Title: [CO] Employer created an agreement with local competitor(s) to not hire employees seeking to leave our business in wake of new management/policies. I feel like I've been blacklisted.

Question:
I work as an automotive technician at a large dealership in Denver. We recently hired a new service manager who came in and immediately began shaking things up.  He shuffled technicians between what had been well-established teams, implemented strict new shop policies, and assigned new responsibilities that many feel are not fair to expect of technicians.  Shop morale has taken a major nosedive and more than a few techs have expressed their intention to leave, with varying levels of sincerity.

This weekend, one of our fellow techs accepted a position at a rival dealership of the same auto manufacturer.  When giving notice, he cited the current state of the shop as a major contributing factor in his decision to leave.  The service manager told us as much during our daily shop meeting this morning. He continued on to say that he had called the management at said rival dealership and asked them not to hire technicians seeking to leave our shop while we adjust to the changes he's implemented. He specifically used the term "agreement" when describing the terms he reached with the other manager (that neither dealer would field interviews with current employees of the other). The language he used left it unclear whether or not he had contacted other dealerships in the area with similar proposals.

I'm not sure what he intended to accomplish by making this info public, but my immediate reaction was: "I've been blacklisted!?!?"  I've been looking at new jobs for months now and these rival dealerships are the obvious first-choices should I finally decide to start interviewing.  Suddenly, through no fault of my own, I've had my prospects of landing a job at one of them significantly reduced, possibly eliminated.  As if this new work environment wasn't already terribly unhealthy for us, we suddenly have this extra stress and frustration to contend with.

Is it legal for employers to establish such agreements about inter-company hiring? Do I have any sort of recourse?

Answer:
 What they describe is illegal (assuming for the moment that the shop manager is telling the truth, and not just blowing smoke to try and prevent others from quitting).

You can contact the state labor board about this, and I would do so immediately.

You could also bring this up with the dealership owners, and let them know their new employee is pretty much inviting a major labor law shitstorm to rain down on their business.


Title: I regularly visit unsafe job sites for a company that employs me. [PA]

Question: I do sales for a company that does tree pruning and removals.  I regularly check in on crews doing jobs I sold, and never visit a job site that doesn't have some major safety issue.  Workers not wearing protective equipment, improperly setting up in traffic, etc.  The workers do not care and neither does my boss, or actually anyone besides me.  I have no ability to change any of this within the organization.  I have already tried begging, cajoling, castigating, chastising, and everything else my thesaurus advised.  It would be nice to force these people to be safe and maybe save a life, but all I have my sights set on is avoiding personal liability to be honest.  Right now what I do is send an email to the owner, who is also my only boss, reporting what I see every time I visit a job site, so there is a record of me noting and reporting safety problems.  I figure that's better than keeping quiet.  Am I doing it right?

Answer: It's a simple anonymous report to OSHA. Checkout OSHA.gov and they will send a complaint letter to your employer asking them to respond to the allegations and show how they've remedied the issues.


Title: [NY] Jury Duty

Question:
Hello -

I've been summoned for jury duty in NY. I have a medical condition and my doctor agreed that I would not be able to perform the duties of a jurist at this time. He wrote a letter for the court stating this. The court clerk wrote back that they need my specific diagnosis and my employer to fill out a form about how the accommodate my medical issues.

First, my employer is unaware of my medical issues. Second, I'm not comfortable with disclosing my diagnosis and do not understand why a signed letter from my MD stating that I have a condition that will not allow me to serve is not good enough?

Has anyone been in this situation or have any advice on how I can proceed? I feel this is a big violation of my privacy and respectfully replied to them saying so. Their response was that they understand and apologize but this is just how it is. It seems absurd to me.

Answer: If you think about it, it would make sense that if you have a sufficient medical issue that you can’t do jury duty, you would also have a sufficient medical issue that affects your ability to work without accommodations.  Jury duty is a a civic right and responsibility— like taxes.  We don’t just get to opt out because we don’t want to do it.  I’m not saying that that’s what you’re doing, but it isn’t hard to get a doctor to write a note saying that some nebulous issue (no diagnosis) means you can’t do jury duty.  They have a higher bar than that, which seems pretty fair.


Title: Texan here, looking for a way to protest for sandra bland legally.

Question: its about a 5 hour drive from where i live so I would prefer to make sure i get it right as it would be a pain in the ass for everyone involved if something went wrong waller county texas near houston

Answer: What specifically did you have in mind? You're within your rights to hold a protest sign on public sidewalks. Make sure not to block people from passing by on the sidewalk, and don't prevent people from entering any business, home, or government office.


Title: I think I deserve compensation (beyond a refund) from a bus company that never delivered service.

Question:
I got married in late August and booked a bus to pick up guests from a hotel, take them to the wedding venue, and then back at the end of the night. After waiting for an hour delay into my wedding and calling the company, the bus driver finally called me to say something along the lines of "I messed up the paperwork, my bad dude." (I was too fuming angry to recall clearly). After he said he was an hour away, I told him not to come at all. I canceled the ride back from the company shortly after (I had a feeling they'd send that guy, and neither I nor anyone else wanted to look at the dude, let alone ride with him).

After our honeymoon, I emailed them telling them I wanted a refund and compensation for the hour I lost of my wedding (we had to cancel parts of the reception and rush through certain parts just to get enough time for everyone to dance and relax, which even still felt significantly shortened). I got an email back saying something like, "We apologize for the inconvenience and your refund is on its way." The refund was only for exactly what I paid--no compensation for anything else. Almost two months later, I've still never gotten an email or call to figure out compensation (or even apologize for that matter).

Am I in a place to press charges, or at least tell them that I'm considering it? I drafted a quick, to-the-point email I was considering sending to them:

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*Hello,*

*It’s been nearly two months since your service, \[THE COMPANY\], failed to pick my wedding guests up from the \[THE HOTEL\] and drop them off at mine and my wife’s wedding venue, \[WEDDING VENUE\].*

*Since then, I have received only a refund check for the same amount I paid your company; I have not received any type of compensation for the time (and thus money) I lost due to your failure to deliver service, despite my September 2 email requesting such.*

*Please let me know if you would like to directly discuss options of how your company can recompense me. Otherwise, I will forward the issue to the handling of my lawyer.*

*Thank you.*

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Am I in a strong place to send such an email? And, if so, is that email effectively/properly written? Thanks in advance to anyone with legal advice.

Answer:
 Congrats on your wedding.

There is no further legal recourse. I know you *feel* like you deserve compensation, but you don't.

Nothing illegal occurred. There are no charges to press. There is no lawsuit to file. You were made whole. The issue is resolved.Answer #2: > Am I in a place to press charges

No, for two reasons: you're not law enforcement, and nothing criminal has occurred.

> *Otherwise, I will forward the issue to the handling of my lawyer.*

Do you have a lawyer ready to handle this?


Title: The man who raped me denied it all, what happens now? (New Zealand)

Question:
So a while ago I posted about a guy who raped me and they were going to look at the texts for evidence... well today they called the guy in and he denied it all, so I have to go back into the police station tomorrow to talk about it.. he did rape me, I said no and he did it anyway.. but the texts look like I liked him, but he knows when it came down to it I said no to his face and he forced himself onto me anyways.. I was just wondering what will happen now? Am I better off to not take it to court or will I get in trouble if I don't take it further because I just dont think there is enough evidence to prove him guilty even though he is..
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: Let the police decide if there is enough evidence not yourself. Consult a local lawyer and have them go with you to the police station. They will be able to better help you properly display your side of this all so the police can better form whatever case may exist.


Title: Are there any legal risks in performing a photo shoot without a contract ?

Question:
I am an amateur photographer.
Someone, whom I don't know,  contacted me a few minutes ago to ask if I would photograph a wedding as a charitable contribution. The wedding is tomorrow. The guy (who was less than straightforward) said he is affiliated with the owner of a wedding venue and would like to provide this service to a deserving local couple?

Something is strange about the guy.

But beyond this, I would love to shoot a wedding for the experience if nothing else ! It would be great for me.

Do I run any legal risk in accepting this offer without a contract?

Could I create a contract on short notice? I don't have a company?

Answer: Do not photograph a wedding without a good contract in place with the party to be wed.


Title: My landlord just sent me a letter requiring all tenants with dogs to have renters insurance. They are stating that it's "out of their control" and it's a requirement of their insurance company on their property. Is this considered breaking their lease? What are our options? [GA]

Question:
Additional information: we have 2 dogs, been here 1 year, 2 months with another 10 months on our lease. We paid $450 in pet fees with $150 of it refundable.

I'm just wondering if they are legally allowed to force our pets off mid-lease, and what kind of negotiations we could do with them.

Answer: If it is not in your lease they can't force you to do it. Most places require it to begin with. But, why would you not have renters insurance?Answer #2: You don't have renter's insurance?


Title: After employer transports me to work location it takes an hour for shuttle to take us back.

Question:
How long is an employer allowed to hold us away from our car when they have transported us away and clocked us out already? I work long hours sometimes (up to 16) and taking an extra hour just to get back to my car is very aggravating.

Edit: location Atlanta, GA, USA

Answer:
 Are you required to use the shuttle? Can you not drive your car nearer to the site and park there, thus bypassing the wait?

If not, it seems to me you might have a case for being paid for that time, but it's likely not that cut and dried. Answer #2: It's the airport shuttle, isn't it?Answer #3: IANAL.  It appears there is no limit and this is legal.  I couldn't find something specific to your situation, but I did find this similar link about individuals with disabilities: http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs39c.htm

Since it looks like this kind of delay would be legal for individuals with disabilities, I would imagine there's no way there'd be more protection for an employee with no disabilities.


Title: Hello, my father was thrown into a metal fence by security guards. I would like some assistance.

