Title: Online date threatens lawsuit

Question:
Hi there folks,

Long story short, I met a girl from out of state on a dating site, and we communicated for three months.Me in OR, her in CA. She agreed to fly out, and we had a good week. A fun time, consensual sex, and a decent connection.

However, I had been casually dating before she flew out, and was not thorough in explaining that. When she learned of this, she now says the sex wasn't consensual because if she had known, she would not have flown out. I'm not concerned about the veracity of her claim, because I have many, many texts demonstrating that the sex was consensual.

However, she is saying she was "raped by fraud," and intends to file suit citing "Fraud" and "Intentional Harm." Obviously the lawsuit is frivolous. But can she actually file it and can I be drained financially trying to fight it? Should I tell her to "go ahead?" Full disclosure, I did tell her toward the beginning that I should have been more forthcoming with answers to her questions.

A quick edit: Is it recommended that I direct her to cease contact with me? This has gone on for weeks and I often wake up to massive amounts of texts and emails that including name calling and threats of suit, and threats to contact my employer... I suspect it would constitute harassment if she was informed that it was unwanted and then persisted.

Any advice or reassurance from the legal minds here would be helpful.

Answer:
 She can, but she's probably not going to. If she does, it might cost you a little bit to have a real lawyer laugh her off.

>Should I tell her to "go ahead?"

Nope. You should tell her absolutely nothing. Someone threatens to sue you, you cut off all contact both ways.


Title: Can my stepkids' abuser get his protective order overturned? (Indiana)

Question:
On Easter Sunday my husband and I got a text from his ex's sister-in-law stating that my 15-year-old stepson got into a physical fight with the ex's live-in boyfriend.  This is the second time that we know of that this has happened so we drove to their town and filed for custody and for a protective order against the boyfriend on behalf of the kids.  At the time, the kids told us the ex was hitting their mom in front of them and then put his hands on my stepson so that's what we put on the order.

  We got the police and DCS involved.  Last Monday, the DCS case worker called and told us that the kids had told her and the police that the boyfriend never hit anybody and there was nothing that could be done.  So we called the courthouse saying we wanted to remove the restraining order as we were told we had no legal grounds to pursue it.  The person we spoke to told us to just not show up and it will be dropped so no one showed up to court.  However, the afternoon of the court date we got an email saying it had gone through and is in effect for 2 years.

  Since then, we've received a copy of the police report and DCS report.  This man verbally abuses my husband's ex in front of the kids (calls her fat cow, fatty, bitch, slut, hooker, gross, etc.), calls my 15 year old stepson a faggot and a bitch, and calls my 10 year old stepdaughter a little bitch among other things.  He drinks every day and he and the mom get into nasty fights where furniture is flipped, items are thrown, etc.  This man carries an unregistered handgun on his hip at all times in the house and he has a history of reported violence with at least one other woman and his stepdad.  Thankfully the kids did tell the police and DCS about this as it's in the report.  My stepkids' cousin who is 16 also came at this man physically on one occasion.

  The kids told us they're afraid of him and don't want him around and they told the police and DCS the same.  The ex and boyfriend informed us yesterday they intend on fighting the protective order.

  Will they be able to get this order revoked?  Also is any of this grounds for custody?  We live 1.5 hours away and have expressed to the kids we'd like them to move in with us but they live in a small town where their whole family lives and their friends and everything else is there so I don't think they want to make the move which is understandable.

Answer:
 My god, of course this is grounds for a custody change. An abusive, violent alcoholic walking around the house with a gun on his hip?! Hell yes!

Please, for the sake of the kids, call a lawyer.


Title: Boss wants to cut my pay in half

Question:
I’m a top-earning employee at my company. I make average $475,000 per year through salary and commission combined. The company has decided to cut my compensation package in half. If I decide to leave the company voluntarily, am I entitled to any compensation? Do I have grounds for any legal recourse based on the significant forced cut in pay?

Would the answer be different if I only made salary, and the salary was cut in half, as opposed to my scenario of a combined salary and commission cut?

Company size is about 40 people total; I’m based in Washington state. No one else in the company is getting a pay cut.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 At $475,000, you should really hire an employment lawyer to discuss your options with before you make any moves. Answer #2: > Do I have grounds for any legal recourse based on the significant forced cut in pay?

Well, a significant cut in compensation generally entitles you to collect unemployment if you quit over it. But I don't think that will make you feel a whole lot better!Answer #3: Significant cut in salary could be considered constructive dismissal.

However any unemployment you get will be pennies in perspective of what you're making now.

Definitely consider looking for another work. As a top earner can't imagine it would be too hard.Answer #4: Do you have a contract (outlines when you can be fired, pay cut, etc)? The vast majority Americans don't, and if that's true for you as well, you're out of luck. The same would be true if you were strictly salaried, that's just how it works if you're employed at will

A significant pay cut would mean you qualify for unemployment, even if you quitAnswer #5: This would probably be a constructive dismissal and would entitle you to unemployment.  But you have no legal case against your employer unless this pay was discimination against a protected class.


Title: Neighbors ripped decorative ivy off facade of house

Question:
So I understand that tree law is a thing but was a curious if ivy law exists. Neighbors ripped about two 10+ ft by 7 ft sections of decorative ivy off house. This ivy is not English ivy or a fast growing ivy and I imagine that for it to grow back, if it’s not already a lost, cause could take 5-7 years+. We’ve had to trim small dead patches (2x2 ft) off before which took 3-4 years to grow back. How would one go about seeking a valuation of this plant?
Topic:
Real Estate law

Answer: First, I would file a police report for criminal trespass and damage. Second, call some plant stores and request quotes.Answer #2: Do you know what species it is? English ivy isn't the only invasive ivy. Not that they should have yanked it off your house either way, but it may not be valued much if it's viewed as invasive.


Title: Atm at my cash, bank says no cash.

Question:
What are my options? (Brown county in the state of Wisconsin)  It was approximately $820 and my fiancé and I are trying to pay for a wedding in a few weeks. It's a larger bank and the atm is serviced by a third party. They had given us a credit as this happened almost a month ago but now the atm company says there was no cash in the machine so they took the 820 out of our account and so we have a bunch of overdraft fees as well now. Is there any hope of getting this money and if so do we start with a police report or small claims or a lawyer?

Edit: I forgot to update this with the wedding an everything but it worked itself out. We fought and fought and finally kicked it up high enough that they looked at the video camera and lo and behold we got our money. The branch manager helped by giving the number for his boss so we could escalate the claim and eventually they must have looked at the video because it all worked out.

Answer: I had a similar situtation but my bank was with chase. The machine ate my money but it did give me a receipt saying there was a error with the machine. Did you ever get a receipt for the transaction?


Title: [Billings, Montana/Missoula, MT] Importing a car back to the US from Canada, would these models be legal?

Question:
I'm in Missoula, my sister's in Billings, which is why there's a slash in location.

My sister is looking at importing three cars from Canada to the US for family members as a gift (one for a 16-year-old niece as she passed driving test, the other for Mom).

The cars are a 2004 Chevrolet Epica sedan (for the niece) and a 2012 BMW 5-Series sedan (for Mom). There's also a third car, a 2008 Mercedes C-Class, which my sister is importing for herself.

IIRC the Chevrolet Epica was never sold in the US, but the identical Suzuki Verona was.

I know there's the rule that vehicles have to be 25 years or older, but what about for cars that are similar/near-identical like the BMW and Mercedes sedans?

Would this cause problems with border patrol getting these brought in on a trailer?

BTW, the cars were bought from mom-and-pop type dealers, with the exception of the Mercedes, bought from a Calgary dealer.

We're all US citizens, although SIL's BIL is a Canadian citizen who lives part of the year in Montana, part of the year in Vancouver, if that makes any sense... he's a snowbird so to speak.

I know nothing about this as our family's never imported a car into the US before, let alone three.

Don't want to get into trouble at border patrol... my sister's negotiating about delivery of these.

Answer:
 In short, if less than 25 years old, the car has to meet all US Federal standards, and have a label that certifies compliance, to be imported. If the car is labeled as meeting Canadian standards, it can still be imported as long as you do the proper paperwork and you get a letter from the auto manufacturer certifying that the specific VIN (not just the model) will conform to US Federal standards.

https://icsw.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/import/VIG%20Canada10102012.pdfAnswer #2: I think your issue would actually arise later when you attempt to register the cars. The German cars are much less likely to cause a problem than the Chevy, since the DMV folks will find them in their system. They won't find that Chevy, and the VIN likely won't conform to Suzuki Verona specs. You'll be stuck with a car that must be registered, but cannot be (short of some intense shenanigans).

Maybe you could go to the DMV to inquire about registering them. I suspect a DMV in that part of the world is familiar with Canadian vehicle issues and could help you out.


Title: [Utah] Am I able to reduce my alimony based on my ex-wife's significant (25% / $15,000) raise?

Question:
Hi guys and gals,

I'll try to keep this brief and still cover the key points.

* Aside from 1 year my wife took off after the birth of our son, we both worked for the 6 years of our marriage.
* Last November my ex and I filed for divorce, and she did most of the paperwork
* My ex-wife's income was listed as roughly $58,000 and mine as about $125,000
* We agreed to me paying her about $1,000 a month for the next 4 years
* About a month after filing the papers with the court my ex got a new job and increased her pay to about $72,000 (as well as a $2,000 stipend for medical costs and fully paid medical insurance premiums)
* That raise was not logged with the state prior to the decree being recorded with the county
* My ex chose to purchase our home and took out a large loan costing her about $2,000 a month (P&I plus Tax & Insurance); I begged my wife not to purchase the home as she can't afford it, but she chose to anyway

So that is the short version of our divorce history.  I additionally pay several hundred in child support, and I'm not looking to change that.

