Title: [Maryland] Do I have grounds to pursue legal action for time and mental distress, not to mention HIPPA violation?

Question:
Here's the story, this happened exactly a year ago and I'm still dealing with it.

I was going to let this go, but I am still dealing with the mess this hospital created a year later. First off, the ER staff was very unprofessional when we came in from a car crash (11/14/14), they did not seem organized, they discussed details of my husband's medical history out in the middle of the wing (luckily it happened to close to outside my and our passenger's sitting area not some strangers! especially because there weren't rooms in that section, just curtains), they 'misplaced' two or three patients (one guy left due to directions he got from someone, while someone else was still looking for him, and they couldn't find my husband for awhile after they sent him for tests), and they seemed more interested in chatting than helping us or any of the other patients.

My husband and I both work in medically related jobs, so we understand the stress and the camaraderie, but jeez, we just got in an accident. Still, I was going to ignore the horrible customer service, but then the bills became an issue. They had taken our insurance day of, but apparently never submitted it? Also, out of 3 people, my husband and roommate were the only ones who received a bill (and my roommate's ended up at his parents house under the wrong name?). I finally called asking where my bill was, turns out they had been sending my bill to the hospital's address! So it got sent to collections, which is now on my credit report (and the collections agency hasnt contacted me since I disputed it in Feb/Mar, but didnt close my account so now I have to fight this with the credit bureau).

But it didn't end there, it took me 3-4 MONTHS to get my bills and insurance figured out. I would call the billing department dispute lady, whatever her title was, weekly and would either get no response and no call back or would get a 'oh we're checking into it, I'll call next week,' with no call and usually no response when I called her. I gave them my insurance information 4 times, once at the day of the visit, and 3 times over the phone, where they took my info but never submitted it. Yet they could submit me to collections. When insurance paid (Tricare), they still sent me bills/to collections, Tricare actually had to send them a letter telling them to stop.

Should I just let it go/drop it, or do I have grounds to stand on? I don't want to go to a local consult if I'd be wasting my time.

Also, I left a bad review on their hospital, should I remove it?

Answer:
 There is no private right of action under HIPAA.

Your story is unclear, but it sounds like your only complaint is that they didn't send the bills to you until some time later.  Unless you have an actual dispute over the bill itself(i.e., you think the bill is wrong, not just late) then you have no recourse.


Title: [AZ] Invoked my my Miranda rights to remain silent during a traffic stop. Police officer asked if he can search my car. I said, “No.” He then said that by speaking, I just waived my right to remain silent. IS THIS TRUE??

Question:
Topic:
Constitution

Answer:
 The cop was making fun of you because you sounded clueless when you tried to invoke Miranda rights during a traffic stop. That's not how those rights are applied.Answer #2: No, you don't waive any rights by answering a single question.

BTW, you can't "invoke your Miranda rights."  The right articulated in *Miranda v. Arizona* is the right for the police to *provide* certain *advisements* during a *custodial interrogation.*  Your right not to answer questions that incriminate you comes from the 5th amendment to the US Constitution as incorporated to the states via the 14th amendment.

And there is no traffic stop in the history of traffic stops that had a better outcome for the driver as a result of refusing to be polite to the officer and answer basic questions.  Instead of a warning, you're guaranteed a ticket.  Instead of a ticket that cuts you a break, you'll get the harshest ticket possible.  You can be polite and civil without confessing to any crimes or waiving any important legal rights.


Title: Raising the age of Tobacco use in Washington to 21

Question: Hi reddit, in Washington State they just past a bill that raised the legal age of tobacco use to 21, including all vapor products, it will be affective as of January 1st, 2020, if I am 18 right now will I be able to buy vape products next year?

Answer:
 There is no grandfather clause.

>A person who sells or gives, or permits to be sold or given, to any person under the age of twenty-one years any cigar, cigarette, cigarette paper or wrapper, tobacco in any form, or a vapor product is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

[Read the whole law here](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1074.PL.pdf)


Title: Would it be a war crime to spray airborne contraceptives over a country to reduce theirpopulation?

Answer:
 Sounds like genocide.Answer #2: Under the _Rome Convention_, this is a crime against humanity:

> For the purpose of this Statute, ‘crime against humanity’ means any of the following acts when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack:

>* Murder;
>* **Extermination**;
>* Enslavement;
>* Deportation or forcible transfer of population;
>* Imprisonment or other severe deprivation of physical liberty in violation of fundamental rules of international law;
>* Torture;
>* Rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, enforced sterilization, or any other form of sexual violence of comparable gravity;
>* Persecution against any identifiable group or collectivity on political, racial, national, ethnic, cultural, religious, gender as defined in paragraph 3, or other grounds that are universally recognized as impermissible under international law, in connection with any act referred to in this paragraph or any crime within the jurisdiction of the Court;
>* Enforced disappearance of persons;
>* The crime of apartheid;
>* Other inhumane acts of a similar character intentionally causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or to mental or physical health.

**Emphasis** mine.

It would also be a war crime if the countries are belligerants in an organized armed conflict (with or without a specific declaration of war) under Protocol I of the Geneva Convention, as an indiscriminate attack on civilian populations. This is the same category as chemical, nuclear, and biological attacks on civilian centres, even though the effects are less drastic in the short term and more delayed.Answer #3: Hoping this post isn't the result of a heated argument at the Pentagon.Answer #4: OP is a Salarian.Answer #5: That's definitely a gas weapon and explicit targeting of civilians so yeah.Answer #6: Ummmm…..yes. It’s literally genocide.


Title: Can I still have a 5th amendment privilege if I am offered immunity I don’t want?

Question:
I am the witness in a case that I don’t want any involvement in. I have said multiple times I will enforce my fifth amendment privilege if I am compelled to testify. I will self-incriminate if I testify.

The prosecutor is offering me immunity from prosecution if I testify and trying to force me to take it. I don’t want it. I just don’t want to testify.

Can I be forced to testify if I’m offered immunity?

Answer:
 > Can I be forced to testify if I’m offered immunity?

Yes.  Once granted immunity, you can no longer incriminate yourself, and the Fifth Amendment no longer applies.


Title: Apartment flooded, need advice **PLEASE READ!!**

Question:
This took place in California
Hello Reddit, On Wednesday, January 13, my wife called me at work saying that our apartment flooded. I rushed home to find that water was coming out of the ceiling, through the walls, into our storage room, and on the patio. I will mention that this is the fifth time that we've been flooded in this same apartment. There was emergency staff there with a wet vac trying to dry the carpet and floors. On the top third floor, there our apartment complex hired a vendor/contractor to fix or work on the sprinkler system and it burst flooding all three floors. They called in the content specialists to move our belongings to a storage unit and us into a hotel, charging the vendors credit card for the stay while they tore out walls and the ceiling to dry out the apartment. We told the apartment complex that because this was the fifth time that we've had water related issues in our apartment, we either wanted our last rent check back with our deposit or they could move us into a new apartment on the third floor. Originally, they wanted us to stay in the hotel until our 1st floor apartment was ripped apart, cleaned, and checked for mold but we told them we'd rather just be moved into a new place instead of staying in a hotel with minimal belongings for two weeks. The content specialists had taken all of our total loss items and we moved in to our new place using our credit card to buy essential items to live. The owner of the contractor, who we'll call "L", came to our apartment the day of the flood and apologized saying, "I'll make this right". As of today, January 21st, we are in our new apartment slowly putting our lives back together. The content specialists sent us an online portal of all the total loss items that insurance will reimburse us. I'm sure that our insurance will seek the money from the owner of the company for his companies error. He gave us his number to call so I called him today to ask him if he was going to reimburse us for the days that my wife lost work (she is a server and averages about $100 per shift {3 shifts is approx. $300}). On the phone, he said "why did she need to miss work?" This is frustrating to me because he told us that he would "make this right". There are so many other incidentals that we've had to pay for that have come out of our pocket (yes, we've saved every receipt). I think it's also very important to note that the fourth time that we were flooded, the apartment complex used him and his company to do the same work yielding the same results to some other poor apartment renter one floor up and three floors down. I guess my question is: if my wife and I are not fully reimbursed for this situation, do we have a legitimate lawsuit for this matter? Thank you for your time Reddit. -J

Answer: Honest question: why did your wife need to miss work because of the flooded apartment?


Title: [IL] A thief connected to the internet from my stolen device and now I have his IP address. Can I file pro se in small claims court against a John Doe, then request the court clerk to issue a subpoena to the ISP to reveal the defendant's identity?

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 Not a lawyer, but:
You can file a civil suit against the person, theoretically, but you can't do small claims in IL for this. The [categories](http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/consumers/smlclaims.html) that the small claims system handles and information requirements to file are absolutely useless to do what you want to do.

Go to the police. If the police officer you have been talking to won't do anything, ask to speak to the desk Sargent or shift leader. Theft under a certain dollar amount is a low priority for them. Answer #2: You don't have a theif's IP address.  You have the IP address of whoever has the device- there is no evidence that it is the thief.

Report it to the police.


Title: Help: Parents are threatening to sue my student newspaper for defamation

Question:
*I am in Quebec, Canada*

I am the editor of a student newspaper in college. We recently published an article in the opinion section of the paper which detailed the sexual assault of a student. In it, we did not use the name of the perpetrator, but there is the following information about him:

- He has a sister (mentioned because she harasses the victim)
- He has a girlfriend (also mentioned because she harasses the victim)
- He visits a student club (not named) in a specific room of the school (the room is named. there are about 8 student clubs scattered within this room, and dozens of people use the room daily)

Now, the parents of the perpetrator want to sue our newspaper for defamation. Under our newspaper constitution, I am the one who is liable for suits (as the Editor-in-Chief). Don’t know if it’s important to mention, but I did not write the article, it was written by contributors.

