Title: Creating survival-type contests for a subreddit- do we need to hire a lawyer to write a disclaimer?

Question:
Hi folks. I help moderate /r/survival and we're considering creating some contests to help encourage our users to hone their own survival skills, via contests. These contests will require participants to demonstrate via photo or video their expertise in the survival technique subject of the contest. Prizes will be awarded to contest winners.

What are our legal considerations here? Do we need to have a disclaimer for these contests, should someone happen to hurt themselves while attempting to create a winning contest submission? Are there any other things we should be aware of?

Answer:
 > Do we need to have a disclaimer for these contests

A disclaimer and a waiver, yes. Ideally one structured as a contract with consideration.

So yes, you do want to have a lawyer prepare your documents for you and give you general advice.


Title: Does ripping up a contract after it's signed actually void it?

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 Oh boy my contracts exam is Monday so I might be able to help.

A contract becomes a contract once the offer has been accepted. In this case, the acceptance is likely when you sign the paper, assuming the other party has also signed it. At that point, you probably need both parties to agree to revoke the K. Ripping it would do nothing.Answer #2: Here’s a real story, and I don’t regret it: I signed an apartment lease and put in the deposit. After I signed I immediately changed my mind and walked out to the car with the contract and was physically prevented from leaving by the sales agent, a much larger man. I don’t think contracts are supposed to leave the building but I didn’t know what else to do.

I didn’t wanna drive off with him hanging off my car so I just tore the contract up. (He let me go) They kept my deposit though. I think I got off easy...

Don’t sign unless you intend to be in it.


Title: I work in a smoke shop in GA, and we sell CBD oil. As of Dec 14, it was clarified that CBD oil is schedule 1. What am I looking at here?

Question: I work in a smoke shop in GA. We still carry CBD oil and gummies. Well, you all know that CBD was recently clarified to be schedule 1, only, my boss won't take it off the shelves. We don't have any kind of licensing for it, I'm not sure what you really need to do to become a medical distributor of it, but I'm sure we have not done that. Can I get in trouble for it being on the shelf? If cops walk in, and see it on the shelf, what do I do? Should I refuse to work unless it's removed? I like my job, but I don't want to go to jail for distributing an illegal substance that has gone to schedule 1. Anyone got some insight?

Answer:
 As a Georgia cop, I find your [post history](https://np.reddit.com/user/Workingusrname/submitted/) very interesting.

I suggest that you stop working there.

Hopefully I never run into you.Answer #2: If he won't stop selling illegal substances, you need to quit.  Yes, you can be charged with possession and distribution for selling a Schedule 1 substance.  Your selling of this oil is equivalent to you just openly selling crack on the shelves.


Title: [UK] We discovered my aunt stole the money our gran left to us in her will.

Question:
So, long story short, I have an evil aunt. Besides her general evil which I won't get into, she took advantage of my dying grandfather and my gran who had dementia, and basically tricked them into giving her some sort of power of attorney \- I don't know all the details. She took their house \(basically a mansion\) and sold it off, keeping the money for herself and also refused access to my gran's will. We assumed that she'd had it changed so my gran would leave everything to her. My gran died in 2014.

Last night we learned that we \- the grandchildren \- were actually left a fortune of up to £150,000 as stated in the will \(her grandchildren are named as equal beneficiaries of her estate\) but my aunt took it all for herself. That adds up to about £15k for each of us, I think. We're thinking of maybe pursuing some sort of legal action. As I said, we literally just learned about this \(one of my cousins got hold of the will somehow\) and we're still deciding if it's something we even want to deal with, especially considering the emotional burden. Where can we go from here? Is this something that would require a protracted legal battle and a million lawyers or something? It's not about the money, though 15k is nothing to sniff at. She can't be allowed to get away with this, not after all the awful things she's done to my grandparents and to everybody else.

tl;dr \- The title. What sort of action can we take?

Answer:
 r/legaladviceuk

You need to locate a solicitor that deals with probate locally.  Basically, the executor must act as a fiduciary and she failed.  There may be a bond to pay out, or, she may be personally responsible.
Answer #2: This is lawyer(or whatever you guys call them accord the pond) territory for sure.


Title: NYC Real Estate Agent Stole My Bike

Question:
I have locked my bike to the safety guards of a sidewalk cellar in front of an unoccupied store in Manhattan for the past 3 years.   My bike (which was triple locked) disappeared two days ago.
I just contacted the Real Estate agent and they said they have my bike in the store, but will not put in any effort to get it back to me.
They said it's my fault, and they don't need to get it back to me until it's convenient for them.
 Is this illegal?
They stole my property and didn't leave a note telling me where it went.   I guess it depends on if the cellar guards count as public or private space?   Any help would be so appreciated. The lady was a real a-hole about it.
Topic:
Douche

Answer: IANAL but railings are absolutely private property.  I regularly remove bikes from them.


Title: [WA] Is my employer allowed to not pay me for breaks less than a few minutes? Among other things.

Question:
I work in a call center of less than 100 employees. I've been told many different stories by employees VS what management says so I'm not sure of what to believe.

The policy as listed in the employee handbook is standard Washington break policy applies (10 minute paid breaks, 30 minute lunch unpaid break). However I was told by both management and other employees that if I take a non scheduled break for any reason (such as going to the bathroom or getting some water), I am not going to be paid for it.

The reason for this couples with something else that I find extremely suspect. I've been told we have to come in 10 minutes early to our shift to set up computers and get situated and then we start getting paid when we "turn on" the system that allows us to get phone calls.

I am coming up blank on information and was considering contacting the DOL but wanted to see if I'm just wasting my time.

Answer:
 "However I was told by both management and other employees that if I take a non scheduled break for any reason (such as going to the bathroom or getting some water), I am not going to be paid for it."

This is legally problematic.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/01/05/newsletter-company-ordered-pay-back-wages-bathroom-breaks/78299490/

Do you clock in/out? Are people required to clock in and out for shirt breaks? Has the employer actually deducted for bathroom breaks or is it just something you heard?


Title: FL, Showing up at someones house.

Question: So im in the middle of some shit with an ex girlfriend. If I went to her house to gather my things (not stepping inside) What happens if she calls the police? Can they arrest me or will they tell me to leave before that happens? If asked to leave I will without any problems. Ill cut my loses and be on my way.

Answer:
 You can always contact your local police and tell them your GF has some of your property you would like to pick up and she has the tendency to go wacko so you were covering your ass in case she calls them anyway.

Just recently called our local police (in AUS) to let them know we were moving our grandpa from upstairs to downstairs against his will and his girlfriend may call the police (she didn't) and we had a legal right to do so, and as such they offered to supervise the move in case things got hairy.


Title: [ID] Set up autopay, car insurance cancelled without notification

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Insurance

Answer: Your mom is on the hook. Surely she noticed payments weren't being taken out of her bank account. She could have inquired and rectified this a long time ago. She's going to need to pay for the other party's damages as well.


Title: Man who impregnated my sister when she was 16.

Question:
CALIFORNIA
This is very personal but I need some help.

When my sister was 16 she told my parents she was pregnant. She kept who the father was a secret in fear of calling the police. Obviously she dropped out of high school and skip seven years ahead she now has 2 more children with the same guy. She is now about to turn 24 and as fucked up as it sounds the guy had his 53rd birthday recently.

I feel like my family had forgotten that this was my sisters child molester. They semi accepted him but I have always hated him. I only bring this up now because *"now that I am 17 I realized that he should be rotting in prison." *Ok. What i meant here is i realized I should have done something about it. I've always realized it was wrong.*

My sister and the guy have been renting one of our rooms with him and her children. They haven't caused any problems but once they got comfortable here bad things started happening. They often had very bad arguments and sometimes physical fights, these events have caused problems with my mother's health. The man is always angry or grumpy and disrespects my sister, she is as dumb as him and tells us she loves him.

Point I am trying to make is there anyway I can contact police and put this man in jail? There is undeniable proof with my sister's first child.

I have heard that the only way he could be prosecuted is if my sister claims he did. which is bullshit in my opinion.

Answer:
 He cannot be prosecuted. The statute of limitations for statutory rape in CA is 3 years from date of offense. Answer #2: Besides the statute of limitations being over... it's not your business. Do you realize what it would do to your sister (who still has a relationship with this man) AND the children? Don't get me wrong, guys probably a scumbag, but it's not like he's banging random 16 year olds every day. It seems he found one and stuck with her for multiple years.... your parents didn't *forget*, they moved on and realized putting him in prison would cause more trouble than good. Answer #3: When there is violence call the police right away.

Why am I getting downvoted? The OP said:

> They often had very bad arguments and **sometimes physical fights**

If there are physical fights call the police. Why is that bad legal advice?Answer #4: You realize the age of consent in most states is 16, right? CA is weird.

Also, if they are still together 8 years later, it's probably a serious relationship.Answer #5: I understand your desire for some sort of retribution or justice, but do you really think your sister and her children would be better off with their husband/father in prison?


Title: School is threatening to take me to court for nothing.

Question: 2 days ago I received a truancy letter for unexcused absenses. 5 Days and 18 classes missed classes without a written letter/excuse. They said if I do not come up with a written explanation they will file me and my parents to juvenile court and my parents could go to county jail for 31 days. The issue is I don't skip my classes and I am an above average student and I most definitly go to every single class. I have talked to the school board, they say otherwise. Is this legal at all and if so how can I prove my innocence? I live in the state of washington in 8th grade, any help would be appreciated!

Answer:
 You should have lots of graded assignments from the days you were allegedly absent. Do you have those?Answer #2: That's not "nothing."

That's "something" that you say you didn't do.