Question:
 Miami, FL 33186. 11.30-11.40 EST

 My Father walked me out of the bar at 11:30 or so because I was drunk and just wanted to get going (was trying to sober up in the bathroom by vomiting) but by no means was I acting like an ass, I just couldn't walk straight to save my life. So he walked me out, as he walked back in they asked what he thought he was doing. He told them he wanted to go in to pay for his check, and go pick up my mother, uncle, and aunt. Not even a minute later I see a group of men, launch my father into a metal fence under the managers command.
Ya maybe my dad was being a little belligerent at the time. But that does not excuse the security at ANY establishment, to injure someone even (accidentally). I have seen security go to jail for attempting to save people. I am also a security guard and these guys REALLY overstepped boundaries by injuring my father.
My Father is not a large man, he's 5'5" and there's no way he could ever want to even drunk fight with these people or cause a big altercation. Maybe he refused to listen to them at best and want to walk in PAY his tab and take his family home.

Edit: It's the morning and a did a revision with what I could understand of what I wrote last night and what I remember myself. Sorry if the formatting is still a bit bad.

Answer:
 > I am still somewhat drunk as I am writing this

That does not bode well for you being able to provide an accurate account of events.

Contact a lawyer, but I'm sure the bar staff will have a different version of events.

Did you call the police to report the assault?


Title: Secret recordings

Question:
Recently in my office, in Wisconsin, an employee started a recording device then left the the office for lunch. When he came back he listened to the recording and confronted the person who “talked crap” about him. I am having a really hard time being okay with this. My boss states she is handling it, and in the state of Wisconsin it isn’t illegal to record without both parties consent. However, from the reading I have done it states conversations you were involved in. Is leaving the premises with recording devices on something that is illegal?

I don’t think I can stay at my job, knowing this happened ( he promised not to do it again). It makes me very uncomfortable waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Is this illegal in my state?

Edit- thanks for the advice, it seems like I don’t have any action I can take besides leaving the position or dealing with it.

Answer:
 The thing is, even if Wisconsin is a two party consent state, if you say things out in public, where you have no expectation of privacy, it's still legal. Arguably, saying it in your office where everyone *could* have heard, means that no one had that kind of expectation. Let your boss handle it. Answer #2: Even in states where you need consent of all parties, recoding in a public place, where you have no expectation of privacy, isn’t prohibited.  The office may or may not be a public place for that issue.  But past that, the wiretapping laws generally are criminal in nature and do not provide a private cause of action, so even if it was illegal, all you could do was report it to the police who may or may not take action.

Why does this bother you so much?  As my mother told me when I was a kid, if you wouldn’t say it to someone’s face don’t say it at all.

As to quitting, if you do you will be ineligible for unemployment so I wouldn’t do that unless you have a new job lined up.


Title: Mom (56 F) detained by immigration in the 1989. Was let go and paid a fine, later issued work permit. Anyway for her to gain legal residency now?

Question:
Hi all,

This information is all from my mom's memory and she told me as many details as she could recollect.

My mom is currently 56 years old (California current residence). She came from Guatemala in 1989 with my dad and oldest brother. They were caught by immigration. After paying a $500 fine per person they were let go with court dates etc. My mom actually was pregnant with me at the time. I was born and a couple of months later she went back to Guatemala to see her family. My dad (now deceased) attended all court dates but she did not because she was not in the country.

When she returned around '92-'95 she applied for a work permit and was granted one that lasted from 8-10 years. Around the time the permit was up she received a letter that informed her that she needed to apply for residency. She went to see a lawyer and due to fear told him she was in the country when she was required to appear in court but was unsure of what to do so she did not attend. (In reality she was in Guatemala and that's why she wasn't present but she has been too afraid to admit this fearing the consequences.)

She applied for residency in the mid-2000s and went through the process almost getting to end until she was informed that due to the 1989 deportation order it would not be granted. She was too scared to do anything else and that's where the situation is now.

My mom has been in the country now since returning from Guatemala for 25 consecutive years. I am 27 and a citizen that lived abroad for about a year after she had me. Currently she is married to an immigrant from Mexico. She has three children born in the United States including me aged 27, 25, and 17. She is still scared every day of being deported and asked me to please seek out any resources/advice I can regarding her particular situation to try and find options for her to become a legal resident.

I appreciate anyone and everyone's advice. Thank you so much.

Answer: If you guys do this diy then it well might end in deportation. This is not something to event attempt to deal with yourself and taking those steps while undocumented without representation often puts applicants directly in the view of ICE. Please consult, and more importantly retain, an immigration attorney to help your mother as soon as humanly possible. It is very important that she do nothing else in relation to her status until a lawyer is helping her. She should not contact immigration offices or apply for any other statuses (citizen, permanent resident, etc.) *at all* before she is being officially represented by an attorney. She should follow that attorneys advice to a T and do nothing more or less than that attorney says.


Title: Looking to protect myself in upcoming "David vs Goliath" legal battle; Sacramento CA

Question:
Ok first, what happened- I have a 2017 Honda Civic that I have loved, however around 6 weeks ago while getting gas I had it in park and it began to roll while still in park. I took it in to the dealership and they said it was a brand new car and that there was nothing wrong with it ("Are you sure you didn't forget to park it"). I was annoyed but brushed it off as a one time thing. Tonight I went to check my mail and the damn thing did it again, however this time it ran over my foot and dragged me a solid foot before I could get it to stop. This is an identified problem, enough issues have been had that they are forming a class action lawsuit. I want to be certain I go about this the right way, my parents advice immediately was LAWYER UP but I don't know how to protect myself financially during this fight. I am going to have at least one orthopedist appointment and another sitting fee for my national boards if I fail because of this (I sit tomorrow). Do I save all receipts and documentation? How do I know which lawyer to choose? Should I call Honda directly?  I feel so lost.  (Also posted in personal finance because of the cost factor)
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer: Just google injury attorneys in your area and avoid the ones with billboard advertisements or the ones who seem super sketchy.


Title: [Texas] Wedding photographer in breach of contract. Advice?

Question:
My fiancee and I hired a wedding photographer ($2000, all up front) to do an engagement shoot, a bridal shoot, and the photography for the rehearsal dinner and actual wedding. We have only done the engagement shoot so far, which was shot in December. In the contract, it states that the 25 pictures that we select will be online within 6 weeks of us sending our choices in. After 8 weeks, we began to politely ask where they were, as we needed a picture or two for our save-the-dates. After weeks of reminders, she finally sent ONE (out of the promised 25 engagement photos) so we could print our save-the-dates.

We have been in contact with her for the past few months, and every time she has another excuse (I'm working on an app for my customers, I'm really busy, I'm out of town, etc.). On 5 separate occasions over the past few months, she has told us explicitly that our pictures would be on her website either that night or the following day. We are now over 5 months to the date removed from the engagement shoot, and we still only have the one picture. Our emails have been more and more firm, but we still have nothing.

The photographer is obviously breaching her contract, and we plan to email her this week to ask for a refund. If she posts none of the pictures, I think it's pretty clear that we are entitled to a full refund. Even if she *does* post the engagement photos this week, we would like to hire a different photographer for the bridal shoot/rehearsal dinner/wedding, as we have lost all trust with this photographer. If we get the engagement photos, how much of a refund should we be entitled to? I saw a similar complaint about the same photographer on a vendor review website (from about 3 weeks ago) where the bride/groom were in this identical situation, and the photographer only offered a 50% refund. I may be biased, but that seems absolutely absurd to only get a 50% refund after only the engagement shoot has been done. Would we be justified in asking for a $1500 or $1600 refund if (by some miracle) we get the engagement photos back? If she doesn't agree to something that we consider reasonable, what are our options? I understand being a few weeks late will happen, but several months is ridiculous (we've told her this, and she doesn't seem to care).
Topic:
Contracts

Answer:
 First off, send her a paper letter outlining your intent to sue. Registered is best. She is blasé about your e-mails, but a posted letter will get her attention.

Your refund will be determined by the court, according to their formula which I have no idea about. An out-of-court settlement will undoubtedly be less, but you will save the costs of going to court (namely filing fees, time off work, and any miscellaneous costs).


Title: Canada/USA: Can the police lie to you about the law?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: They can in Canada. Do not take legal advice from the police.


Title: [Texas] can a warrant for arrest, and arrest be expunged 14 years after the fact?

Question:
Warning, long story.

Fourteen years ago, when I was a broke college kid, a friends and I were cleaning my kitchen with bleach and water.   I had the door open because the smell was pretty strong.  Odd start, but it is relevant.

A police officer came to my door and said there was a suspicious smell coming from my apartment.  I told him what it was and he asked if he could come in and verify.  I wanted to say no, but my friend who had unpaid traffic tickets asked me to just let him in to look and avoid trouble.  After all, we were not doing anything wrong.  So fine.  I told him to go ahead.

  He saw a pill box that had the last couple of my antibiotics in it and asked me what the pills were.  I told him and he asked if I had a prescription for them.  I told him that did, but I had forgotten it at my parents house.  It was no big deal though, I knew exactly were it was and I was sure they would have no problem faxing it over to me.....  (wow, that kind of dates this story)  I offered to call them right then.

He declined and said he was confiscating them and was just going to make sure they were what I said they were.  If I was telling the truth, there would be no problem.

I was annoyed at the police officer and thought he was either paranoid and crazy or a rookie with a chip on his shoulder.  But I'd wasted enough time on that and let it go.   I didn't see the use in being mad over something I could just as easily laugh over.

Wrong.  Several months later after I had moved into a different apartment, I got a knock on my door in the wee hours of the morning.  It was this same police officer with a warrant for my arrest.

