Title: Theater Company ticket issues. Everett WA.

Question: I purchased tickets online yesterday for a theater show this Sunday. However I unexpectedly I can't go and have two tickets that are worthless now. I called the theater to see if they could refund the tickets or just place the money on account for me as it they have up coming showes that I would want to see anyways. They said the only thing I can do is try to sell them on the day of the show standing outside the box office. I said there is no way in hell as something has come up. They said they will try to submit it a refund to the refund department to see if they may be able to possibly refund me. Here is my issue, the refund department won't be 'in office' until next Wednesday. So if I don't find out until after the show that they dont refund the money back but I can't go to sell them what do I do? This has all happened within 24 hours. Can I dispute the charge on my card? I am a broke college student and can't just give the company 130.00

Answer:
 The company doesn't have a legal obligation to refund your money.

>Can I dispute the charge on my card?

You have nothing to dispute.

>I am a broke college student and can't just give the company 130.00

That's not the theater's problem.


Title: House Issues

Question:
MN - I bought a house a little over a year ago & come to find a window has been leaking for at least 10 years and all the wood framing has rotted completely through, also some damage to siding. It will be expensive to fix all the issues most likely. Seems like a pretty big thing for previous homeowners to miss, but I don’t know that I have any proof. Is there anything I can do? Should I talk to an attorney or am I screwed?

I guess I should have been clearer. Obviously I know I have to fix this, but I am wondering if you all had any ideas on what proof I would need in the event I wanted to try to go after the seller?

Answer:
 You should fix the window in your house. Welcome to home ownership.Answer #2: Not every problem in a house you buy is the seller's responsibility.  Otherwise, nobody would ever be able to sell their house ever, because every house has at least one problem.

Have the window fixed, and also look into starting up a separate savings account that you feed money into every month in anticipation of future problems.Answer #3: Unless you can ***prove*** that they knew this issue was there, and they left it off the disclosure forms, there is nothing you can do but fix the window.

If you had a home inspection, you ***may*** be able to go after the inspection company for missing it, but that would most likely not be successful either.

Bottom line, it sucks but these are the joys of home ownership.


Title: [California] I gave my roommate rent to pay. He kept it for himself.

Question:
My now ex-boyfriend and I were living in an apartment together. When we lived together I would always transfer him my half of rent and he'd pay it to the landlord directly. We broke up about 2 months ago and he moved out but I stayed in the same apartment. He never exited the lease though, so both of our names are still on it.

Yesterday (now August) my landlord contacted me saying that they went through their accounting and realized we had not paid April rent. I transferred my boyfriend my half of April rent at the end of March. I confronted him and he admitted he kept the money I gave him and used it for his other bills (he is deep in debt) and didn't pay any of April.

I now owe a full month's rent on top of what I already pay which I do not have and he won't pay it back. I accused him of stealing to which he responded "I didn't steal it, you gave it to me". He's technically not wrong and I'm not sure if there is anything I can do about it. However, it's obviously infuriating because I trusted him and gave him the money under the assumption it was for rent.

I'm just here to ask:

1. If I have any sort of case against him (I assume no)

2. Since both of our names are still on the lease, is he still responsible for the rent even though he doesn't live here? Also, what happens in the case of rent not being paid and there is more than one person on a lease?

Thank you!

Edit: He has also recently joined the airforce. If he gets deployed am I out of luck for taking him to court?

Answer:
 1. You can sue him. He owes you the full amount of the rent since he was supposed to pay it, did not, and now you must pay it.

2. It depends on your lease, but it is most likely you are both responsible for the full amount. If neither of you pays you'll be evicted and your landlord will probably sue you both.


Title: Fired, accused of saying the "N" word, I never said it

Question:
throwaway for obvious reasons, I was fired over a month ago. I don't know what to do. I am over 50 living in the Florida, USA.

An employee said she overheard me saying the n word. The problem is I never said it. It was another employee. She went to the boss, and I was fired on the spot. No discussion, no nothing. It was he said, she said and they believed her.

Now, I am ineligible for a severance package. Do I have legal recourse? I do not have any prior incidents with the company. One thing to note is that we have new ownership. It was the new owners that fired me.

I started when I was 20 so my guess is the severance package would have been big.

Edit added location, Edit added the word Edit, Not a big reddit person sorry last edit added FL

More Edits- The person that fired me is almost half my age.

Answer:
 You may want to speak with a plaintiff's employment law attorney about whether you can pursue an age discrimination action. Depending on the surrounding circumstances, there may be a chance. Answer #2: I would normally say you have no recourse. You can be fired for pretty much anything in at will states, but your age and proximity to retirement / eligibility for a hefty severance makes this incredibly suspect.

As others have said, contact an employment attorney. Seems like they just want to avoid your payout.Answer #3: You should probably speak with an employment law attorney. Answer #4: What is your location?  (STATE/COUNTRY)


Title: Felon Trying to Rent in California 12 Years Later

Question: My friend is living with me and we have to add him to my lease. But I'm worried because he was convicted of a felony drug offense (possession with intent to sell) when he was 18 (we are now 30). He did a year in prison, completed his parole with no issues and has not been in trouble since. Everything I'm reading seems to say that this offense will not show up on a background check because it is way more than 7 years old. Is this correct? Or am I misinterpreting this.

Answer: His best bet is to be upfront and tell the landlord that he has a criminal record, save the landlord the cost and hassle of a background check. Also wouldn't hurt to provide a few character references to vouch for him that he's been clean and reliable since. Answer #2: 7 years old is for CC debt. Unless this has been expunged it will be on his record for the rest of his life.


Title: IRS FREEZING CHECKING ACCOUNTS-USA NV

Question: I'm considering adding my daughter as an authorized user on my checking accounts. She's in arrears with the IRS. They haven't contacted her about this but she knows that due to a messy divorce, many things were left undone. Can the IRS freeze any of my assets that she's listed on?

Answer:
 The IRS *shouldn't* garnish your bank account if she is only an authorized signed (as opposed to a joint owner.)

That being said, I'd caution against entering into any fraudulent transactions or assisting your daughter with evading the IRS. Bad bad baaaaad idea.


Title: Local cable company dug up my yard today and 90% of the work was done outside the easement. I have pulled up the map of the neighborhood from the county assessors office and it clearly shows a 10 foot easement from the edge of the road and the work done was 15 to 20 foot from the edge of the road.

Question:
The title covers it pretty well. What I am wondering is what can I do about it? At fist the cable company (2 different supervisors) denied they where working for the cable company and advised I call the police. I am outside the city limits and I know the sheriff so I called him and he sent a deputy over to check things out. Deputy said that as long as they where working on the utilities she could do nothing to stop them and it was a civil matter. I was a little shocked that all you need to dig up a persons private property was a photo copy of a piece of paper with the cable companies name on it and a couple of numbers on it. They are also digging without having the buried electrical cables marked. I definitely don't want anyone being electrocuted in my yard. They left the job half finished with open holes and conduit all over my yard. How can I protect myself and my yard?

Please legal minds of Reddit share your wisdom.

Much appreciated.

I also wanted to add that according to the flags marking the gas line the gas company is also way out of the easement and I don't even have gas service.

Answer:
 Call your homeowner's insurance.

You also should have a "call before you dig" number for your area for gas or electric or both.  That should be your first call or contacting the utilities themselves and letting them know you have an urgent matter.