You can defend yourself if you want.  But unless you think there is some conspiracy among the teachers to get you, I'd wonder why they keep saying you're not there if you always are.Answer #3: Are you saying you've been at the classes but they are saying you've not been? If this is the case there will be far too many witnesses/evidence that you have actually been there e.g. school bus driver, classmates other teachers that have seen you etc.Answer #4: Might they be confusing you with someone else? Do you share a first name or a last name with another classmate?


Title: Can a store add $5000 to all its prices, making it a felony to shoplift from them, and apply a discount at the register?

Question: For example, in this store a pack of gum would be $5001 until you checkout and a discount would make it $1.

Answer:
 IANAL but I believe courts generally use reasonable and fair market value to determine the value of stolen goods. A decent lawyer should be able to argue that $5001 is not a reasonable market value for a pack of gum, especially since the store doesn’t actually sell them for that much.Answer #2: Well, here is what the law is [in California](https://www.justia.com/criminal/docs/calcrim/1800/1801/), re various ways to determine the value of an item to determine whether the defendant is guilty of grand theft:

>The value of <insert relevant item enumerated in Pen. Code,§ 487(b)(1)(B)> may be established by evidence proving that on the day of the theft, the same items of the same variety and weight as those stolen had a wholesale value of more than $950.\]
>
>\[The value of (property/services) is the fair (market value of the property/market wage for the services performed).\]
>
>\[Fair market value is the highest price the property would reasonably have been sold for in the open market at the time of, and in the general location of, the theft.\]
>
>\[Fair market value is the price a reasonable buyer and seller would agree on if the buyer wanted to buy the property and the seller wanted to sell it, but neither was under an urgent need to buy or sell.


Title: MO-Do I have to send my child to school if I fear for their safety?

Question:
Why do I fear for my child and other students life’s?

Well today I got a call from my child’s school saying that a loaded handgun was found in a students backpack and that the school takes these matters seriously. That’s it, no cancellations, no anti gun safety protocol, that’s it.

I know that it happens and no one got hurt but imo if a gun gets in the school then the school failed. There’s no excuse, people, including my child could have died today.

I don’t feel comfortable sending my child to school until they take extra precautions. For example a metal detector at the least. Security and backpack searches at the enterprise would be nice as well.

School can’t just act like everything’s ok and it’s acceptable after this incident.

Can I legally withhold my child from this school until for now? I’m in fear for their safety due to inadequate preventive measures on the schools part.

Answer:
 >Can I legally withhold my child from this school until for now?

You can follow the proper procedures to pull your child from the school and begin homeschooling, yes.

But you can't like, just keep your kid home indefinitely without providing them with alternative education.Answer #2: No, you can't keep your kid home (unless home schooling) until the school does whatever you want

And why would they cancel school because of this?Answer #3: If you fail to provide the child with an appropriate alternate education, you could be charged with educational neglect:

[https://dss.mo.gov/cd/info/cwmanual/section7/ch1\_33/sec7ch32.htm](https://dss.mo.gov/cd/info/cwmanual/section7/ch1_33/sec7ch32.htm)

> Educational neglect is the failure by the person responsible for the care, custody, and control of the child to provide an appropriate education and to promote school attendance as required by Missouri Law. Section 167.031 RSMo., requires all children ages 7 up to age 17  to attend school

Sure you could allow the child a few days off.  But, you cannot withhold the child until the school district enacts the changes that you demand.

Understand that these protocols are not something that can be enacted overnight.  It would take years, and they would have to survive legal challenges themselves.


Title: Aunt died, cousin created a pile of fake documents and withdrew close to $60,000 possibly with the help of a friend that works at the bank. Is that money "gone forever" or was the Estate protected by something like FDIC?

Question: This happened in Alabama.

Answer: This is well into "police and a lawyer" territory...Answer #2: Do the police know about the allegedly fraudulent activities?Answer #3: No.  FDIC doesn't help you here.  The money isn't 'just gone.'  It exists and you'll have to use the law as best you can to try to get some of it back.


Title: An injury sustained at Disney World when I was 6 might be the cause of my lifelong health problems.

Question:
In 1982, I went to Disney World (Florida) with my parents. I slipped and smacked my head against an iron fence very hard. I was brought to the Disney infirmary and got stitches right by my temple.

I've had lifelong health issues that have been without clear cause. I've been through so may tests of so many disorders, still without clear answers. It MIGHT be the case that I have a cerebrospinal fluid leak, which would explain all of my thus far unexplained problems (going crosseyed, having right sided pain and weakness, chronic headaches, tinnitus, poor balance, poor coordination etc).

I am currently working with doctors investigating if I've got a CSF leak. Head trauma is generally the cause of this. If I have medical imaging done that finds a leak and evidence of trauma where I had the injury as a child, and if doctors suspect that the injury is what has caused my condition, do I have any legal recourse?

Aside from looking for any compensation, is there any way I could request the medical records? I mean, I'd like to know what is going on with my body, even if I can't get any money out of it. Or is Disney so tight-lipped out of fear of litigation that they'd refuse to hand it over? Would they even have that kind of information anymore?

My mother is useless in this and has no records of the trip whatsoever.

ETA: From my knowledge, the statue of limitations would not start counting down until the date of discovery (or when it should have been discovered) of the injury being related to current medical problems. Being that I have been actively seeking answers about my health all my life, and have had numerous tests and brain scans, the date of discovery would be when a doctor actually tells me there is a correlation.

Also, while my fall is not something that Disney would be culpable for, the fact that I was stitched up and sent on my way without a more thorough investigation into my injuries seems potentially negligent.
Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer:
 Its too late to sue on this.

I'm unclear on why you'd think Disney would even have your medical recordsAnswer #2: >Or is Disney so tight-lipped out of fear of litigation that they'd refuse to hand it over?

It is more likely that Disney would not have records about a fairly minor incident that happened more than 30 years ago. It would also be very difficult to show that this incident lead to all the issues.

In any case, you are way past any statute of limitations.


Title: Can my coworker could take action against me in any way? (SD)

Question:
Without divulging too much potentially identifiable information, a coworker was unable to go to a concert and I offered to get the tickets off of them. They told me they paid $400 for them so I agreed to take them off of their hands. We never signed any kind of agreement, and never texted/messaged about me agreeing to pay the $400, it was just a verbal conversation at work one day.

For a few reasons I became unable to go to the concert and a month prior, I let the coworker know. They pretty much told me "you're on your own for reselling them, but you better give me my $400". No big deal! Until I found out they had only bought them for $180, but like I said, I had gone into the deal thinking they were worth a pretty penny, so was pretty angry when I found out they lied to me. I asked a few higher-ups whether or not I should give the full $400, and every single person told me to give him what he paid for them, and that's it.
I did a few payments of $75 but my coworker is still asking me weekly for the rest. Honestly, I have a family and bills and am not really in a place financially to give some greedy single rich coworker of mine $400 when they didn't even pay $200 for some stupid tickets.

My question is this: if I tell this coworker to fuck off, could they potentially take legal action against me and my unwillingness to pay? Morally, we did agree upon $400, but had I known they didn't pay even close to that, I probably wouldn't have gotten myself into this in the first place.

Thanks much in advance.

Answer:
 >My question is this: if I tell this coworker to fuck off, could they potentially take legal action against me and my unwillingness to pay?

Yep. You didn't only "morally" agree to $400, you legally agreed, as well.

Having said that, I have a hard time believing any court would be fond of the idea that he needs to be made whole to the tune of $400 under this deal, because he didn't pay that much for the tickets.


Title: My boss (district manager) gave my personal reason for taking PTO to my coworkers [TX]

Question:
I took personal PTO time because I am having trouble in my marriage. My direct  supervisor, the district manager, has shared this information with three of the  other store managers in my district, and the news has spread like wild fire across the district and now most of the management team is aware of my very personal reason for taking some time off. I have taken this straight to HR, but have been told they will have to investigate, and have heard nothing back.

Is this behavior legal? Do I have any sort of case here as far as a violation of my privacy?

Answer:
 There are no legal protections for this type of information that bound your manager to keep it confidential. It was unprofessional to share that information, but people "rights of privacy" are actually significantly limited where it comes to what is protected information under the law, and does not apply in a situation like this. It is unfortunate, but completely legal.Answer #2: > Do I have any sort of case here as far as a violation of my privacy?

You do not.  That information is not legally protected.


Title: [Michigan/USA] Is it illegal to give/send someone money to "have a pint on me"?

Question:
First off, I understand that none of you are my lawyer and this isn't actual legal advice.  I'm mainly trying to get the idea of "that's generally okay" or "no, that's a terrible idea" so I can figure out if I should look into it further.

----

So I'm the manager of a distributed team (across the United States), I know most of my team likes craft beer and enjoys going out for a pint on occasion.  Since we're distributed, I don't work directly with any of them (this is important below).

Basically, every now and then someone will really stand out.  If I were working directly next to them, I would take them out for a beer as a part of recognizing their work - the whole "I owe you a pint" dealio.  Since I don't work directly with them, I'd like to mail them say $5 bill or a $5 gift card (i.e. a Visa card or potentially a specific bar) with a memo "have a pint on me".  Obviously, they don't have to use it for a beer/alcohol - but the intention would be for them to enjoy a cold one on mine (or maybe even the company's dime).

Since I wouldn't actually be sending any alcohol, sending money seems to eliminate many of the issues with shipping alcohol (which is difficult on it's own) and potentially having an under-age person drink it. I don't see anything obviously illegal about sending money, but I know alcohol laws can be extremely finicky and I'm worried about getting in trouble for something that I didn't think of (in particular, having this labelled as some sort of illegal advertisement for an alcoholic substance).

I'd love to hear people's thoughts on the matter.

Answer: Probably not a violation of any alcohol-related rule since you aren't actually providing alcohol. However it could be considered a taxable bonus, especially if the funds are coming from the employer, so there is possible tax liability here.