Possession of dangerous drugs.
I spent the night in jail because I was too embarrassed to call my parents and called my roommate instead who thought it was a hilarious joke and hung up.

The next day, when they called me out, they said I was free to go and the judge has dismissed it.  I was so relieved to be able to go home I all but ran.

A law professor once told me that since there was no conviction I couldn't get it expunged. I took him at his word and let it go, but it bothers me that I hear if over the radio when I get pulled over.

Is there anything I can do now to get it expunged?

I had a warrant for my arrest, and was arrested for possession of dangerous drugs ( antibiotics) 14 years ago.  I was released the next day the moment the judge saw the paperwork on his desk.  I never even saw the judge myself.  Can I get the warrant and the arrest record expunged ?

Answer:
 Get a lawyer and have him file a motion to expunge your record. If you were not convicted and the charge was truly dismissed, then yes you can have it expunged. When handled properly, the record of your arrest will be wiped from NCIC which is what the police are checking when you hear that read back over the radio.

Edited to add that I'm checking up on whether there are different kinds of expungement where convictions still remain on national records (like what was cited above). I have personal knowledge of at least one case similar to OPs that did not result in conviction and was completely wiped from all national records.


Title: [GA] Medical school tuition covers fees for 4th year elective rotations but school is making us pay out-of-pocket and reimbursing us (from our paid tuition) upon completion.

Question:
I am just about to start my last year of medical school and have already paid my last chunk of tuition to them. The tuition covers the fees for "elective rotations" that we need to complete to get our degree. My school is saying that I need to pay for these electives out-of-pocket,  after already paying my tuition, and I will be reimbursed after successful completion. So they are essentially requiring me to have access to twice the amount of money that was in the budget.
This can't be allowed right? They are earning interest on my tuition while I am being charged twice the interest because of tuition plus the rest sitting on a credit card before the reimbursement. I confronted them about it but they keep skirting the issue.
Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer:
 Unless you have a signed agreement in which this is stated I see nothing wrong with this.Answer #2: OP I doubt this is a specific legal issue, but it is most definitely outside of the norm. It could possibly be an accreditation issue, but I have no real idea about that.

You have three real options if you want to fight this:

* Escalate up to the chain, possibly to the dean
* Gather more students to complain
* Talk to the financial aid department

Regardless of the legality of this, it's a really shitty thing for a school to do.


Title: Was pulled over for failure to stop for school bus.

Question:
State of Indiana.

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It was very early morning, still pitch black outside, and it was raining. I was pulled over for failure to stop for a school bus that was on the other side of the road. I was in the far lane on the opposite side of the highway, so that means the bus must have been on the far lane on the other side of the road. I never even saw the bus, even after the cop had pulled me over, and I don't have a dash cam to confirm it was even there in the first place.

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[https://imgur.com/a/GaaM3gV](https://imgur.com/a/GaaM3gV)

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This is a picture of the road in question. It is not the exact spot of the incident but the lanes are the same. Two traffic lanes in each direction and one middle turning lane.

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So the question is, should I just pay the fine ($300), or go to court? Is what I did actually illegal? I didn't think that if you were on a highway of that size with a middle turning lane both lanes were required to stop. Also, as I said, the road conditions were such that it would have been extremely difficult to even see the bus.

Answer:
 > Is what I did actually illegal?

Yes. All lanes of traffic need to stop. Answer #2: There is no physical divider or unimproved median, so you are required to stop. Also, the bus has lights - if the conditions are so poor you can't see, you shouldn't drive. Answer #3: Yes. Only if there is a median then you don’t stop Answer #4: Buses often pickup and drop off children who cross the road from their stop to the bus. All lanes of traffic must stop so children can safely cross.  Be thankful you only didn’t notice the bus, and you didn’t also not notice crossing children.Answer #5: A school bus has lots of bright flashing lights to alert you to stop. That you didn't see them is an issue. Yes, you were legally required to stop.


Title: Just convicted of dui

Question: OHIO. Just was convicted of a DUI. I work in a hospital with access to patient information. Will it be hard for me to get a job? Is my life over?

Answer: Your bank account is going to weep, and you'll probably be riding the bus for a while, but otherwise your life should continue as normal.  So long as you're not applying for driving jobs, it likely won't present much of an impediment.


Title: Re-entering the United States

Question:
Hi everyone,

My girlfriend (Foreign National -- Currently legal status on OPT Visa) and I (Us Citizen) have been together for over 3 years, and we live together. Recently, we are planning a trip abroad, but we are worried is she is able to re-enter the country.

If we get married before the trip, is there any reason that she would not be able to re-enter the country? Also, what are some of the things we should do to ensure that she will be able to re-enter?

Thanks,
M

New York, New York
Topic:
Immigration

Answer: The OPT is an F-1 right? The actual visa in her passport should say if it is multiple or single entry. If it is multiple entry, she'll need to get a form I-20 signed by her sponsoring organization (probably the school she was studying at, maybe her employer...I'm not very familiar with these visas).


Title: Found out dead beat dad had a great job and owes over 40k in child support.

Question: I am in Philadelphia and I recently came into contact with family members on my dad's side of the family. They told me my dad is doing well and just retired (My mom gets some of his pension). I looked up that there is property seizure in some cases. I kind of want to let this chapter close but my dad did terrible things and was not there for us at all. Should I get a lawyer? What should/can I do?

Answer: You can't do anything. If he owes your mother child support, then *she* can pursue it how she sees fit.


Title: Getting married in Colorado, can I get a littering ticket for sky lanterns? I've googled, but not enough info

Question: Well there's no fire hazard, they are done when then fall, but I understand. Thank you for the info

Answer:
 Besides being an obvious fire hazard, yes, leaving your crap to randomly float into other peoples property and possibly light it on fire could be littering or reckless endangerment if you do light someones house on fire.

Answer #2: For God's sake, Colorado is a semi arid climate. Don't send flaming balloons into dry country.  Littering will be the very least of your liabilities.Answer #3: Your edit:

> Well there's no fire hazard, they are done when then fall, but I understand. Thank you for the info

That's not quite true. [In March 2016, a skylantern started a wildfire in Pine Grove, CO.](http://wildfiretoday.com/2016/03/14/sky-lantern-starts-wildfire-in-colorado/)Answer #4: Where would you be releasing these?  Some cities, like Colorado Springs, have taken the official position that sky lanterns are a violation of local fire codes.


Title: [FL] LEGO trying to takedown videos of LEGO products that I physically own?? Got them before release.

Question:
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Topic:
Removed PII

Answer:
 Legally you bought a non-confidential item fair and square and so aren't bound by their confidentiality agreement. They obviously think that you were one of their pre-release test groups or an employee, who was given a free sample prior to release and likely signed an NDA. Of course, you aren't.

That being said, even if you are legally okay, they can still sue if they choose, and you will need to still defend, even if you are 100% in the right. You almost certainly cannot afford this.

So, you have two options:

1. Tell them to suck it, you bought it fairly because a retailer fucked up, and hope they don't litigate anyway.

2. Don't poke the bear, make the videos private, and wait for the official release to un-private them. Unfair, but you don't get sued.


Title: Rental units being sold - are we owed more than what is being told?

Question:
\[ON, Canada\]
Our entire complex of 52 rental townhouse units just got notice today that our units are to be sold. According to the letter they were always zoned as condos, and the owners have now decided to move forward with that and sell the entire property as individual units.

We are being told they will be going on the market in 2-3 months, and will have 60 days to move out once the unit is actually sold. My question is, is this 100% legal? I was told by someone that in this case they can't use our last months rent, and that they have to pay everyone an additional full month rent for making us move, but this person is just an aquaintance and I don't have any idea if she is right. Looking for a new place to rent will be hard enough in this area, if we are owed money it would be super useful, but I totally understand if this isn't the case. Any advice would be appreciated.

Answer:
 It sounds like the eviction notices are being given based on the new owner's personal use of the properties.  Read up on this document about your rights in this situation:

 [http://www.sjto.gov.on.ca/documents/ltb/Interpretation%20Guidelines/12%20-%20Eviction%20for%20Personal%20Use.html](http://www.sjto.gov.on.ca/documents/ltb/Interpretation%20Guidelines/12%20-%20Eviction%20for%20Personal%20Use.html)


Title: [Nevada] What legal repercussions can I expect from making a website identifying my daughters rapist?

Question:
My 14 year old daughter was raped over a period of two weeks in December. The investigation is ongoing. Her attacker, a 26 year old man, has retained an expensive lawyer. Because of the Order of Protection I will have his name and address. He has committed a sex crime before as an adult in California. I want to make a website detailing the current crime with his picture, name and all of his previous addresses.

What can I expect his lawyer to do? Would me doing this impede the current case against him in any way?

Answer: IANAL, but this seems like ***begging*** to be sued for libel or harrassment.


Title: To protect myself, I secretly recorded a conversation between myself and a woman who has made claims in the past that I raped her. I'm in Tennessee, is what I've done legal?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: It looks like you can record a conversation you are a part of in Tennessee w/out informing the other party. In the future, though, you should consider asking questions before shooting. Answer #2: [Tennessee – A person who is a party to a wire, oral, or electronic communication, or who has obtained the consent of at least one party, can lawfully record a communication. Consent is not required for the taping of a non-electronic communication uttered by a person who does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in that communication.](http://www.detectiveservices.com/2012/02/state-by-state-recording-laws/)Answer #3: Yes.


Title: CA: If I want to change my will, do I need to do so through my attorney or can I write the changes in myself?

Question: I want to change the beneficiary of my trust; specifically I want a scholarship fund created.  I'm moving out of state soon and would prefer to not pay an attorney here in CA to make the change for me if I'm going to be moving soon anyway.  On the other hand, I'd like to have the peace of mind that my wishes are carried out.  Can I make the change and write it in myself? I want a fund established and also want my journals to be published (self published if no publisher is found) post humously.