I looked up Utah Alimony modification and came across this information:
*If there are substantial material changes in circumstances not foreseeable at the time of divorce, either party may petition the court for an order modifying alimony. However, the court may not modify alimony to address needs of the recipient that did not exist at the time the decree was entered...*
(https://www.utcourts.gov/howto/divorce/alimony.html)

So my questions:
# Does my ex-wife's 25% represent a "substantial material change in circumstances"?
# Because my ex's raise exceeds the amount of spousal support she sought from me, does that raise supplant her need of support from me?
# Am I likely to win a reduction or outright elimination of alimony if I present this information to the state?

Answer:
 > Does my ex-wife's 25% represent a "substantial material change in circumstances"?

Quite possibly.

Speak to the lawyer who handled your divorce, if you had one, or go find a lawyer otherwise. Adjusting alimony isn't hard, but you need an expert to review the full facts and advise you.Answer #2: > I begged my wife not to purchase the home as she can't afford it, but she chose to anyway

Why not? She makes $72k a year in salary. She should be able to afford $2k in housing costs even after her alimony ends (whether  that's now or in three years) especially if you're paying child support.


Title: Inheritance from will and a drug addict brother.

Question:
My grandfather passed away last year. In his will, he stated he wants his house and land to be sold, and for all of the profits to be divided amongst his grandchildren. Give the value of everything, each grandchild stands to inherit 20-30k.

My brother is a drug addict - a heroin addict, to be specific. He absolutely cannot get a penny of the inheritance, otherwise it'd probably mean ruining his life even and probably suicide by drug overdose. However, obviously, if he were to find out about the inheritance and that he wasn't getting it, he'd raise absolute hell for my entire family.

Preferably, what we'd all like to do is get the money and tuck it away in an investment fund indefinitely. If he gets his act together, its his. If not, at least it's some place safe and he's not killing himself with it.

What are the options? Is there anything that can be legally done to both keep my brother from inheriting the money and from knowing about it at all?

Answer:
 Not if the Will is already being settled.

You can ask him if he would be willing to put it into a trust with an appointee you both agree on.  But "I don't like what you'll do with this money" is not legal grounds to deny him.


Title: Next door town home painted red

Question:
We live in a townhome and there is a new townhome being constructed next door. Both townhomes are three stories and are spaced about 15-20 feet apart.

Last week they painted the new townhome red. Which doesn’t look bad but now half our house is tinted red... our only option is to ignore the tint or keep our windows closed.

I realize this post is very NIMBY... but do we have any options here? Also if anyone has non legal advice to wash out the red tint that would be appreciated too.

Thanks to those who read this.

Answer: I know they sell window films for privacy. Perhaps you can see if there are some that will help filter out the red light.


Title: I got jumped 2 hours ago (MN)

Question:
It's a long dumb story but I'll try and contain it to the essentials.

On sunday went out with friends to watch some football. Everyone got a lil too drunk, my Friend "A" was acting like a dick to his girlfriend "B", so she poured water on his head. A freaked out and pushed her a bit. So everyone stepped in, A kept on throwing a fit, so we separated them. Eventually it got to the point where B needed a place to stay for the night. So she ended up at my place.

Fast forward to today, I get a text from B saying can I meet her, and that she's outside of my house. I step out, don't see anyone, start walking back and then hear fast footsteps, and A is charging at me and tackles me to the ground. He's on top for like 2 minutes, but all of our shouting got my neighbor to pop out and threaten to call the cops so he eventually gets off of me, and B tells him to leave when I say if he doesn't get out of here I'm calling the cops because he just assaulted me.

All in all, damage is minimal, got a couple scrapes on my elbow and knee, and a bunch of my hair torn out, but nothing serious. I guess I never realized what to do in this situation, like....this is assault right? Do I just call the police and say this dude just jumped me?

But here's the kicker, I've sold weed to both A and B. I'm the very definition of small time and literally just sell to my old high school friends and coworkers for beer money, but if I get the police involved, is that something that can bite me in the ass even though it has nothing to do with this situation?

This probably seems like small potatoes to what most people here ask about, but this is out of my realm of experience and I'm not sure what to do.

Thanks.

Answer:
 > I've sold weed to both A and B.

The police are unlikely to care about a marijuana sale. I would suspect the conversation to go:

A: "He sold weed to me."

Cop: "Are you asking me to write you a ticket for possession? That's $200. You sure?"

A: "No! He sold weed to ME!"

Cop "Right, I get that. So you possessed the marijuana he sold to you, right? That's a $200 ticket for possession. I can do that if that's the road you want to go down...."

A: "But what about HIM?

Cop: "Well, I can ask him about that. If he confesses to selling it to you I suppose I could write him a $200 ticket too.  But what do YOU want to do?"

A: Nvermnd.


Title: [FL] Roommate violating lease/not sure how to handle this

Question:
My boyfriend and I have a roommate. The three of us signed the lease together a few months ago. By this I mean roommate and my boyfriend signed at the office, I signed and emailed it after getting off work.

We had agreed that the roommates boyfriend would not be allowed to stay more than the lease states. This was not an issue until we actually moved in. I'll call my roommate Jenny and her boyfriend John.

Around the time we moved, John became homeless. He had enough notice that he could have arranged better, but he is rather irresponsible. I got him a job and he finally found roommates. They kicked him out within a month. Then, he supposedly found a new place a few weeks later. During all this, we told Jenny that John overstayed his welcome and needs to leave. We have gone back and forth like this every few weeks.

My boyfriend told Jenny the other day that John needs to leave as he has stayed for 5 nights straight at this point and is constantly making too much noise. She gets an attitude and says he has not been here that long. He actually left for one night in the beginning. He leaves every few nights to make it appear he is not here too much.

Out of frustration, I reread the lease hoping to get out of this living situation. Turns out it says no more than 7 days straight and no more than a total of 14 days. I had thought the 14 days was per month, but it actually does not specify. We are well over 30 days total at this point.

Question: what can I do to protect my boyfriend and I in the case that this blows up with the property manager.

Question 2: if we ask John to leave and Jenny refuses to kick him out or he won't leave, will the police be able to trespass him as he has Jenny's permission to be here but not the other 2 tenants (my boyfriend and my self)?

Tldr: roommate is violating lease because she is allowing her boyfriend to stay further than our lease allows. I want to protect myself and my boyfriend in the c case that this blows up in my face. Also need a way to remove him from our house.

Answer:
 > what can I do to protect my boyfriend and I in the case that this blows up with the property manager.

Probably nothing. If one of you is violating the lease, then all of you are violating the lease, since you basically formed one party together (the tenants).

> if we ask John to leave and Jenny refuses to kick him out or he won't leave, will the police be able to trespass him as he has Jenny's permission to be here but not the other 2 tenants (my boyfriend and my self)?

No, he's not trespassing. He has permission to be there.


Title: My friend's boyfriend is a drug dealer on the lam. Is it dangerous to have them over?

Question:
My friend's boyfriend is a drug dealer on the lam. Is it dangerous to have them over to my house if I don't want to get raided?

I just found out yesterday that my friend's bf has had a bench warrant out for his arrest for about a month now. We have had him over twice before we knew about it, and my friend spent most of the holidays at our house because he has been out of town. Now I am worried about confronting either of them because I don't really trust him to take it well... "Please don't come back over?" Seems like a good way to make an enemy out of a prolific drug dealer.

If he is over again, I'd imagine that I would be 'harboring a fugitive' and could not simply say "No, officers, you do not have permission to enter" if they show up, when there is somebodys car outside that they wish to arrest.
 Might they also want to speak to my friend about her bf's whereabouts, even if HE is not at my house? Would that give them an obligation to enter without permission, to ask her questions?

I live in Oklahoma.

EDIT: thank you for all your advice. I will be following all of it. I didn't see it before as something that needs addressed, but now I know what needs done.
Topic:
Searches and Seizures

Answer:
 > Is it dangerous to have them over?

If you don't want to have the cops raid your house, yes, yes it is.Answer #2: Get better friends.  I'd be more concerned about the drug dealer being there in general, rather than any specifics about a warrant.

Harboring a fugitive requires more than their physical presence in your house.  You have to try to conceal them or give them aid somehow.  If they come by for dinner, it's not a crime.  If they stay there for a week, it might be

You don't have to allow officers into your house without a warrant in most cases.  That being said, it's not a great idea to play stupid when there's a known fugitive with a warrant inside your house.

> Might they also want to speak to my friend about her bf's whereabouts, even if HE is not at my house?

They very well might

> Would that give them an obligation to enter without permission, to ask her questions?

Not without a warrant, no.  Answer #3: >Seems like a good way to make an enemy out of a prolific drug dealer.

LOL, let's drop the dramatics.  I doubt this person is Pablo Escobar.

You can let law enforcement know he has been around.  They may or may not inquire further.Answer #4: Not just having them over but that group of people, in general, is dangerous.  Your legal advice is to stop hanging out with drug dealers, users, and especially fugitives, otherwise you will have problems with the law.Answer #5: Just don’t have them over.

Even if they ask “why can’t we hang at your place” just give a bogus excuse. Don’t look for reasons for you to have them over.


Title: Can somebody tell me if this is fraud?

Question: Just found out that somebody I know faked their entire wedding, and took thousands of dollars worth of money and gifts from people who were under the impression that the ceremony they were attending is real. The got married in Vegas and threw a reception at home, so friends attended the reception and bought gifts after watching the wedding online.

Answer: I don't follow. The real wedding was in Vegas? Or there was no real wedding? Are you saying the reception was thought by some to be the wedding?


Title: Can I sue over a year later if I didn't press charges?

Question:
Washington State!