Title: 17 & On Probation

Question: Hi all! I'm 17 and currently on probation. I get drug tested and my PO watches me. Isn't it illegal that he is purposefully looking at an underage person's penis?

Answer:
 No.

Just like if you go to the doctor and the doctor sees your penis, it's not illegal.  I can almost completely guarantee you he doesn't enjoy it.


Title: I mooned someone in Texas

Question:
My mom was being threatened by her neighbor. He threatened to kill her and her dog with a knife he had out. He put the knife away before police showed up. I mooned him to make him more upset during the entire ordeal (young male). My mom was ticketed because her dog was out of her yard off a leash because the neighbor opened her gate and let him out. The neighbor had filed charges on me for public indency. The neighbor had no warnings or tickets and was told to go inside.

Should I take the charges or contest it in court?

Answer:
 Do you have a defense to the charge?

"I thought I had a good reason to commit the crime of indecent exposure" is likely not going to work out well for you in court here.


Title: [CA] A Supervisor mis-gendering led to me losing a promotion and wages

Question:
I am in the state of California and I work at a well known corporate security entity and am a fully-transitioned FtM (female-to-male).  My records were officially/legally changed (driver’s license, social security card, etc) including within my company’s system.  I go by a male name, male gender-markers, and pronouns.  Starting in January 2018, I was offered a promotion to Shift-Supervisor for a client site and accepted it.  Unfortunately in my first week of training at this new site, the Supervising Officer began to purposefully mis-gender me even after I told them to stop.  They told the other guards that I used to be female, etc.  When I first reported it, the Supervisor was told to apologize and cease calling me a female.  Yet this didn’t happen, and she began to call me female and then make a show of apologizing in front of other co-workers as a way to skirt what HR enforced.  When I reported it again as a concern, I was removed from the site and lost my promotion (plus the pay that went with it.)  They didn’t give me any hours for 2 weeks and it sincerely felt like I was punished to report.  The Supervisor is still at that site to this day, by the way, and received no write-ups.

After much fighting the decision, I was transferred to a new site as a regular officer and the new Site’s Supervisor (Let’s call her Supervisor B) once again began to call me a girl and tell the other guards that I am female.  Even when the others tried to correct Supervisor B, including myself, she continued, citing her religious beliefs.  She has refused to apologize and retaliated for me reporting my concern by writing me up for refusing to work off the clock.   This continued for weeks as the main office was telling me that HR was looking into it.

I again reported my concerns this week when I was concerned about being ordered to work off the clock.  My Operations Manager stripped me of my 40 hours and once again lost  a permanent site.  Local HR when I pressed for my personnel files after I was told the present Site Supervisor wrote me up for refusing to work off the clock, told me it was against company policy to give me copies of my records.  I was told by the same HR rep that I could show some gratitude for them “accommodating” me.  Needless to say, I am now without hours again and waiting for regional HR to investigate all because I brought up that I choose to raise a concern about being mis-gendered.  Regional HR has admitted that their Site Supervisors are lacking in sensitivity training.  Is there anything I can do? Note: I was working 40 hours until I brought forward a concern and briefly mentioned the mis-gendering was continuing.

Answer:
 Because gender identity & gender expression are protected classes in CA, you can also file a complaint with the CA DFEH:

https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/complaint-process/file-a-complaint/Answer #2: You should contact an employment lawyer.Answer #3: This is textbook discrimination, harrassment, and illegal af. Also, that assholes "religious beliefs" do not make her above the law. Do you have a papertrail of reports and retaliations to present to a lawyer? The law is 100% on your side of this...Answer #4: Definitely get a lawyer also try to document as much as you possibly can. Just also wanted add I am sorry that is happening to you. Answer #5: Under the facts set forth, above, you, my friend, have a great legal case.  If you were in PA, I'd take your case in a second, and I'd savor every delicious moment of torturing your employer.  Answer #6: In addition to other advice, apply for unemployment insurance.Answer #7: It’s time to get a lawyer! It’s nobodys business what or who you used to be, it’s who you are now.Answer #8: Make sure that besides documenting everything that you make a back up of all of your documentation and store it somewhere else.

This is freaking awful, I'm so sorry this is happening to you!Answer #9: IANAL, but this might be something worth contacting the ACLU about as well. If nothing else, they can provide you with resources and guidance about how to move forward on this.Answer #10: Are you in a Union? If so, start with your rep/steward. It is possible the union will pay an attorney to represent you.


Title: Just found a fly in my Chinese take out

Question:
Happened 10 minutes ago. My chicken and broccoli with vegetable fried rice. Clear as day a sautéed fly right in between the folds of the chicken. I took a picture immediately and co-workers watch the horror show live.

I called them and asked them to obviously refund the money. Just to prove I didn’t want to grab a “free” meal, I asked them to come pick it up.

I don’t know if it was his bad English but he said “thats not the kind of flies from us”. WHAT? Then what kind of flies DO you have?

Worth trying to take legal action? I’m not hungry anymore. Never going to order from there. Probably not anywhere in my work area anymore. I love Chinese take out but damn. Scarred for life.

Can I at least report them to someone?

In Westchester, NY.

Answer:
 You can report them to the health department.  The health department can investigate their sanitary conditions if they choose to.  You would not receive any direct benefit from this.

Life advice: people eat cooked and raw insects in many countries.  Try to travel some to avoid "scarring for life" for something like this.


Title: [TX] Retail employee injured on the job. Employer trying to shove him out. Injury attorney in bed with employer.

Question:
No unions involved, though this revolves around a work accident.

My sister told me about an acquaintance today. He works at a large retail chain in Texas. Last week, he slipped on an unmarked puddle of water and snapped his ACL. That particular injury requires surgery now and every 10-15 years the rest of his life. Debilitating stuff. His employee rep assured him the entire accident was caught on camera and she and the store would take care of everything.

This week, he was notified actually, the store wouldn't take care of a damn thing. They decided to not give him time off to get the procedure or recover. He is still scheduled to work. He is further not allowed to sit down while on the working floor. They are basically making things terrible in the hope he quits so they don't have to pay unemployment.

When he contacted a recognized attorney in town for help, they told him something to the effect of "I don't piss where I sleep." Probably represents them or their interests in some capacity.

Texas is an at-will state, though they wouldn't even have to fire him to wait him out if he files a lawsuit.

Does he have any recourse? Who should he approach to file a complaint or claim and in what order? Or is he just out of luck?
Topic:
Labor Law (Unions)

Answer: I’m not sure why he would need a lawyer. This is a clear workers comp claim. Has he done what he needs to do to file that?


Title: A question about gift cards. (Canadian)

Question:
I was given a gift card in the amount of $40 for Christmas to a local business. The gift card was purchased on October 11, 2006.

When I asked the store if the gift card was still valid they told me that because they are new owners (since last year), they can only redeem gift cards purchased from 2009 onwards.

They said that they had a record book from the old owner that they could reference, and if it wasn't listed in the book, the card would not be valid.

I checked Ontario law and it says that gift cards of this nature cannot expire. However, it doesn't address the rules for a change of ownership of a local business.

I was really stoked to get a new cast iron pan so any information would be appreciated.

Answer:
 So the gift card law that made expiry dates illegal only came into fruition in 2007 if I remember correctly. You may be SOL for anything before that year.

However, your gift card has no expiry date on it. The argument could be made that it never expires and they should honor it. If they refuse you would have to file against them in small claims court for the gift card amount, and I think the fees to do so are equal to or greater than your gift card, so it unfortunately wouldn't be worth it.

You could always try seeing if they may at least give you a discount based on the inconvenience, such as 20% off the cats iron of your choice. Emphasize with them that you want to spend your money there, and be friendly and cordial in your interactions. Lots of places will work with you instead of being complete assholes.


Title: Legality of a courtroom's actions

Question: I posted about my speeding ticket earlier to Reddit and got flamed, but they misunderstood me. First off I feel as if I was wronged by the Court House. I went to court and plead not guilty to my case and we set up a trial date. Today when I went to court the prosecutor took me to the back of this empty room and  told me that if I plead guilty I could attend driving school and get the ticket off my record. It felt like a marketing scheme to scare me into paying the fine instead of possible getting out of my ticket. Is this even allowed? Were they not required to tell me all of the conditions of the case prior to going into trial? It felt like a small Alabama County making money off of a speed trap, abusing their powers to have as little resistance as possible.

Answer: That's called plea bargaining and it's absolutely normal.  Every DA does it regularly to reduce the administrative burden on the court system


Title: Spent 7 months customizing my new build home with the builder. Builder sold it to someone else for more money.

Question: I signed an agreement to purchase a new build 7 months ago and waived all my conditions as it was a firm deal with a deposit of more than 30k  paid. I customized the house and made it different from the others. We were supposed to move in a couple months - but the builder asked for an extension to finish the home which we granted. As the closing was nearing the home wasn't complete when the appraiser came by so the appraisal wasn't complete . We extended the closing for what we thought were 7 days. Our lawyer told us we extended the closing 7 days but only extended it 5 days when she had a meeting w the builders lawyer (which we didn't know about until now!) On the 6th day our new custom built home was sold by the listing agent to someone else for $50k more than we paid!!!!! Who is at fault ? And do I have any action? I could go on for days about the problems this has caused for my family and things in storage. Did the lawyer do some shady deal and not tell me about it? How can this happen without my signature? Can I put a lien on the property so the current buyers can't close? Any advice is helpful..

Answer:
 If you have a signed contract for the home, i would think they could not sell it to anyone else at this point.  I am NAL though.  I would find a new attorney ASAP akd run this by them.Answer #2: Sounds like something shady is going on

I am not a lawyer but have worked in real estate

So it sounds like the Lawyer told you there was a 7 day extension for whatever reason, when in reality it was 5. Then conveniently the house gets sold the very next day after the extension ended.