I feel like the information given on the perpetrator was all very important for telling the girl’s story (if she couldn’t mention his sister or his girlfriend, she couldn’t talk about the harassment they inflict on her. If she didn’t mention the room, she couldn’t have discussed the logistical implications of banning him from the club spaces, which she needed to discuss).

Are we in trouble here? I have no idea how bad this could be.
Topic:
Canada

Answer:
 >Are we in trouble here?

Quite possibly. You published words, they refer to the plaintiff, that's two points of the [Quebec Defamation Triforce](https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2168/index.do) right there. If they establish fault (like, say, your publication failed to meet certain journalistic standards), you might be in the shit.

Media attorney.

Oh, and uh also, if you believe that someone has committed sexual assault, that really ought to be reported to the police.


Title: Is this illegal?

Question: So I go to High School in California. Today during lunch my friend thought it would be HILARIOUS to take a cucumber and continuously  stick it in and out of his mouth (simulating sexual intercourse). Naturally he got caught and since I was sitting with him I had to come to the school office too. The Vice-Principal told us that he was committing "child pornography." Is the Vice-Principal correct?

Answer: No. that's pretty lewd though.Answer #2: Well, technically its not pornography until you record it.  But it could fall under laws that prohibit lewd or lascivious contact with a child.


Title: Friend from childhood having problems, potentially wants to move in with me.

Question:
I have a friend I've known since forever, her and her boyfriend broke up and they have two kids together. (1 and 2 years old)  She could not afford to have a place and was forced to move in with her sister who apparently had lost her kids due to being unfit, and the kids (her sisters kids) were adopted out eventually.

So while she has been staying with her sister the kids have been in foster care.  I am willing to help her, as long as she holds a job and can help pay bills etc.  Her caseworker has stated as long as it's an ok place for kids (I have no record, can afford bills etc) that she can get them back.  This would mean that I am living with her and her two kids eventually, most likely helping pay for kids food/clothes/diapers everything.

As I've never been a father, and don't really plan on being one any time soon, I'm unclear how things work.  Could I claim them as a dependent?  What if she quits her job and just stays around,  how would I get her out... or any get myself out of a situation I could be clearly taken advantage of, whilst holding the well being of the kids that aren't even mine over my head.

She's always been a friend, and I would like to help her out (her parents have passed away and her sister and ex-bf are POS).

Are there any obligations I may be under once the kids move in with me?  Could I claim them as dependents (and maybe even her as well) on my taxes?  Would this affect my ability to just cut them out of my life if this turns into a massive clusterfff....

This is all about two months away from potentially happening, so I figured it was time to find out if there is anything I am not thinking of.

It kills me to see kids being put through this, and I know she has had a hard time, I just don't want to be put into a position where suddenly, no matter what I do I am considered a guardian for these kids with no escape, even if she decides she wants to stop working and just hitch her wagon to mine and force a bad situation.

This is in Texas btw.

Thanks for any advice you guys might have.  :)

Answer:
 If this goes bad (and it will probably go bad), you will have to evict her if she won't willingly leave.  Be prepared for the possibility of losing her as a friend.

How are you going to make her pay rent/bills? Make her sign a tenancy agreement or the honor system? What will you do when she can't/won't pay her share?Answer #2: NAL but I would run from this. If she moves in, she is your tenant (whether she is paying rent or not) and you could potentially have to evict her if things go south (unless it is okay that she doesn't maybe pay any bills).

Maybe help her get set up with her own apartment (some cash up front you never expect to see again?)Answer #3: If you want to help, it would be better to help her stand on her own two feet. In other words, help her up, don't carry her.

Help her get a job. Then an apartment she can afford (maybe, if you want, give her a one-time monetary gift for the security deposit). Encourage her, don't enable her.


Title: College hold preventing my Japan trip

Question: [TX] I am a college student that was renting an apartment on campus. In a few weeks, I am supposed to be going on a study abroad trip in Japan. Due to a hold on my account, I am not able to register completely. The hold is due to a high balance from the apartments on campus. They are charging me over $1,600 of damage that I had informed them of many times when I first moved in. They gave me a checklist and I checked off all of the things that were either broken or not working properly. When I confronted them about the balance, they told me that all damages upon the move-out date would be my responsibility. I told them that not only have I checked off the damage on the checklist, but I was repeatedly reporting the same damages and no one from maintenance came to try to look at the damages. Then they told that due to the numerous constructions that were happening on campus, all maintenance were delayed. I honestly don't see how this is my fault when I had repeatedly tried to get the damages repaired. Now due to this, I might not be able to go on my trip to Japan. Does anybody have any advice on how I could resolve this? I would really appreciate it.

Answer:
 The Japan situation is irrelevant, as you have no "legal right" to go on that trip.

You need to go back to the checklist and proof photos I *hope* you made when you moved in. Without this, it's a he said/she said and you are likely to lose to your college. Answer #2: This might be one to run past the Dean of Students (might be called something different at your school, like Undergraduate Dean or some such).  They might be able to shake things loose, particularly if you have proof that the damage was pre-existing.  At the very least, they may be able to point you toward someone to talk to who is more responsive than the registrar's office or student housing.Answer #3: Do you have photos of the damage when you moved in or anything ?


Title: Dog Groomer Cut Part of my Mother's dog's ear off and did not tell us.

Question:
Ohio:

So my mom has been taking her 3 dogs to the same groomer now for probably 5 years and the lady that usually cuts their hair was not the one who was cutting the day my mom took them in. It was a new lady who apparently had roughly 10 years of experience out of state. So my mom dropped them off at 9AM and it usually takes 3 hours do finish them all. This time was just shy of 4 hours which made my mom call and wonder if they were going to be done soon. So she arrives to pick the dogs up and the groomer starts telling her that the 1 dogs ear she had cut part off had ear infections and she had cut the hair really short in the area noticeably so more than the other 2 dogs which are all the same breed. She never tell my mother anything about cutting part of the 1 dogs ear off until my mom gets home to put dropped in the 1 dogs ear because she does have ear infections consistently (she has her whole life). My mom notices that part of the dogs ear is missing and takes her to the vet to get her looked at. The vet puts blood glue on the missing part and tells her not to take it off or it will bleed. They are supposed to take the dog back to the vet in a week or so.

A little more info about the location and place this occurred. This is the type of place that is rather expensive, not your Petsmart type place in a very high income town. My parents would have been understanding had they told them when they picked the dogs up, however, them trying to hide it is what pissed them off. They really just want the person fired and vet bills paid.

They now call her Van Gogh.

Edit: My parents haven't confronted them yet but have made attempts to contact the place of business by phone and have not gotten a response.

Answer: Your family can sue to get all vet bills paid for. I hope the dog isn't in too much pain.


Title: [CA, USA] 21+ Bar has minors playing a show

Question:
There is a bar I frequent and this Friday they are having 2 bands play that I personally know.  One of these bands has a drummer that is not of age, but uses a fake ID to get in and all that.  I have told the bar tenders about this and they claim that the band member in question is 21 because they saw her ID(the fake one).

Is there anything I can do?

Answer:
 > Is there anything I can do?

Have you considered minding your own business? Answer #2: You can call the police and tell them your bar is unknowingly allowing an underage person in.  But why?  Why do you even care?


Title: [CA] Roommate moving out, landlord now saying they will only allow 1 tenant in 2 bedroom apartment.

Question: Recently my roommate decided to move out of the apartment. We were both on the lease, however now that my roommate is leaving, I've tried to find a replacement tenant. At the time, my landlord asked me if I would be able to cover the rent alone, I said yes, but told them I would like to find a new roommate. I found a new tenant, they submitted their paperwork, the landlord is now saying that they're "Not rejecting the person, they just don't want a new tenant in the apartment, and that I'd have to cover the rent by myself." My roommate also told the landlord that I was potentially going to be living by myself, I told the landlord otherwise - now the landlord is saying I said I was going to be living by myself, but I have written proof proving this was not the case. What are my rights in this situation? It is a 2 bedroom apartment. Is this a violation of Federal Housing Laws? Thank you.

Answer: You and your roommate are on the lease.  Until your roommate is officially released from the lease, you are each responsible for the rent.  Has your roommate been officially released from the lease?  What does your lease say about your opportunity to replace roommates?  Without something in the contract that allows for replacing your roommate, I am personally not aware of a federal or CA law that specifically requires that you have this ability.  Your landlord will be able to collect rent from your roommate until your roommate is officially released.  I would ask that your roommate not be released as to lessen the chance of you being stuck you with 100% of the rent.


Title: Employer requiring me to break labor laws. Am I legally responsible for condoning this or the company?

Question: I'm a restaurant manager in Orlando FL.  My boss reprimanded me for not allowing hourly employees to work off the clock, and explicitly instructed me to allow them to do so in the future.  I know that this practice is illegal, but my question is about liability.  If and when the DOL finds out and cracks the whip, would I be held personally responsible for knowingly allowing this to happen, or would the company be held liable?  If these people want to work and not get paid, it's their own time and I really don't care so long as I won't be personally accountable when the law man comes around.

Answer:
 If the DOL does get involved, don't be surprised if your boss denies he knew about it and blames you.Answer #2: Your boss is setting you up to be the fall guy. Don't let it happen.Answer #3: Is your restaurant part of a chain? If so, go to the district manager or someone else over his head.Answer #4: >explicitly instructed me to allow them to do so in the future

Try to get these explicit instructions in writing (email, text message, whatever) to protect yourself if your boss pulls what /u/NDaveT says. No audio recording as that's illegal in FL.Answer #5: What do you mean, "not allowing them" to work off the clock? Are they trying to work during their break?