In April 2015 my younger sister beat the living shit out of me, http://imgur.com/BoIyFTd picture for reference as to how badly I was beaten.
Two swollen shut eyes, the concussion of a life time and a broken nose. The doctor told me if I had been hit a few more times in the back of the head I'd be permanently blind so I'm lucky.
 This ordeal ended up costing 1,600 dollars before insurance about 1,000 after.
I'm 19 and work part time for minimum wage there's no way with the cost of living I can bring the balance down. The account has gone to collections and because of that I have no chance of getting a loan to buy a car, credit cards, anything of that sort. My credit score is shot to hell. What do I do?
She was 16 at the time and had a lot of opportunity with sports, scholarships, jobs and I didn't want to press charges and ruin her life but in the long run its really ruining mine.
Can I sue our dad for the cost of the bills because he was her guardian at the time? What are my options?

Answer:
 IANAL.

You have three years to intitiate a [civil action for personal injury](http://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=4.16.080). You can sue your sister, and you can sue your father, if she was living with him at the time, to a maximum of [$5000](http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=4.24.190).


Title: 16 Year Old Olive Garden Host sent to receive warehouse shipment

Question: I am 16 years old and work at olive garden. I am a Host however i am always being told to do tasks that are not my job and i was not trained for (bussing tables, running food, going and buying groceries at nearby stores). However today they made me drive an 2 hours total to go to a warehouse and receive a shipment of breadsticks. I had to buzz into a trucking warehouse in my personal vehicle and it was a mess. Are they allowed to be sending me to do this? This is not my job, so there is no insurance on my car offered by them incase I were to crash or anything. I am not old enough to be an actual trucker or even delivery driver but are they allowed to just send me off to do it when they like??

Answer:
 >This is not my job.

Yes it is. Your job is whatever they tell you to do.

You work for them, they don't work for you.


Title: [CO]My ex-roommate stole a significant amount of money from me, and is claiming I beat her.

Question:
I've got a long story here, I'm going to try and shorten it as much as possible.

My ex-roommate and I moved in to a place several months ago, and things got crazy almost instantly. Her and her boyfriend (at the time) were constantly fighting, and it was mostly because she kept cheating on him and claiming he was cheating her (he wasn't). She got absolutely psychotic at times, screamed at us, showed up covered in blood sometimes, slammed my arm in a door several times, threatened me with a knife, tried to poison my dog (that one pissed me off), she *never* paid her part of rent, and was just generally a very difficult person to deal with.

Now that her boyfriend broke up with her, she's moved out and is claiming that he and I beat her (reality is the opposite), threatened her life (again, the reality is the opposite), and her boyfriend cheated on her, etc. Lots and lots of nonsense that she's telling anyone who will listen, which is making us look terrible. Fortunately, most people don't believe her. But first question is, could this count as slander? Is this something that we can bring up in small claims court?

On the note of small claims court, she owes me about $10k. The agreement was she would split rent with me, but never did. I had her sign a contract saying she would pay me back in a certain timeframe, but that ended up not happening. I honestly should have evicted her, but live and learn. I'm going to court to open a claim and start the process of getting my money back, plus all the things she's stolen from us. We haven't stolen anything of hers, because we decided it would be easier to be amicable and give her everything of hers that we had, and we made sure not to damage anything. She is claiming we still have some of her stuff, but we made certain we don't. When she wouldn't give our stuff back in return, we did involve police, and were told that they couldn't do anything because she claims it's hers. So there are some records with police, but not much. She is also, again, claiming we beat her and her ex cheated on her, but we have a lot of proof that isn't true, and a lot of proof that she was the one cheating. Can we use this as a way to prove she's lying about other things, like her owning our stuff? Is there anything else that we should be aware of prior to going to court? Anything that could help, like, can we bring a lawyer into a small claims court?

Apologies if this is all over the place, I've been under a lot of stress lately and haven't had a lot of time to write this very legibly. Thanks for reading, and any help

Answer:
 > But first question is, could this count as slander?

In principle, maybe? Accusations of serious crimes can be defamation _per se_. In practice, unless you have significant damages as a result of these accusations, it's generally better off to put crazy as far behind you as you can, especially if there's a good chance the defendant would ignore an injunction.

Take her to small claims for the rent, garnish her wages if she doesn't pay the resulting judgement, and don't engage with her. If she claims she owns something and you took it, address that before the judge or let her try to sue. Don't make her case for her.


Title: [TX] Dog severely ill after eating a certain brand of wet dog food

Question:
Warning: This post goes into some mild detail of some "digestive" symptoms. Don't read if you can't handle poo stuff.

As the title said, I fed my dog a couple cans (per the recommended feeding amount) of a certain canned dog food brand the other night, and then another in the morning for breakfast.

The next morning (yesterday) he had a poo that was on the softer side, but nothing imminently alarming. Later on that day it became imminently alarming. Pure liquid, mucus, and no control. We took him to the vet that day, and were prescribed an antibiotic for the bad gut bacteria causing the issue and a probiotic to help out restart his normal gut bacteria. After getting back we fed him the "bland diet" recommended by the vet (chicken and rice) and made sure he's been getting water. His spirits we're generally better and he seemed to have more control, but we still had to take him out often to do his business, which was pretty much nothing but liquid and mucus.

We discovered this

This morning around 5 am we discovered he had an accident during the night, and we spent the rest of the morning taking care of him. Sitting with him in the bathroom, taking him out, and trying to get him to eat. His stool has turned bloodier and bloodier. He threw up what appeared to be most of his food from last night. We went to the vet again as a walk-in around 10:30 this morning.  They were concerned at his worsened condition and gave us the option to either give him some shots (~$200) which were described as a 50/50 chance of fixing the issue, or hospitalizing him ($700) so he could be monitored and tended to. If the shots didn't work we would need to hospitalize him anyway. We opted to hospitalize him. This is a cost we can't really afford right now, but we can't stomach the alternative.

This of course has caused a great deal of anxiety for my wife and I. The dog is only a year and a half old, and was a birthday present for my wife last year. She is VERY attached to him, as am I. She is also pregant with our first child, and I worry what might happen to him/her due to the stress if anything happened to our dog.

Is there any recourse for us? I understand pets are mostly treated as property by the law, so if anything happened to him we'd be SOL except for "monetary value" of our beloved irreplaceable boy, but do we have recourse for monetary damages incurred like vet bills? I'm thinking small claims court if anything, but I want to make sure I might have a case first.

I Google "[brand name] diarrhea" and can find a consumer affairs page full of 1 star reviews of the brand and stories of sick dogs, some just being found dead days after trying the food. This is a major brand of dog food.

Answer:
 You need more to prove causation.

You can contact the company and perhaps they will mediate or you can contact a products liability attorney.

Answer #2: Had this dog been fed this food in the past? The way your post is worded makes it sound like you just out of the blue gave him a new food. That's a lot of brand new food for a dog that may be used to a different diet. Since dogs (typically) eat the same diet day after day for years on end, they can have some pretty severe reactions to an immediate change in dog food. For example, my brother was feeding his dog a good quality dry food for several months, ran out and bought the (really) cheap stuff at the grocery store to tide her over because he was too lazy to go to the pet store. The dog ended up having seizures for a couple of nights in a row. The only thing that had changed was the dog food and clearly he was negligent in the way he introduced it (going straight from one food to a different one in a single day). It's common knowledge that you should never change a food outright for a dog without an introduction period. I'm sorry this happened to you and the poor pooch, but it's something to consider. Next time perhaps go with some pet insurance for unexpected bills like this, and don't introduce a new food without a few days of slow mixing with the old food. If this wasn't the case and you'd been feeding this same canned food all along, maybe call the manufacturer and indicate the problem to see if it has been recalled or perhaps alert them to a serious issue.


Title: [FL] Car Accident "You owe $20,000. Pay it or we will suspend your license"

Question:
Last year I was in an at fault accident. I knew I was on my father's insurance policy but I didn't know any of the details. I talked to the insurance company and they told me I would be covered for the property damages but I did not have bodily injury coverage. After this call I did not hear anything else for a year.

Yesterday I recieved a call at work from someone from "Wilber and Associates". He said he was calling in regard to the accident. He told me USAA (the other person's insurance company) was pursing me for $20,000. This seemed like an astronomical number to me. They stated that my insurance company covered the property damages but they were pursuing me for $20,000 in medical bills. I asked him to clarify if the medical bills totaled $20,000. He told me yes. This is when I became suspicious. I know in FL your personal injury protection covers your injuries for the first $10,000. So if the bills totatled $20,000, like he stated, the mad I would be responsible for would be $10,000. I stated that I was on my father's insurance policy and asked if that would make me liable or my father. I was told that we would both be responsible.

At this point I told him I would like to talk to an attorney about this to which he responded" Whats the name of your attorney? You DONT have one. You need to pay this money." I responded by telling him trying to intimidate me over the phone would not work. He then asked if  he had permission to call my cell phone in the future. I told him no. This made him more angry and he told me "Fine, I'm going to list you as non-compliant to the state and we are going to suspend both yours and your father's licenses" and then hung up.

I thought in FL for your license to be suspended in this manner I would have to be ordered by a judge to pay and then refuse at that point. This guy was very aggressive and became increasingly agitated when I asked details or more information.

I feel like demanding $20,000 over the phone and threatening to suspend my license is not how this works. It seems like I would at least need to see some sort of proof of these charges. I have reached out to my insurance company and am waiting to hear back from the claims adjuster from my accident.

In addition I have an uncle that is a personal injury attorney. I asked him about this and he advised me to not have further communication with them over the phone now that I explicitly told them not to contact me by that means. He told me everything from this point should be in writing.