I track down and keep copies of all emails/texts regarding the extensions, because what it sounds like happened is the builder had someone offer 50k more for the house, and wanted to take the offer.  They couldn't do this while under contract but conveniently had everything ready to go the moment your contract lapsed.

I guess its possible they submitted a backup offer, but if this was a custom build for you, this house should have never been on the market to begin with to receive back up offers.

Get a lawyer, sounds like the builder got an offer to good to refuse and got someone to accidently let your contract lapse. I would be calling my Mortgage company and try and determine if they really were not ready or if your attorney was also telling them there was a delay.Answer #3: Was the lawyer recommended to you by the builder?Answer #4: Where is your $30K deposit now?


Title: Can someone explain to me the laws (if any) surrounding providing mail receptacles for tenants?

Question:
Hi there, I post very rarely, so I apologize in advance if this is the wrong subreddit. Below might be a mouthful, but I want to provide as much background as possible.

I am the manager at a campground that has a leased lots portion to it. There's 140 leased lots, and the leases are for 99 years. People live basically full-time in RV's on these lots. At the front of our campground, there are USPS mailboxes. USPS themselves sell these boxes to our lessees for I think $40/year (they also provide the key). The boxes are very small, so the vast majority of packages get dropped off to our main office.

USPS, UPS, and Fed-EX all drop their packages off at our main office (which is located on property). If any of these packages require signatures, our staff signs for them. We keep these packages in our main lobby until the lessees come pick them up at their convenience. The owner of our campground does not allow delivery drivers to drive to people's actual lots because our dirt roads are easily destroyed, the driver's often speed (children on park), they kick up dust over everyone's property, and the driver's do not know where the lot numbers are located (making them do loops around our park).

The holiday seasons are always a nightmare now that everyone Christmas shops online. At any given moment we have probably 20 packages in our office. We try to communicate to the lessees that we do not deliver these packages. We tell them they are not allowed to call us asking if they have a package either. They just need to come check.

While this may seem harsh, our staff have real jobs to do. We do not have the time or resources to care about these people's packages. We do not have a robust staff; everyone has their job and our schedules are full. BTW, we are a private membership campground (more of a sales office than a campground), so our job responsibilities are much more than you'd find at your average campground.

This causes conflict all the time. People are insistent on calling our office. People are insistent on telling us to deliver their mail. Often times we're instructed to keep lessees packages in our office safe because they are paranoid someone will steal it. It never stops and it's wearing the staff thin.

My questions are: are we lawfully required to accept these people's mail in any form (UPS, USPS, or Fed-EX)?  Can we lawfully tell the extremely stubborn people that we will no longer accept their mail at this location? That they must get a PO Box set up? Is it unlawful for us to refuse to sign for someone's package? Thank you in advance for any advice you can give and/or links to resources.

Finally, if it's important, we are located in Mississippi.

Answer:
 > While this may seem harsh, our staff have real jobs to do. We do not have the time or resources to care about these people's packages. We do not have a robust staff; everyone has their job and our schedules are full.

If you don't have the time to deal with these packages, either stop leasing out land or let delivery drivers go to the lots. It seems extremely unreasonable that you've provided a place for people to live, but want to refuse them the ability to receive packages.

An easy solution is to setup a locked shed, put all delivered packages in the shed, and give residents a key or code to get in.


Title: Dealing with Parents

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 They can take your stuff while you're a minor and live in their home.

Turn 18, move out, and support yourself, and this won't be an issue.

On a side note, based on your post history- it really sucks when someone takes your stuff without permission, huh?  I mean, there you were with your stuff, and someone just stole it.

Let's all take a moment and feel sorry for the victims of theft.


Title: [MI]Being told to move hours to a future check to avoid overtime

Question: My friend is hourly at a company and averages about 60-70 hours a week. He has time stamps to prove this. His employer then takes the hours over and moves it to the next check and then the next check and so on. He only gets paid about 40-50 hours per week. I believe this is wage theft and it sounds like a clean cut situation.  My other concern is when he leaves this job he apparently has 4-5 pay checks in 'forwarded' hours that I doubt he will see. How does he go about handling this? Is this going to be as easy as it sounds since he has his time stamps for a week that doesn't match a pay stubs hours worked?

Answer:
 It is wage theft and it's super clear-cut.  Employers cannot move hours around like that to avoid or reduce paying out legally-mandated overtime pay.

Having said that, employers are free to dictate how many hours employees can work and can restrict the hours that an employee works.  They can also fire an employee for working too much, in the event the employee was told not to work that much.

If he's missing hours on his paychecks, he should file a [complaint for non-payment of wages](http://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-11407_32352-39617--,00.html).  This would be the same process for the situation where he quits and is not receiving his final pay, or his last paycheck is otherwise being inappropriately held back.Answer #2: > Is this going to be as easy as it sounds since he has his time stamps for a week that doesn't match a pay stubs hours worked?

Most likely, yes. He's being underpaid for his overtime by 1/3. If he files a wage complaint, his employer will be in a world of shit. They'll most likely have to cough up double the underpayment.Answer #3: IRS and labor department would love to hear this

this is screwing your friend out of wages and irs out of their taxes from those wages.

If your friend is afriad of not being able to find a job

Tell him to document,document but keep his head down.

Find a new job first,then once hes ready to move on,slap his old employer with the law and get his wages back.


Title: Can I Sue for Libel

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Wow. Yeah, this isn't at all worth the energy you've already put into this, let alone actually pursuing it.


Title: Afraid to report stolen phone in fear police will go through old photos.

Question:
Gonna try to keep this one short. My phone was stolen from my car. Every photo the guy that stole my phone takes I receive on my new phone. I have many pictures of him and have narrowed down his exact address from the photos.

Problem is I have some photos of Marijuana buried in that phone that I'm afraid will come back to haunt me. Am I being paranoid?

Edit:Nevada. I should mention photos were taken before it was legalized here.

Answer:
 If it’s really just photos of marijuana, that’s not illegal in and of itself. It’s possible, but unlikely, that the cops could use the photos of marijuana to swear out a warrant to search your place. The cops searching your place is a serious pain in the ass, but if you don’t have any contraband in your house after you file the police report, you *should* be fine. And hey, you know when you file the police report, so do some house cleaning.

If it’s not really pics of marijuana your worried about, but something considerably more illegal, that changes the analysis. Answer #2: Report the phone to the police. Then in the i intervening meantime log into Android or Apples location services and lock, block and erase the contents.

For Apple it's Find my IPhone.

For Android its Android Device Manager

Answer #3: Since you mentioned the photos are being synced to your new phone, I assume you’re using a service to do this. Whether it be iCloud Photo Library on iPhone or it’s Android equivalent.

Why not delete the photos from your new phone? Those deletions will also be synced across and deleted from your old phone as well.Answer #4: Photographs of Marijuana is not illegal.


Title: Help me settle a thanksgiving debate! Fuzzy molded egg Mcmuffin.

Question:
I ate at McDonald's yesterday on the way to visit family for thanksgiving. Stopped for a mcmuffin on the way and got the one pictured below, covered in fuzzy mold. If it matters i'm 20 weeks pregnant. I just threw up a couple times hours later and had to take a Benadryl from breaking out (Im allergic to mold and all around hyper sensitive with my histamines while pregnant) but I never went to doctor and I am fine. My whole family is telling me to lawyer up and sue! I told them I don't have quantifiable damages and you can't just sue for what might happen. Am I right or are they? Thanks guys!

http://imgur.com/QqrqxGH

I'm in Oklahoma!

Oh and I forgot to add, when we went to tell them their mistake and get a refund the guy working the window started exclaiming "I told them not to use those eggs," while the cashier started yelling at the lady in the back.

Answer:
 You are right that without damages there's likely nothing to really sue for. You can keep and eye out for any mold related complications to the pregnancy though I don't thing there really are any from eating bad eggs and throwing it all up.  This isn't like the hot coffee kind of situation where the person got extensive burns and surgery Answer #2: That's not mold, it's overcooked eggs.

Egg yolk can turn funny colors depending upon temperature changes over time.

You get a green/grey color on hard boiled egg yolks when you do not prepare them correctly and overcook them.

[See example image here](http://img.wonderhowto.com/img/38/08/63533546192501/0/make-amazing-hard-boiled-eggs-are-easy-peel.w654.jpg)Answer #3: go to a doctor to be sure your allergic reaction didn't impact your pregnancy, but unless there are damages (which we hope not) likely the best you can argue for is a new breakfast sandwich.. if you want another...Answer #4: I'm not a scientist but I would say the first question would be how does mold get on the inside of an eggshell? And second how does mold get cooked into an egg? I don't think that's mold. Sometimes egg yolks turn green when they contact vinegar or for other reasons I don't understand. That's what I think it is.Answer #5: That's what the eggs look like when they've been in the warmer for too long. It's not mold.

Source: current McDonalds employee. I wouldn't have served that egg though.


Title: Sugar daddy is trying to pay me to launder money and I am gonna scam him- is it legal?

Question:
There's a sugar daddy that approached me with a proposition and the more it unravels the more it sounds like embezzlement and laundering- which I am not trying to get involved with. I am however trying to pay off my credit card debt and stop him from scamming others that are less aware of the situation. Can I do this legally?

From what I gathered, he has a source of income (X) which he is wanting to transfer 5K into my account. From there he says I can use $2500 to pay off my credit card and the other $2500 he wants me to use to buy $100 amazon gift cards and send him the activation codes for them. He says he is going to then use the giftcards to go to paxful and reinvest them in bitcoin-- that's the laundering aspect, which I will not do.

Instead i'm wondering if I can just transfer $2500 into my account to pay off my credit card debt and then block him. Aside from him pursuing me in court, which I doubt he will do because of his illegal activities, are there any other concerns that I should have? I don't know where the money is coming from and definitely prefer to keep it that way. please let me know your thought, thank you.