Do you have a survey with the actual easement marked?Answer #2: I work for a surveying company in South Carolina. Most neighborhood roads have a 50' right of way(though it could be more or less, a plat would show for sure). Your property won't start until about 25' out of the center of the road in that case, and then the 10 foot easement would be off of that. Its not 10' from the road edge. It's likely that they are within the area they can work, a survey would be the only way to know for sure though.Answer #3: Get a good lawyer.Real estate lawyer preferred.An try to get a survey of the property and the easement Video it all


Title: [Florida] What is considered a gift. -Girlfriend is cheating on me.

Question:
What is considered a gift. -Girlfriend is cheating on me.

I have found out that my girlfriend is cheating on me.  I was going to ask her to marry me but I have found several recent sex tapes that she has made.  Most of them when I was out of town at work.

We are currently living together and both our names are on the lease for the next few months.  I want to wait it out, then dump her without telling her until after I am gone.  I am looking for a job in another area (her brother is currently my boss) And I plan on canceling all my credit cards and changing banks. Also moving any important information out of the house. I am going to tell her my wallet was stolen and I am just being extra careful. I already pay for a storage unit, but I plan on getting a new one in my name only at a different location and moving most of my belongings to it.

I have purchased the following.

-iPhone + service, phone purchased with my credit card and plan I am currently paying for.  She is not on any of the payments but an authorized user

-MacBook Pro -Purchased by me on my credit cardfor school work.

-Car, Purchased by me, current in my name,

-Thousands in cloths, makeup, jewelry, shoes and accessories.

I understand that the clothes, makeup, jewelry, shoes and accessories are probably considered gifts and not something I will be able to recover.  But The car, MacBook Pro and iPhone cost me quite a bit.  Since they were purchased on my credit card and I am currently paying for them can I take them when I leave?  Should I ask for permission first like Can I take the car and MacBook in a text message?

Answer:
 The car is in your name. That denotes your clear legal ownership.

The clothes, makeup, shoes, jewelry, accessories were likely gifts. You bought them intending to give them to her and never intending to keep them for yourself.

You do not need to continue to keep her on your cellphone plan. You can remove her IPhone from your account.

If the computer was purchased by you and both of you use it, then it is safe to keep yourself. You gave her access to something you bought, giving her access did not relinquish your ownership of it. If you explicitly gave it to her as a present/gift then she owns it.Answer #2: You could also break up with her like an adult and drop the evil-mastermind revenge plots.


Title: Are Massachusetts employers required to have an employee handbook? company size approx 150 employees.

Question:
as title states, trying to settle a dispute w/ a co worker.  Are Massachusetts employers required to have an employee handbook?  This is about a company that's roughly 150 employees in size.
Thanks everyone!

Answer: There is no requirement to have a handbook.


Title: [California] Legal consequences of walking off the job?

Question:
Hi guys. I'm fairly certain I know the answer to this, but thought I'd double check. I am a department/assistant manager for a national chain pet store. Due to someone else leaving, I have basically been given the duties of my position, as well as that of another department manager, but with no change in compensation. This irks me. Given that I am irked and hate this job to begin with, I fantasize about just not showing up when I'm supposed to open the store, or just leaving in the middle of a shift.  As I understand things, there are no legal repercussions to this. Is my understanding correct?  Under what circumstances would walking off the job have potential legal ramifications?

Thanks in advance everyone. You're all the best!

Answer:
 As someone in HR all I was allowed to ask of prospective hires previous employer was Did John Doe work for you?  When?  Would you rehire John Doe?.

But the only time I have walked off the job, I already had another job with a start date.   My boss took my vacation away the day before I was to leave.  With pre paid reservations etc.  Cost me hundreds of dollars and a mess on the phone cancelling.  Pissed off girlfriend.  A mess.  And it didn't need to happen.

So I looked for a job hard for a couple months and managed to get a job with a competitor for $2/hr more.  Walked in on Monday morning and had all my uniforms, badges, radio's, etc in a bag and set them on his desk.  "I quit, just mail me my check".  He told me he was already short handed and didn't know what he would do, please don't do this to me.  I asked him what did you say when I pleaded for you not to fuck me on my vacation?  "It's not my problem, see ya"

Another co worker quit the following day and he couldn't run routes, scores of customers didn't get service for days and the boss quit before he was fired.


Title: My horse was hit and killed by a drunk driver with an expired license. She is suing me. What should I do?

Question: [removed]

Answer: Contact your insurance company. This is literally what you pay them for. You may have some liability here. More than a few horse owners have been successfully sued when a horse gets loose and causes an accident. This is going to be detail specific. Let your insurance handle it.Answer #2: You’re very first steps here should be to contact your insurance, and contact a lawyer about all of this depending on what your insurance says.


Title: [VA] Brother(21) jailed for heroin possession, moved with violent criminals

Question:
Location is Virginia Beach, Virginia

My brother has had a long-running and extremely dramatic addiction to heroin. Recently my dad caught him in the bathroom passed out and not breathing and called 911 and decided to have him placed in jail so that he wouldn't kill himself. He's been in jail once before and we decided to keep him there for the same reasons. I know it sounds messed up to make him stay in jail but we have tried literally everything for him. Every day he is outside of some sort of restrictive custody we fear that he's going to die. We're terrified that one day we're going to open the door to his room and he's lying there in his bed with blue lips. Every time he goes to detox he leaves. Recently he went to a sober living home and someone brought him drugs there, and he just walked out. From what I remember he's on a list for rehab but it's not for a long time (which is screwed up) so we're very limited in our capacity to help him.

Anyway, recently he was moved with violent criminals and they stole all of his food for the day. I don't think a drug addict needs to be put in with violent offenders. It's just simply cruel. He's begging us to bail him out but with his massive history of recklessness and lack of accountability (symptoms of drug addiction) we can't trust him to kill himself. The first shot he takes once he gets out of jail is going to be the most dangerous due to an involuntary reduction in tolerance.

Are we in any capacity to push for him to be moved out of where violent criminals are held?

Answer:
 And who is the source of your information? Your brother.

This isn't a legal issue. This is exactly how he manipulates - by instilling fear in you. And you jump to enable him. He knows precisely how to push your buttons.

He needs to stay exactly where he is. Do not bail him out. Do not intervene on his behalf. He is where he is because of his actions and choices. Please let him have the consequences. You are not helping him by "pushing" for anything. If he goes hungry and gets roughed up and life is miserable he might just think seriously about not going back. You said yourself he walks out of rehab. Because he's not serious.

It needs to be more painful for him to carry on using drugs than it is for him to stop.Answer #2: No, you aren't.

The facility where he is housed determines his housing assignment.


Title: My w2 isn't anywhere close to what I made.

Question:
THIS POST IS BASED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

I worked basic retail for 4 months, and was never given regular paystubs. I have emails concerning my employment(I had contact with my exboss on a daily basis because I was around to help coach guys that were new but not as well versed in the stuff we were selling) since day one, working about 30-40 hours a week. My w2 for that 4 month period states $1500 something with change, which does not make ANY sense for that time period.

He also didn't want to give me my w2, i had to call him and physically go to the shop six times before he was willing to give it to me.

I'm assuming I was paid under the table without being told, and had "taxes" withheld on the few times I did manage to get a paystub

any help guys?
Topic:
Business Law

Answer:
 >If you do not receive the missing or corrected form in sufficient time to file your tax return, you may use Form 4852 to complete your return. If you receive the missing or corrected Form W-2 or Form 1099-R after you file your return and the information differs from your estimates, use Form 1040X (PDF), Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. For additional information on filing an amended return, refer to Topic 308. Forms are available on IRS.gov or by calling 800-TAX-FORM (800-829-3676).

Source [here](http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc154.html).

Also - /r/tax  and /r/taxes  are pretty active this time of year. They may be a little more up to date on the tax laws for the most current year.


