sounds like the trainer pushed you too hard, but I don’t know how he could be expected to know your limits.Answer #2: Rhabdomyolysis is a pretty rare condition, and one that can be caused by any kind of muscle strain or trauma. Even elite athletes can experience it. It has nothing to do with whether you have stretched or warmed up (both of which are currently not a recommendation in sports medicine).

Pushing until failure is however recommended especially for evaluation purposes. Not being able to finish a set of reps is not pushing too far. That's normal weight lifting procedure.

Nothing your trainer did was outside the realm of normal and accepted practice. You just happened to be one of the few rare people who got R
rhabdomyolysis from it. No one would have been able to predict that.


Title: Summer camp lost my 5 year old, was found by police.

Question:
I'm a single dad, in USA, southern CA, and when my two kids are off school my brother usually watches them.  There was a two week period when he was going to be out of town however, so I signed my kids up for summer camp at one of the national big name summer camps.  I took them in on Monday, and went to work.  About 4 hours later, I got a call from the cops saying that they found my then 5 year old wandering in a public park about 6 blocks away from the summer camp building.  I might add that it's not a great neighborhood, but it was the only summer camp close by that wasn't booked up last minute.  I rush over, the cops hand me my son, and let me know that someone had called in noticing a child by himself, and gave me an incident report number. Apparently the camp had no idea my kid was missing until the cops showed up with him. The director apologized, and said he has no idea how it happened, and he would try and find out.  I made him show me where my kid was being held, and turns out he was in the kindergarten room, which was in the gym, so he had to have walked out of the room, which is supposed to be closed, into the gym, where I found out is one of the main areas, into a hall, into another hall, into the main entrance, go past the entrance desk, and out the front door.  The director told me he would call me later, which he did, again just saying he doesn't really know how it happened and it had never happened before, and there would be policy changes and I would hear from the regional director shortly.  That was the last i heard from them.  I have tried to get in contact with someone i need to speak with, but always directed elsewhere.  I did pull my kids out immediately and got a babysitter to stay at home with them.  I want to make sure this doesn't happen to any other kids, as holy shit, what could have happened.  One of the scariest moments in my life.  I just need to know what my options are at this point.  Sorry for not a bunch of details, I kind of freeze when trying to talk about this.  Thanks.

TL:DR - Big summer camp lost one of my kids on the first day, what the hell do I do?

EDIT:  Okay thanks for the answers everyone.  I'm going to give ACA a call, I was honestly more interested in following steps to make sure that it doesn't happen again, as opposed to suing.

Answer:
 PS: Don't forget to calmly ask your kid what happened.  See if their version matches up.Answer #2: You can request a refund of any unused fees you've paid.  That's really about it.  You don't have any damages so there's no lawsuit here.Answer #3: IANAL

I would find out if there is a licensing agency that licenses or regulates camps like this and report the incident.Answer #4: Luckily nothing happened to him.

Did they give you your money back?Answer #5: Your options here is to pull your kid out of daycamp and ask for a refund. At very least they should refund you any unused days but they should refund you your entire term for their fuck up. You should also call Child Protective services and the licensing agency for the day camp and report them and give them a copy of the police report. Leave reports on online review sites and social media.
Beyond that there's not much else you can do other than be thankful your child wasn't harmed and was returned safely.


Title: [USA-CA] Used cop car purchased from dealership towed for expired registration

Question:
Hello everyone I am posting for a friend. He bought a used 2012 Dodge Charger cop car from a dealer. The car came with a 90 day temporary registration.

CHP towed it two weeks later for not being registered. My friend had the dealer call CHP to get it released. The tow yard charged my friend 760$.

He called the officer to ask about submitting a claim and it didn't go well. The officer told him neither he nor his supervisor would approve his claim and that it has an illegal exhaust. The weird thing is the registration say it expires in year 1299.

My friend also had to pay 800 to get it registered when he was planning on selling it to somebody else in the 90 day window.

Anyone have any advice on how to proceed?

Answer: Why was he talking to the cops and not the car dealer?


Title: [Maryland] The terms of my Verizon wireless contract were changed without my permission and without notification. I have spent nearly 5 weeks working towards a resolution, but with no luck. I have filed a complaint with the BBB, what other available recourse do I have?

Question:
In January 2015 I signed a new contract with Verizon. Under the terms of the new contract I was to receive the More Everything Talk, Text & Data Loyalty Plan with Unlimited Talk, Text, and 4 GB of Data at a rate of $50.00 a month. In addition, I was given a year long bonus of 2 GB of Data as part of a promotion. There was an additional $40.00 line access fee as part of the monthly costs.

I paid $90.00 and fees for two months for this service. In March, only a few weeks into my billing cycle, I was sent a notification saying that I was over my data limit. I checked my online account and found that my data cap at been reduced from 6 GB of data to 2 GB of data.

I spoke to an employee via the Verizon help line and was told that there was nothing they could do in the short term to rectify my account issues. The best that the employee could do would be to change my account to a 4 GB a month plan temporarily, so that I wouldn't be charged overage fees. I was under the impression that this would be the 4GB at $50.00 a month as per the original contract.

Since then I have received a new bill from Verizon. My entire plan has been changed, all without my knowledge or permission. I am now being charged $60 a month for 4 GB of data and unlimited talk and text, an additional $60 for a, "new plan", and I still have the $40 monthly access fee. Oh, and I no longer have the bonus 2 GB of data.

I spoke to a supervisor yesterday who was beyond unhelpful. The supervisor indicated that there was nothing he could do. Because the prices in my contract were promotional it would be impossible to reinstate the original terms of my contract. The only resolution that was offered was to write a letter to the Correspondence Team at a P.O. box in Connecticut.

I am at a loss of what to do. My usual monthly bill was just over $90 and I am now being strong-armed into paying $124. Actually, the bill this month is for 174.53, but they credited me a random $49.89, so I owe $124.64. I have **NEVER** missed a payment before, but I am almost two weeks past due on my current bill. I am afraid that if I pay the money I will never see a refund. I will be unemployed as of May 1, so every dollar that I have will be important moving forward.

What do I do? What are my options? I feel so helpless.

**TL;DR -- Agreed to a new 2-year contract in January with Verizon. Contract was changed without my permission and I am now paying more for less. What are my legal options? I do have the original contract in writing as proof if that helps.**

Answer: Ignore the BBB - they're a private company.  Contact the FCC.Answer #2: Don't bother with the phone/chat lines anymore.  They used to be the best place to get service/good deals, not anymore.  Go to a authorized verizon store (not a verizon store but a third party one), they know the tricks and hoops to jump through the BS.  Been able to upgrade all the lines on my account while keeping unlimited, by doing the phone activation dance at my local store.


Title: MY trailer was burgled while it was on storage [CO]. Owner of facility was shady about it. Did he void our contract by being dishonest?

Question:
 I had a trailer in and outdoor storage facility for a few months. The facility itself has a gate code and a barbed wire fence around it. When I went to pick it up the other day, it had been broken into and about 4k worth of stuff stolen.

I called the owner, told him my trailer had been broken into, and asked if he knew anything about it. He asked if mine was the \[correct model of my trailer\]. I said yes, so you must have known about it then? He says mumbles something about guessing and I let it go.