Answer:
 Here's how this will play out:

* He will either wire you $5,000 from a fraudulent account, or send you a $5,000 check to deposit.
* In either case, the funds will be available to you within days, and you will withdraw them, pay off your card, and so on.
* A few days or weeks later, the fraudulent transfer will be unwound, deducting $5,000 back out of the account that it was deposited to.
* Your bank will come after you for the resulting overdraft, because you're the one that spent the money.

It would be illegal to defraud someone the way you're considering, even if they are also committing crimes, but this isn't gonna work. You'll just end up out $5,000 if you do _anything_ with that money.Answer #2: The money won't be his and the money will be removed from your account once the bank is made aware that it is fake.


Title: Can I be charged with duty fees if I’m under 18?

Question:
First off, I haven’t been on this sub before so please do forgive me if this isn’t the right sub to post this question on. If it’s not, I would greatly appreciate it if someone would kindly point me to the right direction. :)

I’ve ordered about $80 worth of makeup off of BH cosmetics, and I’m wondering if I have to pay if I am charged with any duties since it is from the US and I’m in Canada (BC). I’ve never had this issue before, and I have ordered from America in the past with no issues. I am under 18, so I don’t have to legally pay any tax, so in theory I can’t be charged for any tax. Thank you.

P.S sorry if this is a dumb question.

Answer:
 > I am under 18, so I don’t have to legally pay any tax, so in theory I can’t be charged for any tax.

I’m pretty sure you pay goods and services tax all the time.


Title: USPS flagged package mom sent containing 2oz weed

Question:
Just spoke to my 63yo momma on the phone and she is panicking and sitting at home with her blinds pulled down and I just need some information because neither of us has any idea.

The details:
She mailed \~2oz of weed from Illinois to her brother in Kansas (for his personal use as far as we know)
Her former partner brought it to the post office and used his CC to pay for the shipping although it had her return address on the package.
At some point the tracking showed up as "addressee unknown return to sender" even though the info was correct.
She received a letter today that says her package was flagged as containing items illegal to send via mail and that she has 21 days to claim the package and prove it's not illegal goods. After 21 days it becomes the property of USPS.

What are her best next steps in this situation?
What can she expect to happen?

TYIA.

Answer:
 She committed a federal felony that can land her in prison, and her former partner participated in the conspiracy.

She needs to talk to a lawyer before she does anything else and she further needs to make better decisions in the future.Answer #2: I certainly wouldn’t go claim the thing that I didn’t personally mail. Who knows what someone may have put in it.


Title: My Canadian call center employer is forcing me to listen to loud music in between calls.

Question:
So I work for a Canadian call center, and therefore need Canadian advice.

When I came into work today, I was greeted with the sour looks of my co-workers, all of them complaining about being forced to listen to terrible hold music. Turns out, this music plays between EVERY call, and there is no way to turn it off. None. Everyone tried.

The music is loud, not in terms of song selection, just volume. We have to turn up our volume to max just to be able to barely hear the customers calling in, so that means that the music blares in our ear when we do some after call work. We can turn it down, but can't turn it off, as the system that tells us when we have a call makes a beep when we're connected to a customer. We are not allowed to disconnect our headset either, because of this reason.

Several employees have already complained about headaches, and one with tinnitus was so frustrated she could barely work.

My question is, is this legal?

Sorry for the formatting, I'm on mobile.

Answer:
 >one with tinnitus was so frustrated she could barely work

Whoever this person is should talk to her doctor and her supervisor and request an accommodation. Tinnitus can be very serious and the loud noise can make it much worse.

That said, the rest of you should calmly explain to management that the music is negatively effecting your work performance, but playing music is not illegal.


Title: NJ-Buying with tenant in place. Question about lease.

Question:
NJ—If buying a home with a tenant in place, I would imagine that the tenant needs to re-sign a lease, with all the same terms and conditions as the old, with the new owner. Is my assumption correct?
Additionally,  should there be a document signed by all parties involved demonstrating that everybody is aware of the date of the sale, the change in ownership, the transfer of deposit, the amount, and the condition of the apartment?

Answer:
 The lease is assumed to survive the transfer of ownership. So, no, the tenant doesn't have to resign anything or accept different terms and conditions. As far as the tenant is concerned, nothing has changed except to where his/her rent goes.

You can, and probably should, ask the tenant to sign a new agreement that better reflects the situation, but you cannot force them to sign anything.


Title: Living in an Office Space (Melbourne, Australia)

Question: I have been looking for an office space for the past couple of days around the Melbourne CBD area for my business and I was thinking is it possible to live in them as I came across a lot of cheap private office spaces, the cheapest place I found was $250 per month also I found some places outside of the CBD area that were bigger and were going for around $300-$400 per month (with water, electricity, internet, cleaning all included in the rent and some even had parking available) and all of them have 24/7 Hour access, you also have a full bathroom and a full kitchen that is shared by the people who have offices there. I know it's a commercial property and you are not allowed to live in it but I don't really see why people wouldn't do it. I would like to see what you guys think and what are your thoughts on it or do you know someone who is doing it. Please note I don't wanna live in an office space as i do have a family and a house that i own, it just came to my head and was just curious if people are doing it.

Answer:
 >  I know it's a commercial property and you are not allowed to live in it but I don't really see why people wouldn't do it

You just answered your own question.Answer #2: >I know it's a commercial property and you are not allowed to live in it but I don't really see why people wouldn't do it.

Because it isn't allowed and even though I don't know australian law I would be willing to put money on the fact that the government (city/provincial/etc./etc.) would be able to fine the owner of the building and the lease would probably forbid it and have certain clauses enabling them to come after you for damages.

>what are your thoughts on it

Don't break the frigging law.


Title: Drug dealer living in my apartment building

Question:
Toronto, Canada

I live in a not great area, and recently there have been a lot of "undesirable" characters loitering outside my controlled entry apartment.  The building handy man recently confirmed that a tenant is selling meth out of his apartment, and that is attracting these people, who wait until someone comes in or out to gain entry.

Unfortunately I have dogs (not to mention, a job) and so I come in and out frequently. As a single woman who lives alone, it's very intimidating and makes me extremely uncomfortable when people follow me in to the building.

My question is, should I call the police about this? I don't have any proof that the guy is selling drugs, other than the handy man who I doubt would testify. Is "undesirables loitering outside my apartment and making me nervous" even illegal? Even if I call when people are outside, would the cops probably just tell them to scatter? That doesn't solve my meth-dealing neighbour problem and I can't wait for the cops to come every time I need to leave for work.

Is there anything I can do to get this guy evicted/arrested without putting myself at risk?
Topic:
Drug Possession

Answer:
 > My question is, should I call the police about this? I don't have any proof that the guy is selling drugs,

You can call and tell them what you know. Tell the truth. They can decide if that's enough.

> "undesirables loitering outside my apartment and making me nervous" even illegal?

Honestly, I would not use the word "undesirables". That sounds like code for something else that you do not want to say. You can report shady/suspicious characters, or people following you, to the police. Tell the truth and do not exaggerate.


Title: I contacted the DEA to give them information on a large drug network. How do I protect myself?

Question:
Over a period of a year I managed to get information on a drug network. My initial plan was to send then a USB containing the information anonymously, but that is no longer the case. I am meeting a field agent soon and want to know what should i ask for in order to protect myself.

To simplify things I guess you can say I went undercover to obtain this information. I know it sounds idiotic, but it's the truth. I have several audio recordings on dangerous individuals planning their drug trafficking routes. In addition to that I have very detailed information, addresses, names, etc

The DEA is interested in what I have to show them, but I'm worried they'll prosecute me for past crimes (drug smuggling). Do i ask for immunity, protection, what?

Answer:
 Get a lawyer to do this for you. You are setting yourself up for a nap in the ditch or a cell without one.

Don't meet with DEA yourself. Did I mention that you need an attorney?


Title: Curious about the legality of my ring doorbell

Question:
I have a Ring brand video doorbell. The doorbell records audio and video and so it will record conversations I'm not involved in sometimes. I also have a sticker on my door that ring sent with the camera that says something like "protected by ring. Audio/video surveillance."

I'm in Illinois, which I'm pretty sure it a 2 party consent state, so this seems like it would be illegal. Am I breaking the law if I happen to record people talking at my door?

Answer: No, there is no expectation of privacy at your front door.


Title: Workers comp Walmart induced depression or anxiety disorder?

Question: I'm in the state of Ohio. I left Walmart with no notice 4 months ago. I should mention that I despise Walmart and how they treat their employees. Before I left I remember all of our Veterans (long time employees) had a massive reduction in hours. Probably because they finally got to the point where they had good benefits from the company. It was a nasty attempt to try to weed them out to avoid giving them their hard earned promised benefits. This was just after a 10% stock increase might I mention so the company obviously isn't struggling, no surprise there. That's when I had enough... I worked in the warehouse, it was very repetitive work that probably put lots of wear onto my body but there really isn't much evidence for that. What I was thinking though is trying to get officially diagnosed with depression or anxiety and blame Walmart for it. Is this possible? The work environment is awful and a complete hell with managers constantly breathing down your neck. They are all nice at first but once you put a few months in and they think you're staying for the long run they take advantage. I remember working my a** off for 9 hours a day and constantly being accused of "wondering" when I would go to use the restroom or help a customer. I'm ranting at this point, I don't think I could actually develop a mental illness from that but I could see why someone would. It's a sad place to work.

Answer:
 >What I was thinking though is trying to get officially diagnosed with depression or anxiety and blame Walmart for it.

[...]