Title: Kickstarter company went bankrupt before delivering product and won’t refund money.

Question:
Almost two years ago I paid about $200 on kick starter for a product from a company called Flow Motion. Over the course of those two years I got delay after delay e-mail and even months without a word. A few weeks ago I got an e-mail asking me to donate to them on another site. I asked for a refund. I was told that I should receive my product soon and that they can’t refund my money.
Today I received an e-mail saying that they are closing up shop and my product will not be delivered, and that I will not be getting a refund.
Did I throw away $200? Can nothing be done?

Answer:
 you’re out of luck. Crowdfunding is the same as an investment. They likely used that money for what they said and even if they wanted to pay you the money they likely can’t.

I wouldn’t say you threw it away because you invested it in something that just didn’t happen.Answer #2: Assuming they have actually gone bankrupt you are now a creditor and would have to file a claim in the bankruptcy court.  Hard to get money from someone who doesn’t have it.


Title: (MN) How does unemployment know you refused a job?

Question: If you were in fact to refuse one, that is.

Answer: In Virginia I was told they randomly follow on the jobs you apply to. I had document at least 2 or 3 a week.


Title: Insult on Website, different country

Question:
Hello,
If someone is insulting me on a platform (Cyberbulling), but I actually live in another country than the Website is operating, which country’s law is the one that actually matters?

I am from Germany, the Website operates in the USA (Discussion Network), the two having insulted me are English speaking, but I can not say where they come from, due to the anonymity of the internet.

Kind Regards.

Topic:
Computer and Internet

Answer: Insulting you (or anyone) is generally not illegal.


Title: Is it possible to dictate what happens to my body after death? (US, OH)

Question: I don’t have the means to have some sort of lawyer signed last will and testament, I do not want my family to have access to any sort of burial or cremation processes. I have a friend that wants my ashes, and that’s about it. I believe that unclaimed bodies get cremated and put in some sort of government cemetery, which I wouldn’t mind even if my friend would have no access, but I am sure my family would attempt to claim me and I don’t want it to be allowed. Is a note or video request enough to make that happen? Or do I need to go through the law to be sure of it?

Answer: Pretty sure there are online forms for wills that you can fill out yourself


Title: Neighbour is purposely trying to catch covid from me by chasing me down every time I go in my yard. Ontario

Question:
I was exposed to covid 19 a few days ago and have been self isolating since then. The health unit said I could still go in my yard to garden. A neighbour saw me outside and started talking from a distance, asking to borrow one of my gardening tools and I told her that it wasn't a good idea because I was exposed to covid and she started walking towards me saying she wants to catch it and get it over with so she'll be immune. I dropped everything and ran inside because I don't want to infect her, and watched from the window as she licked my tools. I'm not kidding. I sanitized them when I went to go get them.

She's started running out toward me every time I try to go water my garden. It's happened 4 times now and I don't know if I'll be held responsible if she catches it. I also know she has a toddler and I think her parents come visit still sometimes.

If it matters at all I don't actually know if I have it, they won't test me unless I have symptoms but I don't have symptoms, but my roommate had it and I have to self isolate 2 weeks from his last day of having it.

Is there anything I can do about this? The only thing I can think of is have her trespassed but she obviously won't listen to it.
Topic:
Canada

Answer:
 Not only is she trying to get infected from you, but she is now contaminating your own property and attempting to share air and saliva with you personally as well. That's got to count for something as well.Answer #2: Pretty sure a CDC report came out today (my fiancé just told me about it) that says you can’t catch the virus from touching surfaces other people touched as they had previously thought, it’s mostly from human to human contact. So hopefully she can’t catch it from doing all that crazy stuff.Answer #3: Report this to your local health authorities. At the very least she needs a mental health check.Answer #4: Call the police and let them know, and ask them to give her a warning about trespassing. If she keeps it up, having been warned will make it much easier for your local police to charge her with trespassing and possibly harassment if you reasonably fear she might make violent contact with you. (That includes unwanted hugs.)Answer #5: Hi OP!

I don't know where you are in Ontario, but you can definitely report this person for not adhering to the physical distancing bylaws.

If you're in Toronto, you can report non-compliance on Toronto.ca. if you're not in Toronto, try to see if there's any info on your local government's site to let you know how to report it. Or, you can call 311.


Title: I 20m am bring asked by parents to loan them 2500 usd in order for them to fight an "illegal foreclosure". Ideas?

Question:
I have already lent them well over 1500 in the past year, which I have yet to see any returned to me. They are also asking my brother for the same amount for a total of 5000 in order to cover attorney fees. My parents say that Wells Fargo illegally foreclosed their house and that they need this amount in order to,"take the lawsuit to Los Angeles Superior Court." However I haven't been supplied with much details Pertaining to the lawsuit and haven't been to find much on my own, therefore I'm in  need of a bit of help regarding where to start.

Tl;DR: Parents  want 2500 from me for lawsuit against Wells Fargo for foreclosure. Where to begin?

Answer: Begin by understanding that they're using your $$ to make their house payments. Your "loan" will be going to Wells Fargo! They aren't going to be giving you any "details" because there aren't any.


Title: Facing eviction, not sure what to do.

Question:
I live with my fiancee, who is pregnant at the moment, and I had a 1.5 month spell of unemployment, and during that time, the bills got far enough behind that I am facing an eviction. I am not sure what i should do. I have a job now, and can catch them up, but they are unwilling to let me do that.

Should I go to court and ask the judge to allow us to maintain residence, should I bail and find somewhere before the eviction is put on my record, or is there a more reasonable option #3 that I have?

**Edit**

I am located in Peoria, Illinois.

Answer:
 You don't post where you're located, so this is general advice.

In most states, once you're behind, the landlord doesn't have to allow you to "catch up".  They're fine pushing you out at that point.

You can certainly go to court and ask the judge to give you time, but it won't be permanent.  The best you'll likely do there is a delay of a few weeks.  You should look into finding a new place immediately.  You should strongly consider talking to your landlord and negotiating a departure, versus going through with the eviction.  An eviction on your record will make it very difficult for you to find another apartment.


Title: PayPal ruled a counterfeit dispute as "Buyer's Remorse" What can I do?

Question:
I live in IL, USA, if that makes any difference. I bought 2 folding knives for the amount of $310 from a guy who messaged me through a facebook group that deals in trading/buying/selling knives. (I collect them). I have as proof, in all my messages, that he claims they're authentic Chris Reeve knives and sold them to me as such.

I got them and it was pretty apparent that they were counterfeit. It was hard to tell in the blurry pictures he sent me, but in hand you could definitely see the differences. I messaged him asking him for a return and refund and he promptly stopped returning my messages. I escalated on paypal and the next day he sent me threats about how I'm never getting my money back unless I sent him several additional knives. I reported this to paypal.

I've included on the dispute the entire conversation we had about how he claims they're authentic, attached pictures comparing the fake to the real one, and also have a signed document from Chris Reeve confirming they're fake. Paypal has rule it as "buyer's remorse" and refuses to actually honor their buyer protection, even though I paid for everything through G&S. I've called them several times, and each time a representative agreed that I should not be receiving counterfeits and appeals the case. Each time, someone else (who I'm never able to actually speak to) closes it and rules it buyer's remorse. This has happened twice now.

I'm EXTREMELY frustrated at paypal's customer service and policy (I've had to be on several hour long waits on the phone) and even been hung up on once while waiting for a transfer to a supervisor. Is there anything I can do at this point?