The police come and we take a look around and discover at least 4 other trailers that have been broken into. The owner refuses to acknowledge to reality of this. He says "That one came in like that", "I don't know why but they like it like that" referring to a broken window and obviously ripped out TV and another with a door that had a crowbar taken to it. After the owner leaves, the officer tells me she will be contacting the owners of the other trailers, as the owner obviously wasn't going to.

So my contract obviously says that the facility is in no way responsible for theft or damage to anything stored there and liability is solely on my shoulders. When I got the space, however, I asked if they ever had any break in problems. He explicitly told me No, never. When I brought this up after the theft, he said "Well, we don't have any worse break in problems than anyone else, and ours aren't that major." I reminded him that's not what he told me  and he said he cannot remember what he said when I originally got the space.

I'm assuming the contract holds more weight than us disagreeing about what was said, but does his dishonesty in any way make him liable or void it in any way? He's been pretty horrible about the whole thing so I'm willing to take legal action if it is possible.

I am also going through my own insurance, however the insurance broker I use apparently signed me up for the wrong policy. I should have read it closer I know and not trusted the broker to get it all right I know. Bad decisions that won't happen again all around.

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Answer: IANAL but just because they say they don't have a liability doesn't make it so. I would inventory your stuff compile a list of everything stolen and take the storage facility to small claims. Worst case scenario you spend some time and a hundred or so bucks and you get told no. Here is the legal premise here [https://answers.uslegal.com/negligence/16883/](https://answers.uslegal.com/negligence/16883/). Sounds like the owner could be negligent especially if he is denial about the situation. Are the trailers secured by a fence. Is the lock in good shape? Are there some basic cameras? Stuff like that. Also another thing just because a contract might have a clause about removing liability doesn't mean it will always apply. Some people on here love to tell you that if you signed a piece of paper no matter what it says on it you have to abide by it. That also not the case since there are tons of exceptions to contracts.


Title: Crack head family friend filing charges against my father over something stupid?

Question:
So, It went like this.  Mom invites friend over and the friend starts bringing her trash from her van into our back-yard. My mom tells her she has to clean it up and get rid of it before my dad gets home.  While the family friend is picking up her trash from the back-yard I notice she's also cleaning the back-yard to which I then tell her in a normal voice (she claims I was yelling?)  not to mess with any of my dads tools since he is always complaining that they go missing and that was all I said to her.

20 minutes later my dad shows up while she is still cleaning her mess and this is where it begins.. I guess she took what I said has something negative and started yelling at my dad calling him a wetback and to go back to his country because his family doesn't even love him (Like wtf??) Now, My dad is a truck driver who works weeks straight and didn't want to deal with some crazy crack head yelling at him so I guess he pushed or shoved her which caused her to trip and injure herself.

After that little incident she comes back at 12am in the morning yelling that she called the cops and after waiting for an hour the cops finally show up and started asking questions to which it ends up going nowhere because the family friend calls it off saying she doesn't want to persue charges.

Now, 2-months later (This all happened in september)I guess she had re-filed and wants to file criminal charges against my dad (Even though she had called it off, She ended up re-filing again).

Now, We have 'Investigators' asking questions about what happened and they keep calling everyday... Telling us that they're doing this because they actually have a case against my dad thanks to that little shove/push he did and it's going to court, but she was the one who came outta nowhere and started being aggressive with racial slurs, so, it was kinda self defense to get her outta the way but the law claims you can't do that? What kinda world do we live in.

For one, She is fat and does drugs which means she already had health problems on top of that when the cops came over back in September she was laughing with the cops and walked normal.. Now, She comes back claiming injuries and we gotta deal with this shit? Is there anyway to tell them to fk off and not go to court?

Edit: Bot says I forgot to mention my location (sorry about that).  I live in Los Angeles, California.

Answer:
 It is a crime to assault someone.  You can't shove people when they call you a name.  This is illegal.  If you assault someone, you're also liable for any injuries they sustain because of the assault.

Has your father actually been served with a lawsuit?  Who are these "investigators" - are they police?

Your father should politely decline to talk to any police officer or 'investigator' who asks him any questions about this whatsoever, including casual questions they say are "to clear things up".  He should just tell them that he was advised not to speak with anyone whatsoever about this incident except to his attorney.  He should also not talk about this incident with anyone other than his attorney, including on the Internet.

If he is actually arrested or charged with a crime, he should get a criminal defense attorney.  If he is served with a lawsuit, he can try to defend the suit himself if it's in small claims court, or he can consult an attorney to help prepare, or possibly represent him in court, if your state allows this for small claims court.


Title: Obstruction?

Question: I was charged with obstruction in GA all because I refused to talk to cops. I just kept saying "no sir I do not feel comfortable talking to you without a lawyer present" and it got me arrested. I was in a bikini so clearly I had no ID on me. However I was taken to jail for obstruction. Will this stick to me? Or did I do the right thing? Help

Answer: More details, please. What were the circumstances of you being questioned by the police? Why did they want to talk with you?


Title: What happens when kids are too young for prosecution?

Question: My girlfriends 10 year old daughter got jumped by atleast 7 other 10-11 year old kids outside of her grandparents house in broad daylight. The police say theres nothing that can be done because they're just kids, but they recorded the beating on their phone and we have it on doorbell camera. This is 1 white girl being jumped by 7-8 black boys and girls. If this was reversed it would be national news and I know something would be done about this. Is there any course of action that can be taken?

Answer:
 Ten year olds can be arrested, although it’s more likely that they get tickets than a ride to juvie. Go talk to a supervisor.

With that said, the police aren’t obligated to do anything, and if they decline to investigate you’re sort of at a standstill.


Title: Parked car DUI conviction (urgent)

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 No one can guess how likely any given outcome will be based on one paragraph from you.

You need a lawyer.  That person will then have the full facts of the case (police report, etc) at his or her disposal, and then you'll be able to get a better idea.Answer #2: You didn't say where you were in relation to the vehicle.  In many locales, being "in control" of the vehicle while intoxicated is all that is needed.  You aren't actually required to be driving in order to be convicted of the offense.

Get a lawyer. Answer #3: > I have had zero prior convictions and was able to refuse a breath test with no consequences

And then

>  I am set to appear in court later this week.

You're about to have consequences. You want an attorney to represent you. Hire one.


Title: [TX] employeer charging me for lost keys

Question:
I work at a car dealership and they're missing a car key that is apparently checked out under my name from the finger print scanning key locker.

I don't have the car key. They're threatening to charge me $450 from my paycheck to replace it.

Is that legal? I'm assuming not. An employer can't charge an employee for losses that happen as part of that job? Like if I'm a server and I break a plate they can't legally charge me for that. So can they charge me $450 for lost keys?

Answer:
 Yes, they can charge you for it.  There are rules regarding how they can deduct it from you pay check, but if you lost it, you pay for it.

And, for clarity, they can do the same thing with servers who break plates.