Title: Recording STBEx while spilling the beans (Kansas)

Question:
So I have a date in mind to ask for a divorce, but I fear what may happen on that day (spouse has a temper).  I'm a felon, see, and the biggest warning they gave was to beware domestic disturbance calls, as it is most often the male with a felony that gets dragged away in those situations.

I know recording someone without their consent is risky, if not straight up illegal (?  kind of why I'm posting, because I don't know for sure...)  Am I better off just telling her that I'm recording?  I fear that will cause her to disengage altogether, instead of actually talking to me.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer: Kansas is a one-party consent state meaning you can freely and surreptitiously record any conversation that you are a direct participant in.


Title: Is there a way to avoid paying the fine with unlawful possession of marijuana?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 1) Don't tell the judge you smoke weed regularly
2) Don't tell the judge a lie
3) Don't tell the court that you are "a little delusional sometimes"

You already missed your court date, which means you may have lost your first chance to actually try to get out of this (by talking to the DA) and may have additional charges pending.

Your best bet would be to hire a lawyer so this doesn't go on your record, but that's going to cost more than the $250, which you would rather spend on weed anyway. Answer #2: Two pieces of advice: 1. don't miss your next court date, and 2. explain your economic situation to the judge so they can put you on a payment plan you can afford or suggest community service.


Title: My boss makes me show up before my shift officially starts.

Question: I'm a 16 year old living in Massachusetts in the Boston area and I work part time at a restaurant. My shift officially starts at 4PM, but we are instructed when we are hired to instead show up at 3:30 or earlier to get started (preparing tables, sweeping, etc.) and I was wondering if this practice is out of the ordinary or if it is even legal. I've been working there for over a year now.

Answer:
 1-800-STOP-WOC. I know I'm a little late to the party, but here's a help line to call. It's called working off the clock, and it's no bueno.Answer #2: > but we are instructed when we are hired to instead show up at 3:30 or earlier to get started (preparing tables, sweeping, etc.)

If you are performing work, you should be on the clock.  These are normal and expected work duties, and you should expect to be paid.  I can't imagine this not being an issue in Massachusetts, and it's worth escalating, like a call to an attorney or your state's labor board.

Not an attorney: but I work on plenty of California class-actions with these issues.


Title: Fine for not having Liability insurance on NOT MY CAR ANYMORE!! GA

Question:
I was involved in a car accident a few months ago and The insurance company of the other driver told me that it was totaled, so I took the larger settlement and they took the title and had my car towed away.

However, I get a call 2 weeks ago saying that they lost the title, mail me a power of attorney form, and now I get mail from the Government telling me that I owe money for not having liability insurance and for the renewal.

I have to mail in proof that I don't have it, but all I really have is a picture of my car being towed away, emails regarding the settlement, and contact information for the insurance company. I'm already emailing them to get some kind of statement that the car is in their possession, but would this automatically be taken care of when they register the title under them with my power of attorney?

I'm just frustrated and want to make sure that this doesn't snowball and I get hit with something bigger. Thanks Reddit!

Edit: added question mark

Answer: How do you not have a record of the title transfer?


Title: Unexpected probate

Question:
Sooooo...

My father passed away 10 years ago this year. I am his only heir. I never received anything when he died (I was 14).

Well now, my stepmother is contacting me trying to get me to sign something deeding her my half a house I didn’t know existed (purchased two weeks before he died). It was apparently damaged in hurricane Harvey (mild-moderate roof damage) but is still live-able. She needs full ownership in order to get a loan to fix the roof. Her lawyer has been in contact with me but has kept thing rather vague and simple. I do know that two affidavits have been sent out to confirm my status and one has already been returned. This has apparently been in process since fall and I’m just now hearing about it.

I plan on speaking with an attorney but this whole thing is over my head. I know that I’m not interested in just giving her my share if I’m entitled to any compensation and I have no plans to sign anything without knowing A LOT more about my options.

I’m curious about what my options may be and what I might expect
Topic:
Wills Trusts and Estates

Answer:
 If you weren't told about the house I wonder what else you weren't told about. Answer #2: “A loan to fix the roof.”?

It sounds to me that she might be trying to refinance it (getting a mortgage for a higher amount) or getting a new mortgage. I have trouble believing she’s been paying the mortgage for you this whole time and yet keeping it secret, unless she’s got renters in there.

I don’t believe her story, seems like she’s up to something. You definitely need to make sure you get all the facts before signing over ownership of anything.Answer #3: Haha, no. If you own half a house, that means you own half the house's value. If someone else wants to own your half, they need to pay you for it.

DO NOT sign anything.


Title: Just got a second felony drug charge. HELP.

Question: A few months ago I got a felony charge for marijuana for 40 grams. A few days ago I just got a felony charge of LSD, 100 hits to be exact. I have the opportunity to talk to a drug agent soon and when I got arrested he spoke of possibly getting my charge dropped. What would be my best mode of action here?  I'm in Tennessee if that helps.

Answer:
 >What would be my best mode of action here?

Hiring an attorney immediately, and to stop peddling in, consuming, selling, or otherwise obtaining illegal drugs.Answer #2: Shut up and get an attorney. Do not talk to anybody but this attorney least of all the police. But you should be planning to go to prison because it's very unlikely you won't be.Answer #3: >I have the opportunity to talk to a drug agent soon and when I got arrested he spoke of possibly getting my charge dropped.

He is lying to you. LEO do not press charges, nor do they have the authority to get charges dropped.

Someone in your situation with multiple felony drug possession charges (poss. intent to distribute as well) does not benefit in any way, shape or form by talking to the police.

>What would be my best mode of action here?

**Hire a criminal defense attorney ASAP. Do not talk to LEO and do not meet with LEO.** Let your attorney do all the communicating with LEO. Answer #4: > I have the opportunity to talk to a drug agent soon and when I got arrested he spoke of possibly getting my charge dropped.

Cause he too thinks your a dealer and is willing to try to use you to get to your source but the fact that he believes you are so screwed that he can throw this lil fish out lets you know how fucked you are.


Title: I was fired after I smashed my finger at work because I was, “wasting [my boss’s] time and money.”

Question:
So, I will try to keep this as short and detailed as possible.

Friday August 17th, I smashed my index finger with a sledgehammer at work. I’m a rough carpenter so a smashed finger was nothing new to me. It was right at the end of the day so I helped clean up and went home. After about a half hour at home with my dad trying to clean it up and get it covered, we decided we should just go to urgent care as the more we messed with it the more it swelled and heavy bruising was setting in. I texted my boss letting him know I was on my way to urgent care to get it checked out. The first digit on my index finger was basically shattered with 5-6 fragments floating in the tip.

I broke the news to my boss Monday morning before work telling him that it was broken and I’d be out for 2 days as the bleeding showed no signs of stopping and the throbbing was nearly unbearable. He was unhappy that I’d be missing two days of work over a finger.

I’ve had one appointment a week since the accident. The appointments are short and I was only missing ~2 hours of work. But this is when the name calling and harassment started. Every time I told him about an upcoming appointment and what was going on at said appointments, it would set him off. He would call me degrading names and used intimidation tactics to try to stop me from missing work for the appointments.

Fast forward to this morning. I get to work and we were standing in a circle waiting for the rain to stop. I reminded my boss of my physical therapy appointment scheduled for this Wednesday and he just tees off on me in front of our entire crew. Telling me I’m a waste of his time and money. Saying he shouldn’t be paying for dumbass injuries like mine. At the end of his monologue he tells me to get off his job site and go home.

Is there anything I can/should do?

Answer:
 Write everything that happened down. If he didnt actually tell you you were fired I'd show up to work tomorrow. Continue to seek medical treatment and provide advanced notice of absences.

If it escalates beyond that or you are fired speak with a lawyer.Answer #2: doesnt sound like he fired you, sounds like he was pissed about you having a physical therapy appointment, and then him telling you to go to it.

Go to work tomorrow. Your boss has to make accommodations while you are injured. It is the law in most states. If your boss begins to harass you and ask you to just quit talk to HR, if your work does not have an HR talk to a lawyer.


Title: Denied access to wheelchair for 4+ days by Police Dept.

Question:
Hi,
Was arrested on a bench warrant on Thursday morning. Got cited and released for the warrant on Friday evening. Went to PD to get my property, a wheelchair, and was told that the property dept. is closed until monday morning. I was denied the right to use the wheelchair while in jail, and had to go without it for the entire weekend. My legs are killing me now, and doctors had told me not to bear any weight on either of them (I was run over by a car on Dec. 6, 2014). I was told to "be a man", and "stop being dramatic", etc., by many police officers while in jail. This is in Garden Grove, California. Is this legal?

Answer:
 > Is this legal?

Possibly. The legal standard would (probably) be whether any officials in the jail were deliberately indifferent to a serious medical need. In your case, that would basically require some evidence that jail officials knew (not should have known) that failing to provide you with a wheelchair could result in serious harm.

Another issue to think about is damages. Have you been to your doctor yet to see if any new damage was done by having to bear weight for those few days? Or is this something where you are going to be temporarily sore for a few more days?

Find a civil rights attorney in your area. They will typically review your case without charge and may conduct an initial investigation to determine if your case is worth litigating. A follow-up with your doctor to check on the status of your legs might also help you decide if this is something you'd want to pursue.

Best of luck.Answer #2: Do you have an attorney representing you for your arrest? Run it by him.Answer #3: First off, glad to hear you're out and at least not dead.