Now for my questions...
I was hoping someone could shed some light on this situation for me. I understand that my father's insurance plan lacked bodily injury coverage. I probably do owe some amount of money, but $20,000? We are talking injuries to a driver from passengers side fender damage. I also feel like they have to provide some form of proof of this dollar amount. The person on the phone stated that USAA was pursuing the claim against me rather than the person themselves. Is this the normal procedure? Telling me pay $20,000 or they are going to suspend mine and my father's licence doesn't seem right. Any insight would be appreciated!

Edit 1: To clarify neither my father or myself have been to court about this or even received a summons

Answer:
 >  I have reached out to my insurance company

Thats all you need to do and you did it. Well done!

No they will sue you if you actually on this.Answer #2: You are correct that Florida requires Personal Injury Protection (PIP) that pays your own medical bills, regardless of fault, up to the limits of your policy.

Florida doesn't require you to carry Bodily Injury Liability (BIL) coverage, which covers other people's medical costs above the limits of their own PIP.

USAA probably paid for the other driver's medical bills in excess of their PIP insurance, then "subrogated" the collection of that cost to you, the at-fault driver, by using a collections agency.   Enter our friends at Wilber Group.

Where they're stretching the facts is the idea that they can petition the state to suspend your driver's license.

The state CAN suspend your driver's license if:

1. You do not pay a civil court judgement arising from an auto collision, or
1. If you lack BI and PD coverage, **and** you caused a crash, **and** you don't get an SR22 report showing that you now have BI and PID coverage, **and** you don't settle with the injured parties.

This sounds like it's to the point where the collections agency is claiming that there's a civil judgement, and that they are making a report to the state.

You have to figure out if your father was sued and they got a judgement.   This might be bluster, or it might be the real deal.

Your uncle sounds like a fine place to start for obtaining representation, presuming he practices in Florida.


Title: What can I do about a erratic, reckless driving of a landscaping business truck on the highway that almost ran me and my child off the road?

Question:
Huge white truck on the highway today during the rain also in a construction zone, going 65, tailgaiting me with my 2 year old dangerously close, tried to drive around me on the shoulder but couldn't get around, purposely trying to pretend to hit me while flipping me off and then cutting me off right after.... I got a pic of the license plate and the company name and phone number but there was nothing on the car  for driving complaints... what can I do? I almost got in a serious accident because of these assholes. I didn't want to call the police while I was driving.. can I do anything?

Edit: location in West Chicagoland area

Answer: Call the police.  Call the company and chew someone's ear off.  That's about it.


Title: Car Accident Caused by Part Recall

Question:
Yesterday morning I was involved in a car accident. The car behind me rear ended me after I came to a complete stop due to an ABS failure. So basically I hit my breaks and they locked up, my car spun out sideways - came to a stop and then I felt impact from the other car which pushed me into a guard rail. There is minimal damage to both cars (just cosmetic), and neither driver plans to file a claim with insurance.

My issue is that I received a 4 point ticket for careless driving. This ticket is going to spike my insurance. Since the accident was caused by an ABS failure that is currently under an active recall do I have grounds to fight the ticket and get the points removed? Will I need a lawyer? Is this an easy win or will it not be worth fighting?

The car is a 2009 VW GTI and the accident happened in the state of Colorado. I am a 23F, and I don’t know much about cars, etc. I went on VW’s website and searched their recalls database and the VIN of my vehicle is part of the recall.

Any help is appreciated.

TL;DR - 2009 VW GTI with active part recall involved in accident caused by faulty part. Driver was issued a 4 point citation for careless driving since the car slid sideways, but the ABS malfunction is what caused this.
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer: If you were driving such that you needed ABS to not crash, then you were driving carelessly. A traffic attorney can still probably help.Answer #2: You mean that big recall that's been out for 10 months? You knew there was a recall and chose to drove.  Also, if you needed your ABS, you were probably still driving too close or fast. Get a traffic attorney and maybe they can help get it reduced.


Title: How to protect me from getting fired for illness?

Question:
EDIT: tried posting on Askreddit but it was wrong sub. Sorry if this is as well.

I had cancer and currently experience chronic problems with my autoimmune illness/crappy symptoms, I have been in hospital a lot and go to doctor appointments three times a month on average.

I applied for disability but got denied because I am a college student and working, they didn’t think I was too impaired though they acknowledged I would have difficulty, the vocational expert at the hearing said I would never be able to work full-time because of my problems and need for multiple days off.

I am nervous about employment, I generally work 20 hours a week now as a student and I’m worried that if I apply for the 40 hours a week jobs, they’ll fire me for too many doctor appointments, I have doctor letters every time but I have received negative comments in the past.

My current job has been complaining about my appointments, my boss even said “you didn’t say you had a disability that impedes your work until after we hired you”, and I am seeing signs of them slowly pushing me out.

Do I need to tell employers that I have had cancer? I have a giant scar on my neck from a thyroidectomy so it’s kind of hard to hide it.

Is there anything that can protect me? I know I’m not disabled but I’m not sure how to balance this “working while ill”problem.

Answer: Good luck.  This seems to be a recurring issue for many former oncology patients.  If it’s possible, can you get help with job placement through vocational rehab?  Because of a cancer diagnosis, the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), you are considered disabled now, and vocational rehab should be a valid option for job placement assistance, even if you don’t consider yourself disabled.  I’d also suggest doing a bit of research on forums and/or blogs about the kind of cancer you had, they could be valuable resources to get comments from other people about how they handled something similar.  Farcebook is another place to look for support groups, which again, you can look for posts or discussions on similar situations to yours.  Good luck.


Title: Are my rights being violated ?

Question: So me and my wife got in an argument 5 days ago and the cops came and i left with a change of clothes. Well i called the police earlier and asked if i could get an escort to pickup my clothes. I was told i would have to get an attorney as it was a civil matter and there was nothing they could do.

Answer: You have no right to a police escort.


Title: Neighbor noticed we are selling our house and may be trying to sabotage the sale for their gain

Question:
Need advice on how to proceed. I will be contacting a real estate lawyer, but I don't have a ton of money right now.

We are selling our house and it hit escrow today. Our real estate agent got a call from someone claiming to own a house next to ours, and saying our trees are ruining their backyard by dumping leaves and debris, and threatening legal action. I got this person's phone number and called them. From here on out, I will refer to this person as **\[landlord\]** and the property they own as **\[neighbor's house\].**

I called **\[landlord\]'s** home number and they claimed that they rent the house to someone we will refer to as **\[tenant\].** They claim that **\[tenant\]** is leaving the rental because our tree is hanging over their property and dumping leaves and debris on their yard. She said **\[tenant\]** cannot stand it, they tried to have a BBQ but canceled it because it was so dirty from our tree, and our tree is killing plants in their back yard. I asked for **\[tenant\]'s** contact info so that I could get details on what is happening and **\[landlord\]** said "They moved out already".

I went to **\[neighbor's house\]** and it turns out **\[tenant\]** is still there. I spoke with **\[tenant\]** and they said that **\[landlord\]'s** claims are "bullshit", **\[landlord\]** is "crazy", and that the tree is not a problem for **\[tenant\]** at all. **\[tenant\]** also said they never planned a BBQ. The real reason they are moving is because they have a neighbor next to them who suffers from mental illness and is making their lives difficult. He said this neighbor scares **\[tenant\]'s** kids, and they cannot stand to live near this person anymore. **\[tenant\]** sent an email to me confirming this in their own words.

Any advice on how to move forward and get **\[landlord\]** to go away for the least amount of money possible and without screwing up the home sale? I know we now need to disclose this to the potential buyers of our home, but I am also hoping I can call **\[landlord\]** and tell them we have an email showing that that their reason about losing **\[tenant\]** is not true, and we have no legal obligation to cut down the tree. Local laws here say that **\[landlord\]** can trim the parts of the tree that hang onto their property, but this person is in their 60s, so I am assuming they saw the For Sale sign outside my house and felt opportunistic.

Answer: You do not need to disclose false information to potential buyers. I would continue the sale and ignore [landlord].Answer #2: IANAL but I don't understand what in this scenario you would need to disclose to potential buyers. Even if the landlord's claims were true, there is nothing illegal about your tree shedding leaves in a neighbor's yard. If that were the case, no one could have trees in their yard.Answer #3: Greedy neighbor is not something you need to disclose. Rather, the threat to you here is the possibility that they may approach the buyers and scare them off. This would be tortious interference, and you may wish to consult with a real estate attorney and have them draft a letter to the landlord to suggest they back off. That would run you several hundred dollars.


Title: [NY] HR claims my work stalker should be allowed to transfer on my my team or he could sue

Question:
I have been harassed and occasionally stalked at work and outside by a colleague in another team. After months of being very clear about wanting to be left alone, in person and in writing, I reported him to HR.

HR performed an internal investigation and decided that what happened was not enough grounds for termination, also because the person has poor social skills, so he would just get a slap on the wrist kind of course on how to interact with colleagues. I told them I'm fine with this as long as I get left alone.

Now, the person decided to join my team despite my boss and others being strongly against it, especially after what happened to me (but also because the person had a previous encounter with HR for related but less strong reasons). Not sure if it's relevant, but my team is somehow "special" in the company, and has a lot of social "team building" after work activities, so this means also I would need to see the person after work very often or not be considered a "good team player".

HR failed to inform me that the person would join until after the fact. My boss told me he is forced to let him join the team because HR is worried he would sue otherwise for some kind of discrimination (ultimately because the investigation didn't find a reason for termination).

My question is: what would he even be allowed to sue for? He wouldn't be terminated in any case, choosing who works in a team seems to be the prerogative of a manager, not the employee.

Answer:
 Has there been any threats of violence?  If so, go to the police, report it, file for a restraining order.