Title: Ex is suing for personal injury

Question: Wondering if she has a case, my ex claims that I gaslighted her and I mentally abused her and I’m guilty of fucking up mind up. She’s been seeing therapists supposedly about me and she’s fixated and obsessed on me to the point that me leaving her left her broken and she blames me for all of her mental pain. Recently I received a court date suing for “personal injury under 5000$” but I’m wondering if she even has a case against me. I don’t admit to doing anything of that nature and I would like to add that this was over the course of a three year relationship that we both admit was unhealthy and started when I was sixteen and she was fifteen, and ended when we were both nineteen.

Answer:
 Show up. Refute the charges.

Unless she has evidence that you did something like lock her in a closet for hours/days, etc, she has no case.

Remember that what you say in front of a judge is testimony and can be used as evidence, to your guilt or your innocence.

Be polite, dress well, and don't emotionally react beyond what is reasonable. Be cool, calm, and let her be emotional. I have a feeling she will be.


Title: (CA) Accidentally looked at somewhere else other than the woman’s eyes. Police report filed but no charges were pressed. What can I expect?

Question:
I’m a cashier and it’s getting me through uni for the meantime. Last week it was crazy, as you know, it was the holidays. So in comes a woman in my line wearing a very revealing top. It was a see thru tank top and she was wearing a very tight/small bra that barely covered her bits and I swear that’s the first thing I noticed before I quickly looked up at her eyes. I could feel my face got red but she seemed nice and all.

Well I forgot about it after she left and assisted other customers after that.

The next day I see the same woman, a police officer, and my supervisor and manager talking. I knew it was about me. The officer was really rude and wouldn’t let me talk to explain myself and when I did he’d interrupt with “well why were you looking from down up instead of side to side?” And “you shouldn’t be looking at a woman’s breasts” and things like that before I could finish my side of the story. What the fuck man I was pissed off.

Thankfully my supervisor was there that day it happened and confirmed to the police that what she was wearing was distracting and can even pull up security cam footage. The police officer then asked her if she still wanted to press charges and i could see how much she was ready to press charges until she started saying “oh I don’t know he looks young, I don’t know if I wanna press charges yet because there’s no point.” My manager spoke with me and I have to do stupid retraining, thankfully I wasn’t fired...

Now I’m just scared that 1) a police report was filed. What can I expect if she press charges?

 2) can she even press charges?

3) is it going to show up on my record regardless if she presses charges?

4) What say do I have? It was purely accidental.

Neither can my parents nor I afford an attorney or lawyer if something does pop up.

Answer: I am not aware of any law that makes it illegal to look at a woman’s breast in the situation you described in California.


Title: Changing my name to hide a felony

Question:
****Title to grab attention only as that is not exactly what I am trying to do****

I live in the US state of Idaho. At the ripe old age of 18, I was hired at a major bank chain as a teller. As soon as I ran into some personal issues, I took money from my own teller drawer (I am an inept criminal) to purchase something I desperately needed (and I do mean desperately. Not to make excuses but I would literally be dead without the money). 18 year olds are stupid, but I understood the consequences and here we are. I’m 26 with a 7-year-old felony conviction over $1238 (in Idaho anything over $1000 is a felony).

Cut to today. I am one of the EXTREMELY LUCKY AND GRATEFUL felons whose employability has not been affected too greatly by my crime—I have a good job that I love and can reasonably see myself doing for my whole life. I realize I am fortunate.

The issue comes with the fact that my crime was committed against a federal institution (FDIC) and my name was splashed across all local newspaper headlines (in my small-ish town it made the front page). I have had men I am trying to date google me, friends, coworkers, and clients of the business I work for. The news story will never go away and as hard as I try I can’t even get it to move to the second page of google.

I have always thought of changing my (very uncommon) last name to avoid being googled and then interrogated by strangers but at this point in my career it is looking more and more like changing my last name is the right way to go. HOWEVER, I know that judges are reluctant to change the last name of people with felonies for the reason that it seems as though they are running from their criminal past or being dishonest. I DONT WANT TO RUN FROM MY PAST, I just don’t want to keep having clients google me and then email my boss telling her that she has a thief working for her (my boss knows my history and has been an angel of mercy, giving me a second chance). I of course know that if I ever get a new job I will have to disclose the fact that I have changed my name and that changing my name does not remove my criminal history.

I guess my question is: what are my chances of actually getting an approved name change? I don’t want to lie to a judge about my reasoning, I’m not near to getting married (that would be a good excuse for a name change) but I’m afraid if I tell a judge about how I am tired of getting googled because it’s affecting my business that the judge will deny my request because they will see it as being part of my punishment.

Answer:
 First off, federal charges cannot be expunged - even a pardon does not expunge the records (so hold off on that giant campaign donation).

That said, apparently Idaho doesn't require to certify you're not a felon, just that you're not avoiding creditors or debts, and that you're not on the sex offender list.

[Here's the court self help page for it](https://courtselfhelp.idaho.gov/name-changes).


Title: Died and stolen from

Question:
Question: father in law died, and a crooked co-worker  went to the funeral home and signed that he was "his brother" and took his wallet, phone, etc. as next of kin (the dumb guy wrote his actual name on the registry)  - this happened in Globe Arizona - and refuses to return the items because he says there got lost. so what are my mother-in-laws legal/criminal options?

Re: thanks redditors. I'll call the local cops and update the thread.

Answer:
 Police report and small claims action for value of stolen items.Answer #2: Call the police and report the theft.Answer #3: This sucks. Years ago someone stole all my mothers jewelry between the showings before a funeral. It really sucks.

But there are some steps to take.
1. Report the theft to police. Keep the report.

2. Call the funeral home and ask for their insurance info. Then make a claim.

3.  Talk to the funeral home and talk with them about how you trusted them, and at your most vulnerable you were taken advantage of. Say he kept priceless photos .... et cetra. Don't  lie or try to blackmail them, be honest. My guess is they will try to make it right. (In my case they covered their costs of the funeral.)

This is a pretty big deal, people who steal from the dead are not looked upon highly by anyone, especially law enforcement.

Again I'm sorry for your loss. Answer #4: Wow dumb criminals.

Good chance you will never get anything out of him. But please do report him to the police.  If these people aren't held accountable, they will continue to do this kind of crap to others.Answer #5: Call the police and report the theft?


Title: Game suggestion in 2006 turns into pokemon go

Question: In 2006 i sent an mail to feedback at nintendo (still in my gmail account), it pretty much describes pokemon go and it's use of gps. Is this worth anything?

Answer:
 Nope. Because Nintendo doesn't own Pokemon go. Niantic does. And it's based off of their original product Ingress.
Edit: also, people have been begging and theorizing about gps based Pokemon games for a long time. Your idea was clever but not original.Answer #2: You won't get any money out of it and you were not the first or the last person to suggest that to them by any stretch.


Title: [New York] I saw a t-shirt design in a NYC tourist shop that is very similar to one that I published on Zazzle in June. Do I have a case? (Pictures in post).

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Intellectual Property

Answer: That design has been sold in the tourist trap stores and street vendors in Manhattan for years.


Title: I'm giving a short term loan to my cousin. I am drafting a contract and having it notarized. What does the contract need to include?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: IANAL, but you should use words.


Title: I wrote a letter to my boss, worried about being fired and what my options would be.