>I don't think I could actually develop a mental illness from that

So basically, you're asking if it's ok to commit insurance and/or benefits fraud?Answer #2: Claiming you have mental illness that you don't actually have is pretty low.  It's not much different than falsely claiming you have cancer for sympathy.  Take a moment to reconsider the decisions you've made in your life that have led you up to this moment.  Answer #3: You voluntarily quit. See a therapist about your mental health issues. Answer #4: >What I was thinking though is trying to get officially diagnosed with depression or anxiety and blame Walmart for it.

That's not how depression and anxiety works. It develops over a long period of time, like, over the course of your life-time.

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&#x200B;Answer #5: the best thing to do when committing fraud is to announce your intentions on the Internet.


Title: Someone I know was the victim of a home invasion. Drugs were involved and they are still investigating. Should he be worried?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 He should contact a criminal defense attorney.
Answer #2: Yes he should contact a lawyer because chances are someone is going to rat him out just to save their own skin. And honestly, I hope your friend does get busted as he is doing something illegal.
Duh!Answer #3: We don't if he's going to be ok. He needs a defense attorney.


Title: I got charged with reckless driving. Should I plead guilty?

Question:
I was charged with reckless driving \(going 98 mph in a 65 mph zone\) on Wednesday. I've never been charged with a traffic offense before \(however, I did get an underage drinking charge at age 20 and have my license revoked because of it\- I don't know if that will affect anything\).

I am absolutely guilty, and I really have no excuse. It is completely my fault. I was late to an interview, and extremely nervous\- although that does not justify it. The speed limit zone had just changed, and I do not usually make that drive, so I was just plain not paying attention\- although that, also, does not justify it. In addition, I was, unfortunately, driving my mother's car \(a car I rarely drive\- in fact, I sold my car, so I rarely drive at all\), so I was not used to the car.

The officer set it for an arraignment, which he said means I have the possibility of jail time, and Monday they'll talk to me and then schedule the trial for a few months from now. I am very scared, I just got a new job, and I really have been getting my life going up, and I'm worried I just ruined all of it.

I have the arraignment on Monday. Are they going to ask me to plead guilty, not guilty, or no contest? I'm nervous\- and if they do ask me this, what do I say?

Thank you for all or any of your help. Sorry for asking a cliche question, but I'm terrified. Thank you.

Answer: Don't plead guilty - - get a lawyer and let him/her do their stuff. There may be programs or diversions you could be eligible for - - don't plead guilty to a misdemeanor unless advised to do so by your attorney.


Title: Can an employer legally tell me that I can't talk about my wage?

Question: Female Texas. I work at the big red chicken chain that hates the gays. In the employee handbook they say that my pay rate is confidential, no other explanation. And when I tried casually mentioning it in a friend to friend conversation with an assistant manager, they said that they cant talk about it with me, another employee.

Answer:
 Your manager *can't* discuss your pay with you. Your coworkers can.Answer #2: Technically speaking, a prohibition against discussing wages would violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). If you were fired or disciplined for discussing wages, then you could file a grievance with the NLRB.

Of course, with at will employment it can often be difficult to prove the reason you were fired was for a specified reason, unless the manager is really dumb and puts the actual reason in writing. So these cases are almost never a slam dunk or sure thing. For a minimum wage or near minimum wage job, the juice is unlikely to be worth the squeeze. It’s easier to just walk across the street and get another similar job at a competitor.


Title: Catholic Diocese called CPS because we don't need their help anymore?

Question:
I am Australian, a woman from Centacare called CPS on us because we no longer need their help, we were looking for a psychiatrist at the time to treat our son and they offered to pay for some stuff like carpet cleaning and laundry, obviously we accepted because why not? get the house a bit cleaner, so now that we have a good psychiatrist we no longer need their assistance so we told them, Today the came around with CPS saying a bunch of things like we need their help and we need counseling and parenting classes ect.

So what the fuck? what am I supposed to think about this, I am not sure if they genuinely think we need their help or if they just want to keep us on for the government funding and will go this far to do it...

Any advice from fellow Aussies here?

Answer:
 Do you mean FACS? If they are saying they are with CPS it could be someone trying to scam you?

If it is FACS though the very best thing you can do is co-operate. Keep your house clean, don't take drugs, and make sure your kids are going to school regularly. If they ask for documentation supply as quickly as possible and if they require you to go to appointments, make sure you go, oh and of course be polite.

I wouldn't worry if I were you OP, I work at a homeless shelter and have had a lot of interaction with FACS and I find them overall to be quite helpful and very willing to try whatever it takes to keep the kids with their parents, you sound fine OP and no doubt they will have no problem with you. They also have a wealth of services they can offer you, take advantage of them if they offer!

EDIT: forgot to add that I'm Australian if that wasn't obvious!


Title: Oklahoma resident; Can someone help me with the age of consent laws hear?

Question:
So I (19m) met a really nice girl (17f)
And we’ve really hit it off, but I’m a little scared. I’ve googled it and it says that age of consent in OK is 16, but is there anyway this can come back and bite me, in a legal way?? Please help!

Answer:
 The age of consent is the age at which one is legally able to consent to sexual intercourse, so it would not be illegal for you two to have sex.

You should understand that she's a minor and her parents still have full legal control over her, though, so they can restrict your ability to see her and control where she goes and who she associates with, so there's that, for whatever it's worth.


Title: Sent a Picture of My Chest to An Underage Guy

Question:
I (33/m) spoke to someone via KIK, sent a picture of my chest, then he said he was 14, and I said ok and asked for a picture of his chest.  He said he was going to report me to the police.

I wonder if he really was underage or if it was a sting of some kind.  I don't know.

I'm in NY.  I tried contacting a few attorneys but no one is calling me back.  I just want to know what I might be facing.

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EDIT - more details based on comments:

1) we didn't exchange much more than the above; no identifying personal details; he may know I'm in NY based on other comments I had made on reddit (I can't remember what I said on reddit under that account)

2) I deleted KIK and that reddit account the next day and am seeking counseling

3) This was the end of March and no one has contacted me demanding money or anything

Answer:
 Wait, you asked for a pic AFTER you thought he was 14? Eww...

It's probably a scam, especially if they ask for money. But also, cease don't sext with people you don't know, especially if they may be underage.Answer #2: Sending pictures of a man's chest in not considered pornography.  That being said, you continued to do so after you knew he was underage which should set off some red flags somewhere in your brain.


Title: Pre Nup Questions

Question: I am 38 and my soon to be wife is 37. She is originally from China but has been living in America for a few years and has her green card. Like many Chinese, she has money. She also has a Son she would like to make sure is cared for if something ever happens. She want's to contribute to the marriage by transferring $500,000 into a joint account for us to use and invest. In the event the marriage fails, she would like to be ensured this money isn't squandered or taken. I am having a hard time wrapping my head around a good way to define this in an agreement. Any suggestions?

Answer: If you try to DIY this you'll likely end up with something that is not enforceable and that could get very messy and expensive down the road. You both need separate attorneys to assist in drafting your prenup. In some places a prenup needs to be finalized well in advance of a marriage, a time period like six months. If this wedding is approaching, speak to someone today. Edit: Your state really matters here.


Title: [AL] Selling a car private Party, buyer is asking for me to "warranty" the car

Question:
Selling my car private party. Alabama.

I've sold a couple cars before this way, and always put "as is" no warranties expressed or implied on the bill of sale.

This buyer is requesting that I write out a contract guaranteeing if anything goes wrong with the car, that I would take it back in exchange for his payment.

I've maintained the vehicle very well. It's only 6 years old so the factory warranties are all expired.

I'm not really sure what he wants me to guarantee exactly. I'm running a carfax on it tomorrow for him that will show 100% clean, no accidents etc.

I'm not sure if adding that to the bill of sale would be in my best interests, or even how to word something like that...

Answer:
 Even new auto dealers don't write full refund warranties.   If you did as he asked, you would be inviting him to drive it until something failed, then demand his money back.

It would absolutely be against your interests to sell a used car as anything other than "as-is".   Find another buyer.Answer #2: YOU ARE BEING SCAMMED.

I have seen this before.

He'll get the warranty, take your car to a chop shop, essentially gut the good parts/engine/breaks/tires for profit and replace them with garbage parts.

Then he'll call you and say it broke down and he wants his refund.

So you give him his money and tow the car to your mechanic and by the time you realize what's happened this guy is gone with thousands of dollars in parts and you're stuck with a car that don't work.

Tell him to pound sand. Answer #3: That's a horrible idea.Answer #4: Dont be bullied by a buyer. "As is" are your terms and allow them the opportunity to have their mechanic check the car.


Title: [Washington, DC] Hiding canaries with a National Security Letter?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 This sub loves anything with birds and the law.

Can you provide more context?  Your question is extremely vague.

edit: TIL a canary is also a security system for your homeAnswer #2: REPHRASING for those not in cyber law.

Can a gag order legally command a site owner to post false time-stamped information on their site?

Example

"Repriversexcluson.com has not received a National Security Letter as of 1/11/17"


Title: I got a ticket via mail from a stoplight camera. The car I was driving has expired registration and no insurance!

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Get insurance for your car.


Title: (NY) if someone takes a person's medical alert bracelet and that person gets the wrong drug at the hospital and almost dies will the person who took it be on the hook?

Question: Asking for a friend. Say someone takes a bracelet from someone's arm after there was a car accident, which he saw but didn't cause or nothing. He takes it because he thought it was made of real gold. It wasn't and is just painted gold so it is not worth anything. But it was also one of those medical alert ID bracelets and when the paramedics took the person who was in the accident to the hospital they gave her the wrong kind of drug because she didn't have the bracelet and she ended up in a coma and like didn't die but came close before she woke up. The cops know what happened about the bracelet. Will the person who took the bracelet be on the hook for her almost dying? and would the cops care about charging him for theft when the bracelet wasn't even worth money. Just wanna know for my friend before he talks to the cops.