Answer: This isn't one of those situations where saving a few dollars actually saves you a few dollars on a risk-adjusted basis.  Pay a lawyer for this to ensure that it's done correctly.


Title: Loans in your name

Question:
I have a loan in my name and on the loan it has my name and my domestic parent on it, my domestic partners father is trying to pay the loan off, can her father take the car from me
Topic:
Update

Answer: No. He’s not on the title.


Title: Mazda dealership forgot to put on oil cap. What do I do?

Question:
Chico, CA I went and got my oil changed this past Saturday and I've been driving about 60 miles since then. I came into work and someone pointed out my car was smoking. I smelled oil faintly throughout the weekend, but I just thought it was because they tracked oil in my car.

The cap was completely off and oil was all over the engine. And compartment. He checked the oil and there was some but about half below the last dot.

The dealership is coming with oil and taking my car back (about a 30 minute drive) and said they'll clean the engine and do a full diagnostic.

My car is new. I got it in July of this year. I do have a warranty but I just need to know what else I should be doing to ensure they're responsible for any future problems this may cause. I don't know if there is an issue with the engine and even if they do a diagnostics I don't know how to read it or if it will be fine. Any help would be great!!

Also, my car is a 2016 Mazda CX-5 if that helps.

Answer:
 Mechanic here- don't worry about it. There is just about no chance it has done any damage aside from making a mess. If they clean that up, top up the oil, and of course replace/refit the cap, then it will be fine.

The only way damage could have occurred, is foreign material getting into the engine thru the cap hole (incredibly unlikely) or the oil level getting so low it begins to starve the pump. If you still had a reading on the dipstick (even a low reading), and more importantly the oil light did not come on, then this hasn't happened.

This is the Internet, so everyone is going to say "you never know", but I am an actual mechanic, and I do know. The chances that any damage has been done, are incredibly small, pretty much nil. Let them apologise, and forget about it.  Answer #2: If they are fixing it, there is nothing much to be done.  They are remedying their mistake.

You can ask for for a loaner or for them to pay for a rental car while they have your car.  You can have the work verified by an independent mechanic afterward, and ask them to pay for it.Answer #3: It sounds like the dealership is implicitly admitting fault and trying to remedy the situation. Just keep all documentation in case you have future problems with the car that are related to this mistake.


Title: [TX] Medical doctor will not prescribe birth control to women that are not married (unless it is for a medical condition)

Question:
I read the rules but I apologise if I unintentionally break one.

I tried setting up a first time appointment with a new doctor yesterday. I need a PCP and new BC so wanted this to be a two birds with one stone situation.

The woman in the office asked what I wanted to be seen for and when I told her birth control, she asked if I was married. I told her no and she then informed me that it's their policy to not prescribe birth control to women that are not married unless it's for a medical condition.

I want to report them to the Texas Medical Board but I'm wondering if they are allowed to do that. I'm not very familiar with Texas as a resident but with it being a red state I wouldn't be surprised if this was allowed.

Hopefully not breaking any rules here. I'd just like to report the office if this is an ethics violation. But don't want to waste anyone's time if it's not by law.

Answer:
 Legally and ethically, this is allowed. A doctor can refuse to provide a treatment that is against their beliefs; however, they are ethically obligated to also refer the patient to another physician who can provide such treatments.Answer #2: IANAL

I would report this to your insurance company.  They may or may not do anything, but then again they may choose to not renew his contract with them when the time comes.Answer #3: What if you said yes?  Would they require proof?  Would they verify the proof?  Answer #4: If this was purchased under the ACA and on healthcare.gov I would try contacting your plan provider and letting them know as this seems a pretty clear conflict of church and state. I don’t know if that’s a legal land to stand on, but your plan provided should know they’re dealing with a mysoginistic jackass.

Otherwise - find a female PCP, they will usually do a women’s wellness and annual checkup in one goAnswer #5: It's (IMO) shitty but not illegal. Your best bet would be to find a different doctor.


Title: Broke a tooth. Sue Grocery?

Question:
Baked a russet potato I bought at a national chain supermarket and broke a tooth soon after from a stone that was in the potato. It was not on the outside but internal to the potato.

Made a dentist appointment and proceeded to get a root canal and a new crown to replace the damage caused by the potato. Dental expenses are around $3000.

I still have the stone and the part of the tooth that broke off.

My questions are should I approach the supermarket and tell them what happened or should I just contact a lawyer and begin the legal process. At minimum I want my dental expenses reimbursed.

If I sue, do I have a case?
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer: Sorry for what you're going through but how would the store know there was a rock inside a potato?Answer #2: I doubt it. Neither the store nor the farmer did anything negligent. This is just an act of nature biting you.Answer #3: You want to sue for an act of nature? How could anyone know there would be a stone inside?


Title: Can I be taken to court for not paying next month’s rent when there’s no written lease contract?

Question:
My situation is complicated, but basically I subleased out my room to a person for the summer. The thing is, there was never a lease agreement to begin with so really all I was doing was finding someone to pay rent for the summer while I wouldn’t be there. The person who is subleasing the apartment now is being kicked out by the landlord, and I’m refusing to pay because there’s no lease.

Can I be taken to small claims court? I live in Georgia.

Answer:
 If you never officially ended your tenancy then you would owe rent. Just because there is no lease does not mean a tenancy has legally ended and no money is due.

How was the landlord able to legally kick out your sublet? Did you not authorize it with the landlord? Did he give that person proper notice or legally evict them in court?


Title: I am trying to sue my landlord for an unreturned security deposit in small claims but he lives out of state and I only have a PO box number for him. How can I proceed with the claim? [Florida]

Question: Long story short my landlord owes me a good chunk of my security deposit but he wont answer my emails or calls. I sent a demand letter to his PO box that he signed for three weeks ago so i am now filing in small claims court for what he owes me which is $725.00 I live in Florida and he lives in NY. He rents out property in Florida under a fictitious business name that has no physical address and I only have his PO box number. When I went to file in small claims, the form said you can not use a PO Box to file and you can not sue a fictitious business so I have to sue the landlord but I can't send it to the PO box I have for him. What can I do?

Answer: Hire a PI or pay a process server. Get it hand delivered to the guy. Sure, it'll cost you a chunk of what you're suing for, but you'll have a much better chance at getting something if you hire professionals to track him down.


Title: Is there any legal reason which can FORCE HR to tell me why I was passed up for a position?

Question:
Houston, Tx

I am finding that despite meeting all the qualifications and experience necessary (sometimes even exceeding) for a position, I am still passed up for people who, in my opinion, were less deserving of it than I was (had less experience, don't meet all qualifications, etc).

As much as I reach out to HR/Human Capital department to find out why, I cannot seem to find anyone willing to give me any constructive feedback on what I was lacking to be passed up for the position.  I am in good standing with the company, no disciplinary record, etc.  Is there anything I can do to force an investigation on what is going on?

Answer: In general, no.Answer #2: No.


Title: I was Falsely Accused Of A Crime Online [Wisconsin] [Different Countries]

Question:
This is a bit of a long post, so I apologize for the reading.

In August 2018 a former friend of mine online, let's call him "S" and I got into a terrible fight. He basically texted me saying I was a bunch of nasty words, and rightfully I texted him back and said "Is everything ok? Are you drunk or something?" And he texted back "No, I ment what I said." I blocked him on all social media accounts, because I wasn't going to be with "S" if he thought all those things about me.

Fast forward a week later, he get's his friend from Texas to send me a message, basically saying me, saying "If you don't block me or childish and stupid". I ignored him.

Fast forward two weeks later and his sister finds one of my social media accounts. She proceeds to beg me to unblock her brother. "S", to which I reply "Well if he sends any apology sure." She tells me he won't do that, I say "Ok fine then I won't unblock him." She then tells me I'm childish and immature, and I proceed to block her as well.

A week later on my social media account platform, "S"'s sister posts a public forum thread saying that I was an online pedophile. That I groomed and "showed" off on camera to younger boys. She also claimed that I was an IRL pedophile who "lured young boys and girls into my van and ***** them." It exploded over the internet platform, and I was banned off of most platforms over that medium.

I was not allowed to look at the evidence, nor allowed to present my defense to the mods in question. The platform is based in Europe, and "S" and his sister live in Sweden.

-"S" and his sister is threatening me with a Pedophile Charge (25-30 years in jail). They claimed I groomed and molsted "S" online

-Emotional Distress (Which I don't think I could spend any time in jail for, just a fine). "S" is the one behind this claim.

I have since August been getting death threats and harassment from people from the platform. I've had to change all my passwords on my computer, wipe my computer, change my social media accounts, and leave all platforms associated with the OG platform. I did not send "S" any photo's of nude material, or "riske" photo's. I talked with a NC lawyer, and I'm considering contacting my family lawyer, because I'm worried my IP may have gotten out, as of three weeks ago somebody knocked on our door at 9pm at night.

Any help would be nice.

Answer:
 >	I also talked with several psychologists and they basically didn't see me as a pedophile or somebody who would cause harm on children.

Its concerning that you felt the need to do this and it suggests that you may have been somehow grooming S or at least taking actions that a reasonable person would see as grooming.  US courts are not going to be able to stop someone in another country to stop them so all you can do is ask the media platforms they post on to tame stuff down.  If you are in immediate danger call the police.  That said if the police show up to talk to ylu about this politely inform them you are asserting your right to remain silent and will not talk without an attorney present.  Then call ak attorney.  In the mean time dont talk to anyone about this.


Title: Employer is 7 days late on first check after multiple delays, says it could take a few more days. I have no money left and had to pawn my laptop to buy groceries.