Question:
I work at a restaurant as a server in Oklahoma. I have been a server for 4 years and have worked in the restaurant business for 12. I just started working at this restaurant a month ago. I have seen many things wrong with the restaurant concerning the disconnect between the management and their servers. I also spoke with a majority of the servers how they felt about these concerns and they agreed. I told them i was writing a letter to try and change the way things are currently being run that have direct impact on the servers.

The other day I wrote my bosses including the dm about the way the store has been run ineffectively. I can't disclose too much information but in the letter I made my tone clear and was speaking only about business. I live in a at will state so I know I can be fired at any point. The relationship management has with their staff is bleak to say the least and while I do not enjoy this job completely I do need it to pay my bills. I did take a picture of the full letter so I do have the actual proof of what was written

TLDR: Can my boss fire me for writing them a letter about concerns for the restaurant? And if so, do I hold any legal power in the matter.

Answer:
 As /u/lord_humble pointed out, you answered your own question.

Side note: One of the things a business owner or manager hates the most is a low level employee telling them what they think they are doing wrong. It's one thing to suggest helpful ideas, but it's another to come out and tell them they are running their business ineffectively.


Title: Asked to work 'volunteer shifts' as part of hiring process.

Question:
Hello, I have come here for advice since I'm not sure we're else to ask. I am currently looking for a job, or a second one to supplement income. I have been browsing jobs in my skill set and passion (animal related positions) and was approached via email by a dog boarding and day camp facility looking for people to work in thier yard and supervise the dogs.

However, in thier email they told me as hard if the hiring process is will need to work two four shifts on back to back days without pay as a volunteer before knowing if I will be hired or not. Then go on to say it's not a ploy for free labour (they are very adamant it is not). I will only be compensated if I happen to be hired.

My question is, is asking this legal? Or is it some work around of labor laws? I would need to take time off my paying job and lay for transit to a location I might not even be hired or compensated for.

Answer: Not legal. Work must be paid. There’s no “try before your hire” in any state except under very specific internship standards.


Title: PA - Friend's trade in was overvalued, Dealership trying to claw back/unwind deal.

Question:
Hello, posting for a buddy of mine who doesn't have Reddit. Takes place in Pennsylvania.

Friend had a lease. Lease was coming to an end. Takes lease to car dealership and dealership contacts the bank of his car to get the buyout price. Price comes back as $13k if they want to buy it. They decide they can sell it, so they use this information in the rest of the transaction, offer him essentially $5k to put towards all fees, down payment, warranty, etc. so he doesn't have to write a check, and neither do they. The leased car essentially becomes the swap for monetary value as they intend to purchase and re-sell it. He accepts, and uses that $5k to finance a car from them, which he does, and drives off to go on with his life.

3 weeks later, he gets a call from the dealer. Apparently someone screwed up, and the actual buyout at lease end on the car was NOT $13k, it was $21k, and since the perceived value the dealership thought they had there to flip in a re-sell is gone, they want to unwind the entire transaction.

The question is then, legally, can they do this? There was a 24 hour clause in the contract where they could find errors and unwind the deal, but it wasn't open ended, and certainly wasn't 3 weeks. Can he tell them to pound sand? This error made it from the salesman, to the sales manager, thru their finance manager, and included a call and fax from the underlying bank. If they screwed up, surely they have some mechanism to eat an error in-house? Or does he need to comply and return the car?

Practically speaking, if legally they do have recourse, it seems unlikely they'd sue him over a few thousand bucks, but I suppose possible. They can't repo, right? He is in good standing with the bank per his finance arrangement, so the dealer has no ability to take the car by force?

TIA!

Answer: IANAL. I would tell them to pound sand - it is their fault that they screwed up (and didn't notice for 3 whole weeks!), not yours. If you had made the mistake instead of the dealership, would they be willing to reverse the transaction? Not likely. Unless the contract specifically gives them the option to undo the deal after three whole weeks, I think the dealer is SOL.


Title: My therapist is filing a report with social services on me

Question: I'm 17 and I was talking with my therapist yesterday and I was feeling frustrated with my girlfriend so I brought up a sensitive subject, telling her beforehand that I was uncomfortable bringing it up but felt if there was anyone I could talk to about it it would be her. So I told her about how I had asked my girlfriend if she would be willing to have oral sex more often. (she is 18) I said that basically she said she doesn't care if it happens and says she doesn't feel like she wants to do it as often as me and I asked my therapist if I should just accept that. I also said that I'm fine with not doing it and just hanging out but I would like to know beforehand because then I'm not thinking about it the whole night, and when I voiced that to my gf she said she would respect that. I also told my therapist we had tried sex but it didn't work and we kinda gave up for the near future but I don't really care about that. But today I got a call from my therapist saying that California law says that she has to report this to social services and that she is going to call my parents and tell them!!! I'm freaking out because she said they might talk to me at school about it and I don't want my gf to know I go to therapy because I'm kind of embarrassed about it and I especially don't want her to know I talked about something like this with my therapist!!! This is the first time I had brought something up like this with my therapist in the 6 months we've been talking and I just feel betrayed and sooo frustrated. It's going to be so awkward explaining this to my parents and I feel like I might lose freedom and trust!! And when I looked up laws regarding this (I live in California btw) I couldn't find anything besides when minors are younger than me or when sexual abuse could be a factor but from what I explained to her I feel like you would really have to twist my story to see it as sexual abuse. I mean I did say I felt a bit frustrated by her response and wished she wanted it more, but I still think that's a far cry from being a danger to anyone or sexual abuse. I'm freaking out rn waiting for her to message my mom because my parents are very antisex and I'm just imagining social services showing up at my door or calling us into the office at school so any advice/feedback on what I can expect to happen would be really appreciated.

Answer: They probably had to report this because the ago of consent is CA is 18, and so this is sexual abuse in a legal sense.Answer #2: I’m going to assume your therapist is a mandated reporter, so if it’s against the law she is obligated to report it. Answer #3: You've got a misdemenor coming. It could've been worse, but could've been better if Cali had a good Romeo and Juliet law. https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/california-statutory-rape-laws.htm


Title: [MT] Can lying to your lawyer hurt your case?

Question:
So I'll spare the gory details of a high conflict custody case, and give you the straight poop on recent developments.

I filed a contempt motion against my X-GF for willfully violating the current court orders. She's witholding visitation, although there is no provision in the parenting plan which allows for this.

Her attorney files a "Status Notice" in which she claims I haven't complied with X, Y, and Z, therefore she will not cooperate with visitation.

Later he files a "Response" in which states similar things, that she contests that visitation isn't in our child's "best interests" until I have complied with X, Y, and Z.

**How's a Judge going to feel when he sees that one parent is wilfully violating court orders by withholding visitation, and that the record shows that I in fact have complied with X, Y, and Z?**

**How do attorneys feel when they find out last minute that their client lied to them?**

I would assume the attorney is going to be in a bit of a pickle, and that he's going to have to do some serious damage control. My X-GF can even be seen acknowledging in documents she filed back in December 2013 that she has seen the certificate that I have complied with Z.

It seems as if her Attorney is unfamiliar with the cases history, and my X-GF is attempting to prevent all contact which would be acting against our child's best interests. Soooo... I'm hoping this is the straw that breaks the camel's back, and the Judge throws the book at her (Because this case has been going on since July 2013, my ex trying to sabotage my relationship between me and my daughter.) My X-GF may have some mental health problems.