Secondly, get a lawyer to represent you on this charge. Run what happened by him.

If you don't get a lawyer for the charge, maybe hit up the ACLU or Amnesty and see what you can get at least in terms of the chair issue.

Thirdly, best of luck. Wish I could be of more help but this is something that requires more knowledge than a certified armchair lawyer like myself could provide.


Title: Unable to access bathroom - allowed to call locksmith?

Question:
Hey /r/legaladvice

Very quick question - I have tonight locked myself out of my bathroom in my apartment (the tongue won't retract from the door), and will be unable to contact my real estate agent before open of business tomorrow. I was wondering if I would be able to call an after hours locksmith to come and fix the door, and the cost would be on the owner, or if I would be fronting the bill?

In Australia by the way

Answer: Why don't you just stick a butter knife or credit card in there and open it? Or just take the handle off? I assume you have a screwdriver...


Title: My friend just got out of the hospital after bad seizures, and was told by nurses/doctor he was not allowed to drive for 3 months but wants to anyway. What would happen if he got caught?

Answer:
 If simply pulled over he will be charged with driving under a suspended license. Penalties vary by state. One example is that he could go to jail for six months, pay a fine up to $1000, and have the return of his license further delayed.

More importantly he could have a seizure, weave into incoming traffic, cause a giant crash, and kill a bunch of people. That would be a felony. Penalties for that could include years in prison, thousands of dollars in fines, and perhaps never getting his license back.


Title: [Virginia] - Where does the first amendment protect me on my campus?

Question:
Recently became interested in the legalization of marijuana, I am wondering if on a public university campus if I would be protected by the first amendment?

I would be starting a petition and publicly asking for signatures.
Topic:
Constitution

Answer:
 You're protected by the First Amendment everywhere in the USA, for the specific things the First Amendment offers protection from -- which is prosecution by the government for speaking your mind.

Your university is still largely free to limit your speech in the sense that they don't have to allow you to spout off anywhere on campus you please, any time you please.

In other words, your university can largely regulate the time, place, and manner of your speech, but not the content of your speech.


Title: Soon to be ex told me she will be seeking full custody in our divorce trial next week. I have a lawyer. What else should I do?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: This is why you have a lawyer. It's highly unlikely she will get full custody just because she asks.


Title: How can I get robocalls to stop calling me? Can I sue the company/companies doing this?

Question:
I got my phone number about 5 years ago. I’ve always gotten spam calls, and never really thought anything of it.

I stared getting about 3-4 every day a few months ago. Waiting around for an operator to tell them never to call me again didn’t work. I put my phone number on the “do not call” list. I wish my problem would have gone away then, but it only got worse. Recently I’ve been getting between 5-10 calls every day.

I did some research and it seems like what’s happening is illegal. My number is on the “do not call” list and it’s my personal cell phone number, not a work number or a number associated with any professional business whatsoever.

My intentions weren’t to get law involved in this at all but it’s become terrible. I’m in the process of applying for jobs and I’m sick of my phone blowing up from these “free vacations” when I’m expecting calls about job interviews.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 I get these too on both my personal phone and work number, and the general answer I see is that there's nothing you can do. The calls aren't coming from the number your caller ID says they're coming from (spoofing), and most of them originate outside the US anyway, so you can't go after anyone for it. I think there was one guy in the US running a big robocall scam operation who got caught, but for the most part, we're all stuck with this annoyance.

I think the FCC is trying to come up with some sort of validation system, but it's not something they can do immediately. In the meantime, there are several call-blocking apps for your cell phone (I really liked RoboKiller, but I've also used Nomorobo) that will block or alert you to some of the scammy calls. They aren't perfect, but it's better than nothing.

You can also get a Google Voice number (it's free) and put that on your resume instead of your normal cell phone. I don't remember how, but I saw someone post the other day that it's possible to have it forward the calls from Google Voice to your cell number but have the caller ID show up as your Google Voice number -- so basically, if it's coming from that number, you can be reasonably sure it's a job interview and not "The IRS." Google Voice also lets you make people announce themselves before they pick up (screening the call, essentially), but sometimes I think people are weirded out by that.

Or, if you're willing to risk it with job interviews, just let everything go to voicemail. If it's important, they'll leave a message.


Title: Car dealer messed up my insurance policy. Am now being forced to pay an insane amount (NY)

Question:
So here's a little background: I am a 23 year old female who lives in NY. In March, I bought a brand new Honda from the dealership. The guys at the dealership were super nice in making sure that I got the best deal possible. They even went as far as getting me a super cheap car insurance policy with Progressive for only $258 a month after a $500 deposit. Sweet right? Less than a month goes by and I get a phone call from Progressive stating that they're still waiting for the papers that proved I had prior insurance. I was super confused cause I've never had insurance before and I told the insurance company they were probably mistaken and I would give them a call. When I called Honda, I dealt with one of the guys who had set it up and he was super sweet about it and took care of it for me and I only had to pay the regular $258. About a week ago I logged into my Progressive account to make sure everything was kosher and I saw they had a payment scheduled for May 20th for $1,208 WHICH IS WAY TOO EXPENSIVE. When I contacted Progressive they told me it was so much because I never sent in forms proving I had prior insurance, which I never did.

Now. The General Manager of the dealership has been texting me non-stop asking me out to dinner and things of that sort. I've been declining very politely because I don't really want to burn any bridges in case I have any car problems. So a few days ago he texted me asking the usual, whether I wanted to meet up for dinner and I politely declined as usual. I asked him if he could ask Bob* (name changed obvi) to give me a call because I was still having the same issue with my insurance and figured he could help. He then informed me that Bob was no longer with them.

I am really frustrated and agitated at this point. I can't just switch insurances cause I'd have to put down another down payment which I definitely do not have right now. Is there anything I can do or am I just stuck paying this crazy amount?

Thanks in advance & sorry for the long post!

Answer:
 First things first, maybe I missed it, but it sounds like you are not actually insured right now? Do not drive the car if it is uninsured.

What was the $500 deposit for? And $258/mo is not "super cheap." I pay less than $200/mo for *two* cars with $1 million in liability (plus comprehensive, the whole package).


Title: I feel like I'm being discriminated among my coworkers

Question:
I live in Seattle, Washington. I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but I'ma give it shot.

I work at the airport cleaning planes with the majority of its employees are females. I'm a male recently discharged from the military and just got hired not too long ago.

Anyways, a team of 4-5 people gets sent out to clean a plane. I'm the only male in the group. Each person has their tasks to do. For example, I vacuum while the others cleans the galleys and the restroom. I carry my vacuum gear, but my coworker wants me to carry her biffy bag (restroom supplies). So now here I am, carrying two things and its weighing me down. I decline and they proceed to complain how I'm being lazy and that *"I should be a gentleman"* carrying their gear and doing other extra shit like closing their overhead bin. Now, I know this isn't an excuse of me trying to be lazy. I have my own task and they have their own task. Why should I do the extra work while they get to relax? Just letting you know, I wasn't the only one that got hired. Another female got hired the same time as I did. My other coworkers insist that I should carry her stuff. Why? I don't get it. We're both new hires.

I'm not doing the extra work all because *"I'm a guy"*. This is taking a toll on my health because I have a back injury and carrying all the extra weight like carrying their shit for them is nothing but bad news to me.

I do not know what to do from here. I'm still getting used to the civilian life and I don't know who to complain, or if this is even worthy enough to be complained about to the management. Is this a form of discrimination?

Answer:
 This isn’t discrimination unless your direct supervisor is requiring you to carry items due to you being a male. Even then they could say it’s included in your vague job description.

Currently it just sounds like your co workers are expecting it if you. Politely decline and let them say what they will.

It’s something I may bring up to your supervisor as you don’t want word of mouth to be you’re job performance review.

Best advice is go to your supervisor and explain the situation. Ask him what to do.


Title: My mom got all of our inheritance to herself

Question:
My dad passed away 8 years ago when I was 16. When I turned 18, she moved in with her boyfriend and told my brother and I that we had to move out of the family home and find somewhere else to live, because she wanted to put the house on the market and didn’t want us in it. After a few months of it not selling, she rented the house out to someone else. A couple years later she sold the house.

Whenever that happened, she told my brother and I we needed to sign over our share of the house so she could get all the money. My brother and I were supposed to split our dad’s half of the estate but she didn’t feel that was fair, because she paid all the bills on it. I asked her multiple times over the years before it sold if I could rent it from her but she wouldn’t allow it. Neither of us signed it over to her because it didn’t feel right. So she had her lawyer do something to override that and all the money went to her.

How is this possible? Is it right what she did? Everyone keeps telling me how terrible it is that she did that, but she makes it seem like it was only fair. So I don’t know. Is there anything I could do, and would it even be worth it to try?

EDIT: took place in Louisiana. He died without a will.

Answer:
 Location? Edit your post to include it. You’ll get better info.

Was there a will?


Title: Being sued in MN for $1500 for educational item. Am low-income and would like to settle outside of court. 15 days to respond. What is your recommendation?

Question: I've been served papers that I'm being sued for non-payment of an educational need for my son (a violin for band class) in the amount of $1500. I have around 15 days now to respond to the lawyer. I'd like to settle out of court but do not have $1500. (I also don't know how the total can be $1500 - did they add in lawyer cost and interest?). In any case, I'm guessing I qualify as "low-income" if that is relevant at all. What would you suggest to be the best course of action (and the and cheapest)? Many thanks in advance for your help.

Answer: Being low income doesn't prevent you from being sued it just makes it harder to collect. Did you ask for the model of the violin and look up prices? $1,500 could be too high or could be right. You should also only owe the fair market value so depending on condition it might be a lot less than the price of a brand new one. Is the school district suing you?