Question:
On September 20th I signed a “Consultant Agreement” with a gentleman (John) I met at a party. He was a distant family friend of my new roommate and an interesting person to talk to. I had just graduated university in August with some serious internship/startup experience and had solid prospects in investment banking/trading in Chicago. We discussed some of our projects that evening, he gave me his contact info and said we should meetup for lunch.

I met John the following week and discussed what I had done during my investment banking internship and startups. He was impressed and told me about some of his companies and projects. Later that week he told me to look into a European company that he was purchasing distribution rights from. The company and their tech seemed very interesting, I asked if there was any way I could help. He asked me to forward him my resume and setup a lunch meeting to discuss my employment with him.

Since we were discussing a startup that would take at least couple years to become profitable, I told John about my financial situation – being a recent grad I couldn’t afford to go multiple months without any income. He assured me that he completely understood. The next day (September 20th) I received and signed the “Consultant Agreement” and a “Non-Disclosure Agreement.” The compensation portion of the report is attached below.

From the moment I signed until October 27th I worked day and night for his startup and other companies. I collected and dissected reports, gathered and organized data, built financial models and presentation decks etc. Since there was no office space, I was allowed to work from home. We communicated daily and met at least once per week to discuss projects. He offered to buy me a new laptop as mine was too old for Excel and we even discussed the potential of a trip to Europe in late October/early November to meet the parent company.

On October 21st I was expecting my initial payment, when I didn’t receive it by the 23rd I asked for an update and was told it would be set by the 26th as my employer had difficulty bringing over his international assets. According to him, he was restricted by how much of his money he could bring in from his projects abroad due to the risk of having his bank accounts frozen. Naively, I nodded my head and went along. He assured me there would be no issues with my payments but on October 27th he told me it could take a couple more days and that I should “hang tight” as our companies were about to bring in serious capital. I told him I was on my way to a pawn shop to obtain a loan for groceries, he apologized for putting me in this financial situation and calmly said “hang tight.”

As I type this on a library computer, I have a negative balance of ($85) in my bank account and $2700 maxed out on credit cards. I also owe ~$300 to friends and roommates. I don’t have any family besides a little brother in college and I would rather become homeless than ask him financial assistance. John said I should have my payment by this weekend even though my second check is due November 1st. As of this morning I have removed him from our Google Drive folder although I’m sure he would have made a copy of it by now.

I’m worried that I am being scammed and could desperately use your advice. Please help.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

4. Compensation
Company shall pay Consultant compensation for the project described above.
Payment shall be made as follows: a. $4,000 per month due 30 days after the signing
of this agreement, and on the 1st of each month for the following 4 months at which
time the Company and Consultant may renew their agreement or enter into a new
agreement, if mutually agreed. Bonuses will also be given based on successful
development and implementation of plans built by Consultant. Future agreement(s)
may include equity, bonuses and closing fees based on a successful working
relationship between the Parties.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Answer: You are being scammed. You took it hook line and sinker. You can sue this person if you even have any real info on him. In the meantime, get a real job.


Title: Horseplay = assault ?

Question:
I am in a self-defense course, and in class we were practicing getting away from an attacker if we are down on the ground and the attacker is grabbing us by the leg.

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I got down on the ground and  asked a guy in the class to "grab my leg". He did so and then *took it upon himself* to drag me by my ankle about 15 feet until I yelled "stop!". He let me go then. I did not say "stop" sooner because I was startled. The whole thing was unexpected since we were practicing being down on the ground pretty much in a single place.

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This happened 8 days ago. My ankle hurt immediately after. I was hoping the pain went away so I did not do anything besides email the coach the next day to let him know what happened and how I thought it was inappropriate.

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Now after 8 days I am still in pain. At the best, it is a sprain. I am going to the doctor on Tuesday to see if this is something worse. The guy is 18-19 years old, so I think it was more immature horseplay rather than malevolence. Still, we were not practicing being dragged and I did not ask him to drag me.

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Can I ask him to reimburse medical expenses? (Ankle brace, doctor's visit, etc.).

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If it ends up being a more serious injury, can I sue him? Should I have pressed charges? (Am I blowing this out of proportion?)

Answer:
 >Am I blowing this out of proportion?

Yes, probably. When you engage in this type of activity, you assume the inherent risks of participation. The other participant's behavior doesn't sound like a wild deviation from what is expected. It is unlikely that you have any recourse from him.


Title: Fired because of lies

Question:
Hi all I just got back from trying to argue my case to save my job to my Area Manager to no avail. He was rude and extremely nasty.

I wanted to see if there's anything I could do about my situation. I live in Alabama by the way.

So I work for Jimmy John's here in Tuscaloosa and was fired apparently because I refused to do any work during my shift and left early. The video cameras were never consulted and I was never given a chance to give my side of the story.

What really happened. I came in my normal time around 9:55pm for my 10-cl shift, the schedule says cl which for inshop workers is either 2 or 3:10 am, and as soon as I walked in I noticed a pile of sliced cheese on the table, not the correct way to handle our cheese, the meats either completely out or low, and no cucumbers or tomatoes. which was a problem because our most popular sandwhiches have cucumbers on them and I had to slice some cucumbers the unorthodox way along with some tomatoes.The shift manager would frequently step out to his car so he could smoke weed, I know it was weed because he's offered me some. At no point did I refuse to work infact I was the one taking and making the orders even when I was the only employee in the store because our drivers were out on deliveries and the manager was off smoking.The manager finished slicing the rest of the cheese around midnight but never cleaned the slicer. This is important because the store was desperately in need of meats and I couldn't slice the meats I needed until the slicer was cleaned. When 2 rolled around my manager told me to stock up the chips and clean the tea/soda machines then everything else he could handle, which I did and when I was done he again was out in his car smoking so I went over the headset to let him know I was getting ready to leave. This was close to 2:10 and he told me to wait until someone cane back from their delivery so he could smoke a little longer without the store being left empty. I did and not long after the last delivery driver came back and I said goodbye to everyone and left without any objections. I get the termination call from my GM the next morning and he said I was being fired because I refused to work, left early, and because of me the store was left unclean. Is there anything I can do to either get my job back or get compensated for being wrongfully fired.

Tldr: pothead manager doesn't have his veggies/meats sliced I'm forced to slice veggies but am unable to slice meats because he had cheese on the slicer and when finished didn't clean it. I'm forced to take and maker orders by myself because drivers are gone and manager is off smoking.I leave at 2 am after doing everything I was told to and waiting for our driver to get back from a delivery so the manager can smoke without leaving the store empty. Next morning get a call from GM saying I was being fired for being lazy leaving early and leaving the store unclean.

Answer: If your unemployment claim is initially denied, appeal the denial.Answer #2: This is a hard life lesson for a lot of people to learn. Employers are not courts of law. They are not required to be fair or consider all evidence. They do not have to allow employees to give their side of the story. They are allowed to fire people based upon unproven accusations or even accusations they know to be untrue.Answer #3: While your are for all intents and purposes unable to do anything about getting your job back (as you are an At-will employee). There is nothing stopping you from calling the Health Department and reporting them for every violation you know of, and nothing from stopping you from going to the police (and even trying to set up a sting if you know when he does it) and reporting your manager for his drug use, as well as bringing all of this to the attention of corporate, and then watching as it all comes crashing down for the manager.Answer #4: Is there any reason why you couldnt have cleaned the slicer?Answer #5: You can be fired for any reason or no reason at all in Alabama (as long as the reason doesn't involve a protected class), so no.Answer #6: File for unemployment.Answer #7: Are they paying you for the hours you actually worked, or are they saying you left earlier than you actually did? If you're not being paid for all hours worked, you can file a wage claim in addition to filing for unemployment.


Title: I contacted the FBI about a alleged serial murderer.

Question:
I’ve recently contacted the FBI with an anonymous tip informing them about an alleged murderer.

They have emailed me back and asked that I call the number they have provided as this is “a serious matter”.

Problem is, I am way too anxious and awkward to call them. This whole situation has given me serious anxiety and I’m not sure what to do
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: You can call and they'll ask you questions. If you're super-nervous, have a lawyer join you on the phone call.


Title: Can innocent childhood curiosity/sexual exploring be viewed as criminal if reported years later?

Question: Like if you did some innocent/curious exploring with friends when you were younger (pre-teen/puberty) if one of those friends (now an adult)  years later tried to come forward and say that it wasn’t exploring and that they felt like they were forced into it/abused, what would happen?

Answer: Depends where you are, how old you were at the time, how much later, and the nature of the accusations. It also depends to some extent on whether you were all the same age of there was an age difference.


Title: Someone came to my relative's house asking for me.

Question: The other day a man showed up to my Great Grandmother's house looking for me. She told him that she had heard of me and asked what it was about. All he would say is that he was trying to serve court papers and he needed to find me. The showed up in an unmarked car, which is unusual because normally they go in a constable car for that kinda thing where I live. My current address should be on file, so I don't understand why they would go to her. Also, I don't have a record nor have I done anything to require court action that I can think of. How can I find out more, and what actions should I take going forward?

Answer: May be off topic but since it involves an elderly person, talk to her about being aware of scams. It may be far fetched but my first thought was that this is the first part of a scam. They find an elderly person, tell them they’re trying to serve their grandchild/great-grandchild, then come back to them later saying they need to pay bail or fines or something. I could be way off the mark but better safe than sorryAnswer #2: Could also be someone looking for you for other reasons.  If they had no ID to prove who they were or that they really were working for the court you cannot be sure.


Title: Victorias Secret "Pink" Scammed Me!