Answer:
 That's literally ghoulish.

I think a case could be made for reckless endangerment.

Reckless endangerment in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.

>[a person] recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of serious physical injury to another person.

In this case, it might even be reckless endangerment[ in the first degree](http://codes.findlaw.com/ny/penal-law/pen-sect-120-25.html), a Class D felony:

>A person is guilty of reckless endangerment in the first degree when, under circumstances evincing a depraved indifference to human life, he recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death to another person.
Answer #2: Yes, there could be both civil and criminal liability there...


Title: SC - Military, public sex. What could go wrong?

Question:
I'm not actually in trouble, but I'd like to know what would happen if I were. I can't find this information myself on Google, forgive me if it's there.

Today I had sex in a public restroom. He's in the military. Both plenty of age. We didn't get caught, but what could have happened if we had? If we were walked in on by a person with no legal power (say, faculty of the building, someone else using the restroom) what should we do to avoid getting in trouble? What else should I know if I'm putting myself in this risk? Not just state wise, but what could happen with his command?

Answer: If he has any type of top secret security clearance he could easily lose it as a result of getting caught, as sexual deviance is considered an indication of risk by the department of personnel management.  Would require him to get caught and charged though.


Title: (PA) how to make it trespassing if father in law comes over.

Question:
He already broke our door frame and gets aggressive had police make sure he left once. Any further action I can do to make him legally be trespassing if he comes over to our property?
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 1.  Tell him he's not welcome.
2.  When he comes over, ask him to leave.
3.  If he doesn't leave, call police.

Alternatively, you can seek a restraining order.  I don't know if his conduct qualifies, as yet.


Title: Help me understand what happened. Scratched a car at a hotel, and then... Are we in trouble?

Question: Hi, My friend and I are from Canada and drove to Boston for the weekend.  In the underground parking of a hotel, my friend accidently scratched a car while parking his. There was a lot of calcium dirt on the car so we emptied a bottle of water on it to see if it was actually scratched.  Visible scratch but no dent, about a foot long.  We do not know the situation in the USA with regards to insurance or anything.  We assumed it might be best to just be honest about it so my friend left a note under the wiper with his phone number.  We also notified the hotel staff, in case the note disappears.  The hotel security guy went to have a look at the car and told us not to worry. He did not take any of our information; room number, phone, name, driver liscence, info about our car, nothing.  So about a half hour later we are in our room and I realize we didn't take a picture, and if the person is not well intentioned, they could make more damage and blame it on us since we left a phone number, so I went down to the parking lot to take a picture.  When I found the scratched car, the note was no longer on the hood, and the scratch was no longer visible, it was like someone had evenly dispersed winter calcium dirt that was originally on the car in a way that it looks like nothing happened.  The owner will probably not notice their car is scratched until they wash it.  What the hell?? Should we be worried about this??

Answer: Not legal advice, but it's possible the owner of the car keeps a scratch remover in their car. If you said it was a superficial scratch, they might have fixed it themselves.


Title: Do those 'Deadly Force is Authorized' signs in Area 51 have any legal basis?

Question: i mean, could a security guard at the base legally get away with killing an intruder who is unarmed and not posing a threat? Is merely trespassing on the base a legal defense for murder?

Answer:
 Happened in January.

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 [https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1154069/area-51-raid-event-facebook-where-is-area-51-aliens-ufo-2019](https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1154069/area-51-raid-event-facebook-where-is-area-51-aliens-ufo-2019)


Title: Denied access to any discovery from Either side in WV

Question: It is a long drawn out story, but what happens when neither the prosecuting attorney nor your previous defense attorney (fired her after judge told her she was inadequate) will give your defense attorney anything involving your case? The new defense attorney has literally just the paper with the date and time of trial. How is that possible? New attorney has requested info from both for a month. Trial is in two days. State is fighting the motion for a continuance

Answer: The prosecution is required by law to turn over a lot, bordering on everything to the defense. I Strongly suspect your attorney will prevail in the motion for continuance. As far as your previous defense attorney she should turn it over also, but the approach as far as that goes is to send a letter demanding it and file a bar complaint if you don't receive it.


Title: (IN) Do I have a legal obligation to know how much of my insurance premium that my employer pays?

Question:
I've asked a few years in a row and I always get the same answer.  "We do not share this type of information with employees."
Topic:
Insurance

Answer: I've never heard of any law which requires this disclosure. Why do you want to  know? Are you not getting the benefits you are supposed to be getting?


Title: Apartment management lost my 60-day Intent to Vacate notice. Moving day is here and they're demanding two more months of rent. What can I do?

Question: I have no evidence that I ever filled out the form, and they have no evidence that I didn't other than it not being in their records.

Answer:
 It's likely that the only option you have is to escalate/politely raise hell.

Legal notices (and any notice involving a lease is a legal notice) should always be sent certified mail; I take the extra step of having my postal guy notarize it and mailing it for me.


Title: Can I get in trouble for running an online business?

Question:
I want to start a cleaning business. I can set up a website explaining all the services that I offer. I'd go to their houses/offices and get paid.

Do I need to register myself as... something in particular? Register my company name? How about taxes?

Thank you.
Virginia, USA.

Answer:
 The IRS will be fine as long as you report the income as a sole proprietor on your personal tax return.

The state is the same.

The County may require you to register for unsecure property taxes, and if you are not using your last name they may require a fictitious business name registered.

The city will require a business license

These are for general businesses. You may have specific licenses required depending on your activities:

* If you hire people, you need to register for an EIN and with your state labor depstment

* If you sell tangible products you need to register for a sales tax license

* If your cleaning includes possible hazardous waste or firearms (both common when cleaning up after hoarders) you may need licenses for those

* If you have access to confidential information in those businesses they may require a insurance bond


Title: Spouse's mother owns the house we've lived in and paid for for 16 years. Mother died and left house to other sibling. Are we now homeless?

Question: We live in San Francisco. My spouse's mother just passed away and left the house that my spouse and I have lived in for the past 16 years to his sister. Are we now homeless?

Answer: It depends entirely on what the deceased's sibling wants to do.  Yes, they can ask you to leave, and evict you if you refuse.  But they might also be amenable to you paying rent to continue living there, or potentially purchasing the house from them.Answer #2: When you say "paid for," do you mean that you paid rent? Or did you have an agreement that you were purchasing the house with those payments?


Title: Trademark marked as Dead, can i use it?

Question: There are some US trademarks i'd like to use on shirts and other goods which are marked as dead as per the TESS system. They were Cancelled about 20 years ago. They're old logos from my family's company from the 1800s which was sold to a non-member in the 1940s and i'd like to revive the name. Will i run into any issues with this?

Answer: Maybe. TESS search is not the end all be all of trademark clearance.


Title: I live in Michigan and i refuse to declaw my cat!!

Question:
The apartment manager,where i currently live is telling me i have to declaw my pet cat in order to keep him with me in my unit
No where in the lease,(or added addendums),say anything specifically about this!!  How can i fight this,or get around it somehow..

Answer:
 If your lease doesn't say the cat has to be declawed, it doesn't have to be declawed.

But if your lease says permission is required to keep the pet, or that permission can be rescinded, then you're at the mercy of whatever the person who can give permission says is required. So read what your lease says carefully, and figure out if you may need to compromise (regular nail trims? softpaws? an additional deposit against damages?) to keep your cat.

On a moral level, you are completely right that your cat shouldn't be declawed. On a legal level, it's really going to come down to what your lease says.Answer #2: Can you compromise and do something like [soft caps](https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/soft-claws-clear-cat-nail-caps) on the claws? Even if you're not legally obligated to do anything, this might help keep the peace with your landlord. Answer #3: What your apartment manager and what your lease says are two entirely different things and only one of them matters.

Just refuse.Answer #4: If your lease requires landlord approval for the animal then that is what they are requiring to give approval. If it does not you should be fine.


Title: After being gone for two weeks, I have found accusations pointed at my Grandfather as a child molester. The thing is, I don't know if it is true or not. What can I do?

Question:
[Texas]

Good morning /r/legaladvice. My world, has been completely destroyed. I am battling every moment with the thought that my grandfather, who raised me from the age of 8, is a child molester.

The accusation is from my sister, who did not live with us, but instead lived with our mother. She claims that she has been repeatedly molested by our grandfather from childhood, to as recent as a couple months. She is 28 years old now.

She has shared a small bit of info with my mother's ex, who claims that his daughter (now 27, I believe?) was also molested in a similar way to how my sister was. He's now hellbent on portraying my grandfather as a child molester and threatens them with the police and going to the DA.

The thing is, I don't know what to believe. My sister tells me this is the truth and that she is not lying, and can give detailed ways on how this all happened. I know these things do happen to families, but the reason I am hesitant to believe it is that my sister (and her step-sister) are known liars. They're scraping by at the bottom of the barrel known as life. My sister has always stolen, lied, and done whatever she can to get things. So even though she swears that she is telling me the truth, how can I believe her?

On top of that, I grew up with my grandparents, my brother and I. We never went through any type of ordeal that is happening right now. Also, my sister's daughter (9) lives with my grandparents every other weekend. So even though I am hesitant to believe her, what if she is telling the truth, and what of her daughter?

What do I do? How do I even proceed? I'm just a third party in all of this, and everyone has a lot to lose in this situation. If an accusation is brought forward, how and who do I protect here? I am in a spiral and don't know what to do to keep my family from potentially being violently ripped apart by this.

I don't want it to be true, I don't want to remember in any way that my grandfather (who is now in his eighties) is a child molester now, or when he passes away.

Thank you for your time.

Answer:
 So either they're telling the truth or they both have some reason to completely hate your grandfather and have entered into a conspiracy to ruin him and label him a pedophile--and apparently your former step dad is in on it as well since he says he has prior knowledge of it?