**TL;DR: Bought 2 folding knives, was assured they were geniune, but received counterfeits. Paid via PayPal G&S, disputed, but counterfeit case was ruled against me as "Buyer's Remorse"**

Answer: If you paid with PayPal funds, PayPal's Dispute Resolution is all you're going to have available to you. If you used a credit card or debit card through PayPal, then you can contact your bank or credit card company and ask for a chargeback or bank reversal on the funds.Answer #2: You can sue the guy who sold you counterfeit goods. Answer #3: We're they shipped via USPS?  If so, you can also have a Mail Fraud case against Hi!  Answer #4: Question. Does the have a trademark or not?


Title: Tenant wants me to pay $800 more than security deposit - but I feel they went overboard with repairs.

Question:
I moved out of my Virginia house at the end of February, and I just got an email from my old tenant saying that they will require an additional $800 past my security deposit in order to cover their repair costs. I was expecting to get most of my security deposit back, and this is just the shittiest thing :(

The main repair that cost a lot was repainting the entire house, which was $2600.

I lived in the house for 3 years and of course there was wear and tear but absolutely nothing more than you would expect..

Is this something they can do? I feel like they added this extra cost to throw at me and it shouldn't be something I have to cover.

Maybe this isn't the right place to ask this question, just trying to get answers before I pay anything extra. Thanks in advance!

Answer:
 I think you mean "landlord" instead of "tenant," correct?

A landlord can ask for money above and beyond the security deposit for any damages the tenant caused.

So, if you caused the damages, and the landlord is being honest about what it costs to repair those damages, then yes, they can charge you that amount.  Normal wear and tear is generally not something a landlord can charge a tenant for.  The question is whether or not what the landlord perceives as damages is normal wear and tear or not.

It sounds a tad weird that the landlord thinks that you damaged each and every wall of the home beyond what would be considered normal wear and tear such that the entire place would need to be repainted.  But, I suppose it's possible.

You can dispute the cost of repairs with the landlord, or you can pay what the landlord is asking, or you can sue the landlord in small claims court for the return of the security deposit, forcing the landlord to prove the damages to a judge.


Title: Question about the RealID program

Question:
I am a natural citizen, of the United States, born and raised; and I have only been out of country: for 10 days in my 29 years.

However, I have a question, about what would happen; if I chose NOT to: enroll in this program.

Would I lose my status a citizen of this country, and if so, if I was caught; without the new documentation: where would they ship me to?

Answer: You wouldn't be able to access certain government facilities or board planes without a passport. To my knowledge, that is the extent of what will happen.


Title: (Ohio) Attacked by Geese. Legal Standpoint for defending myself

Question:
So, i'm a little ashamed to admit it, but I was attacked by 2 Canadian geese while i was at my mailbox. There is a small army of geese that are wandering around my apartment complex. I kicked them off and ran back to my apartment, but they are right outside. My question specifically is; If I am attacked by birds protected under the Migratory Birds Treaty Act or similar conservation laws do I have the right to defend myself without incurring the ire of the law? What if one were to die?

Side note: I've been complaining to the landlord about the hostile  geese, and they've pretty much shrugged and said they can't do anything about nesting geese till the goslings have left. I've even seen them threaten the postal worker a few times. I think they nest near the mailboxes. I also wouldn't go around trying to make nesting geese attack me for fun, thats freaking stupid.

Answer:
 United States vs Wallen (dude shot three endangered Grizzly bear cubs):

"The panel held that the “good faith
belief” defense for a prosecution under 16 U.S.C. § 1540 is
governed by a subjective, rather than an objective, standard,
and is satisfied when a defendant actually, even if
unreasonably, believes his actions are necessary to protect
himself or others from perceived danger from a grizzly bear."

So yes, unsurprisingly you're allowed to defend yourself against protected animals (even if you kill one), as long as you honestly believe you're in danger.Answer #2: http://www.ohiogeesecontrol.com/

Your landlord needs to talk to these folks.


Title: [IN] Can a University force a nearby (privately-owned) apartment complex to break leases?

Question:
I signed a 2-year lease with a privately-owned apartment complex near a major university. The lease has not yet begun, but all parties have signed it. The unit I leased was in one of four buildings; the management company is now pivoting, saying the university is renting out that entire building. They said if I don't settle for a different unit in another building, they have the right to cancel my lease outright.

I've reviewed my lease and don't see any rights like this mentioned. There's nothing in the contract about their right to break the lease, other than disasters, construction, or other things that would make the unit uninhabitable.

It appears to me they're breaking the contract, but is there other Indiana law that might protect the landlord that I'm missing? It really took some time to find the perfect unit, so it'd be worth it to me to fight for maintaining it, if they're in the wrong.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 NAL. It’s possible they have a long-term contract with the university to provide overflow housing. It’s also possible, albeit unlikely, the university made some sort of economic threat (banning them from advertising at athletic events or something) if they didn’t comply. You have no way of knowing this, nor does it really matter to your situation.

What controls is your lease. If there’s no clause letting them back out (and you should double check this), then they’re obligated to perform on the lease. The thing is, should they fail to perform (i.e., give you a space to live), you’re limited to suing for your damages, which you have a duty to mitigate. So you could bring a small claims action, but you’d have to weigh the cost-benefit. Unless you wind up paying significantly more for your new housing than you otherwise would have, it may not be worth your time.


Title: OH. 501c3 can pay lifeguards under minimum wage

Question:
My son is hoping to lifeguard this summer.  After a brief discussion with the manager, it appears that his establishment only pays $6.25 per hour, which is $1 under minimum wage for establishments that make little money. I was surprised and asked how they get around the state minimum and he responded that 501c3s don't have to pay minimum.  I have never heard that and my google skills don't show this in the Ohio state law.

FWIW, this was an impromptu interview by our car when we stopped by to just get an application and if it had been a scheduled interview, I would have not been there for the interaction as I think a teen old enough to get a job should not have their mother there.

Answer:
 Very well-versed in 501(c)(3) as a person who works for and runs the whole Midwest region for one. It is unlawful to pay below minimum wage, even for nonprofits. Contact OH Department of Labor and let them know what is being advertised.Answer #2: We’re going to need more information surprisingly.

Per

https://www.com.ohio.gov/documents/dico_2018MinimumWageposter.pdf

INDIVIDUALS EXEMPT FROM MINIMUM WAGE
Any individual in the employ of a camp or recreational area for children under eighteen years of age and owned and operated by a non-profit organization or group of organizations.Answer #3: It's on the federal level as well, if the pool is only seasonal - Employees employed by certain seasonal and recreational establishments are exempt from both the minimum wage and overtime pay provisions of the FLSA.

https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs18.htmAnswer #4: No.

There are exceptions to minimum wage. Being a nonprofit is not one of them.


Title: A major service center broke my boyfriends car

Question:
Ok, we are desperate for advice on what steps to take to get our car back.

The backstory starts about 6 months ago when my boyfriend took his 2015 Ford Fusion to get an oil change and an inspection for his registration. Nothing out of the ordinary. His car passed and we drove off. Well a week later the car started making a really violent clicking noise, the acceleration was non existent. We took it to the mechanic where they determined that the engine oil had been drained out due to a faulty oil change. We contact the retailer who changed our oil to which they take the car for further inspection and determine what the next steps were to be taken. Let me tell you that this has been the longest, most frustrating process I’ve ever gone through.

They tell us in order to cover all charges for the the damaged engine, they have to hire a third party auditor to look at the car. This took 3 months for the guy to even look at the car and when he did, they said the results were inconclusive - this is important. So then they say they have to hire an actual mechanic from Ford directly to determine what burned the engine. This took forever but when we finally got a response (from Ford) they said it was definitely due to a faulty oil change that they sent a quote for repair to the guy who was handling our case and he was just waiting for the approval to replace our engine with a new one. At this point we’re sure they would approve the repairs so we just wait for the guy to contact us. When that call never came, my boyfriend called him and kept getting voicemail. Finally the guy, after running around his voicemail and the Ford guy, the guy answers and says they denied the claim due to the findings of the first guy (the auditor). The first guy who they said had inconclusive findings.