Answer:
 >I would assume the attorney is going to be in a bit of a pickle, and that he's going to have to do some serious damage control.

Probably a correct assumptionAnswer #2: I'm not gonna even bother reading all of that. The answer is "yes, lying to your attorney can (and likely will) hurt your case."


Title: [Texas/Tennessee] Is this theft?

Question:
My friend is 21. Her parents were abusing her and I got her out, and on her way to her boyfriend in Tennessee . Unfortunately they ended up driving her there. When they got there they took off as soon as she got out of the car leaving her without anything she brought with her, including her birth certificate, social security card, and passport. When confronted her mom said it was tough love.

My friend called the police in Tennessee but was told to call the police here in Texas, Harris county. She didn’t tell them about her things, all she wants is her legal documents. They said it was not illegal.

Is this theft? If so what can she do about this?
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: Pass port theft is a federal crime. Report that imediatelyAnswer #2: It depends on the documents


Title: [Indiana, USA] Apartment property foreclosed on, bank orders tenants out within three days. Tenants have already turned in keys, can they get them back?

Question:
I received a call today from a desperate client who is on Section 8. Her apartment complex was foreclosed on, and, according to her, all tenants were ordered to move out within three days.

Now, my understanding is that the new owner is required to give a minimum of 90 days notice to move out. However, this client has already turned in her keys and signed the move-out paperwork.

I directed her to shelter resources in her area, but it would be ideal if we could get her back into the apartment. Having already turned in the keys and signed "the paperwork," (I'm not sure what she's referring to here) is there any chance of getting her back into the property until she can find something more stable?

Answer: I'm not sure if this is the correct legal analysis, I would presume that since the person gave up physical possession of the unit, they've given up *rights to the property and waived any notice required.Answer #2: Unfortunately it's very likely she gave up all rights to repossession.This is what can happen when people are scared and don't know their rights.


Title: What would the legal consequences be for a US citizen to create an Iron Man suit, take it to Iraq, and kill ISIS groups?

Question: A real life Tony Stark either creates a suit in the US and flies to Iraq, or travels to the middle east and assembles the suit there. He then uses it to attack ISIS camps and kill as many terrorists as possible. If his identity and actions are known after he returns to the states, what possible legal action would be pursued against him?

Answer:
 There would be numerous legal issues around acquiring and possessing some of the materials necessary to construct such a suit. He would likely violate numerous FAA regulations and federal laws in the course of his takeoff and flight over the United States, and then proceed to violate the airspace of numerous other nations on his way to Iraq.

I don't know of any American laws that would prevent him from klling terrorists abroad, but he would likely be breaking the law in Iraq by conducting such killings outside the parameters of sanctioned military action. If he were to inadvertently kill a civilian or an American, or in some way interfere with the American military operation in a way other than killing its intended targets, there would certainly be additional consequences.

In short, such an endeavor would be ill advised.


Title: Person in charge of grandfather's estate has moved into the property

Question:
About two decades ago my grandfather retired to Florida.  15 years ago my he was ill and got all his affairs in order. He chose someone to handle his estate (as the executor I believe it is called) who he was close to at that time, who he knew in Florida.  But he made a full recovery and kept on going, thankfully, so the will didn't come into use at that time.

They drifted apart over the years and as far as I know had not spoken for at least half a decade at the time of my grandfather's death. He also didn't update his will or anything else during that that time.

Now he has passed away about 5 weeks ago.  No family members live nearby (he moved to Florida to retire) so none of us had a physical watch over anything since we visited Florida for the funeral.

I have since learned that the executor has been living in my grandfather's house for 3 weeks. I asked him about it and he says that he "stays over" every now and then when he's there late working on getting everything organized. However the neighbor who told me about this in the first place seems pretty confident he is living there. She said she sees him bring bags of groceries and his car is there every night. He has also had guests there, she thought it was family of his.

I am not sure what to make of this. Is this illegal, or just...weird?

Answer:
 He should be paying rent to the estate if he's living there, and it's a conflict of interest anyway.  I'd complain to the probate court.
Answer #2: What does the will say?


Title: Can I bring a book to jail

Question: I'll be turning myself in to the Baltimore county sheriff's office in towson, Maryland tomorrow. I don't know how long I'll be in and was wondering if there was anyway I could have a book brought in with me or a means to have a friend bring one in to me. I'm assuming the answer is no but if anyone knows if this can be done the information would be greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 Probably not, but i know jails in my area do allow publication's/ books to be delivered from publishers. (Amazon) books are forfited to the jail upon release.

Order yourself a book from amazon with a fake name as the benefactor with delivery to the jail.


Title: [FL] what do I do if my boyfriend wont return my house key--worried he'll keep stopping by

Question:
Title says most of it. I cant change the house locks because it's my moms house and she thinks this is "just a phase".

I'm not worried about him coming in and attacking me but he stopped by today after I ended things and blocked him on everything a few days ago because "it's a hassle to drive home between classes" (my house is a minute max, his is 30).

(Obviously) I've told him to give me the house key back, and he refused every single time, then would not leave.

I want him to stay the fuck out. I told him next time he comes I'm calling the police, but is there anything I can do to prevent him from coming again in the first place?

Answer: If your mother isn't willing to see that someone entering her home without permission is an active and immediate danger sign, there's not much you can do about her, but do call the police if he comes back or won't leave. Every single time, ideally. The paper trail may help with a restraining order, if he keeps it up.Answer #2: Change the locks or get them rekeyed.


Title: [CA] I recently found some stolen items at a local pawn shop. Pawn shop says I will eventually have to reimburse them the cost they paid in order to get them back.

Question:
Six months ago, I had my camera bag taken from my car. I had left it unlocked after a particularly long day, but that doesn't matter for the issue at hand.

Fast forward to yesterday, and a random Craigslist search later and there's my stolen items. After a discussion with local LEOs, the items are placed on a 90-day hold, pending investigation. Great.

My main question is that the owner said that, in order to get the items back, I'll need to reimburse him the cost they paid to buy them.

Is this true? Do I really need to pay the pawn shop that bought stolen items back!?

Answer: no, their claim would be against whoever sold them the stolen items.  Answer #2: Lol, nope. He's in possession of stolen property. If he bought them without  knowing they were stolen he likely wouldn't be prosecuted for that, but he can't very well ask you, the legal owner, to repay him for unknowingly breaking the law.


Title: Grocery store not weighing meat properly

Question: I shop at a local big name grocery store a lot since I own a catering business every dollar counts. Every time I weigh out any meat I buy there it seems to always be short by a pound or more. I live in Texas and I'm pretty sure that there is some regulation that states you cannot count the weight of the package as the amount that you charge for. Some legal advice as to where to take this because I believe a class action lawsuit between the people and whole foods the company was just going through the same thing.