Question:
My girlfriend went to checkout at the Pink store, they asked her if she wanted to sign up for an "angel card" to get 20% off. She said yeah, and they took down her social and her i.d. They than said that she got $150 credit on the house to buy product. So thats what she did. Now a couple months later shes getting collection calls to pay them pack?!

They never once said that you had to pay the money back and now my girlfriend is just slumped over the whole situation and we have no idea what to do about it.

Answer: She got an initial $150 credit limit, which she would have to pay back in full.  She didn't pay, now she was sued.  She still owes the money and her credit is tanked.


Title: [WA] Just received jury summons for the middle of next week, in a district 250 miles away over state lines.

Question:
It was sent to an 8 year old address, and I only now received it late yesterday, after the court number went offline. I responded via the web form as soon as I got home requesting to be excused, but being the holiday weekend and all.... well, I'm not expecting a response before the 7th.

I am simply unable to attend, but what can I do to minimize the fallout from this? Any non-obvious things I should do?

Answer: If you no longer live in that jurisdiction you're not even eligible to be a juror there. It was likely a clerical error somewhere along the line. Just call them on Tuesday, and as others have said you should be excused.Answer #2: Call Monday morning when the court opens and explain you don't live in the state anymore. Should get you excused.


Title: Can a child administer a NDA?

Question: I am wondering if I can administer a NDA. I want to tell a family member something, but I do not want them to tell the rest of the family, as it would ruin the family relationship. Can I make the adult family member sign a NDA, and will it still be held accountable as I am a child? I am in Florida BTW

Answer:
 Are you planning to pay them for their agreement to sign the NDA because there will be a consideration issue in enforcing it.

Also, an NDA will likely not hold up if you are telling them about something that would be considered child abuse or endangerment. You also need to understand that an NDA does not really stop people from talking, it only gives you a right to sue them if they do.


Title: (FL) A friend staying with us is making us very uncomfortable. Can we legally kick her out?

Question:
The full backstory is in relationships, I don't know if I'm allowed to link to it or not.

She disclosed that she has a crush on me one night and this morning I found her wearing my clothes.

She doesn't pay rent of any kind and she's been here just over a week. We were originally gong to let her stay till October but her behavior is becoming more and more unacceptable we didn't want to kick her out now we're forced to. Do we have to give notice of any kind?

Answer: Go ahead and call the police and see if they will remove her but don't be shocked if she makes up a story about you saying she could live there for months (which would be true) and paying rent with a verbal lease. (which would not be true but you can't prove that). If she has a lot of her stuff there then that's an even stronger case she is living there and more likely that the police will say it's a civil matter and not get involved. Don't take matters into your own hands and lock her out. Not only can you be sued for illegal eviction but the police will be more likely to take her side and say you have to let her back in.


Title: Need help with my Dad's mysterious death (USA)

Question:
So my dad passed away on the 28th. I'm very suspicious of his wife behind the whole thing.

My dad had hernia repair on a Thursday. Everything went fine and he was discharged that day. Well that night (according to his wife) he was acting "wired and couldn't calm down" so she gave him some of her xanax. Now, this lady works at a bank. Not in the medical field and she just administered meds to my dad not knowing how they would interact with his prior anesthesia.

(Just a side note...my dad is a recovering drug addict. Clean for 15 years. His wife knew this, but still gave him xanax which just blows my mind).

Well the next morning, my sister picks my dad up to run errands. She said he was nodding in and out and very loopy. This is very weird behavior for my dad. My sister dropped my dad off at his house, and within an hour, he was in cardiac arrest.

According to my step mom, he was sleeping and she went to check on him and he was blue. She called 911 and was doing CPR. He was vomiting and she claims the operator told her to stop CPR. I work in the medical field and this is not protocol. You would turn the person on their side, remove the vomit, and then start CPR again. I just don't believe the step mom.

They got my dad to the hospital and after a week, he was dead. He aspirated on vomit and was without oxygen so long that he was brain dead.

It may all be circumstantial at best, but I'm just curious if I could even pursue negligent homicide or something like that? Mainly due to her giving him xanax and not continuing CPR.

I'd like to also note that he is her 3rd husband to die. Also, she was angry with my dad that day for texts that he was sending my mom. She would not consent to an autopsy and had him cremated.

Answer:
 If the police, prosecutors, or medical examiner suspect foul play, they don't need permission to do an autopsy.

I'm terribly sorry for your loss, but your suspicion is just that unless you have evidence.


Title: (CA) I sold my motorcycle before the insurance claim was finalized, deeming it a total loss.

Question:
I was in a minor accident a little over a month ago, and I had filed a claim with the other party's insurance company. While they were working on the claim, I fixed the damage (all cosmetic) on my bike and sold it.

The guy who bought it has left the state, and will not be coming back for a while (cross-continent road trip for at least a year). Before he left, he registered the bike here in CA, and took everything with him. The bike and title are gone.

My understanding is that a seller is legally responsible to disclose a salvaged vehicle's status before the sale takes place. The bike had a clean title at the time of the sale, currently has a clean title, but I suspect that will be changing in the near future.

What are my responsibilities at this point, in regards to the title requiring a 'salvaged' designation after the sale has taken place, for damages that occurred before the sale was finalized?

Thanks in advance for any comments/help/advice/clarification!

Answer:
 Presumably, the insurer's offer is going to be contingent on the surrender of title. Since you won't be able to provide it, they won't actually pay it out as a loss. They'll come back with a smaller offer, I assume.Answer #2: Depends on the contract that you have with your insurance carrier.

Many insurance contracts include a clause which gives the carrier the right to ownership of the "wreck" any time they pay out a claim which represents a total loss. While many carriers will allow the owner to pay to retain the rights to the damaged vehicle, the language of the contract will determine who gets to choose the final owner of the wrecked bike.

You'll need to be extremely careful about how this issue is approached with your insurance, depending on the contract language, they **could** demand that you turn over ownership of the bike as a condition of paying out your insurance claim... and since you're unable to do so, it could make finalizing that claim impossible.

Speak to your insurance provider, negotiate the rights to the wrecked bike, finalize your insurance claim, then figure out what happens to the title.


Title: I'm trying to get a permanent Civil Protection Order against my 21 year old sister. What should I say that would grant this for me? (more inside)

Question:
Hi. I am an 18 year old male still in high school in Ohio. I live with my 45 year old mother and 21 year old sister. Two years ago she took mind-altering drugs and refuses to be medicated or seen, and my mother will not do anything. She is extremely combative when things come up, and she does not see herself as the offender but rather a victim and has the excuse "Well, he did this... So I did this (way worse) thing back." In recent events, she has stolen my cellphone out of a petty detail and the week before she tried to physically attacked and I have her on video. She said "I wish I had stabbed him with a knife when I had the chance." I have gotten a temporary CPO against her and this is also a vacate order. My full hearing is next week on Thursday.
I do not know whether I should get legal counsel for myself and I don't know if she'll get some herself. What are some key points I should bring up? I have two other sisters but I doubt they'll testify or anything against her because of their unwilling to do it for me. My mother isn't helping but says "what happens happens" in regards to the hearing... She is still my legal guardian.
What do you say, r/legaladvice?

Answer:
 First of all, getting an order of protection against someone you live with is impractical.  If you don't want to be around her, get a job and move.  She sounds like a crappy person, but this just sounds like you're siblings who bicker, say things they don't mean and will make up eventually, unless you're leaving a lot of details out.

Second, in any case where you are trying to do something legally based, you "should say" the truth.  If you have to come up with something special to say other than the plain old truth in order to get what you want, what you want may be unreasonable.


Title: [WA] my friend was kicked out of her house, and may have to sleep on the streets tonight. We are teenagers, what can I do?

Question:
There are two things that I absolutely do not want to happen- I don’t want her to sleep outside and I don’t want her to go back home. Her father kicked her out and she does not have money. What can I do?
Topic:
Juvenile and Youth Law

Answer:
 I'm a social worker. It is illegall for any child to be kicked out of their home under the age of 18. Make a call to cps in your state and report the incident. They will go to the home within 24 hours probably same day and investigate. Have your friend go to an aunt or uncles house or cousin our family member for the night to be safe or even your house if possible. Call CPS.Answer #2: Kicking an unemancipated minor on the street is a crime. Check out Washington's page on child welfare for info on who to report to: https://www.atg.wa.gov/child-abuse-neglect

Obviously, call the police if there is an immediate issue that needs resolution such as they are in immediate danger.


Title: Georgia Power website support email response sends LAST FOUR of SSN

Question: I recently used the Georgia Power support website input form to ask them a question. When their support representative replied by email there was reference to my request information pasted at the bottom of the email. It had the LAST FOUR digits of my SSN, this being sent in a plain text, insecure email. I believe this to be a major security violation of personal identifying information. See email text snippet and details in comments.

Answer:
 >  I believe this to be a major security violation of personal identifying information.

Bad practice?  Maybe.  Illegal?  No.  Lawsuit?  Not unless you can prove damages.

Send them a polite email laying out the issue.


Title: OK - I was punched in the face by a department store security guard

Question:
Hello. Thank you for your time.

I have much of the altercation filmed, including when I was punched in the face.

About three months ago I was surrounded by two security guards while about to exit a department store. One was dressed in civilian clothing. Without accusing me of any wrong doing, they man handled me in an attempt to handcuff me. I continuously asked if they were officers of the law, as they were saying things like "You are under arrest"

A department store manager or something of the sorts then shows up and simply observes what is happening and somewhat interfers trying to help the two guards.
Unable to handcuff me after 3 minutes or so, I was able to stall them until help arrived. Soon, the manager told them to let me go. As I am leaving, one if the security guards sucker punches me in the face and I run away.