If not, NY has very strong workplace anti harassment laws.  Hire your own lawyer, have them send a strongly worded letter.  If you still do not receive the protections you need (he's still in your team etc.), then sue.


Title: Do I have grounds to file a complaint against a police department?

Question:
On my way home last night, I had been in my hometown for a visit and was on my way back to go to work.

Driving through a small town getting ready to get on the interstate, a cop is on a cross street. He whipped out and followed me for several blocks before throwing on his lights.

He said it was because my tags were expired(they admittedly are), but they wouldn't have seen that from a cross street.

Anyhow, I pull into a gas station and he doesn't do the normal police officer approach for a simple traffic stop, he did that wide circle with hand at the ready. He had also called for backup. He asked me several times where I was coming from and why I was going to where I was going(I admittedly got a bit annoyed by the question, and was like "...I live there. I had went back to my hometown for a visit". This line and exchange happened like 4 times. And as he walked up to my car initially he said my tag was expired and asked if I had any weapons or cocaine. I told him I had some bricks in my trunk to re-even out the liner that goes over the spare and I had never even seen cocaine in person.

In the end, he gave me a warning for not having my tag up to date and was heading back to his cruiser. I let him know I was getting out of my car to have a cigarette before I got on the interstate(I dont smoke in my car). As I was getting ready to light he shut his door and asked "since you are out of your car already, mind if I search it?" I thought he was kidding, so I kind of chuckled and said "ya sure" and he told ne to place my hands on my car, searched me, and then had me go stand by the other officers squad car why he tore through mine.

I finally had to say "man, I am going to be late for work", because I still had to go to my apartment to change. Another 5 minutes of rifling around, and he sent me on my way.

It was the weirdest and most surreal traffic stop I have ever had. All of that for a warning for a tag that literally just expired.

I kind of laughed it off last night but as I have had more time to think about it, the more it seems like it was pretty messed up.

Answer:
 No. You have no grounds for a complaint. You consented to a search.

It also doesn't matter if he saw the tag at the cross street or not. He likely saw they were expired when he followed you.


Title: (OH)Father passed away shortly after buying a new car, and nobody in the family wants it. What are my options?

Question:
Hello /r/legaladvice, my father passed away recently but only a few weeks after buying a brand new Honda. He traded in his old car which he was paying off for a 2015 model.  I believe he owes 27k or so on it.  When I called Honda they gave me three options:

1. Take over payments.
2. Sell it and pay off the loan.
3. Give it back to Honda and they would auction it. However if they didn't make up the money on the sale they would possibly come after the estate with the remaining amount.

Here is my issue: Nobody in my family wants the car and Dad was the only person who signed on the loan, so I don't want my grieving Mother who is already dealing with large financial burdens to have to worry about Honda knocking on her door, and I would like to get this resolved as quickly as possible without opening door number 1 or 2. We have spoken to a lawyer but he wasn't much help with giving us an idea on how to proceed, he just said "Don't make any payments on the car, and keep insurance on it until you figure out what to do."  So that is why I am here, I don't know what to do but what I would love to do is just give the car back to Honda.  One reason I am worried is that he dented the car's fender backing into the garage so I'm worried they won't get the full amount out of auctioning the car even though everything else about it screams brand new car, hell it still has the new car smell. However I am worried they will open an estate on my Dad even though there is no money left to even pay off whatever they want.

Help?

**Edit** My father is the only name on the loan, my mother did not cosign it.
Topic:
Wills Trusts and Estates

Answer:
 see if you can dig through his documentation on the sale. it's *possible* (although unlikely) that he bought some kind of disability credit protection policy on the loan that would pay in the event of his death. the dealer he bought it from may (but may not) have a record of it.Answer #2: (4) sell the car yourself. Probably get more than you would at auction. Answer #3: IANAL but girlfriend works in auto finance.

Good thing you and your mother weren't on the loan. Your best bet would be to take it back to the dealer and see if they will buy it. If not, leave it there and don't sign any paperwork. HFS (Honda Finance Service) will come get the car from the dealer. Auto financers don't typically pursue the estate, especially without executor information. Once the account is 30dpd they can assign it for repossession so if you want more time make a month or two of payments, try and sell it privately for the payoff amount.


Title: Got pulled over for speeding. Wasn't going as fast as he said I was.

Question:
So last night I was coming home from my girlfriends house on the freeway in SoCal. Honestly, probably going about 80-85 most of the way. But right before my off ramp I got over into the right lane and got off the gas. And then I saw the cop on the right a little bit after that.

Pulls me over, I drop all of the windows down and turn on the interior lights, to help him see inside the vehicle and let him feel safe. Pulled the key out of the ignition and kept my hands on the wheel until he asked for my license. Told me I was doing 85 in a 65 and then asks me to roll up my front passenger window to check my tint. Tells me he's got to write me up for that as well and then asks for registration and proof of insurance. Through this whole time, I was telling him before I made any moves for the glove box, or my wallet, and called him "sir" and "officer" the entire time. I have a great history with cops, I'm very polite in general and this was no exception.

So I signed the ticket, he thanked me for my politeness, and then told me how to merge back in and I left. Starting with when he came back to my car to talk and have me sign the ticket, I have recorded the audio, in which there is no mention of speed. I was only politely asking if there was any legal tint on the front windows, and he explained that there wasn't and why it wasn't allowed.

So I'm asking just what my best course of action is here. I've never been ticketed before (only 18), and because of a recent surgery I've had on my shoulder I am unable to work for a few months. Payment of this ticket would be very difficult for a while. I'm not asking for a free ticket out of jail, just what the best thing I could do for my driving record and payment options and such.

Thanks in advance, reddit!

Answer: I am confused on your defense to speeding. You admit to going 85 and got ticketed for that speed. Answer #2: you admit here that you were going that fast.


Title: [Idaho] My exwife went to court to stop me from introducing my fiancee to our children because she was the reason for the divorce and because she is a former legal prostitute. The judge agreed. Can I fight this?

Answer: Quite frankly, why bother? I'm sure you can imagine how low your chances are.


Title: (California) Signed a lease for a new apartment, there are ants

Question:
I signed a lease yesterday for a new apartment. As I was doing the apartment inspection last night (I went after work), I noticed there were scouting ants all along the baseboards of my apartment looking for food.

I went to the leasing office today, and they are unwilling to call an exterminator out of their usual cycle - he comes on Thursdays (yesterday). The advice offered to me was to buy ant bait traps.

I am so unbelievably shocked by this that I want my money back and to move elsewhere. Here are the relevant bits:

* I have signed a lease, I have given them money
* I have turned on utilities
* I have not signed the apartment inspection form, outlining what issues there are with the apartment. I don't intend to until this ant infestation has been cleared up.
* I have one week left in my old apartment, but I am not willing to move things into a new apartment that I know has an ant problem.

Will I be able to get my money back/move without issue?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: I recommend ant traps.


Title: Not sure what I can do about a friend's abusive boyfriend

Question:
Throaway account. This is my first post on here, and not exactly grammar savvy, but I try. I'm in Texas and I got a problem about my friend's abusive boyfriend who also happens to have a couple kids with her and one more on the way. They've live under the same roof for a few years now. She no longer loves him anymore and only wants to get away from him. Problem is, she wants her kids, and he will only continue to beat her if she tries to leave him. She has to wear more and more clothing as the months go by when she comes into work. The only reason she hasn't called authorities is because she doesn't want Child Protective Services to take away her kids. She's also afraid if she tries to go somewhere safer, he would try to follow/find her. She doesn't feel safe with him and with her kids there with him. She wants to be able to get away from him with her kids. What can she do?

Edit: I also forgot to mention. Recently, she stopped talking. Less than 10 minutes and already I'm seeing advice. Thank you.

Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: She can call the police when he physically abuses her. She can call a DV shelter and/or various DV resources for help in planning her way out. She can hire a lawyer and file for divorce and custody once she leaves, but it's likely going to be difficult, if not impossible, to keep him from at least getting some sort of visitation schedule.


Title: My cousin's husband committed arson. How does she deal with things like their mortgage and banking while he is in jail? [California]

Question:
I'm seeking advice for my cousin because she's devestated and she doesn't know how to legally deal with the things they jointly own or even what kind of lawyer she needs. Her husband has a defense lawyer. I'm not asking anything related to his crime or case. He has been arrested but in the meantime they still have a mortgage and bills and both their names are on everything. To complicate things further they have three kids and her husband wants to divorce because she had an affair. My cousin has no idea what to do. I know people can't recommend specific lawyers here but us knowing what type of lawyer my cousin has to get would be helpful. Thank you.

(I have no sympathy for him and I hope he gets life or at least a long time. The homeowner suffered burns to her torso/side and she had a pet that died in the fire. I only want to help my cousin and aunt and uncle by extension)

Answer:
 Your cousin needs a good Family Law attorney, pronto, and perhaps a bankruptcy attorney as well.

I think it'd be best for all involved parties if the divorce happened - he committed arson, she cheated.

You know who's really good at dividing up property and money in a divorce? A family law attorney. As is, your cousin is on the hook for paying anything their name's are jointly on. The faster the divorce moves, the faster her name is off of bills she can't pay.

(Also, thank you for not being an apologist for Mr. Arson)

EDIT: also, physical custody will likely be simpler than normal if Dad's in jail, but if he is out before they're all 18 he's gonna get at least visitation rights. Additionally, if he has a good lawyer, he's got a shot at keeping joint legal custody.


Title: [PA] Lost Driver’s License and NEED It Back!