What should you do?  Get him away from the 9 year old.  Whether you believe it or not, if there's a possibility that he will hurt her, she needs to not be around him.Answer #2: >  They're scraping by at the bottom of the barrel known as life. My sister has always stolen, lied, and done whatever she can to get things. So even though she swears that she is telling me the truth, how can I believe her?

People are often imperfect victims, and this sort of acting out you're describing is common behavior in abuse victims.  It's better to extend the benefit of the doubt (at least far enough to investigate) until these sorts of accusations are found to be false, rather than end up protecting an abuser.  This is one of those situations where every outcome is shitty.  There's a special place in hell for people who make false accusations, and hopefully it's right next to the child molesters.

The best thing you can do is get any other potential victims out of harm's way until this is all sorted out, keep your eyes open, then let the investigation play out without trying to help or hinder it either way.


Title: Can I be sued for Defamation?

Question:
I went in to see a Chiropractor a few months ago. When I called to make the appointment, the Dr. himself answered. I asked him if he accepted my insurance and he said he would most likely take it because they accepted most insurances. I went in and the secretary asked for my insurance card and I gave it to her - she didn't say anything so I naturally assumed they accepted my insurance. When I was back in the Doctors Office I told him I was there because my hips were tight - he thought it best to do a full examination. Before he did, he started talking about pricing and discounts. I asked him again if my insurance was accepted and again was told that it would most likely be accepted depending on the plan. I thought this was strange because no medical professional has ever not told me up front and it still was not clear to me my insurance would not be accepted. He continued everything and after it was done, he stuck me with a $300 bill. I again asked if my insurance would cover it and he said that once they figured out if they accepted my insurance and confirmed it, I would be refunded. I was mad and did not want to make a scene and paid and left. I called back later and asked if they had figured it out - and i was told they had not. I asked why they couldn't have figured out before hand and was told that the lady who calls on that stuff was out with a sick daughter. I called back a second time and was told that they confirmed my insurance was not accepted. I was really mad and went into talk with the doctor and he basically told me to go pound sand. I took him to small claims court and I wrote a really negative review. He emailed me after he was served and said he wanted to work things out, and I said i wanted a partial refund and legal feels. He said he would do that as long as i took my review down, and then threaten to sue me for defamation. I said i would not take it down and I was threatened with a counter suit for defamation in the amount of $10,000.  Below is a copy of my google review:

UPDATE: I was recently threatened with a counter-lawsuit from Mr. Grant's attorney for writing this review and refusing to take it down. Mr. Grant is suing me for $10,000.00 Apparently Mr. Grant has a tyrannical review of the internet and does not believe the first amendment applies. this is absolutely ridiculous.

FRAUD, THIEF

Beware. I was  taken advantage of. This guy is a complete fraud. I called to make an appointment and asked if I was covered with select health insurance and he told me I would most likely be as they accepted most insurances. When I arrived, they receptionist took my insurance card so I naturally assumed they accepted my insurance. During the examination, "Doctor" Grant started talking pricing, and again I asked if my insurance would be covered and again I was told that it would most likely be covered. This was my first red flag - I've never been to a doctor who didn't tell me before hand that I was not covered. After my session was complete, they stuck me with a $300 bill and told me that the girl who called on the insurance was out, and that I needed to pay now and I would be reimbursed as soon as my insurance came through. I called back later and then they told me I was not covered. I went in to speak with "Doctor" Grant and he told me, verbatim, "It is not my responsibility to tell you if you're covered with your insurance."

This man is a total fraud and a thief. Save yourself the money and go somewhere else.

can he actually win and get the 10,000?

Answer:
 Um, yeah.  "Fraud" and "thief" are legal words with specific meanings, and neither of them accurately describes what happened to you, which is somewhere between "misunderstanding" and "incompetence."  For one thing, both require intent, and you have absolutely no evidence of that.  By accusing him of being a criminal, you've also relieved him of any obligation to prove damages, too.

He's also correct in that it's your responsibility to figure out your insurance coverage.

If it were me, I'd try to work something out and avoid court.Answer #2: You called someone a fraud and thief....that very well may be defamation.  Can you afford to defend the suit or do you have umbrella insurance?

It is your responsibility to know who accepts your insurance.Answer #3: Did you actually call him a fraud and a thief? Because that would be bad.

He provided a service and billed you, even if there was ambiguity about insurance status this does not reach the level of theft or fraud. Thus you have made untrue statements about him that are likely to damage his business and it is very possible that you could be successfully sued for libel.

Also no, the first ammendment does not apply in this case because what you wrote was an accusation, not protected speach or opinion.Answer #4: "Anyone can be sued for anything" disclaimer aside, it looks like he has a pretty good case. Word like "fraud" and "thief" have meanings, and nothing in your story rises to those levels, so I can see where he's going with these claims.


Title: Dog and fence question - really stupid question

Question:
(Nj)

My neighbor just informed me that due to my dog jumping on my 6ft fence her dog has been hurt . Short background story my dog started this new thing where he jumps , plants his feet on the middle beam of the fence , and looks into yards . He never goes over but just to look at the neighbors . It turns out he really likes my neighbors dog and gets excited when he knows she’s on the other side . So I already decided that we are nipping this in the butt and he’s no longer allowed free range in our yard until he’s trained and out of this habit . SO anyway she just informed me today that her dog has ripped off two toenails trying to reach mongo ( she jumps on the fence ) because she gets excited and wants to play with him . I was unaware and I felt really bad . We own the fence so are we responsible for her dogs injuries and if she does get severely hurt on the fence can they sue ? Or make us responsible? The side the dog gets hurt on is in their yard .

Answer:
 Explain to the neighbor that,  while you are sympathetic to his dog's missing toenails, you are not responsible for his dog's jumping related injuries.  It is his responsibility to control his dog.  You yourself are taking steps to reduce your own dog's jumping, and you suggest that he do the same.  Answer #2: "in the bud", not "in the butt". Answer #3: “Dear Nelly Neighbor,

While I can certainly empathize with Rover and his missing toenail, it’s not under my scope of responsibility. I’ve been working with Rex to control his behavior, and I’ve found success with the X Method.

I’d be happy to give you the phone number to Teddy Trainer, and I wish your dog a swift recovery.”


Title: Code Enforcement in Pennsylvania (2nd try)

Question:
I found 3 citations addressed to my name in a random mailbox delivered 1st class. I marked them "return to sender", and dropped them back at the post office. I never heard a thing about them again. But I did notice that the part marked "badge number" was missing, and the arresting agency code belonged to the local police.

One thing I know for sure, in the year 2014 every law enforcement officer had a badge number. Also, the only statement of offense was "defendant found in violation"; and a citation to local zoning ordinance.

Then I wondered, am I a piece of land, a building or an activity that I may personally "be in violation"? I don't even own any property in that town, but recently I told some asshole to fuck off and he did. Turns out he signed those citations.

Now I see them on the statewide judicial system online, and there's been no action taken in nearly a year. A citation in Pennsylvania relates to a summary offense, time limit to prosecute is 30 days. Do any of you hotshots out there agree that a warrant must issue within the 30 legal days to toll the time limits; and should I sue him in State Court or Federal Court? What sort of remedy is advisable against official oppression and civilian misuse of sensitive police formats?

So here's the legal question- doesn't every code enforcement matter proceed as a civil case first? How can a civil matter even be plead on a tiny little "uniform summons instrument"? Isn't a parcel # required to identify what land is at question? Isn't it odd to say a "defendant was found commiting a regulation"? Is it even possible to commit a nuisance, or is a nuisance offense an omission of duty instead?

Geez, I'm stumped here. Maybe some normal people can help me.

Answer:
 *All aboard! Hahaha*

Crazy, but that's how it goes.

Millions of people, living as foes.

Maybe. it's not too late?

To learn how to love, and forget how to hate.

Mental wounds not healing,

Life's a bitter shame

I'm goin' off the rails on a crazy train,

I'm goin' off the rails on a crazy train.

I've listened to preachers,

I've listened to fools,

I've watched all the dropouts

Who make their own rules.

One person conditioned to rule and control,

The media sells it and you live the role

Mental wounds still screaming,

Driving me insane.

I'm goin' off the rails on a crazy train,

I'm goin' off the rails on a crazy train.

I know that things are going wrong for me,

You gotta listen to my words, yeah, yeah!

Heirs of a cold war,

that's what we've become

Inheriting troubles,

I'm mentally numb.

Crazy, I just cannot bear,

I'm living with something that just isn't fair.

Mental wounds not healing,

Who and what's to blame?

I'm goin' off the rails on a crazy train,

I'm goin' off the rails on a Crazy Train.Answer #2: So you randomly looked in a random persons mailbox and found 3 citations with your name on them.

The odds of that defy reasonable belief.

And in every venue I am familiar with, the issuance of the citation stops the clock on the statute of limitations.

But again, you aren't interested in the reality of the legal system.


Title: My dad was prescribed a medication that caused lymphoma (one of the side effects). At a loss for word. What can I do besides find a lawyer?

Question:
My dad was prescribed two medications for a skin condition he suffered from his entire adult life, about a year ago. The medication worked but now he has lymphoma, which is one of the possible side effects.   His doctor wasn't monitoring him very well, and was ignoring complaints he had about not feeling well.  I'm really lost right now. I don't know what to do, but I'm positive we wouldn't be going through this if it weren't for the medication and his doctor just calling in antibiotics every time he said he was feeling bad.  Where do I go from here?

Edit:  location USA - Maryland.

Answer: Isn't that more of a risks v. Benefits thing? Patient decides if the will gain enough from taking the medication to offset the gamble on possiblenegative treatment effects.Answer #2: Can you prove that the lymphoma came from the treatment?