Answer: Just something to keep in mind first.  A gallon of water (or meat juice) weighs eight and one third pounds.  There are 16 cups in a gallon, so 2 cups is a little more than a pound.  If you are buying huge slabs of meat, especially if they have been previously frozen, that pad in the container that sucks up the meat juice can be pretty heavy.  You don't have to pay for the container, but you do have to pay for the water weight.  Watch the water weight.  You might be much better off having meat cut to order while you wait and wrapped up in paper.  This is also why I buy boneless chicken breasts individually packaged at big box stores.  They might be 30 cents more a pound, but they are not sitting on a pound of useless chicken juice in a pad I'm going to throw away.  Answer #2: Report it here, https://texasagriculture.gov/RegulatoryPrograms/WeightsandMeasures.aspx


Title: Son created a rap album in response to a breakup. Ex girlfriend step-dad threatening us.

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 **I am a lawyer but (disclaimer) I'm not familiar with Oregon law and you should not consider this legal advice. Go see local counsel, you shouldn't have trouble finding someone who does free consultations.**

That said, in general, I would be worried about: rape allegations, a defamation lawsuit, and, of course, physical harm. You could try and get a protective order but generally threats of future harm aren't enough to get one–there typically needs to be some actual violence or imminent violence. (e.g. saying I will hurt you so bad... at some vague time in the future, usually isn't enough).

To this end, I advise you call the police if the father gives you any more trouble. Having documentation of calling the police will help should things escalate.

Regarding a defamation lawsuit, your best defense based on these facts is that your son is saying the truth. The truth is always a defense to defamation.

Regarding false rape allegations, document everything and have your son prepared to have a very candid conversation with a lawyer. Don't delete or destroy any evidence that could look bad. (Note: you can remove things from social media, just don't delete things permanently).

Edit: also, your son has a lot of talent IMHO. Go get him a proper agent.


Title: [CALIFORNIA] Friend was at the zoo, tripped on a banana peel that someone left on the ground. Had to take the ambulance and is now in the emergency room. Can we take legal action against the zoo?

Question:
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Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer: Tripped on a banana peel?  Really?  Are you sure this isn't a weak troll post?


Title: [Ontario] Landlord is demanding that I pay an extra months rent even though I already gave them notice and explained that I would be leaving by June 30th.

Question:
Hey, long time lurker, first time poster... yadda yadda yadda.

So My SO and I moved into a semi-detached house on May 1st last year.

It was our first place and we really liked it there, plus we could afford it working our two minimum wage jobs.

Recently, I got a new, considerably higher paying job that I am enjoying.
Shortly after my SO got a job that pays better and will be starting on the 4th of June.

On April 1st, my SO went to pay what she thought would be our last months rent hoping things would work out like this:

-Pay rent for April

-Inform land lord that we would be moving out may 31st.

-Use last months rent (paid at beginning of tenancy) for the month of May.

-Start new rent in a new city June 1st and continue on with our lives.

Now in response the landlords Secretary let us know that we would have to pay rent for May and use last months rent for June. She explained it to us at the time and it made sense but I can't recall how she explained it to us. So we agreed thinking, we can use the place as storage until we can move the rest of our stuff down (moving 400km, btw).

Anyway, here we are. My SO went into the office of our landlord today to make sure everything was set for us to move out and they basically said:

You never gave us notice, you owe us 60 days notice, and will have to pay rent for June, use your first and last for July.

The pinch is that if we have to pay rent there for June and use last months rent for July, we will not be able to afford to move into our new place starting June and end up with some stupid version of a Catch 22 on our hands.

I have no idea what to do or what my options even are.

Any help is appreciated guys and gals. I really love the work everyone does around here so thanks in advance.

Also, What are the repercussions if we don't pay rent and just leave? Can we be held liable for anything?

Answer:
 Provided you turned in written notice - ideally, on an N9 form from the Landlord and Tenant Board, although the LTB tends to regard any written notice that gives the correct termination date as sufficient under most circumstances - then your plan is correct. Your landlord cannot obligate you to pay an additional month's rent, and will not be able to evict you for non-payment or recover the extra month from you in small claims.

If you gave _verbal_ notice, then your landlord is not required to accept it. If they haven't, then you still owe sixty days from, assuming you give notice today, June 1st, i.e., you May's rent if you have not paid it, June's rent, and will use your rent deposit for July. In that view, being required to pay only one month, rather than two, is a win.


Title: (Georgia) Can you steal a gift?

Question:
Hi! So my parents who live in Georgia gave me a laptop as a Christmas gift. The told me to move out and I did. They were really hurt by me doing it on my terms and not theirs so now I am in Texas and they are trying to get a warrant for theft. Is this possible? Am I in the wrong here?
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: If the gift was given without condition, it's yours. You have not stolen it.


Title: [Canada - Alberta] Dentist trying to charging what amounts to 92% interest on payment plan without any agreement in place

Question:
A friend (US Resident) had to get emergency dental work while working in Canada. The total was nearly $10,000 and the dental (work all needed to be redone shortly after due to poor workmanship.)

The friend could not pay the $10,000 and the clinic staff offered a payment plan. They have been paying for about six years. Originally $250 a month, then later 150.

At one point, the card that was auto-debiting expired and the staff called them. My provided the new card number and the staff told them “You know, you should really pay more or you will never pay this off.”

At this point, the friend asked for an invoice. What they sent them said something like this:

•	Credit $150
•	Office Charge: -$137

So in effect, they were only letting $13 go toward the principal. This is a staggering interest rate. **It’s worth noting that at no point did he agree to anything that had an interest rate or terms of the debt.**

I told them to ask for the original financing agreement with his signature. The office has been unwilling/unable to provide anything other than the standard “you are liable for paying any debts”. The way I see it, they have been paying the debts… in fact they are nearly paid off.

Once they did the math and saw they had paid nearly $10,000… and the office still expected them to pay another $9,000. This seemed laughable.

My friend told them they would not pay another $9,000 and the dentist has threatened legal action/collections if they don’t make with ~$9,000.

How can it be, that without an agreement, this dentist can manufacture a financing plan that essentially pockets 92% of their monthly payments?

They are freaked out because they are not Canadian, and live miles away. I can’t really help them because I know nothing about Canadian law.

Do my friends have any recourse?

Thanks so much for reading this far.

**TL;DR:** Friend got emergency dental work costing 10,000 while working in Canada. Paid automatically for 6 years. Dentist kept 98% of payments as “fees” and is no demanding another 9000 on top of the ~10,000 they have already paid. Dentist has been unable/unwilling to produce a signed financing agreement.

Topic:
Consumer Law

Answer:
 $9,000 in finance charges on a $10,000 debt over a period of 6 years isn't 98% interest.  It's 24% assuming equal payments over the life of the loan.  The difference, of course being that one is ridiculous while the other is still around typical cost of high interest financing (like when you don't pay your doctor or dentist in full and make them take payments).

But yes - there should be a written agreement in the form of admission paperwork or a financing agreement.


Title: New Jersey - Advised by MD to speak to mental health professional, detained by police and committed against my will to mental ward of hospital, I was subsequently fired.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 I'm not sure what your question was because I could only get I think not even half through (and forgot the question from the top).... BUT a hospital/doctor can involuntarily admit a patient if they think that the patient is a danger to self, others, or going through a psychosis severe enough that they can't keep up with their well being (shower/sleep/clothe/food)...so if the doctors at the hospital felt that you met these qualifications then their duty was to keep you admitted until the danger was over (actions in this case do speak louder than words)

As far as your employer is concerned it looks like you walked off the job when you left without telling anyone, so no they most likely didn't do anything wrong (assuming that you never requested an accommodation)


Title: Bank strands me at a rural gas station

Question:
I just got home from this nightmare. I work nights in a small town two hours away from my home. This small town has a single, rural gas station. After getting out of work, my car was on "E" so I pulled into the gas station.
The previous night, I know for a fact I had received a $40 Zelle payment from my mom for gas. I have email confirmation of this.