Now we’re getting advised to hire an attorney because we have 3 sources saying it was their fault but they still won’t cover the cost. It’s been a nightmare dealing with them and having to pay so much out of our own pocket for rental cars and car payments to a car we don’t have. What do I do? Do I get an attorney? I can’t afford one but who should I contact in case it comes down to hiring the attorney? Please help.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 You don't need an attorney.

Sue the establishment in small claims court for the value of a used engine/labor for a 2015 ford focus with xxxxx miles on it.

You'll have to check the limits for your county. Many are 5, 10 or 15k.Answer #2: I've been through this. Their insurance's job is to deny you.

Just sue the oil changer in small claims and get ready for a nice lawyer to call you up an offer half. Stick too the full amount plus you court filing fees. In my case they settled a few days before court for the amount of a full (transmission in my case) factory replacement. I made sure I got a few quotes from dealers rather than independent mechanics. I also subpoenaed the shops video and paper records of the incident. I don't think they  wanted to hand over a video of their mechanics screwing up, so they settled before handing over anything.

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I was curious how it was going to go in court if I didn't accept the settlement, as they had in no way complied with the subpoenas.

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It might sound scary, but I got the whole thing filed in less than an hour, and it was about $120 in filing fees and the cost to have someone serve them.


Title: Internet Lawyers, PTSD'd cop needs non-criminal advice ( American Peach State )

Question:
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 Typically a policy officer that goes through this in most states would qualify for a duty disability. You need to see if your state has that. They can medically separate you though if you are not fit for duty. There really is no accommodation available for the PTSD. And don't ever feel bad about this. Taking a life in an officer involved shooting is one of the most difficult things for a police officer to deal with. There are psychiatrists that specialize in this. I don't know what union it is but if it is NAPO affiliated of FOP contact their national origination to see if they know,anyone in your state. Good luck and thank you for your work.Answer #2: > my question is can I be fired for PTSD if said PTSD is incurred on the job?

Well, you're not being fired.  You're being transferred to another job.

You said it yourself - you're not in a position to be a LEO anymore.  They're not required to employ you as one.  They would be required to make a reasonable accommodation, but it sounds as if you can't do the job *at all*.  It's not reasonable to expect them to employ you in a position you can't do.

They've offered you a separate job, which they're also not required to do.  That's a very good response, and shows that they do have some respect for your service.

Do you have a contract, or a union?  What do either say about this situation?


Title: I committed credit card fraud. I am disgusted and scared.

Question:
I am 26 and currently in Pennsylvania.

Friday night I took a large amount of a narcotic called xanax.  I do not remember doing any of this, but I was at a friends house and ended up stealing and leaving with his wallet. Inside of his wallet must have been a credit card that I took and made purchases totaling $1100 at 2 big box retailers near my home.

The following morning I woke up sitting against my wall and was surprised to see a bunch of expensive electronics in my room, my friends credit card cut in half on the table. I put 2 and 2 together and realized that I must have stolen the credit card and make the purchases.  Using my iphones location services I was able to determine where I had been in the past 24 hours, so I immediately went to the locations and tried to return the items. Since I had cut the credit card and had no receipts, and the places were unable to refund the money onto the card.

At this point I panicked and called my friend saying that I knew who took his wallet, that they had come to me to try and enlist my help in returning the goods but we were unable to. I said that I had all the items and that they could still be returned, but only by him.  I made a statement to the police saying exactly that, after my friend told me that they would be calling me for info.  I shouldn't have talked to the police at all, but I was in such disbelief and panic I was not thinking properly.

The police I made the statement to are university police. They are REAL police not campus police, IE they have the ability to arrest and charge people (I think, i dont really understand the legal system).  My friend told the police he has ZERO interest in pressing charges, that he just wanted his wallet back.  His credit card company has already refunded his money and taken the charges away.

I have never been involved in any trouble like this before in my life.  I have not been arrested ever, nothing. I do not know what is going to happen, I would like some advice on what to do.  I spoke with a friends mother who is a Judge, she said that there is a good chance they will drop the investigation because the victim (a kid who once would have called me a friend) does not wish to press charges.

I understand the severity of what I did. I am ashamed and in disbelief because as a shy, timid person this is not something I would ever have the balls to do.  I have an issue with drugs/alcohol. In fact, before friday I have been sober from alcohol and prescription pills for 3.5 years.  Please help me.

Answer: I'm sorry, what's your question?Answer #2: Its time for NA and AA. If you get charged, get an attorney.


Title: Being sued after being forced to take ambulance

Question:
I live in New Jersey, this happened last year.
I was in an intake outpatient program (genpysch to be exact) and my first day, I explained my “dark” background (attempted suicide once, started in 4th grade etc. etc.) and I thought I was going to be getting a therapist and help, instead they sat me down on the couch and told me they were sending me to the hospital.

I flipped out (I’ve been to the hospital before, was terrible) but they told me “since they don’t know me well enough they feel better sending me” at that point I said I was going to leave and they told me the police will come take me if I try or leave.

I didn’t sign ANYTHING, this was suppose to be my first day and instead they handed me off to the hospital. Again I did it sign anything yet and I refused to go for the 3 hours they made me fucking wait.

I lived an hour away from the hospital they sent me too and told them I did have a car to get home (I take public transportation) they reassured me the hospital would take me home in this case.

After being stuck in the hospital, mind you the hospital now told me “we don’t think you’re suicidal but since you’re clearly upset we’re gonna keep you overnight” I was fucking crying cause the one time I reach out for help they send me straight back to the fucking ER which I DIDNT need. Then leaving the hospital, I told them that genpysch said they would take me home. The nurse looked at me like I was dumb and told me if I lived less than a mile away from the hospital.
So my best friend drove 2 hours (from my hometown) to drive me to my house an hour north.

So, after being furious with genpysch and not wanting to go back, I looked around for more intake outpatient programs. The closest one to me ended up being the horrible genpysch that sent me to the hospital. (I had been through a traumatic experience and not being angle to work which is why I was seeking help to TALK to someone in the first place) but I only stayed with genpysch for 3 weeks,  since it was so terrible.

I got letters saying I owed $900 for the terrible ambulance ride and I just laughed cause they to,d me my insurance covered it. Here I am a year later and now I’m being sued for $2000. I feel like it’s my fault for ignoring the letters but is there anything I can do?

After returning to genpysch 3 days after they sent me to the hospital, THATS when I signed paperwork for genpysch yo bill my insurance company, etc. again, this was AFTER they sent me to the hospital. I don’t believe I signed anything in the hospital, it was such a shitty experience I can barely remember. I kept all my paperwork I’ve ever gotten from genpysch and that hospital visit though. This is killing me so I haven’t gotten a chance to look back at the paperwork,p cause I know it’ll get to me now, but I know I didn’t sign anything giving them permission to send me to the hospital.

Long story short: was forced to the hospital on my first day of an intake outpatient program, didn’t sign anything, now am being sued $2000. Should I just call them and be like talk to genpysch? Should I call genpysch and ask them to deal with this? Please. I’m terrified and I know I’m just fucking myself over the longer I wait. Thanks for reading.

Sorry for all the cursing.

Answer:
 You received the service, and you owe the money for that service even if it was involuntary.

If another entity chooses to cover those expenses, then they may do so.