Question: So a year and a half ago I lost my license for a high speed car chase (M-1). I currently have a year and a half left. I tried for an OLL (Occupational Limited License) and after paying $175 to apply, nothing. I was wondering if there was anything I could do from a legal point of view? As this has been quite the handicap and I don’t want to risk driving without a license with the punishment being 6 months in prison. Also, this is in the state of Pennsylvania.

Answer: You wasted $175.  Reckless driving charges are not eligible for occupational limited licenses in PA which I assume was the charge.  The recent bill on license suspensions also won't affect you bc the suspension is driving related.  Get a bus pass for 18 months I guess.


Title: [US] Friend accused of murder. He claims self-defense. Advice?

Question:
Like the title says, my friend has gotten tangled up in a tough situation, and I am eager to do anything I can to better his circumstances.  I'm obviously not his lawyer, but if there is any useful information I can give to my friend, I would greatly appreciate it.  I'm purposefully not including explicit details about what happened, as I figure it is unwise to talk publicly about an open case.

I guess what I'm really asking for is any advice I can give my friend so that this whole scenario has the best possible outcome.  Just to clarify, he is awaiting trial and has already been appointed a lawyer.  I'm sorry if this post is confusing/long/poorly-worded, I'm pretty stressed out by all this.
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: If he's in custody, put some money on his books so he can call people and get food from the commissary. It'll really improve his quality of life. Otherwise, just encourage him to only talk to his lawyer about anything other than the broadest contours of the case, and ask his attorney if there's anything you can help with, like gathering character reference letters.


Title: I was terminated over a bad customer review.

Question:
I live in Australia, so different laws may apply. I was fired today over a negative review I received several days ago - one where a customer (who I didn't even speak to) made false claims about me. My boss didn't even speak to the other employees who were working on the day, before firing me without a chance to properly explain myself.
Do I have any grounds to make a case for unfair dismissal? I'd been working for the company for eight months, and had never recieved any previous bad reviews, or written warnings.

Answer:
 >I live in Australia, so different laws may apply

And we've got Buckley's chance at guessing what those rules are, so off to /r/auslegal with you and good luck :)Answer #2: Are you permenant or casual?

If you’re casual you’re out of luck. (And yes it sucks)

But call FairWork Australianon Wednesday and they can help you. You have 21 days after being fired to lodge a dispute so time is of the essence.


Title: College student received parking ticket but has never driven on campus or parked there

Question:
I received a $75 parking ticket(technically never received it) from campus police even though I have never driven there. The police have insinuated that I am a liar and should pay for the ticket. I know that $75 isn't a lot of money at all, but I'm wondering if what my college is doing is legal. I am currently attending a college located around the Clemson SC area (I'm sure you can guess which college it is) and I also live in South Carolina.

Here is my appeal to the campus's ticket appeal committee. By sister college, I am talking about a multi-college program where I live on the sister colleges campus but take classes at the college where I received the ticket.
(College names has been removed for privacy and respect to the institution)

I was notified that I received a parking ticket when I attempted to register for classes on 10/19/2018. I was very surprised because I have never driven to (college) or driven on (college) or on (sister college) campus. I immediately called the on-campus police and ended up being told that I need to get the ticket from the business center (because I never received it, as I have never driven to the college). I believe that the ticket was issued to my sister when she was visiting her boyfriend at (college). From what I have been told by a secretary at the on-campus police station, I received the ticket because the car my sister was driving is registered to where I live (home). It doesn't make sense to assume it was me driving the car because I was nowhere near the car when she was driving to (college) and when she parked. I have been told that videos/security footage of the incident will be provided to the ticket appeal committee. In the videos, you will see that I was in fact not driving the Hyundai, I did not park the car, and I wasn't even in the car. I want to restate that I have never driven a car to (college), not even on orientation. My mom drove me from (home town) to orientation in her Nissan Cube. Ever since then, I have paid my roommates $2 per ride to (college) or rode the bus almost every day of the week. My car is located 3 hours away in (hometown) and is a Volkswagen Jetta. Another bit of proof that I haven't driven to (college) is; I do not have a (sister college) parking pass. I go to both schools and I have not purchased a parking pass for (sister college). Since I don't have a parking pass for (sister college), I can not keep a vehicle there. (I live at the sister college)

I hope the committee can see my situation and understand how I feel. I have never received a ticket while driving or received one for parking. The situation has made me feel stressed out because I'm being punished for something that I have never done or even been involved with in any way. (end)

I have been barred from registering for classes or transfering credits until this situation gets figured out. I also apologize for any grammatical or spelling errors in this post, I wrote this right when I got home from chemistry.

Answer:
 Is the car titled under your name?

Sounds like sis parked where she shouldn’t have in a car registered to you? You can pay the ticket then have her reimburse you, perhaps.


Title: Person threatened to sue me over a conure

Question:
Hey everyone, I needed to rehome a conure and we had someone decide to take our offer on craigslist. There was a rehoming fee of $200 to get rid of anyone who just wanted a free bird. Anyways, we stated in our ad that our conure was shy and needed a lot of attention. I also called him and explained to him he wasn’t socialized and was neglected as a young bird. I asked him for reassurance if he was sure he would rehome our bird, and he agreed.

Upon him getting home, (he has no knowledge of birds) he approached the conure and got bit (which is normal for a bird that is scared of new people). He demanded that he wanted to return the bird and he would threaten to sue me if I didn’t accept his request. He stated he was “pissed” and claimed I mislabeled the conure. Is this even legally possible to sue over rehoming a bird over craigslist?

After his threat, I accepted his request to return the bird and pay him back. Big problem is that I have to drive 3 hours away to where he is, and I’m stricken with anxiety to drive that far distance. Not to mention the anxiety in seeing him. I have bad anxiety issues, so this situation is killing me so bad.

Also, did I do something wrong in this situation, and what can I do better next time?

Thank you.

Edit: I’m located in Minnesota (MN).
Edit2: He accepted my offer because he wanted to give his mom the conure whom had 17 years of experience of a conure and birds.
Edit3: I appreciate everyone’s advice. My anxiety is getting better from each advice that comes by. Seriously, I thank you all so much from the bottom of my heart. I’ll update any new info that comes by.

BIG UPDATE (Edit4):

His mother talked some sense into him, and she’s keeping the conure. He texted me saying he wished he didn’t buy her the bird, but she wants to keep him because she knows that the conure will warm up. Bless his mother. THANK YOU EVERYONE!!! I truly appreciate everyone here so much. I’m crying tears of happiness right now.
Topic:
Douche

Answer:
 What you can do better next time is get him to sign a document that puts him on notice that birds bite and whatever else you might later need to prove you told him.

That said, I don't think he has any actual claim here. Answer #2: Document, document, document.

And don't sell a high-needs animal to someone with no experience.


Title: Fearful for my life - Mother is deranged

Question:
To be brief, my mother threatened to kill my brother with a gun in her hand, then shot the gun as he drove away. She quickly did the same to me. This was around christmas.

She was charged with aggravated assault and tampering with evidence, held for a month, then let out on bond.

She's now calling our workplaces and slandering our name, and we're afraid for our career / health / safety.

This is the state of Georgia.

Any tips for moving forward? She technically broke her bond, but we're supposed to collect evidence which means she still gets to roam free for now.

Can we have her evaluated or held psychiatrically?

Answer: Do you have an order of protection? If not, petition the court for one. Other than that, call the police and prosecuting attorney, both.


Title: Just signed an offer for a house yesterday but I haven’t paid any earnest money for escrow yet. It hasn’t been accepted and signed on their end either yet. We found something we don’t like about the home and area we didn’t notice until today and do not want to buy now. Can I back out?

Answer: If it hasn't been accepted yet, contact your realtor ASAP and ask him/her to rescind that offer.Answer #2: In theory, yes.  Just do it ASAP and do it in writing.


Title: Partner, mother of my child, providing disparaging/slanderous parenting statements about me to child's evaluation reports

Question: [removed]

Answer: You can contact the school and tell them you became aware of inaccurate statements that you'd like to fill out a new version of the form. Also, why is this person not your ex?


Title: Contract law is sort of complex.

Question:
Did an e-sign for an mma institute, and got heckled after about 5 days about my payment which I can't make right away. The agreement only applies to if the payment is made, doesn't say I'm obligated to.

 Had to do a lot of research to understand that I am apparently breaching the agreement because of the signature, but can't even find the type of legal action that can happen against me.

Literally nothing on if you promise to pay for access to a service, but you don't pay yet. I'm kind of scared because the law can secretly be against me. Don't be me lads/lades.

Answer: If you promise to pay and don’t you are in breach of the contract, it’s as simple as that. It’s really not complicated at all.


Title: Oregon, US. Am I in any murky legal waters if I demote an employee who is admittedly having mental health issues? Is it considered a protected class?

Question:
So, honestly, I want to demote this person anyway. Their job performance has been demonstrably lackluster as of late, though that has not been documented in writing (it's been small things over a long time, and a few big things of very late). However, my managers and I have spoken about it privately and were weighing our options. We were taking our time to decide a course of action because we know that this person can be a little fragile.

This person is a supervisor and has not been doing a good job of that. They've also had a really bad attitude and that sets a bad tone for people working under them. They've called out or left sick numerous times in the last several weeks, saying that their medication was making them ill, or that they were having a panic attack. They called out sick again today, and asked for tomorrow off as well, stating only that their mental health was not feeling well enough to come to work.

Like I said, I wanted to demote them anyway, and their performance justifies that in my opinion, but now that they are claiming mental health problems, how are my options affected? A friend said I should be careful because it might be considered a protected class. If I need to end up domting or firing this person, how much shit am I liable to find myself in?

Thanks for any and all help. Long time lurker here, glad I'm finally able to throw y'all a pitch.

Answer:
 In theory, you can fire or demote this person because of their performance, and because it is not related to their mental health issues (yes, a protected class), you will not have done anything unlawful.