My card gets declined at both the pump and inside. I start to panic. I have no other money. My phone had just broken during my shift earlier so there was no calling anyone for help. I ended up begging at the gas station for several hours to get $5 worth of gas. I made that $5 worth of gas get me halfway home (I went really slow and killed my engine every time I went down a hill. I ran out of gas a few miles before a small city about 50 miles from my home. I walk to the bank that had issued my ATM card (Chase) and proceed to use the ATM as its a holiday and no one was in. Surprise surprise, my money was there. I took it out and filled up a water bottle with gas to get me to the gas station.

After I got home I had several unhelpful customer service calls to Chase, all of which were recorded. They contradicted themselves several times when giving me an explanation as to why my card was declined. They first tried to tell me that it was insufficient funds but after I informed them that I had proof that I had received the money they backpedaled and said that my card was damaged. But then how the hell did I make the ATM withdrawal? I ended up getting transferred to ATM fraud division where I was basically told "Yeah. That sucks."

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I'm going to have to miss a day of work because of this shit. I'm filthy and miserable and really feel that they owe me some kind of compensation for FUCKING STRANDING ME IN BUM-FUCK EGYPT FOR HALF A DAY. I know going up against a superentity like a chain bank is a really, really bad idea but I just want to know my options.

Answer: They don't owe you anything.Answer #2: Gas stations typically pre-auth $100 at the pump, you can walk inside during business hours to do a different amount.Answer #3: It sucks, and I am sorry you went through that, but the bank didn't strand you anywhere. You chose to go 2 hours away from home on insufficient gas to make the round trip, they didn't make you do that, or even suggest you do that. Technology, such as credit/debit card readers, fail occasionally.


Title: Losing house to restraining order?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 First off all the house is still his. Even though he can'tlive there for now.

Secondly stop victim blaming, the courts are not in the business of making a victim move when (s)he decides to file a restraining order.

Lastly, he should get a lawyer asap to either defend him on the long term order or to get rid of the exsisting order.


Title: Can he take my kids?

Question:
We're not married, one of the children is his biologically but there's no paternity established, one of the children is not his biologically and her biological father is not in the picture and never will be.

He has a career type job, he's a chef at a local restaurant and I work part-time at the same restaurant.

He's an alcoholic, though he's not violent he does drink almost every night. He doesn't always get drunk but he does get buzzed. For three and a half years  now I've begged him to come home sober once in awhile. I've asked him to just drink less not to stop drinking altogether and it always turns into a fight. I can't take it anymore, I want to leave and he threatens to take the kids.

The only place I have to go is to move back in with my parents.

He says he can take the kids because I don't have full-time job, which is because we don't want to pay daycare and we want one of us raising the children. He says another reason is because I won't have my own place to live and if I leave I'll be living with my parents.

There is more to the story but that's the gist of it.

EDIT: We're in Arkansas.

TL;DR: He's an alcoholic with a full-time job, I hardly drink at all and have a part time job but I take care of the kids when I'm not working. We're not married, there is no paternity established, and he's threatening to take my children. Can he?

Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 You can take your kids and go. You have every right to.

Establishing paternity isn't hard, so if he physically moves his child from your care then it's possible that he could get primary custody. The odds of him keeping the kid that isn't his once a court looks at it is basically nil.

My suggestion? Put your kids in the car while he's at work and go. Enroll them in school, get a job, and file for legal custody. Living with your parents isn't a bad thing if it's a healthy place for kids to grow up and they are watched by your parents. The court doesn't care if it's owned by someone else, the court only cares if the kids are being cared for.Answer #2: He has no chance of getting the non-bio kid.

It is not hard to establish paternity, he will likely get some visitation of bio kid, if not 50/50.


Title: [NC] what exactly do I need to do to legally change my middle name?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: File a name change application with the court.


Title: My boyfriend wants scan our lease and digitally change the monthly rent before we sign and turn it in. What could go wrong? [MD]

Question:
He just told me this brilliant idea over text and I have no idea how to respond.

He's been annoyed by the rent increase this year but waited until the last minute to try to negotiate with them. The leasing office told him try try emailing this other person (who usually doesn't respond) and the renewal is due tomorrow.

Any thoughts on this plan of his?

Answer: That wouldn’t be a binding contract and so you would be left without a lease and subject to eviction.


Title: School asking me to do something I'm worried may cause legal problems. Florida

Question:
I just started my new job at an elementary school. The last thing I do in a day is help with the kids that get rides home via car.

Some of the students should legally be in a car seat or booster. Instead their parents are requesting I put them in the front seat, or in the back with no booster. I do not buckle in kids or instruct them. I just open the door to the car, let the kid in, toss their packs in after them and close the door. It is up to the parent from that point on.

If they are in an accident on the way home, could I be in trouble for allowing parents drive off breaking the law?

Answer: Are you a mandatory reporter? Do your concerns rise to the level of suspected child abuse? And have you asked your principal and union leadership about this?


Title: X-Wife Lost Relocation, Want's to move anyway and leave our son to me.

Question:
Location: Florida

So, I made it this far.  Fought for what was best for my son and won the relocation trial.  It's ordered that she can not relocate with our son.  She says she is going to appeal it, but more importantly that she is leaving anyways and I can't stop her.

Knowing she can't take our son legally she intends to give him to me, the only document she is signing and agreeing too is a long distance parenting plan that gives me majority timeshare.

Is this document alone all I need for a "change in custody" and will keep my son safely with me should she try something crazy next like changing her mind and moving back to state and insist on getting him back?

I figure its only a matter of time before things go bad out of state and she comes running home, I don't want to pass my son around like a baton.  I want to raise him and get him established with me with no more drama.

Id rather fight this further for a solid long lasting solution than to agree to something only to find out later I did not get the right agreement and papers filed as I get the feeling that she is looking at this as a temporary thing where she will move now, win a appeal later, then get our son.

My thought is that even if she wins the appeal, that simply reverses the relocation decision, she would still have to get custody back after volunteering to give our son to me so she could move.

Thanks for the feedback.

Answer:
 Get an attorney to help you get the modification filed in court and get child support modified.Answer #2: Was the “long distance parenting plan” ordered by the court?

What makes you think she will come back? They usually don’t. You should get a child support judgment against her. Answer #3: Talk to your lawyer but I’d personally take her up on it - particularly if the agreement specifically provides that your child will attend school in your school district.  Again, talk to your lawyer, but family courts generally run on momentum. Once your child has been with you for a significant period of time, she is likely going to encounter difficulty in regaining custody.

It sounds like your lawyer has served you well to date. You should speak to him or her about this at your earliest opportunity.


Title: [Canada-Facebook] A girl was slandering a shop keeper by name and accused him of racism, I called her a cunt

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >my insult was not hate speech(article 319 of the Canadian Criminal Code

That's irrelevant to the question of whether you can be punished by the university. Answer #2: You're going to run afoul of your school's code of conduct, not the law.