Otherwise, your best bet might be to work out a payment plan that will work for you.


Title: Is it Legal for Landlord or his handyman to arrive unannounced and then get fault you for not answering your door?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Your landlord is a jackass. See [here](http://www.azlawhelp.org/articles_info.cfm?sc=24&mc=3&articleid=25): "Unless there is an emergency or unless it is impracticable to do so, the landlord must give the tenant at least two days notice that he is going to enter the residence. The landlord can only enter at reasonable times."


Title: (South Carolina) I was served papers for a hearing on Monday over the holidays. Can't reach my lawyer.

Question: I was served papers for a hearing coming up this Monday at 10 am. The papers were given to me on this past Wednesday afternoon. Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, my lawyers office was closed from Wednesday to Sunday. They will reopen on Monday morning at 9 am, 1 hour before my hearing. I have not been able to reach my lawyer. What do I do?

Answer: Whatever you do, go to the hearing.  If your lawyer can't come, explain the situation and ask the court for a continuance.


Title: My cousin [17F] is in juvenile court on obstruction of justice and assault charges in Ohio.

Question:
On mobile.

My cousin - C and her friend - F have been friends for roughly 10 years. They had a very close relationship, my cousin was close with her friends parents and she would often just walk into her apartment whenever she would go over, and vice versa with the friend at my cousins apartment.
C had left her phone at F's place, and F had contacted C's mother to talk to C. F started yelling at C, I'm not 100% on what about, but F told C to come over and get her phone. C walked in as usual and asked for her phone back, F started to threaten to call the cops and she did. C tried to grab the phone from F, F proceeded to punch C. C retaliated and punched back, they each punched each other once. The cops showed up, arrested C on obstruction of justice and assault and F had no charges. C is currently spending the weekend in juvenile corrections until she is able to see a judge on Monday.

Now, C turns 18 on January 1st, I'm assuming there's a high probability that she's going to be charged as an adult. Is this the case? What are the likely outcomes if she's charged? Is there anything that we can do to help her out? Any advice helps and is appreciated.

Also, not sure if this is relevant but she is a state record varsity track runner, excellent grades, no issues at school or outside of school previously.
Topic:
Juvenile and Youth Law

Answer:
 >Now, C turns 18 on January 1st, I'm assuming there's a high probability that she's going to be charged as an adult. Is this the case?

This line of reasoning is incorrect. If she was a juvenile when she committed the crime, then she will be charged as a juvenile, and the case will be adjudicated in juvenile court.

I think you may be omitting certain details; your facts do not seem to support a charge of obstruction of justice, unless you mean that C tried to grab the phone that F was using to call 911, and the police used that as the basis for that charge.

C needs a lawyer. That's all C needs to do right now. If their family can't afford a lawyer, then the judge will probably appoint at the hearing on Monday. You can tell C not to discuss the case with anyone other than the lawyer, but that's about it.


Title: California - Someone rear-ended me and refused to give me their insurance info

Question:
On Friday, I was rear-ended. The guy spoke only a little English and told me that it wasn't his car that he was driving, it was his boss's. He said he didn't know if they had insurance. He also claimed the accident was my fault (it very obviously wasn't) and refused to give me his drivers license. I left with only his plate number, his name and number, and his boss's first name. I didn't call the police (probably a stupid idea) because no one was injured and I was under the impression that they wouldn't come out for an accident unless there was an injury.

I reported everything to my insurance company, but they didn't get any further with the guy when they called. He's still refusing to give us at information. I don't know if his boss even has insurance. My insurance company said they would run the license plate and possibly get insurance information that way, but because of privacy laws in California, they won't be able to get the address of the owner. So if they have no insurance, I have no way to take them to small claims to pay my uninsured drivers deductible because they refused to give me their information. The police told me they can't do anything about getting their info either. Do I have any options?

Answer:
 You can't make him give you his insurance information. If you want his address so you can sue him, you can hire a private investigator or process server to attempt to locate him based on the information you do have. (There's nothing wrong with tracking him down yourself if you'd prefer, but I don't have any knowledge of how you'd go about doing that.)Answer #2: You would still be able to take them to court. I have never done this before myself but the basic premise is that you file what's called a John Doe suit: that is, a suit that names the defendant as John Doe because you do not yet have his identity. Then once the case is opened, you can use the discovery process to procure that information.

This is similar to what record companies when they sue people for illegal file sharing. All they have is IP addresses (like a license plate but for a computer), which you cannot sue. But you can sue a John Doe, then subpoena the ISP for the subscriber information associated with that IP. That's basically what you'll do here.


Title: Mom was fired during an internal, company investigation, and her company is now withholding her personal hard drive. Is this allowed?

Question:
LOCATION: California

When her work laptop began freezing and acting up, my mom decided to back up her important work files from the laptop to her personal, external hard drive. During a security investigation, she decided to give her boss the personal, external hard drive because she thought it would help the investigation and, more importantly, help keep her job. She was fired soon after because of "dishonesty" and possible fraud.

After being fired, my mom asked for her hard drive back because it has some home budgetary and account info. Instead they have decided to withhold the hard drive because the investigation is not complete and want to send her a replacement. Is this allowed? Can they just keep her personal belongings like this?

Answer: No they cannot withhold her personal belongings.


Title: Apartment complex corporate office trying to charge me $2000 because of an error made by the complex manager

Question:
I recently moved out of an apartment complex where we were paying month to month rent. We recently switched from a 9 month lease to month to month because I was getting ready to buy a house. When I went in to renew the lease I was still trying to decide between a 3 month lease option and month to month. So the local office said that I could sign a 3 month lease and they would amend it to month to month if I changed my mind.

I did change my mind, and called them and told them to amend the lease to be month to month. Apparently they never uploaded the documents with the amendments to the lease but they did start charging me the $150 per month fee for month to month. So we moved out one and a half months later and now the complex wants a cancellation fee of $2000 because from the documents they have we broke our lease early.

The local property manager said that she tried contacting corporate explaining it was her fault and tried to have the fee removed but corporate was sticking with the charge.

I was renting in Indiana and I don’t have any documents saying that they were going to amend the lease for month to month. It was all done over the phone.  The only proof I have that I was supposed to be on month to month is that we were paying the higher price for month to month instead of the lower price for the 3 month lease.

Is there anything I can do to not pay the $2000? Can the leasing company get in trouble for charging me more than what the rent was stated as on the papers they have?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: You don't change a lease over the phone. You're bound by whatever lease you actually signed.


Title: Ex-boyfriend threatening to sue me, advice?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 > would I be in any form of legal troub le for this form of "snooping" I took part in?

Yes, you could be.  Accessing someone else's account without authorization is a crime and may also be a civil matter.

> But now I'm worried I have this crazy individual

Many people would consider snooping around someone's accounts without their permission to be 'crazy'.  My suggestion: if you want to be done with this guy, just be done with him and move on.Answer #2: What you've done is a crime in many places.

You two sound like quite the pair.  Cut off all contact and move on.


Title: Landlord trying to get me to pay a late fee when the wording of the lease makes me think I paid on time.

Question:
So after speaking with my landlord's daughter (who is the person who basically manages the property) it seems I don't owe anything, she just decided to drop off a note to remind me of the terms of the lease even though I had to tell her what they were earlier this month. thanks for the advice guys and I'll make sure to get rent delivered in-person before the grace fee expires from now on.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 You did pay late. Rent is due on the first, not the fourth. But, they cannot charge you a late fee until you are five days late.

So my question is, *how* did you pay? Did you mail it? If they didn't receive your payment until the fifth day, you owe the late fee. If you physically handed it to them, tell them your lease states late fees don't start until the fifth day and they can't override the lease.