*However*, it is hard to prove that the demotion was not based on the employee's protected class. And if the employee goes to BOLI or hires a plaintiff's attorney, you need to be prepared to pay quite a bit of money to defend your actions.

You would be downright foolish to take any action against this employee without first speaking with an employment attorney.


Title: (California) I normally work 5am to 5pm as a truck driver. I asked to leave early for Monday because I have a doctors appointment. I was then told" work the entire day Monday or take the whole week off" Is this really legal? It felt extremely disrespectful.

Answer:
 California requires paid sick leave for many employees, and it's illegal to punish an employee for taking it. Seeing a doctor for preventative care is a valid use of sick time. Do you qualify for paid sick leave?

https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/Paid_Sick_Leave.htmAnswer #2: Less a contract, it's legal. Unethical, but legal.


Title: [VA] My neighbors are using my balcony for their internet cord.

Question: I live in an apartment complex on the second floor. I woke up to the other morning to a cord running from their balcony across to mine that ultimately leads into the wall on the other side of my balcony. My permission was not asked, and their ISP had to have used a ladder to access my balcony in order to the run the cord. Are they allowed to do this? Should I contact the leasing office or the provider? I'd like to avoid a direct confrontation with the neighbors if possible.

Answer:
 The next person who advocates cutting the cord, or anything similar, is getting banned from the sub.

ETA: Ditto for the next person who leaves a wiseass response to this reply.Answer #2: Why not just knock on their door and ask, "What's the deal with the cord?" It might just be temporary, or they might not know about it at all. Answer #3: Probably a temporary field install, waiting for somebody to come back and finish the job. It will probably be fixed inside of 2 weeks. Answer #4: I'd talk to the property manager.  If anyone cares they are the ones most likely to care.  Your neighbor probably knows nothing other than the fact that the cable/ISP installer did their job and got their outlet working.  They probably wouldn't do any better at getting the cable company to fix this than you would, although technically it shouldn't fall on you to be arguing with the cable company.

But, depending on the standards of your complex, the apartment complex might care a lot about the outside appearance of their building in order to keep the complex looking attractive.  And it could also be that the installer actually had prior permission from the landlord to do this type of installation and the landlord might inform you of that.

Personally, I wouldn't be too concerned about the trespassing since the installer using a ladder to access the outside railing of your balcony was likely less intrusive then them knocking on your door and bothering you.Answer #5: So it was their ISP that strung the cable?

Perhaps you can contact the ISP and get them to fix the issue.


Title: Can a person who knows the law defend himself in court?

Question: I'm just curious if let's say that a person that didn't finish law school for some reason, can he defend himself?

Answer:
 Anyone in the United States has an almost unqualified right to *try* to defend themselves in court.

The ability to do so *effectively*, on the other hand, is much less common...Answer #2: You can request to go "pro se" and represent yourself.

It is nearly always a terrible idea.


Title: Go in with neighbors on pickup truck?

Question:
I live in a new neighborhood with no HOA (Yay!).

Many of us don't have pickups, as we are largely either retirees or commuters.  I had an idea to set up kind of a community resource system - starting with a pickup.  I figure getting and maintaining  used pickup can be fairly cheap, and maintaining it would be even cheaper if the cost is divided.  It can be used for picking up large things, dump runs, etc.

I don't see a need to restrict its use too much.  I figure people can use it as much as they want, so long as they understand it is a shared vehicle.  I would set up an online scheduling tool, and maybe some kind of "if you've used more than X days within X weeks, you are bumped to the lowest priority" system.  It would be a membership-until-the-costs-are-covered type cost model.

My questions are:

1) What would I need to set up in order to make it a "community" vehicle?  I would prefer not buy it, then ask others to pitch in.  I am sure there are liability issues, but it also seems like it opens me up to accusations of unfairness.  I just want to start, and maybe help administer the program.

2) Is this even legal?

3) What kinds of pitfalls am I missing?

Thanks!!

Answer: Its legal but in no way should you bother. You can rent a truck from Home Depot for 20 bucks. You don't want any of the legal issues if someone gets in an accident.


Title: 14 years old, wondering who gets custody of me after a divorce

Question:
I’m 14 years old living in California and my parents recently had a big argument and my dad talked to me about how he may leave and was hinting that they might divorce. I was wondering in this case who gets custody of me? And do I have to choose who I’ll be with?
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 Most likely it will be some kind of shared custody.Answer #2: There are a lot of possibilities for precisely how it will be arranged, but in all likelihood you will spend time with both parents. As a 14-year-old, the court will be required to take your preferences into account, but the court doesn't have to go along with it.

 [https://www.courts.ca.gov/17975.htm](https://www.courts.ca.gov/17975.htm)

 [https://www.divorcenet.com/resources/a-childs-preference-california-custody-proceedings.html](https://www.divorcenet.com/resources/a-childs-preference-california-custody-proceedings.html)


Title: Employer cut $4.27/h without telling me. Pay was part of (SCA) service contract act

Question: I work for a company that is contracted to a government labratory. We we're told when we started in January that we would recieve an extra $4.27/h as part of the SCA. My most recent pay stub does not reflect the pay increase, without being told why. now here's where it gets confusing. I also work alongside union employees and as i am part of management, they say i am outside of the collective bargaining and wont give me any info on the matter. Sorry about the wall of text, im on mobile and half venting. Does anyone have any idea of where i should start in trying to figure this out? Im in Knoxville, TN

Answer: The SCA only covers certain classes of employees, if you are management I would be a little surprised if you were included unless you were direct line management that also has direct service responsibilities. Your company's contract with the federal government will spell out the exact positions and prevailing wages under the SCA, though it may be a little difficult to get a hold of that document.


Title: University is trying to charge me over $17000 post graduation by taking away my grants.

Question:
I recently graduated from university and the school is now trying to charge me money because they are taking away grants that I had earned.

For some background the bill from my previous year was as follows:

Tuition/fees: ~$30000
Grants: ~$17000
Scholarships:~$3000
Loans~ $10000

This zeros out my account balance but I had additionally received a signing bonus from the employer that I will be working with after graduation for about ~$27000, which covered the tuition minus fees.  This left me with an account balance of about -$17000.

For a long period of time my account balance showed this negative value and I repeatedly asked the school when the money would be transferred to me. Finally this past week, the money was deposited into my account and I was extremely happy that I’d be able to use this to pay off some of my other student loans, which as of right now are at about $40000.

Now as of today, I received an email saying that my financial aid package was changed because I received funding from my employer.  The new financial aid package has my grants at $0 instead of $17000. I checked my bill online and it now states that I was over-refunded and I owe them $17000.

Is the university legally allowed to take away my grants after graduation?  Also, can they take away the grants based on my employer funding me?

This would be crippling to me if I lose this money because my financial planning over the past year has been based around knowing I’d receive this money to help with student debt.

Answer: Maybe, what did you sign to get the grants? Did you intentionally or unintentionally misrepresent your income from your employer?


Title: Can my apartments have no responsibility for damaged car just because they give me a notice of overspray?

Question:
My apartments, located in Pasadena, TX have sent out a notice that they will be painting balconies. Cool whatever.

We have been told to remove all furniture, or it will be a daily $50 fine (but that's another story)  and to park at least 100 ft away from building. Parking is already greatly crowded and honestly there isnt enough room to do so.

My main point, in this memo they stuck to my door it states in all caps, "WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OVERSPRAY DAMAGE NO MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCE"

Is this legal just because they say so, or are they expected to keep damages to a minimum and pay if there are, as its private property that they own?

They have also said they will drill out locks if they cant get in during an inspection, but again a different story.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 This is legal because they’ve given you fair warning and you can remove your car from the property if you’re concerned. I certainly would.

Their drilling a lock when they can’t access the property after having provided you proper notice of entry would likely also be legal.


Title: Work is forcing me to pay money and not paying me for hours i've worked

Question: I work in a popular sandwhich resturaunt in Ontario. During one of my shifts, a coworker accepted a total of 150$ of counterfeit US money from three different customers and because I was the supervisor on shift, the owner of the franchise is forcing me to pay it all back. The staff here has never been trained on counterfeit money and how to detect it. Also, there is a new rule that you don't get paid 30 minutes after close unless it has been busy and every weekend I close I always get a rush 15 minutes to close, forcing me to stay until 1 am and I dont get paid for the extra hour. Is what the owner is doing legal? Whats my best course of action to deal with this? I'd really appreciate any advice or help

Answer:
 http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/es/tools/esworkbook/deductions.php

edit

Also

Can an employer deduct the cost of a uniform, or other items, from an employee’s pay?

*Even if an employee agrees in writing, there are certain situations where the deduction may not be made. For example, an employer cannot make deductions for a cash shortage when more than one individual has access to a cash register – even with a written agreement. Also, an employer is prohibited from deducting an amount due to faulty work.*

I'd be contacting them if I were you. Your employer sounds like an asshole. I'd probably be looking for other employment too.

http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/feedback/


Title: If I apply for a dependency override will social services get involved?

Question:
Hello,

I'm a student at a college in Michigan. I have lived with my parents who are both emotionally and physically abusive. They are also extremely hardcore Muslims, so they would kill me (not an exaggeration) if I take off my scarf or tell them I was an atheist. However, that isn't my problem. I am applying for a dependency override and they asked for a letter from me and two from my high school (social worker and teacher). However, I am not sure if I want to include everything even though it may hinder me from getting the override. When writing my letter, I want to include instances where I was almost stabbed in the neck with a pair of kitchen scissors over a yarn anklet that my dad said "made me look like a girl from the streets". Or that he continuously tells me (and my siblings) that we will see our blood on the walls. My parents have both threatened to kill me if I leave Islam, leave the house before marriage, take off my scarf, or anything in between. They say if I don't listen to them they'll stop me from attending college (they think I'm commuting) and I'm better dead than alive. They genuinely believe that they are entitled to hit their kids because they are their kids. They think they are entitled to the obedience of their children like the Quran tells them (the Quran says that children cannot ever disobey their parents basically). I am leaving my house to dorm and I know that they will come after me.