Title: Bank statement says I was charged for a sandwich I ate 6 months ago. Can businesses still run my debit card that much later? MA

Question: [deleted]

Answer: So you're saying you did buy it, and weren't charged for it before now?  Yes, they can still charge you.  If they double billed you, check your bank records and dispute the charge.


Title: [New Zealand] Father won’t give me or my sister what our grandma left for us, how do we get it?

Question:
Throwaway because friends know my username but not the story.

Just over a year ago my grandma passed away and my sister gave me box of stuff saying it was my inheritance from her.

Today I noticed my sister was wearing a bracelet I hadn’t seen before so I asked about it. She said it was from our grandma. Then she said it was part of her inheritance and that our father wouldn’t give the rest to her because she stopped talking to him and that he was also holding mine because I haven’t talked to him in years. Turns out the box of stuff was given to me so I wouldn’t ask questions.

My father did some pretty bad shit to us years ago so now he’s out of my life, my sister still saw him for few years but he began doing some of the bad shit to her again this year so now he’s out of her life too. That’s why she knows about the things my grandma left and how she got the bracelet.
My sister said our grandma meant for all of the grandkids to each get a very sentimental ring and she split the other sentimental items between the 4 of us. The other 2 got what was meant for them.

My sister told me my father said I could only get what my grandma meant for me to have if I see him again. She didn’t tell me this before today. I could go see him if there’s no other way but I’d rather not because he’s out of my life for a lot of good reasons. I just want something to remember my grandma by, I’d rather not play his games.
Does anyone know how I should go about this or if my father is allowed to keep what our grandma left us? Any advice is appreciated.
Topic:
Wills Trusts and Estates

Answer:
 Who was the executor of the estate? If you have cousins then presumably you have an Aunt or Uncle. First step would be to ask the executor of the estate about it (hopefully your Aunt or Uncle). If your father is the executor then I would get a copy of the will (presuming it was probated) - google "Get a copy of a will from the High Court".Answer #2: The executor has a legal duty to discharge the will as written within a certain time frame (usually max of 12 months). There are penalties for failing to do so.

Since neither of you speak to your father, see if a family member will mediate for you.

Getting a copy of the will is the first step.

If your father is the executor, you'll need to contact an estate lawyer to take action against him. This can start with a Letter of a Demand before having to progress to court.


Title: [California]School is making students wear orange vests when going to bathroom or out of class.

Question:
Our school started making everyone take a orange vest when going to the bathroom or leaving the classroom for whatever reason.The reason they started doing this is because last year they had a problem of kids ditching class and walking around.I was fine with this when they first came up with it as most if not all would hang it from their pocket or hold it in their hand.Last week they sent an email to the teachers saying we would have to wear the vest or we will get detention if they see us not wearing it.My classmates and I hate this,as some students don't wash their hands when going to the bathroom and the thought of wearing that thing knowing that it most likely contains feces and urine is disgusting.From the looks of these things don't get washed either.We don't want that on our clothes,it's unsanitary and disgusting.My question is,can they force this or am I just over reacting?Thanks for reading.
Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer:
 Yes, they can make you wear the vest.

If it makes you feel any better they are probably cleaner than every doorknob in the school.


Title: Just got screwed out of a job in CT (live in MA). I think I need a lawyer, and good advice on what to do.

Question:
My apologies for the long post, and cross-post from r/advice.

I'm work in the Hartford, CT area, but live in MA.   This past August I was hired by a MAJOR company in my area what is notoriously hard to get into. I have 30+, years in Corporate America and I was thrilled that there was finally an opening that suited my skills and they wanted to hire me. I was placed by my Manager with a Trainer into a new division, of which we were asked to create new policies and procedures as we processed thru this new line of work. Very exciting! And the pay was excellent - the best salary I have ever had.

So my new department so far consisted of the Trainer, and me. From August until November I began being aware of my Trainer's awful disposition, her racism, her blatant dislike for anyone who seemed "poor" "undereducated" or not "from this country". In public she was very professional, but behind closed doors she openly ranted about fellow employees in our area or other departments - generally disparaging blacks, Indians, Asians, Jewish people, etc.. If you wore ethnic style clothes, or braids in your hair or extension, if you spoke with an accent - you were crucified by her verbally. Keep in mind, this is THE largest employer in our area who recruits from all over the word and has a tremendous amount of diversity in the workforce TO THEIR CREDIT.

My responses began with, "I completely disagree with that. " otr ""I am not comfortable with this conversation." and then as her behavior escalated, my comments did also , saying "This is a reportable offense that could get you fired." and "I am leaving this conversation if this continues and going outside for another break." Nothing I said or did mattered.

I am smart enough to know that these conversations were between her and I, and until someone else could be present, there was no true evidence it was happening. So for three months I ate that shit daily. I needed the job, but I still let it be known I would never participate or agree with her comments.

Finally they hired a third person for our new department. Within a week this new girl was appalled at what was being said, and she was very distressed. Also - she was Asian! Our trainer asked her if she was adopted, a real American, if her boyfriend was also Asian, etc... just completely inappropriate comments for an employee to make. The new girl wanted to quit, but had just gotten out of college and had mountains of debt and did not want to make any waves that would hurt this great job opportunity. So we made a plan.

Both of us documented every single conservation with dates, and places where it occurred. We subtlety asked people in our area if they had ever overheard anything "unusual" being said, and they said yes, and also helped us to document. Great!

Out of everyone I knew I was the oldest, with the greatest skill set and best resume' so I decided that I would be the best person to go to HR, because if it went badly - I could get hired again quickly (hopefully). So that is what I did. And the shit hit the fan.

A formal investigation was underway starting mid-November. The very next day my Manager (who I literally never saw, because we were with the Trainer all the time) barged up the aisle screaming at me to get my personal belongings and get out of her new division. (Apparently HR called her to report what I said )She took my laptop and put me in an area far, far away from any other employee. She gave me no computer access and no work assignments for a week and a half. I saw no one - and later found out she had called a meeting to tell other employees to NOT SPEAK TO ME.

The HR investigation went on into mid-December, so for a full month I sat at a desk with NO work, and no one speaking to me. I was in complete shock. I emailed HR on a daily basis asking for help in resolving this, as I felt I was being treated harshly for going to HR to report a valid situation, and had been left to suffer. I told them I felt I was being forced to quit. HR never responded.

The pressure built and I could not take another day of being treated so poorly. I had zero assignments in a month, taken off all team meetings, and was met with silence. I sent a letter to HR, and my Manager and quit. But told them it was under duress as I was a great employee, was hired to od a job, and was being actively prevented from working due to the TRAINER's behavior - not my own.

Two weeks later, after I had left, I received a call from the new hire from our team saying our Trainer had been fired. All of our complaints had proven valid, and corroborated. The Manager received a warning. I was happy that I felt I did the right thing - but I was out of a great job, and a great salary.

I am now working at 1/3 less than I made before, and am travelling even farther from home to my new job. I am still suffering for what I think was the right thing to do.

Today I wrote to the HR department of this previous job stating I am financially suffering for now being forced out - which means more than $20k less in salary this year. I asked for my old job back - as it had been found that I DID the right thing, and the correct person was fired.

I don't know if they will respond and rehire me. But I think I should contact a lawyer if they don't. What should my next steps be?

tl;dr: Hired by great company, good money, my trainer fucked up and I was forced to quit. how do I make this right?

Answer:
 Take your info to an employment lawyer.

These cases are hard to gauge but you've done all you can.

Is there no one over manager you can contact?Answer #2: >so for a full month I sat at a desk with NO work, and no one speaking to me. I was in complete shock. I emailed HR on a daily basis asking for help in resolving this, as I felt I was being treated harshly for going to HR to report a valid situation, and had been left to suffer. I told them I felt I was being forced to quit. HR never responded.
The pressure built and I could not take another day of being treated so poorly. I had zero assignments in a month, taken off all team meetings, and was met with silence.

You're going to have a hard time demonstrating that you were given a constructive discharge when a company paid you to hang out with no work for weeks on end. Answer #3: I'm not a lawyer but like everyone else here talking with an employment lawyer is your first step.

I would also recommend going back in your post history and deleting the posts about wanting to quit your job and hating your job. Someone could use that in the case if they found it or discovered it because in your post you talk about wanting to leave for different reasons and that could come back to bite you.


Title: My father passed and his GF is giving me lies

Question:
His GF has nothing entitled to her.  Everything is going to me and my sisters I’m not yet administrator of his estate however is it possible for me to report his vehicle as stolen?  I asked her peacefully if I could stop by and pick up the vehicle and she told me her vehicle was in the shop did a pass by and her car was there and my fathers car was not, minutes later his GF daughter was driving it,  my father wouldn’t want her kids using it,  after her kids stole $800 from him he began treating that car like a bank vault.    I wanna ensure the safety of the contents since it should be divided among me and my sisters.  Vehicle is 100% in his name can I report it as stolen now or do I need to wait
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 Report it as stolen now. If nothing was left in his will to her, than she has no right to it. She is not a spouse. Common law does not exist in New York, so it does not matter how long she has been with him, she has no right to anything.

She has no right to be at his house either if it is in his name only.  If she does not live at that house, call the police and report her for breaking and entering. Call the police anyway, because the contents of your father's estate are being stolen by that woman.Answer #2: You need to be the administrator before you can secure his assets. Since nothing has gone through the courts yet, the cops don’t know if you are authorized to take possession either.


Title: (Connecticut) Pulled over for wearing a shirt with a weed leaf.