Title: Roommate situation - Can you break a lease? **Help**

Question:
Hi everyone.

I have an unfortunate situation at the moment. I currently live with two other girls in a 3 bed 1 bath townhouse. Our lease agreement began around 8/25/17 and goes until 8/31/18. So, we basically have 3 months to go. However, one of our roommates \(I'll call her Sarah \- for anonymity\) is a bit on the neurotic side. I live in Minnesota, so please keep those laws in mind\*\*

Her boyfriend has been living with us for the past 3 weeks. I finally decided to confront her over text message about how much longer he will be staying, to which she replied "2 months or so, why?". When I expressed to her this made me uncomfortable, and that he needed to pay rent for May and look for another place to live, she laughed at me and told me that was not going to happen. In her words, "That's a nice thought, but I harshly decline that offer."

After continuing to inform her that if she does not comply with me, I would talk to our landlord about it, she continued to be rude, aggressive, and call me names such as a "liar" \(although, not sure what she thinks I'm lying about?\). I have spoken to our landlords and they are aware of the situation. They have emailed her saying they will be by tomorrow to investigate, which I know means she will have time to hide him/his things. I do have pictures of his things in her room, although I'm not sure how much evidence that provides.

On top of this whole mess, our other roommate, Karen, is moving back to Europe \(where she's from\) and has found a subleaser to take over her lease. Sarah is declining our new subleaser as she wants to take over Karen's basement room. Essentially, she wants Karen's room in the basement so she can hide her boyfriend down there so he can live scotch\-free. She has threatened Karen multiple times that if she doesn't let her move in she would continue to decline \- making Karen pay for a room \($600/mo\) in America that she doesn't use or live in.

So, legal redditors, I'm looking for advice on this situation. I do not intent on moving back as I do not feel safe and will be staying with my parents until I'm able to find a new place. I know there is always the option to sublease, but I'm wondering if her hostility creates any grounds for breaking the lease on my behalf.

Thank you in advance!

Answer:
 You have no grounds to break the lease

If you do not feel safe call the police

Are you all on separate leases or a joint lease?


Title: New Job asking more then what was discussed in interview

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 > I'm doing graphic design for 4 internal companies. I asked for $20 an hour, which would be $5 an hour for each company.

That's not really how that works.


Title: PLEASE HELP: I surrendered my dog & I want him back

Question:
On June 15th, my family and I got a 2 month old cockapoo from a breeder in Pennsylvania, against our better judgement.    As you can imagine, we've heard countless stories about how getting a dog from a breeder is never the way to go, but we decided to wing it and do it anyway.  Once we brought our sweet boy home, we schedule a vet appointment & that's where everything started to go down hill.  We found out he had a severe double ear infection and a parasite in his stomach. To make matters worse, the vet was absolutely horrible.  We were first time dog owners, so we had a lot of questions.  Not only did she seem thoroughly annoyed, she kept rushing us and was walking out the door as we asked our questions.  She even went as far as to tell us to google the questions we had.  If that wasn't bad enough, she didn't even check if our dog had fleas.  Noticing how much he was scratching at himself, we went back the next day to find out he did indeed have fleas.

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Having never owned a dog, we were overwhelmed with all of his medical issues.  Both veterinarians we saw seemed extremely uneducated  and could never give us a straight answer about how our puppy was actually doing that.  Scared for out puppy's life, and our own, we made the extremely difficult decision to surrender him to a humane society in NJ after just six days.  While I thought it was the best idea at the time, and have no doubt he's getting the proper care he needs, I regret it every single day.  Even though I didn't even have him for a week, I love him with my whole heart and don't think I'll ever be able to fill the void.  Due to his health issues, my mother has been calling the shelter periodically to get updates on his health status.  She also asked the director if we could have him back, but he said we can't since we surrendered him.

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With all of that being said, does anyone know if there's absolutely anything we can do to have him back?  I know it's a long shot, but I just thought I'd try to see if anyone knew anything.  I miss him dearly and just want him back in my life.

Answer: You no longer have any legal right to the dog. Unless they are willing to give him back there is nothing you can do.Answer #2: I’m sorry but these are not overwhelming health issues, they are very minor. The shelter will not give him back, your family surrendered a puppy you had for 6 days because you didn’t want to have him treated. I feel bad for you, it must have been heartbreaking to surrender him.


Title: Suspicious circumstances around a relatives death

Question:
A relative died recently, initially we thought the relative died of natural causes but we've discovered some suspicious circumstances around the death, the house mate is lying for one thing, he's made up multiple lies about where he was the night relative died among other things and it sounds like he's covering himself, the walls are paper thin and neighbors upstairs and next door have said they heard people in the apartment the night my relative died, they also heard shouting coming from the apartment, banging and people cleaning during the night, there's allot of other things that don't add up. All of this only came to light days after the relative died.

There where no obvious marks or injuries on the relatives body but as said relative presumably died alone and had no illness they were sent for a post Mortom, the results will take over two months to come back.

My relatives have decided not to take this information to the police, one of the relatives has even gone into the house to look through dead relatives belongings, clothes, drawers etc to see if they can find anything.

They said they'll see if anything shows up in the post mortom and if something does, then they'll tell the police what they know.

They've been told by several people to report this yet they refuse to do so,  if it was me id be straight to the police but im not immediate family and ultimately its up to the immediate family to report it. They state that there's no point, the police wont do anything and they'll only look stupid going in and saying something. I should also note that the housemate was regularly abusive and manipulative to dead relative, stole thousands of euros, relatives clothes etc.

Im just wondering what others would do in this situation?

Im 100% certain the family have no part to play in the death, they were in total shock at the information they received, its their handling of this whole thing which I feel is totally negligent.

Im also concerned that if something did show up in the post mortom and then the relatives had to speak up, they could be investigated as they withheld information and went through the apartment. It could sound as though theyre hiding something even though theyre not. Maybe im over reacting and over thinking the whole thing and should keep my nose out.

Any advice? An outsiders perspective on this would be very helpful. Thanks

Answer:
 >was me id be straight to the police but im not immediate family and

I don't know where you got that idea, but it's flat false. There are some things only the immediate family can do, but you can absolutely talk to the police about your concerns.Answer #2: >They state that there's no point, the police wont do anything and they'll only look stupid going in and saying something.

I don't want to discourage you because you should at least try, but my SIL died this past summer. When she was found it looked like she committed suicide. My BIL and his girlfriend found a receipt for the stuff that was found on my SIL and went to the store of that receipt.

Store owner said she was there with a guy. The way she was found, it looked way too complicated for her to set it up and do it herself. Also, she doesn't drive, so someone needed to bring her to that store and haul all of that stuff back to her apartment. My BIL is the one that found her in her apartment, he had to climb in through the open back window since no one was answering the door. We are not sure why the back window was open, but my wife does have text messages from my SIL days before her death saying she thinks someone is coming into her apartment at night.

Gave all of this to the police. It's been half a year and they just couldn't be bothered. We looked into hiring a PI, but none of us can afford those fees. You should try, but don't go in with high expectations.


Title: My roommate (24m) thinks I (19m) stole 900$ from him.

Question:
Hi Reddit. I am unsure what to do here. I don't even know if this is the correct subreddit for this, but here we go...

I live with 3 other people. My girlfriend, my male roommate, and his girlfriend. I moved in with them in August because I needed a place to live. My girlfriend was going to college and living at the dorms at the time. She moved in come December. Everything was going okay.