I don't want my siblings to live in foster care because I don't want them to have unstable housing. Will the financial aid office contact social services or just tell me whether or not I was granted the override?

Thank you!

Answer: If your parents are constantly threatening you and your siblings with murder, call CPS.


Title: I discovered a cure for a medical problem and want to make sure it is free for everyone like the polio vaccine was without some corporation trying to patent it.

Question: I've been working on figuring out a problem for the last five years since my kidneys failed and I believe I have figured out something really important but I don't want anyone to patent and try to make money off of it. Does anyone know how I would go about doing this?

Answer: Either patent it yourself, or go right now and freely and broadly publish your findings everywhere that you possibly can so people globally can work off of your findings and a company patenting it will be a little more difficult as well as a little more pointless than usual since there's countries with virtually no patent enforcement.


Title: Is sleeping in your car on a public street probable cause ?

Question: Reasonable suspicion of a crime?

Answer:
 It could be reasonable suspicion for the police to check you out.  Upon checking you out, if probable cause is developed that you committed a crime, the police can act on it.

Additionally, some local ordinances have laws against sleeping in vehicles that are not classified like RV's.

EDIT-  Just saw your [post history](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/9dk6hn/do_i_have_to_prove_ownership_of_vehicle_to_cop/).

Apart from sleeping in your car, having an expired registration sticker also gives the police reason to investigate you.


Title: [CA] If your record was sealed and destroyed, and a judge determined you were factually innocent, are you allowed to answer "no" to employment forms asking about your arrest?

Question:
I was not charged or convicted of any crimes. If you weren't charged or convicted of anything CA has a law that allows you to have your case judged by a judge to determine your case in which you must prove factual innocence that you were innocent of the crime. If the judge agrees your case is sealed and destroyed.

Now here's my question, knowing this information, legally, are you allowed to say you've never been arrested?

My research seems to indicate yes, i read you can say this under oath and you would be determined to be telling the truth. I asked my lawyer and he also said yes. Can anyone here confirm or deny this? Thank you.

Answer:
 [CA Penal Code 851.8](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=851.8.):

>(f) In any case where a person who has been arrested is granted relief pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b), the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the offense or court shall issue a written declaration to the arrestee stating that it is the determination of the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the offense or court that the arrestee is factually innocent of the charges for which the person was arrested and that the arrestee is thereby exonerated. *Thereafter, the arrest shall be deemed not to have occurred and the person may answer accordingly any question relating to its occurrence.*

It appears that if you go through the procedure and get the arrest records destroyed, you can legally say that you have never been arrested. If this is the case, you can say that under oath.


Title: Is it legal for people to hand out bibles to students on a college campus? If so, why?

Question:
This is happening at my campus in the US (Colorado)
Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer:
 Why do you think it would be illegal?Answer #2: Yes, unless it's a private school, in which case the individuals doing the distributing can be trespassed from the premises.

It's not often I get to say "Because the First Amendment says so," but there you have it.

Answer #3: Freedom of speech does not just apply to speech you approve of. In fact, "hate speech" is protected too.


Title: Yeah I'm crazy, but was I wrongfully terminated? AZ

Question:
Hello Reddit,

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Long time lurker, first time poster here so bear with me as I get to the meat on the bones:

I was given the gifts of autism, bipolar disorder and attention deficit disorder at birth, and I picked up some PTSD in the giftshop about 15 years ago. My employer was made aware of these "blessings" a few months ago when I made an ADA-accomodation request to bring my canine companion with me to work. I filled out the forms, my Dr. filled out the forms and we submitted...then I get called into the HR office where they just flatout told me "no because having animals at work is against our company policy" - never in any of this, and even when pressed, did they inform me of how this would create an undue burden on them which is what I thought they had to do...can't just deny an accomodation just because it's against policy - I mean that's the whole point of accomodations right?

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Anyways, fast forward til a few days ago: It's 3:30pm...I'm at work, I get off at 5pm, and the next thing I know it's like 7:30pm and I'm surrounded by paramedics and the plant manager all asking me if I'm OK. Uhmmm...no I'm not. What the hell happened to the last 4 hours of my life? Well apparently during this "episode" I had gone into the men's restroom and was kicking a trashcan and wetting and throwing paper towels (that's what I was told - I really don't know). Well, some poor milksop was in the bathroom stall, probably taking a shit and the next thing he hears is a trashcan flying across the room so needless to say he was a little concerned. That right there and "people were scared" is the only light that has been shone on this for me. A friend of mine comes and picks me up in lieu of me going to the hospital

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I was told that I could not return to work without a doctor's note so the day after I went to the emergency room (I spoke to the HR dude right before going inside, he never told me that an ER doctor's note wouldn't fly), got checked out and got clearance to return to work the following day. But this note was apparently not sufficient - they wanted that note to come from MY doctor...I jumped through their hoops, scheduled an appointment with a psychiatrist, told him what happened, they adjusted the meds a little bit (I feel great now)...The doc and the dude from HR had a conversation where (I'm assuming here) HR told the doc their side of the story. I'm asked to go back to the doctor's yet again for a follow-up appointment and once that's done I can go back to work. I do just that and then I get the phone call. I knew I was getting canned as soon as I heard that my boss's boss was on the line. Game over. They told me that because of my "episode" that some people became afraid and since I scared them I created a hostile work environment which is no bueno. I pressed for more details but they wouldn't give me any.

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At the end of the day I feel like it was wrong of them to fire me. And I feel it was wrong to deny my accomodations (bringing my dog to work) even though it didn't create a hardship (I wouldn't know because that's all I was given for an answer). I had a psychiatric emergency - one I did not see coming, one I could not have anticipated...I didn't hurt anyone...only that poor trash can. Yes, people were scared - but imagine how I must have felt during this episode...From what I gathered I didn't direct any aggression towards any living thing. Also, I don't know if this counts for anything but they did not deny me unemployment benefits so at least they did one thing right by me.

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RELATED FACTS: The company has more than 1000 employees, I worked there just under a year.

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Answer:
 You  had a violent, psychotic episode in your workplace that can easily be construed as a threat to yourself or others.

That's a reason to terminate.

Re: The animal. Was this a service animal or ESA?Answer #2: They were completely and utterly justified in firing you.


Title: If companies are afraid that donating food opens them up to lawsuits...

Question:
If companies are afraid that donating food opens them up to lawsuits, could one create a non-profit that works as an intermediary, thus insulating the companies from lawsuits?

A propos of [this](http://rt.com/news/261173-france-food-waste-supermarkets/).
Topic:
Business Law

Answer:
 That's already a thing. The [Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act](http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-104publ210/pdf/PLAW-104publ210.pdf) of 1996 protects companies from liability for donating food, so long as they aren't acting negligently.

See: food banks.


Title: Why are non vision obstructing tints on my driver and passenger windows illegal if I have to roll them down to talk to a cop anyways?

Question: I don’t understand why I can’t have 20% tints if whenever I get pulled over I have to roll down the window or get out anyways. I can see perfectly fine day and night.

Answer:
 Well, from a very high level, those things are illegal because the legislature decided that they should be.

From a lower level, the reason is because they don't feel that you can see as well as you seem to think you can.


Title: [Australia] I Fly In/Fly Out for work. Came home early, caught my wife cheating. Help with finances

Question: deleted: Spoke to only one lawyer and I don't like him at all. He was too busy eating to listen or help. Got one more booked in on Tuesday, nobody could give me an appointment on Monday. I'm about to get a taxi home "from the airport"

Answer:
 Reddit says there's 3 people to never listen to when looking for legal advice.  your wife/ex-wife, their lawyer, or the internet.

Ignore those 3, find a good lawyer, and do what they say.Answer #2: I feel terrible for you.  You loved her, you married her, you paid off her debt, and she screws around on you.  You don't deserve that.  I know you still love her (otherwise you wouldn't feel so borderline suicidal) but she is not a decent person.  Decent people don't cheat on their spouses two years after marriage.

Get a lawyer and STAY AWAY FROM HER.  Otherwise she will cry and say she's sorry and you will feel bad and you'll either take her back or it will make you feel worse than you do right now.  Get an aggressive lawyer who will fight for you money YOU earned.  You've been married a couple of years, you don't have any kids (at least I hope not) and you don't want to lose your retirement to her.  Don't roll over and play dead, don't give her what she wants because you feel bad.  And remember that one day you will feel better.


Title: Can I (civilian) be denied vacation if my army reservist coworker has drill on the same day? (Indiana)

Answer: You could be denied vacation for any reason.


Title: Can I get in trouble if cops don't have my fake ID?

Question: Today I went to my local gas station where I buy beer with my fake ID (I'm 20) and a new clerk questioned me about my ID. She called me out for it being fake. I asked for the ID back and she handed it to me and I then walked out of the gas station and then got in my car and drove away. As I was leaving I believe they got my license plate number and I just got a call from the local police saying they wanted to talk about the situation. I told them to call me tomorrow to set something up to buy myself some time. So I'm sure there is camera footage of me trying to buy beer, but since they don't have my fake ID, can they stick me with anything? And what do you think I should do from here? I live in Wisconsin if that helps.

Answer:
 They don't specifically need your fake ID to charge you with having a fake ID.  They only need probable cause to charge you with having a fake ID.

> And what do you think I should do from here?

Stop breaking the law.