Question: So the other day my friend and I were stopped by an officer while walking to my house. He claimed that because my friend had a drug reference on her shirt that he wanted us to empty our pockets and essentially be searched. We both agreed and at the we didn't have anything illegal on us. I'm just very confused because this isn't the first time that it happened to us. So basically my question is was this called for / did he have any reason to do this?

Answer:
 I find it hard to believe that an officer would have reasonable suspicion to effect a *Terry* stop based on a t-shirt design, so I think it's safe to assume you could've terminated it at any time and walked away.

In the future, just know that when an officer asks you to consent to a search, it's because that officer does not have the probable cause necessary to either get a warrant or to go ahead with a warrantless search based on exigent circumstances.

You should refuse to consent to any such requests in the future, no matter how certain you are that the cops won't find anything, and without regard to how cooperative it might make you look.


Title: I need to switch my spot with my security company for my own safety, am I risking getting fired?

Question:
Basically I work at a shit transitional home for and in the course of doing my job (I've done extremely well, never late, never called out, covered shifts, worked 26 hours straight once) I've angered some less than upstanding residents. These guys are gang members and it reached a precipice tonight, an incident I cannot legally write about. They don't have any info except my company so I'm good, but the cops won't arrest these guys and I'm kind of through finding new ways to tell my boss whom I've seen 3 times total that these guys are literally threatening me. I'm not going back to this spot regardless, I make $11/hr and my friend who was just hired through me makes $15 at another spot, so....

I have an apt, gf and cat and I make the most money, but I think we could make it for a month before we'd be fucked. I have a friend that's a lawyer that I hope would do my case pro-bono if I do get fired. But I'm not even sure if it's illegal to fire someone who refuses to go to the spot they're assigned, even if it's for their own safety.

Please help me, idc about me but I can't fail to earn money at the same time.

Edit: Right now I'm making copies of every violent incident I've had to deal with in the past year of working her in case this goes to court. I'm not coming back after this. I also live in MA and I'm working 40 hours a week and can't work less.

Answer: You are refusing to go to work.  They don't have to transfer you to a new location so your refusal to show up to work would be taken as no showing or basically quitting.


Title: Neighbor pushes my trash in my ditch.

Question: This is a weird situation. I am in Alabama and my house is located in the county (Madison) limits. Everytime I have limb cuttings or whatever large debris that I put at the road, my neighbor (across the street) walks out of her house and kicks it in my ditch. The large county truck will run every few weeks and pick up this trash. The road I live on has ditches on both sides of the road, so I only have a few feet in which to balance the debris for pickup.  I have confronted her about this and she says, "I don't want to look at it."  I have called the cops multiple times and they will tell her that she isn't allowed on my property, but kicker is, she just stands in the road and kicks it in the ditch. She's even gone as far as ripping a bag of grass clippings open and throwing it down my driveway. The cops have even made the comment that we will probably have to go to court over trash.  The cops act like they are tired of addressing this. I am at a complete loss on what to do.

Answer:
 Put up no trespassing signs, Requests the cops charge her with trespassing. Answer #2: Have you asked the cops to consider littering tickets?

If you get zero cooperation from police you can consult a lawyer for options.Answer #3: Why dont you just put the debris on the public road in front of her house? If it goes in the ditch, it will be her ditch.Answer #4: So the cops are saying, there's nothing legally wrong with pushing yard debris into someone else's ditch?  Answer #5: What I'd personally do would be bad advice so I'll just say get a motion activated security camera to film her doing it. Answer #6: Can you call ahead and get the truck's schedule and put the debris out there the morning of pick up?


Title: New graduate with previous charges, don't know if it will keep me from getting hired.

Question:
I was advised to repost this here:

So I just graduated with my degree in Mechanical Engineering and have been offered a really good job right down the road from where I live but unfortunately I think they may withdraw their offer because of a few charges I have on my record. I was charged with (not convicted) marijuana possession / paraphernalia and assault and battery, both misdeamanors. The assault charge was dropped in court because it was a clear cut case of self defense (it's a really long story but I didn't hurt anyone but was maced by the police, thrown in jail and charged with assault and battery anyway). I am really worried that these charges are going to keep me from getting this job or hired anywhere else. I have looked into getting my charges expunged but as far as I know you can only get one charge expunged in the state of North Carolina. I am looking into getting a lawyer but I have way of doing this because I am basically broke. I really don't know what to do and will be devastated if I can't get hired because I've worked so hard to get to where I am. Aside from feeling like I'm going to get treated as though I'm guilty anyway, even though I have no convictions I want to know if anyone has faced this type of problem and how I should deal with it. I have been told by a few people just to email the recruiter and tell them about it upfront and my onboarding paperwork did not ask about anything related to being charged, only if I had been convicted of a felony in the last seven years.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I live in North Carolina.

Answer: My advice is, don't tell your potential employer any long story about this. Don't say anything about it unless you are directly asked "were you ever charged with a crime?" Then say "yes, but the charges were dropped."


Title: Im being impersonated online, what should I do?

Question: 6  years ago I sold my Xbox to someone and that included xbox live subscription. They kept my online username and I found out they were saying offensive things online under my name so i told them to change it but apparently they never did. Now i found out they are still using the account. I called microsoft and they found the gamer tag but they cant do anything. I have no clue what to do. Some guy is online saying offensive things under my name, wont change the name, and I dont know what to do. Please advise, thank you.

Answer: You sold them your account, they can do what they want with it.


Title: Do Good Samaritan laws apply when a person acts to help without formal training or certification?

Question:
Recently I was upgrading my car’s first aid kit and thought about adding a vented patch for sucking chest wounds. These patches are useful because you don’t need to fashion one out of a plastic bag, and the vent reduces the risk of tension pneumothorax. They’re fairly cheap and could be useful if in the rare case I come across someone with this type of injury.

But I personally haven’t been trained or certified to treat sucking chest wounds. Basic first aid training doesn’t include something like this. While I work on medical products as part of my job, I would not be considered a healthcare professional. There’s a ton of accurate information online but (thankfully) that’s not enough to certify a person.

So it leads to an odd question - if someone possesses and uses a first aid medical product, without specific training or certification, but in the aim of preventing a person’s death, would Good Samaritan laws protect them?

I’ve already decided to go for more advanced certification before buying one, so any responses won’t be used as actual legal advice. Live in MD but interested in how this might apply in your area.

Answer: Aren't good Samaritan laws designed for exactly that? They're certainly not for trained professionals. Those folks already have protections.


Title: Friends Mom has been pulling out credit cards in his name and accumulating debt

Question:
I’m sitting with my friend at the moment who has just come to a realization that he has a large amount of credit debt without his knowledge.
While helping him create a Venmo account when we realized he had one already he wasn’t aware of. The account name was his mother’s and we thought nothing of it. Until I began half jokingly talking about the horror stories of mother using their sons credit at their own expense driving their credit and future life into hell. Well...it got to him and he checked his credit score for the first time ever. 8 cards and a number he does not want me to mention. He has only one card himself with a small fraction of the total debt he saw on the screen.

What is the next best step in helping him deal with this situation?
Should he wait to confront his mother?
Topic:
Credit Debt Bankruptcy

Answer: He should call the police.


Title: [MA] Reserved hotel room for 10 nights. Need to leave 4 nights early, informed hotel 72 hrs before desired checkout, they are still charging me for the full 10 days.

Question:
The title says most of it; most national chains I am familiar with would have waived the cancellation fee as it was 72 hrs notice, and I have already paid for/stayed one night. This is not a chain, and is trying to charge me for the full 10 days. The full amount was held at the start, as is typical. I do not see it as justified to pay for a service I am not receiving. This is on the company dime, and I will get reimbursed regardless, but it just isn't right.

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Are there any MA laws about reasonable cancellations? Can I use a charge back on my credit card, as the service was not provided? I plan to post a scathing review, and recommend against anyone I know or from my institution ever using this hotel again, but I don't know if that holds any water with the management here.

Answer: This is going to come down to the fine print. You aren’t automatically entitled to a refund.  The service was provided, a room was made available to you for the duration that you requested.  They aren’t kicking you out, you chose to leave.


Title: Blackmailed by an escort.

Question:
Need some advice on a big fuck up I made. This takes place in Canada. So I'm loaded drunk when I arrive back at the hotel and start cruising backpage late at night. I know bad idea. I text an escort and ask if she's anywhere near said hotel. She replies yes but that she requires an e-transfer deposit for new clients. I initially won't do it but in my drunken stupor I sent this money to a provided email address. Obviously I fell for a scam and she never showed.

The next day the same phone number calls my phone and I don't answer. This person starts rapidly texting me telling me that I have 5 minutes to send them a large sum of money before they take the previous nights conversation to the police. They are using my first name which they got from the e-transfer. I do not reply and this person sends several more threatening messages trying to blackmail me into sending them money, claiming they are going to the police.

Some things to note:
1) I never explicitly asked for sex, I asked if she was near my hotel and could stop by.
2) I did send a quantity of money via e-transfer.
3) I had deleted the text conversation from the night of the incident, but I do have all of the threatening blackmail messages.

Questions:
Can this person in fact go to the police and get me in any kind of trouble? I don't believe they know anything but my first name and phone number, but who knows. I really feel like they were just trying to quickly blackmail me since they already got some money out of drunk me, but people are fucked, and I don't know how far somebody could take things. I can't find another example of this exact thing on the internet.

Answer:
 Someone who engages in illegal behavior is engaging in MORE illegal behavior? Who would have guessed?

They aren't going to call the police. If they do, show them the texts. Blackmail is a worse crime than soliciting a prostitute (if you did that).

Ignore them and make better life choices in the future.
Answer #2: Block and ignore.