This entire situation left bruises all across my arm, of which i took pictures. I now have a worse kink in my neck. I had to cancel my first chiropractor appointment due to natural disaster (Hurricane Harvey) and am this week planning another one. The kink in my neck has not gone away.

I left the premises without any merchandise or contact with police.

I talked to a lawyer via telephone consultation and he told me they didn't really cover those cases, although he sincerely suggested I continue to find a lawyer.

The time when this happened has been very busy for me as I am now on a sort of extended vacation. I am extremely distressed from this situation, having bad dreams and anxiety often.

I have done a bit of research, and it seems security guards are allowed to use some force, but this punch was unnecessary and happened while leaving.

I have copies of the video and I haven't shared them anywhere online.

My questions: what sort of lawyer is best for this situation? What do you think the chances are of them settling out of court? If not will I have to testify? What are some good things to remember before calling a lawyer?

Thank you so much. Messages and comments much appreciated.

edit: This happened in Oklahoma.

Answer: What did the police say when you reported this?Answer #2: if you assaulted you call the police and file a report. Nothing you can do about it until you do that.


Title: It's a silly hypo but can broadly written cell-phone-while-driving laws be used to fine someone for vaping while driving?

Question:
My local laws seem to specify that the device has to have some communicative functionality such as talk, text or internet access, or be a video/audio device. But are there any jurisdictions where the law is written broadly enough to apply to potentially any handheld electronics? Technically many ecigs do have a display screen though not video or internet-enabled.

I'm just wondering if the right combination of broadly-written law and a traffic cop with a strong aversion to vapers (or for that matter a clever approach to revenue generation) could make that a thing.

Posting in off-topic because it's admittedly kinda silly and I am wondering about various jurisdictions or maybe a worst-case jurisdiction.

Answer:
 Oh god, my ecig has Bluetooth... Am I in trouble?Answer #2: I don't think there's any such law on the books now.  I'm not about to google 50 states' worth of cell phone laws, but any of them I've seen use words like "telecommunication device" or "cellular phone".  If you can make phone calls or send texts from your vape, I guess it would apply.  Otherwise, no.

There likely won't ever be a law that broad because it would have to do something like ban use of "electronic devices".  Which would make it illegal to drive the car in the first place.  Or use the radio.  And make Taxis illegal.


Title: I OD'ed on probation, please help

Question:
I went to the icu after I got laced drugs. I've been clean for months and fucked up. Obliviously cops showed up and gave me narcan and stuff but then left. I had nothing on me, when I came to hours later they were gone. I finally called my p.o. and said I had police contact and was in the ICU. She wants to meet me tuesday morning. My last dose was Friday. Pretty much single use. Assuming I'm clean, what do I have to worry about. My discharge just had info on addiction. Nothing that says what I took.

I was thinking of saying it was a reaction to my clonazepam and cough syrup, otc.

What else should I be prepared For? I just got out of rehab and I'm in iop. Can she request the tox screen? Idk if i even got one, and if i did, what of i refused?

Please help!!

Answer:
 Lying to your probation officer is a violation of your probation in and of itself. It also makes it nearly a zero chance that your probation officer doesn't recommend a revocation of your probation. At this point the ONLY thing you can do to make things worse is lie.

That being said, talk to a lawyer Monday. You can't lie, but there may be other options.Answer #2: Why would you assume you're clean if you just OD'd? What you have to worry about is being kicked off probation and going to jail on the original charge.


Title: I Got My Privacy Invaded And I Was Written Up For It

Question:
I’m a college student, honors society, basically straight A’s.I have never been reported or had an issue before.
Basically my roommate moved out four days ago, and then today, without telling anyone who lived in our room actively, he brought the head of our housing through our dorm to do his inspection. They walked in on his ex roommate and her boyfriend naked and then wrote me up for having a jug of Carlo, which they made said female roommate dump out. I feel that my privacy is invaded and that write up should be thrown out, they also have no proof of what was actually in the bottle. Is there anyway I can fight this? This is at Binghamton but I’m from Connecticut.

(Sorry for any formatting issues I’m posting from my phone)

UPDATE: the conduct case got dropped against me after I discussed it with the major housing office. They did violate my housing contract.

Answer:
 >  I feel that my privacy is invaded and that write up should be thrown out

Keep studying. Specifically your housing agreement, which likely says they can do this.

> they also have no proof of what was actually in the bottle.

LOL that's adorable.


Title: (NY) Landlord finally gave me my security deposit back but it was only after I filed a small claim and it was not for the full amount. What do I do?

Question: I found another tenant to take over the apartment thus breaking my lease so I was in the clear. I talked to my landlord within the 30 days and he assured me I would receive my deposit soon. Fast forward another month and I gave up after calling several times and leaving voice mails and not hearing anything back. I filed a small claim and finally got a check in the mail along with an itemized statement a week later but they withheld $300. The lease states they have to return the deposit and/or give an itemized statement within 30 days. It was past 60 days before I got it back. I talked to the landlord and I could get $100 taken off due to having a receipt for carpet cleaning so it would be only $200 at that point. Is it worth still going to small claims? Also, if i cash the check they did send before going to court would I in effect be saying that I agree with the itemized statement? Thank you.

Answer:
 As /u/ohio_redditor said, they forfeited their right to make any deductions by not returning the money within the proscribed period, so you can get the full $300 back in small claims.

You are also entitled to *interest* on the *full deposit amount* at the prevailing interest rate. *See* N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 7-103(2-a). Your right to interest cannot be waived by rental agreement. § 7-103(3). Almost every landlord everywhere unlawfully fails to pay interest on security deposits, but if you are going to small claims, you might as well get some more money. Depending on how long you lived there and what the total deposit amount was, the amount of interest may be decently substantial.Answer #2: Do not deposit the check.  In most situations like this depositing the check will absolutely look like you agreeing to the terms the landlord has given you.  Follow through and take him to small claims and get your money back.


Title: A question about creating a lottery

Question:
Hi guys,

So I had a question about the legalities of creating lotteries. I want to have a local recycling drive, where each can/bottle that is donated is put into a lottery for a cash prize, but I want to make sure that I'm not running afoul of any laws. Are there strict lottery regulations when people aren't actually paying money for the tickets?

Answer: There are and they depend heavily on location.


Title: [California] currently working as a sub contractor with a former employee we fired for consuming drugs on the jobsite

Question:
[California] Hi so random question. My company is currently subcontracting with another company for a concrete laying job and one of their crew members is an ex employee of ours whom we fired for consuming drugs and alcohol on a job site.

All I want to know is if we have any liability for not disclosing to his current employer this information. Also because the crews are basically intermingling are we opening ourselves up to liability by allowing him to operate machinery etc?

Im not looking for a witch hunt im just not interested in losing my livelihood

Thanks!

Answer:
 If this jobsite is something special, I would definitely do it to cover your own ass.

By special, I mean if you're doing nuclear concrete work, or working with a chemical company, or something very high spec where they may randomly drug test outside contractors. If you're laying concrete in some random parking lot or whatever, fuck it.


Title: [MN/NC] (also incl. military, actve Army member specifically who stole identity) - Ex-boyfriend stole identity and used it to buy a home while he was in the Army

Question:
As a preface, I first saw that this happened about 5 years ago. I didn't realize it was him until the other day. I just thought my credit was stolen. ~~The first time I saw that I had an incorrect location listed under former addresses, I knew the one in North Carolina was incorrect. I disputed it, did everything I could and the credit companies asked for. My dispute was denied (or however it's worded) and that just reset the time left to collect. I regret disputing since if I hadn't, it probably would be gone now or soon.~~  ***2nd EDIT is here:*** I checked my credit, passed 2 of the identity verifications. I failed one. I can't remember if it was with Equifax, Experian, or TransUnion. I called them, they sent my credit report to my apartment where I live in Minnesota. I looked over it. There were some things that were off. I didn't want to reset everything (basically, I don't have a better way of putting it) if I lost a dispute. I disputed the address, just that I had never lived there, that was not an address I had lived at. I didn't put anything about my identity having been stolen I mailed that to the credit report company. I got a letter about it being denied or something like that.

So it's still on my credit report saying that I live in North Carolina when I never have. The other two things that I didn't dispute were two large amounts of money by two companies, didn't recognize them. I thought about disputing them, but I didn't want the same thing that happened with the address that was mine to happen to those. I thought about going to my parents for advice, but it ended up being a really bad time to do that (two sudden deaths in the family) and I left it and forgot it. Moving on. I figured it out recently when I was setting up Informed Delivery with USPS and had to verify my identity. One of the questions was "Who do you have a mortgage with?" (may have been "Who do you have or have you had a mortgage with?" which I'm thinking no one, my husband and I live in an apartment. Never had a mortgage. I had 4 choices, 3 were names I didn't know, 1 was my ex. I connected the dots. He was stationed in NC, I had a mortgage in NC, that's why I had an incorrect address there. The answer was my ex like I figured it would be so I passed, but I had gotten ID verifications that I had no clue what the answer was or what the question was talking about.

We had an ugly breakup. Won't go into details, but he was angry. We'd only been together for maybe a month and a half, he wanted to get married ASAP to join the Army. I wasn't comfortable. I bought my own rings, he kept them. I broke up with him and I had to fight With with him to get my rings back. (He wasn't a good person. He did a lot of things to try and ruin me/my reputation.) He sent letters and tried to get my family to alienate me, if I started seeing a someone new, he mailed them letters. When I moved in with my husband got tons of letters.

So I know I need to do something, I don't know what. I know since he was active in the Army at the time (he's a CO in a Prison now) there are possible consequences for him there, but that's up to the Army. Disputing it didn't work. Aside from hiring an attorney (which I plan on doing if it's even worth pursuing or if my time is up), is there any advice? My husband knows about this whole dumpster fire. I just have no clue where to start or if it's too late. Ugh.