However, someone calling another person racist on Facebook is _very_ unlikely to be prosecuted under Canada's defamation laws. The consequences of an opinionated insult on the internet are so minor, and the speaker has so many defences available (starting with article 311, which you almost certainly read through while looking up 313 and 319), that it's not worth anyone's time or effort to pursue.

She's allowed to organize a boycott of a coffee shop on the grounds that she believes the proprietors are racist. You're legally allowed to call her a cunt, but you'll face the social consequences of doing so, and you may be violating honour codes you've agreed to abide by as a student.


Title: "Trespassed" into a Skate park (CO)

Question: Me and my friends went to an un-opened skatepark to skate. We crossed a field and hopped a fence surrounding the park. The cops were called and we have to appear in court. Is their anything we can do? (Their was no trespassing signs on another area of the fence but not where we entered).

Answer:
 >Their was no trespassing signs on another area of the fence but not where we entered

A good rule of thumb for the rest of your life is that you should consider fences themselves to be giant no trespassing signs.


Title: Possible getting scammed/catfished

Question:
My younger brother was trying to sell some make up for my mother to make some side cash. Long story short, this lady contacts him to ask him to hold it for her, and says she will pay him $55 to take the item off poshmark, and that she will pay him with a cashier's check. He says okay and takes it off. She mentions that her husband will be sending the check.

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A few days my brother receive an email stating that the lady's husband sent her a check with "hospital funds" for her daughter by accident. The check is for an extremely large amount. She mentions that we are supposed to take out what she owes us, and send her the rest of the funds back, with the makeup, in a fedex package.

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Now this is fishy for a couple of reasons.

1)Check isn't in her name

2)This just seems sketchy to me, just write two separate checks.

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I think this is a scam. What do you guys think? I don't want my family to be stuck in anything illegal because they want to get a few hundred bucks.

Answer: This is a common scam. Rip up the check and cease all contact with this person.


Title: My roommate wants to move out mid-lease and leave me with the bills; he's threatening bogus legal action if I contest this. What do I do?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 his threats are probably nonsense. but you _will_ have to sue him in small claims if he stops paying the rent and leaves you holding the bag.

you should try to replace him ASAP. or try to force him to replace himself.

you're probably in the better position legally, but it will be a hell of a pain in the ass to litigate.

lesson is be careful who you sign a lease with.


Title: Signed contract with modeling agency, they never contacted me until 1 year later

Question:
Early last year I signed a contract with a new-ish agency, I joined because it was one of my fuck it moments, I have other agencies that I get jobs from, but they claim I have an "exclusive contract" I had agencies before them and made sure they knew. Well, after all that they never bothered contacting me for anything, no emails, no mail, no phone calls. Today I get a phone call from a worker stating that I need my digitals taken.. And honestly I don't want to for the mere fact that the ceo( after having him as a friend on Facebook for months) posts things that are not to my liking(nude girls, party scenes, stuff for private)
Is there any way I call null or cancel the contract with no repercussions? I'm a college student and I work full time.

Answer: Without seeing the contract, no one here can say.  You're going to have to look through the contract to see if you can find a way out, or bring it to a lawyer to see if he or she can find a way out for you.  It might be as simple as writing them a letter saying you no longer want to work for them.


Title: (Cross post for more help) Coworker [40ish M] with mental health issues threatened to shoot up or office

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Call the police immediately and give serious thought to taking a few days off. He went from a coworker needing help to a coworker making dangerous and illegal threats.Answer #2: talk to the police first.  not HRAnswer #3: Seconding everyone else: whatever internal processes you have in place for this, _also_ call the police, immediately.


Title: I was assaulted by 8 people on new years. 2 arrested by cops on the spot and 2 weeks later the prosecutor decided not to charge.

Question:
So i am in a dilemma here. Any advice is helpful. Here is the story in short. I was jumped by 8 people after a new years party in Washington DC. I was not involved in any fight, i was just heading to my car with a couple of friends (2 women) and suddenly a guy approached me with a big stick (same size of baseball bat) and struck me on my head, i was confused but conscious enough to hold him back not to hit me again. That's when the other seven people started to beat me until i was on the ground. Multiple blows to my head and face until the cops show up. Cops arrested 2 of them and asked me if i want to press charges and i said yes. Took the stick for evidence and took me to ER with ambulance. I spent about 4 hours in the ER and released with pain medications. Now i wanted to follow up the case but couldn't find any information so i decided to call the US Attorneys office to see what's going on. They told me that the prosecutor decided not to go ahead with the charge but no information why. What is my next step should be? Is there a way for me to appeal their decision? Can they get away with this easily? basically you can beat someone up on the street and get away with it? The US attorneys office told me they will take a second look at the case but he clearly told me that they rarely reverse decisions not to charge. I would appreciate any help.
Sorry for my English (not my first language)

Answer:
 If the DA isn't willing to press charges your only option is civil justice. You could sue you attackers for your medical bills and other damages.

You will have the burden of proof so be prepared.


Title: Put on a PIP and wasn't asked for signature, but to email my acknlowdgement?

Question:
Has anyone ever heard of this? What kind of play are they trying to make? The PIP did not have a line for signature and they didn't ask for one, they just told me I need to email my acklowdgment of it, which I have since "forgotten" to do and they haven't asked for it. Could I use this as leverage when the PIP is over and I'm fired? Could they use not emailing them as leverage against me? What should I do if they do ask for it?

I'm in Texas and it's a 30 day PIP. I told them I don't really agree with the claims against me.

Answer: Putting you on a PIP is generally a courtesy and an ass-covering move. Your signature and acknowledgment have no special legal meaning, but you can be disciplined or fired for not cooperating with your boss. Whether you agree or not is also not particularly relevant.


Title: (OR) Customer left his credit card. Would like it mailed to him out of state

Question: [deleted]

Answer: just tell the customer to have the credit card company reissue it and then prompt destroy it.


Title: More questions on sexual harassment accusation at a job and the fact that we've been told nothing [Ohio]

Question:
I asked a question recently about what has been going on with my partner. [Details here](http://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/1xsasf/sexual_harassment_complaint_filed_against_my/)  He called the Union rep numerous times, always being told that they would talk to the employer and call him back.  They never called back, and he received a letter in the mail saying the investigation was concluded and he is fired.   I am really confused as to how this is ok?  He was never even allowed to defend himself, or say a word about what supposedly happened. He still hasn't been told what got him fired, just that he violated "rule 4" and is terminated for it.... Is this allowed?  Is it ok for the employer to fire him without allowing him a chance to dispute it?     What really upsets me is that another man was accused by someone at the same time as my partner, but that man was never even investigated...  And then a friend of mine was accused years ago, and he was allowed to keep his job.  It's the same company, so why are people being treated differently like this?

tl;dr - My partner was accused of sexual harassment and fired without ever being told why, or ever having a meeting to discuss things and tell his side. Is that even allowed?

Answer:
 Legally, his employer was free to fire him. Almost certainly there's no action he could take against them, unless there's something much more going on here than you've said.

If someone lied about him committing sexual harassment and it got him fired, you could bring a claim for defamation against them.