No one is going to the police. This is a common scam.


Title: Help me save Luna from my brother

Question:
So my brother is an awful person. Let’s start there. He got a “girlfriend” about 6 months ago and it’s obvious they both are on drugs. While he’s gone making money, she stays home and turns tricks.  I could turn a blind eye to all of this except for the fact that his...companion...recently got a puppy. She’s adorable and sweet but they keep her locked in a hot, trailer with no A/C all day and they barely feed her. Yesterday when my sister went to visit, the dog’s ribs were visible. Additionally, they never let her outside. The few days my boyfriend and I were able to keep her she started to actually eat rather than swallow her food.
     We’re pretty sure they want her just for breeding and selling her puppies but at this rate, the poor pup won’t make it past next week.
    Is there anything we can do? We’ve thought about calling the SPCA or the police but don’t they need proof of mistreatment? I’m more worried about the pup than my lost cause of a brother. We live in the Southeast and he rents.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 IANAL, but definitely take pictures of the malnourished dog. In some states, you can leave anonymous messages to local animal control to check on the status of animals.Answer #2: Cal the police and report suspected animal abuse.  Give them all the details you provided here.

If you don’t get a satisfactory response from them, call your local ASPCA.

Those agencies are equipped to gather evidence.  You just need to get the ball rolling.


Title: Fire broke out at work - alarms didn't go off

Question: Hey guys, hope your days are going well - the problem is more or less as it sounds. The weird thing is we have drills every Wednesday to make sure the alarms work, but maybe intentionally setting them off is different to them tripping in a real emergency? I'm not really qualified to conjecture about the inner workings of a fire alarm. Anyway, a fire broke out just now, and the only reason that we knew was because we have a door that opens automatically in emergencies and the receptionist noticed it (again I have no idea how all the emergency features are connected). We work on the 7th floor of a tower block. What if the receptionist has been in the bathroom or at a printer / doing other admin work around the office as she often is? Thankfully it doesn't seem to have been serious, but I feel I have legitimate concerns about working here. If it had been more severe and gone unnoticed, who knows what could have happened? Sorry if I'm rambling, it only just happened and I'm a bit shocked. Just wanted to know if there is any legal recourse here.

Answer: Report the incident to the local fire marshal.  They can come and inspect the fire systems and the buildings and compel the building owner to correct any deficiencies.


Title: Wal-Mart mechanics stole from my cars locked glove box

Question:
Mississippi. 30$ herbal supplement and 2 packs of cigarettes were stolen. I left my information with an assistant manager and was told I'd receive a call the following day by the head Wal-Mart manager. Never received a call, so I went in the following day and was told he would call me tomorrow. Now it's today and I called Wal-Mart and they have told me the head manager isn't working today. It's been 3 days since the incident, should I file a police report? I don't think they're taking me seriously because I'm in my 20s.
I don't know what to do

Edit: they got into my glove box because they had my car key, but it was locked for a reason: so no one would go in it

Answer: File a police report.  If the manager reaches out to you and works it out, you can contact the police again to let them know the issue has been resolved.


Title: [PA] Previous owner of my car is trying to sue me.

Question:
This was about a month ago.

I had bought a car last month, September 14th, from a very small dealership (if you even wanna call it that) I had originally talked him down to 1500, from the 1800 he wanted for it. I asked him if he would take $500 as a down payment, and we'd work out a deal where'd pay him the rest of the $1000 back before the end of the year. He said yes.

I go to meet him, we talk things over and before I leaves he tells me I can have the car for $500, it had been sitting on the road for months and he just wanted it gone. I paid him his money, he puts a copy of my license, the VIN number, sale price of $500 and some other info on a "bill of sale". And makes a copy for both of us.

So we go over to the notary, I get my tag transferred to this vehicle, get my registration and we do a title transfer. Title is completely in my name, no lien, no joint owner. Here's where things get a little hairy. The guy who filled out all the notary paperwork by hand, falsely signed his name as a dealer representative. The car also had Nevada tags and came from Las Vegas but had a Pennsylvania title. The guy also doing the notary paperwork lied to the notary about the sale price to keep the taxes down (told them the sale price was 100)

He called me yesterday and told me he wants to talk in person, which we did. When I get to his office, he shows me a bill of sale completely different from the actual transaction. He basically modified the original bill of sale (with my signature) to say $1500 sale price and is now demanding I pay him the rest of his money or he'll 1) repossess the car or 2) Sue me in small claims court.

What the hell do I do?? I have a few questions. If he tries to repossess my car I can call the police and show them my title, registration and driver's license and they legally can not tow me correct? Also, what about the false bill of sale he produced?

I'm really stressing right now. I only bought this car because I was desperate for a vehicle, it didn't even occur to me how sketchy this whole transaction is.
Topic:
Small Claims Procedure

Answer:
 Do you have a copy of the bill of sale?Answer #2: If he sues you show up with the form submitted to the tax man that says $100.  If he steals your car then call the police.  (He can't repossess it if there's no lien on the car, if he takes it, that's theft.)  In the meantime tell him "see you in court" and then stop responding to anything else.Answer #3: https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/uploadedFiles/MainSite/Content/Consumers/Consumer_Protection_Law.pdf

I'd stop talking to the seller and contact the state attorney general's office if he pursues anything from it. It sounds like a clear UDAP issue to me.Answer #4: If he can convince someone to repossess the car, it would be repossessed illegally. As far as the state is concerned, it's your car.

Question: do you have the original bill of sale, or the photocopy of the original? If your copy is in original ink, that makes your case stronger.Answer #5: Waitwaitwait, I'm no lawyer, but I am a notary, and what the hell?

Did he have his signature notarized when claiming to be another person, or did he stamp the document as a notary himself? Because both are really bad, but the second one would be way worse for him. If not, he presumably either showed a notary a fake ID, or the notary didn't ask for one. That'd be pretty weird. What exactly happened there? Or maybe only your signature was notarized, and it was a different form that he falsely signed?

A notary can be in a world of hurt for getting notarization wrong.


Title: [TX] My parents were having a fight and my dad kept my mom from leaving the house. Can I call the police on him?

Question:
Hello, everyone.

Earlier this evening my parents were having a fight about my dad's shady behavior with another woman. They've had fights like this before, but as far as I know my dad's never kept her from leaving. Tonight I heard him screaming at her "Sit down! Sit the fuck down! You're not going anywhere!" and stuff like that. She left sometime later after all the screaming stopped. It didn't cross my mind at the time, but I'm curious to know if

1. I could call the police if I hear him intimidating her and keeping her from leaving the room again.

2. If I can, do I call the emergency line or non-emergency?

3. Can I record him yelling at her in case he tries to deny it ever happening? I found something somewhere that said I can record verbal communications that I'm not a part of as long as there's no expectation of privacy. Is that true? Is there an expectation or privacy when someone's yelling loud enough for the whole house to hear?

Answer:
 1. You can call the police if you feel something illegal is taking place.
2. 911 is the number you would call. Officers will arrive.
3. You can do so. If anyone does anything with it is another matter.

Practical advice: I'm sorry your parents are going through a shitty time. Your mother is the one who needs to say no. You can provide support and let her know you'll be there for her, but at the end of the day if she doesn't say it was abuse it's going to be hard for anyone to do anything.


Title: Why haven't they settled?

Question:
I live in California, I was hit by a car in a crosswalk while on duty in uniform by a driver speeding down the wrong side of a 2 lane street.There are about a half dozen witnesses who can corroborate in detail the events as I describe them.
I am legitimately hurt, my knees are in bad shape, despite what the IME for the insurance said.
My lawyer said my depo was the best he'd seen in 35 years of practicing law. The driver is adamant that I jumped in front of his car and is sticking to that story. I feel like all of these things make a great case for me. I want to move on with my life, I'm sick of thinking about it. The guy was an a-hole and never showed an ounce of concern when he hit me. It has been 2 years, my questions are:

1.Why haven't they settled?

2.Should I settle?

3.What are my chances of walking away with compensation, after everything this a-hole put me through?

Sorry if this post is incoherent, I'm slightly pissed off right now. Thank you in advance.

Answer:
 This happens to be what I do, but not in California.

1. An above poster pretty much said it best as far as number one goes. The reason that the insurance company hasn't given you whatever number you're asking for is because they think that they would get a verdict for less than that at trial + whatever their legal fees are.

2. Only you can decide whether or not to settle your case. What we do for clients is make up a sheet that shows the following: The total settlement, the total costs, the total medical bills, and then we show the client how much they would walk away with at settlement. If you are cool with that number and your attorney says that the number is fair given your circumstance then that may give you your answer.

3. If you go to trial instead of settle its always possible that you could walk away with nothing. It is extremely unlikely but who knows.

A word of advice when it come to deciding how much to accept as settlement. Don't listen to anyone who says "My cousin got *x* and they only had *y* injuries so you should expect *z*". Every case is different and has a different value. No one knows what shape you were in, how bad the accident was, what factors would show who is at fault, etc... Those are the things that your attorney and the other sides attorney/adjuster will be looking at to determine your settlement number.

Also, the IME is horseshit and everyone knows it.

If you have any other questions let me know and I will try to help you out.


Title: [GA] What's the WORST that could happen? My Sister pays for her Ex's Car insurance

Question:
When they were together, she had to be a title of the car so she could pay for the car insurance. He could not afford the premiums otherwise (He has like 3 DUI's among other things). Currently they are no longer together (and there is no chance they will ever get back together). She still is on the title and STILL pays the car insurance (his family pays her back and she seems to think this is OK).  I'm trying to talk her out of this arrangement but I need your help. Can you give me Legal reason of what could happen to her if He were to get into an accident on this car, Another DUI, the car gets impounded, what could happen to my sister? Even though she is not together with this guy besides paying for insurance and still being on the title.