As a side note, he possibly got my SSN from when I bought my wedding and engagement ring set, I bought about 3/4 in cash and 1/4 I applied for store credit and put it on that. He applied first and was declined. I applied, approved, and bought the rest. I don't recall ever giving him my SSN other than that time when he would have seen it.

Thanks r/legaladvice ! :)

Edited to fix a small wording problem.
Second edit. (3:20pm CST - ~2h later or so) Remembered some details about the credit report request when I was driving around that I didn't recall earlier. Has to do with failing ID verification and my credit report being sent to me. I'm going to just cross out the previous so it's there and write what I remember happened. Sorry :|

Sorry about all of the confusion. It's been a while since I'd thought about the details of when I disputed the address.

Answer:
 > I knew the one in North Carolina was incorrect. I disputed it, did everything I could and the credit companies asked for. My dispute was denied (or however it's worded) and that just reset the time left to collect.

Not how that works.

Have you obtained copies of your credit report and actually observed a mortgage tradeline on them?

Being linked at an address with someone doesn't necessarily mean they've stolen your identity.Answer #2: If he’s no longer in the military, then they lose court martial jurisdiction over him. The only exception is if he remained in the reserves (and if it was his first enlistment; then he is required to serve 8 years total. If he got out of active duty after five years, he would technically still serve three in the reserves (likely the IRR).  It’s theoretically possible to recall someone to Active Duty for court martial, buts it only really done for things like a murder or rape they committed while on active duty.

I’d also make sure to verify the mortgage from the company itself. Sometimes those CRA tripwire questions purposefully put a wrong answer on there that seems like it can be correct from other information in your profile. The correct answer in that case is “None of the above” which should have also been an option.


Title: My landlord sent me this email a few minutes ago- does anyone have advice on how to proceed?

Question:
"We received a maintenance request through the system today that there was no water at the property.  We contacted New Jersey American Water Company so as to determine what was going on with the service.  We were advised that the water service had been shut off due to non-payment.  Apparently, when a resident moved in, they contacted the water company, switched the water service out of our name, and then did not issue payment to the water company.  Unfortunately, as a result of this, the water service was suspended.  We were able to convince the water company that this was through no fault of ours, and they agreed to turn the water service back on sometime today.  We apologize for the issue occurring.  The water company will be sending us a recap bill for the time period that water service was not billed to our office. "

Do you think I'm going to be charged a massive multi-month fee?

They already split the bill evenly with all units (which is highly unfair since I'm the only 1 bedroom unit but that's a separate issue)

Answer: If you agreed to pay for water, and haven't paid for water, then you'll need to pay for water.


Title: Constant Weed smell that's disrupting life/Breaking Lease

Question:
Hello!

My wife and I have a problem that has been going on for 4-5 months now in Michigan. Brief history. We got married awhile ago and were looking for apartments. We found the top rated one in our area and submitted for a place. We were accepted. During this time mgmt changed and we were not allowed to see our apartment or its building before move in. We were told we were, but then the previous manager got fired for sleeping with the staff. We lived hours away and they told us our apartment would not be ready until the night of move in. We had no options as we already signed lease with old mgmt and moved in. *Edit* Forgot to mention that the unit they showed and promised us was NOT the unit we got. Not even in the same side of complex

We have a horrible drug using unit. There are mulitple people who continually smoke weed all day long. I've seen them, i've walked passed their doors and smelled it wafting out, and I even heard them toking and laughing about how good it was.

The smell is everywhere in our apartment. It stains the clothes, bedsheets. Sometimes i smell like weed when I go to work. I've even had it smell in my car just from the amount of pot smoke in the hallways. I've contacted management six times regarding this. At first they acted super serious and sent out a letter to everyone (that I have still) that says doing drugs is a violation of lease and if it continues it will be forced eviction. After this letter, nothing changed. I complained more and more and they finally did apartment inspections, but they notified the units a month in advance when the inspection would be so they of course found nothing. The last time I called the manager wouldn't speak to me about it and said if I have a problem to call the police. I've called the police twice and both times no officer showed up after speaking with dispatch and telling them I have an overpowering smell of weed. I don't know what to do at this point. I can lose my job with weed smell on my clothes. Sometimes the smoke is so strong that it makes my eyes water, I'm not sure if a drug test would show positive or negative for marijuana with this amount of smoke. Sometimes the smoking starts at 4 or 5 am and continues until 1-2 am the next day. It wakes me up, it gives me a headache, it makes my eyes water and itchy. Its horrible. What legal actions do I have? I want to break my lease, but their policy would cost me close to 5 thousand dollars just to do that unless I have legal reasons to break it. Can anyone help me?

Side note. I've completed sealed off areas and vents of the apartment with medical grade plastic and tape and it still comes through. I've re-caulked the entire bathroom over holes and things in the tub where it would come through. I've sealed off entry ways, cracks. I bought a full room air purifier. Spend hundreds each month on Ozium sprays and air scents and nothing will work.

Answer:
 IANAL, but speak with an attorney who practices landlord-tenant law. Basically, your landlord is willfully allowing other tenants to be a private nuisance which, in turn, is disrupting your use and enjoyment of the premises, and, therefore, breaching your lease agreement.

An attorney will likely be able to either negotiate an exit from the lease or, if it's as bad as you say, advise you on how to proceed with a constructive eviction case against the landlord.

EDIT: Downvoted for displaying a basic understanding of landlord-tenant law. Gotta love it.


Title: My neighbors posed as my landlord to the police to get my car towed.

Question:
What legal action can I take against them? I can post the full story if anyone wants it. I'm from Kansas City MO.

UPDATE: Okay! So it turns out that this was because of some kind of beef between my landlord and my neighbor that's been happening for awhile now. But he said this was a "new low even for them." My neighbors feels that my landlords house lowered the value of their house and has been trying to put my ll out ever since. Juicy stuff right?

Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 Yes, please post the story.  Without facts, no one can help.Answer #2: File a police report.  Your neighbor effectively stole your truck.

The relevant statute in Missouri appears to be Mo. Rev. Stat. § 570.030 - depending on the value of the truck, it's either a Class C felony (if worth less than $25k - punishable by up to 4 years imprisonment), or Class B felony (if worth more than $25k - punishable by up to 7 years imprisonment).

Were I in your shoes, I would absolutely attempt to press criminal charges.Answer #3: Please, please provide an update.

[Relevant](http://i.imgur.com/H1AZn.gif)Answer #4: Have you filed an actual police report regarding your neighbor's fraudulent misrepresentation?

Also, I'm a little confused:  Did you neighbors call a towing company or the police?

If it was the police have you filed a report to initiate a charge of filing a false police report, and if they didn't call the police then how did the police know about the towing?

If they called the towing company then ask the towing company if they have access through their phone records or caller ID as to the phone number that the request came from.  Ask them to send you a letter on their letterhead with this information and that the caller represented themselves as the landlord.  Hopefully this will be acceptable evidence if you take the neighbors to small claims court.  In fact I'd invest in a little bit of a lawyer's time to check and see if this should suffice or if you'd need an ~~avadavat~~ affidavit or notarized form and get a draft from him- worth it for revenge. Answer #5: my boss is in a case with very similar facts. the two "landlords" in our situation both face felony charges.


Title: [TX] Can a 17 year old work at a gas station and sell tobacco and alcohol

Question: If a 17 year old got the required licenses could he work at a gas station that sells tobacco and alcohol and what would those licenses be

Answer: You cannot sell alcohol at all if you're under 18 in Texas.  There is no license around that.  Your prospective employer may be able to get around this by having another person work when you do, and having them process sales that include alcohol.


Title: If an American company doesn't comply with GDPR, what can the EU do about it?

Question:
Suppose a resident of the EU travels to an American city and rents or buys something from a small business with only local operations and who doesn't actively solicit or market to EU customers.

If one of these foreign customers complains about the company to the GDPR regulating body, what would that body try to do if they took the complaint seriously?

I know the GDPR was designed to expand the scope of EU laws to cover as many foreign entities as possible, but what can they actually do to a foreign company with no operations in Europe? I would assume any attempt to levy a fine wouldn't have any standing in a US court, but maybe that's an incorrect assumption?

Answer:
 >**Article 3**

>Territorial scope

> 1. This Regulation applies to the processing of personal data in the context of the activities of an establishment of a
controller or a processor in the Union, regardless of whether the processing takes place in the Union or not.
L 119/32 EN Official Journal of the European Union 4.5.2016
2. This Regulation applies to the processing of personal data of data subjects who are in the Union by a controller or
processor not established in the Union, where the processing activities are related to:
(a) the offering of goods or services, irrespective of whether a payment of the data subject is required, to such data
subjects in the Union; or
(b) the monitoring of their behaviour as far as their behaviour takes place within the Union.
3. This Regulation applies to the processing of personal data by a controller not established in the Union, but in a
place where Member State law applies by virtue of public international law.

A local business in the US would not have activities in the EU (1), the customers would not be in the EU when the data is processed (2a), and neither would any behavior monitored that would take place within the EU (2b). Lastly I do not believe that memberstate law applies to US business by virtue of PIL (3)

My conclusion would be: The business in the US would be outside the territorial scope of the GDPR, therefore they would not need to comply with the GDPR


Title: What can I do if I found a foreign substance/material in my food

Question:
I went to dairy queen, got a blizzard, found what i thought was an ice cube in my blizzard, bit lightly on it, wouldnt compress/break like an ice cube, spit it out to find a metal bolt looking thing

EDIT: Am in Canada

Answer:
 You can probably get a refund. If they’re feeling charitable you might get another one for free.

EDIT: Since this is Canada, you’re also entitled to an apology.