I Believe the insurance is just in her name, and he is just "OK" to drive the car...I could be wrong though.

Because I know the question will come up  *Why does she do it?* Short Answer: She is stupid. Long Answer: She is Fucking Stupid.

Answer: Does her insurance company think she is the primary driver? Does this guy have a bad driving record? (you mentioned a DUI). The owner of the vehicle can always be sued for damages even if they were not driving.


Title: Finger amputation due to weightlifting accident that occurred in apartment gym

Question: Hello all I recently had my finger tip amputated after it was smashed between two weights in my apartments gym. I was wondering if I should be asking them to cover my medical expenses. The problem I see here is that the weight that was lying on the ground that caused this accident was left there by my friend who is not a resident and technically should not be using the gym. I was just wondering if there is anything I should do about this situation. Thanks

Answer: In what way was it the complex's fault?Answer #2: Sue your friend.


Title: Mattress one is not paying rent, instead they sent every landlord a letter.

Question:
Long story short, some company called mattress one is refusing to pay their rent, instead they've sent every landlord (on where their stores are located) a letter and have demanded a 40% concession on their rent in order for their company to grow. How does a company have the nerve and balls to do that, and what can you do as the land lord.

Edit: thanks for all the advice everyone! I'll make sure to post a pic of the letter they sent once I get it back from a friend.

Answer:
 If you are their landlord, you weigh the cost of evicting them and finding a new tenant against the lost revenue from reducing their rent, and come back with a counteroffer or an eviction notice as appropriate. I would expect that a significant number of their landlords will flatly reject this and evict, and I would also expect that Mattress One have planned for that and expect to lose some storefronts, and to pay full rent on some storefronts.

This is a very public but fundamentally uninteresting contract renegotiation.Answer #2: One option is to negotiate an agreement with them. Like they pay 6 months more of full rent, return the space to vanilla box, and you agree to terminate their lease at that point. Then you can rent the space to someone else.


Title: (Canada/BC) Ex wont let me sell her our car and cancel insurance

Question:
My ex and I bought a car together while we were dating and decided to out the car under my name and have name me as the primary operator since I had a longer driver history and higher grade of license (Full licence as opposed to her BC New Drivers licence).

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We broke up and the car stayed with her. I stayed on the insurance so that she would get a better rate. I am now buying a new vehicle as well as moving cities within the province. I am picking up the new car on Saturday and need to insure it at that time. I want to sign the car over to her as well as cancel the insurance, except to do that, I need to have the plates and registration. Both of which are in her possession. She is being extremely uncooperative and doesn't want to meet with me to transfer the title and cancel the insurance.

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How do I proceed? Can I cancel the insurance without the plates? Can I legally take the plates off of the car and present them to ICBC to cancel the insurance? Can I insure both vehicles in the event she is uncooperative by Saturday?
Topic:
Insurance

Answer: If the car is in your name then go pick up the car and sell it to someone else.


Title: Can I get drug tested by my employer after my 90-day new-hire probationary period is up? (ARIZONA)

Question:
I was recently employed at a new job in November of 2014 and am currently under a 90 day probationary period. In February comes my review, and if they feel I'm a good fit I will get a pay raise, benefits, etc.

My question is: Because I was not tested during the interview/hiring process, or given any forms that would imply I will be getting tested,does my employer have the legal right to drug test me when I am up for review in February?  Information I can gather on the subject says that employers must inform applicants if drug testing will be required, and I have received nothing of the sort verbally or in writing. When I was initially given the position, I did not sign a contract. Could this information about company drug testing policy be on a contract I have yet to sign? Can the probationary period be considered a part of the "hiring process” and therefore I just haven’t received those forms because I haven’t technically been hired?

I would certainly appreciate some feedback. Thanks!

Answer: The answer is yes the whole way. Stop doing drugs if you value your job.


Title: Fiance's company underpaid him and wants to wait until next pay period to pay him the rest [WA]

Question:
Hi guys, thanks in advance for any advice.

My fiance's position at work got changed, and he went from salaried to hourly in the middle of a pay period. On Friday he got his first paycheck since the switch, and they messed up his paycheck. Basically, he only got paid for half the hours he worked.

He told them about the short pay, and they're telling him they can't do anything about it until next pay period. Can they actually do that, or are they legally obligated to get him the rest of his pay before then?

We're located in Washington, and they are not union if that matters.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: Washington requires pay at least [once a month](http://www.lni.wa.gov/WorkplaceRights/Wages/PayReq/Wages/default.asp).  If he'll get paid within a month of when he worked the hours, there's likely no issue here.


Title: Could this lawsuit challenge individuals rights to bear arms under the Second Amendment?

Question:
I've been thinking about a lawsuit scenario to make gun ownership more restrictive in America in response to the recent rise in shootings.

Let's say that Utah, a state that has very lenient gun laws, enacts a civilian militia at the local level in a medium sized town with k-12 schools and a community college. The civilian militia gains a lot of favor in the town and makes gun ownership subject to militia membership as a matter of public safety. A membership requirement is that they must be able bodied and ready to serve the town and participate in monthly militia training. The civilian militia runs the only gun retailer in town and requires all members of the town to register their gun with the retailer and restrict possession to the militia. Non militia civilians have to store certain guns, including hand guns, at the retailer to ensure public safety. Private sale of guns is done through the retailer. Civilians are allowed to use the retailers gun range whenever they want, but that is the only place where they may discharge firearms.

A year passes and gun related crimes are non-existent and police related shootings stop because civilians are known not to possess fire arms. A middle aged wheel-chair bound man moves into town with no guns. He goes to the retailer to purchase a gun for no reason other than he wants one, but is denied because he does not meet the minimum requirements to join the civilian militia. Him owning a gun would not pose a danger to anyone, but if everyone owned a gun it would make society more dangerous.

The man in the wheel chair brings a cause of action against the civilian run militia for violating his individual rights to bear arms under the second amendment.

The civilian militia counter claims that he is unfit to join their well regulated militia, therefore they assert a right under the second amendment to deny him gun ownership.

The purpose of the lawsuit is to challenge the supreme courts ruling in Heller as they established that individual right to bear arms is the new floor and not the ceiling of the second amendment, but the well regulated militia aspect of the amendment has yet to be challenged in light of the supreme courts decision. Individual right conflicts with the well regulated militia.

What do you guys think?

Answer:
 If something this crazy actually did happen (in *Utah,* of all places?) the courts at the trial and intermediate appellate levels would simply cite *Heller* and side with the plaintiff.

I think the chances of the Supreme Court choosing to revisit *Heller* at this juncture are somewhere between "no way" and "totally not gonna happen," and therefore they would not hear the case.


Title: Fired from job for harassment. Was not allowed to defend myself with medical evidence.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Sounds like a very legitimate reason to fire you.


Title: my arrest is leading to something way bigger than I thought.

Question:
In Turbeville, SC, I was arrested for speeding, then charged with simple possession, drug paraphernalia, and open container. yet I was not breathalized or drug tested. The reason is, if I were, a jury trial would be required. and this town has a reputation for hitting out-of-staters with a series of charges that won't lead to jury trial, so those charged must either pay or serve time. This county doesn't even do arraignment.
my speeding ticket does not follow the fine structure of the State's Uniform traffic code. title 56-5-1520
my simple possession charges also failed to meet state regulations by exceeding $200 for a first offense.

how do I defend myself against this? they refuse to give me a public defender since one or more of my charges are 'magistered' as opposed to general sessions.

Answer:
 If you were charged with possession, para, and open container, why do you think you have to be breathalyzed or drug tested?  (Hint: you don't, because whether or not you were high/drunk at the time has no bearing on possession/open container chargers).

You need a lawyer for this.  Answer #2: >so those charged must either pay or serve time.

I find it hard to believe that there is no forum in which you can contest the charges.

Have you tried talking to a local lawyer?

Also, what is the basis under which you would intend to challenge your charges anyway?  Were you not speeding?  Did you possess drugs and paraphanalia?Answer #3: You need a lawyer. Of course there's a way for you to fight the charges. Answer #4: There's an old saying...If you're going to break the law, only break one law at a time.

Next time you have a car filled with drugs, drug paraphernalia, and open alcohol containers, consider going the speed limit. Answer #5: I urge everyone to read OP's other submissions in this forum/Answer #6: were all of your possession charges over 200$, or was one under and the rest over since they weren't the first offense? you we're also likely speeding and clearly in possession, what is your defense gonna be? get an attorney if you want to fight this.

frankly, this simply sounds like a conspiracy theory.


Title: Should my cousin go to court or rehab?massachusetts.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Your cousin has no business doing ANYTHING as far as long term commitments, including rehab, without speaking to his attorney first.  Period. There are rehabs with beds available right here in MA, and he might even find himself ordered into one in lieu of jail time. Lawyer first. Then rehab.


Title: (Texas) if I quit my job without a two weeks notice, I am still 100% entitled to the hourly pay I have earned this far, correct?

Question: Basically I accepted a job for $10 an hour that is absolutely miserable and a bad fit.

Answer:
 Legally? Absolutely, and they will pay you, BUT

in the long term, you do not want to burn bridges - give them notice that you are leaving, and be miserable for two more weeks for the sake of long term karma.

You do not want a reputation as someone who leaves people in a lurch, and the world is smaller than you think.Answer #2: Assuming you're an at-will employee like most Americans, then you can quit at any time, and your employer must pay you for the time you actually worked.