My roommate a few weeks ago sat us all down to talk about household chores and responsibilities. In this conversation he pulls out a jar of money and says "have either of you seen this before?" I said no and in turn my girlfriend said no. From the jar he pulls out two photocopied 100 dollar bills and hands them to us. He said he filed a police report and he was missing 900 dollars. So he asked us if we had anybody over or had any ideas. We both said no. We are a quiet couple and just sit in our room a lot of the time.

A week goes by and he calls me downstairs out of my room and says "so it has been a week since we talked about that issue..." It took me a bit but my mind jumped to the money and I said "oh the money? How is the investigation going?" And he said "the investigation is on hold". I asked why and he said "I thought it might turn up". As he gave me a mean stuck up look. I said "there was one thing instilled into me as a child and that was 'dont lie cheat or steal nor tolerate those who do.'" he said okay and walked away with his chin up. A few days went by and his girlfriend asked for utilities money and said it was 73 dollars. My girlfriend hung her cash up on the board in the kitchen. A few days later I hung up a check on the board and text the group the following:

https://imgur.com/a/gsX0K

He says he thinks it was real on the fifteenth of December. My girlfriend and I were gone that weekend. We came back Sunday night and were there for four days while she did finals, I worked, and we moved her stuff in. After that, we went to her parents and then up north to mine for the next week until January first. He talked to us the following Monday but he said he noticed it the week we were gone.

I have no idea what to do. I feel harrassed. He is being rude to my girlfriend and I. Do I file a complaint? I am a paranoid person with a lot of anxiety issues and I no longer feel safe here. Is there anyway out of the lease? We are located in Wisconsin. Any help would make me very grateful.

Thanks for your time reading this.

Tl;dr: my roommate thinks that I took his money and has accused me twice. I am starting to feel harrassed and not safe.

Answer:
 > From the jar he pulls out two photocopied 100 dollar bills and hands them to us

What? why?


Title: Troubled teen who fucked up and is in desperate need of advice

Question:
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Topic:
Troll Post

Answer:
 Translation: kid was caught having sex with his girlfriend by her parents and told not to see her, he sends naked pictures of himself to some other girls, one of whom is threatening to expose him as a cheater unless he does "whatever she wants."

EDIT: oh and he's afraid to tell his parents.Answer #2: Firstly, you really need to work on your whole formatting, I get this isn't a formal letter, but that was difficult to read.

Secondly if by "'Stuff'" and "personal pics" you mean intimate or sexual or nude photos, then that is Child Pornography. The fact that she possesses them or you for that matter is already a serious crime, but if she were to distribute them that would be an even more serious crime. Blackmailing you for more CP is also incredibility illegal, if she were to release these pictures she would be potentially ruining a good portion of her future.Answer #3: > did stuff today

What did you do?  Draw a smiley face in a library book? Build a dirty bomb?  Or something in between?Answer #4: Delete everything. Absolutely fucking everything including this post and your reddit account. Every single social media account you have. Facebook, snapchat, Get rid of it. Dont talk to anyone but a lawyer. No one.


Title: I was involved in a Fatal car crash where the other driver died.

Question:
I was driving in my lane at 40 mph (the speed limit) when a car traveling in the opposite direction suddenly swerved left into my lane and I t-boned into the front passenger door. The other driver was not wearing his seat-belt and due to centrifugal force he slid into the passenger seat and was struck by my truck. Law enforcement on scene speculated that he may have had a medical situation such as a heart attack before I hit him and did not cite me for any infringement. A detective told me that I did nothing wrong and am not at fault for anything that happened. I was "unhurt" (just whiplash and a burn from my airbags). The crash totaled my truck as well as the car he was driving. I only have liability insurance on my truck.
I am worried that their insurance company (if they have one) might try to say that the crash was from a "sudden medical emergency" and try to deny a claim for my truck damages.
 Do I need to contact a lawyer?

Wyoming Driver

Answer:
 You could try posting this to /r/Insurance.

And I just want to say: I'm sorry you are in this situtationAnswer #2: Contact their insurance first, see what they have to say.

No need to get a lawyer yetAnswer #3: File a claim with his insurance company for all of your damages (property, medical, and lost wages, if applicable). If his insurance company denies your claim or makes you an unreasonable offer of settlement, you'll want an attorney to file suit against the other driver's estate.Answer #4: >I am worried that their insurance company (if they have one) might try to say that the crash was from a "sudden medical emergency" and try to deny a claim for my truck damages.

Is that even a reason to deny a claim?  If I'm travelling down the highway and have a heart attack, I'd fully expect my insurance to cover any property damage I cause as a result of that.


Title: Came in to talk with Property Manager about a friendly warning I received and it escalated. Kissimmee, Florida.

Question:
Hello fine people of reddit ! This is my first post ever on reddit. So please be kind if I made a mistake.

So here is my situation. On September. the 2nd of 2014 at 3:09 PM, My family and I received a a "friendly warning" to our e-mails from the Property Manager. This warning involved a house plant that was inside the house but was in view from our sliding glass door. In the e-mail He cited "Rules and Regulations" page 3, article 7. Commenting to remove unauthorized object (The Plant), before September the 9th. With an attached photo.

Shocked, I quickly reviewed the cited rule on our Disclosure Documents, provided at the time of the purchase of the property. This is what "Rules and Regulations" page 3, article 7 reads ;

7. Outside Items. No rubbish, garbage, refuse or trash shall be kept, stored or allowed to accumulate on any portion of the Condominium Property, except within designated trash receptacles. No linens, clothing, household fabrics, curtains, rugs, or laundry of any kind shall be hung, shaken, dried or aired from any windows, doors, terraces or similar areas. The foregoing shall not prevent placing and using patio-type furniture, planters and other items in such areas if the same are normally and customarily used for a terrace area. In the event of any doubt or dispute as to whether a particular item is permitted hereunder, the decision of the Board of Directors shall be final and dispositive.

Thinking there must have been some mistake I decided to go in the morning to have a talk and have the warning removed. So I walked into the Property Manager's office to talk about this in a friendly manner with all proper documentation and Rule Book in hand. Upon mentioning the purpose of my visit to his office, he inquired as to the nature of the e-mail, and I told him it is regarding the plants. His reply was "You're not allowed to have objects in view from the outside" to which I replied "That is simply not true." At this point he elevates his tone of voice to me and rudely says the following to me "If you're going to act coy, I'm not in the mood for Bull Shit. You're not even a property owner." I stared at him with disbelief, I had just been insulted with no provocation for asking Property Management to do their job. At this point I pulled out my cell-phone and set it to record, announcing it to him so he knows as well. He continues to elevate his tone and tells me to "Get Out!" also calling security to have me escorted off. Which was thankfully not necessary since I walked away from his office.

I have already filed a formal complaint about his behavior, but I've yet to receive a reply from his supervisor. Who can I turn to ? What Agency takes care of situations like these and I am able to take legal action ?

Any help would be greatly appreciated !

Answer:
 > At this point I pulled out my cell-phone and set it to record

You know nothing will end well when you do that. You have no right to record in his office. Answer #2: >What Agency takes care of situations like these and I am able to take legal action ?

Legal action for what? Getting your feelings hurt?Answer #3: > have the warning removed.

What do you mean by this?

> I had just been insulted with no provocation for asking Property Management to do their job.

In what way were they not doing their job?

> What Agency takes care of situations like these and I am able to take legal action ?

What kind of legal action do you have in mind?Answer #4: > Who can I turn to ?

No one, other than his supervisor.

> What Agency takes care of situations like these

I'm not aware of any. It is, effectively, a non-issue.

> and I am able to take legal action ?

Of course not.


Title: legality of a moat and what would make it considered weaponized.

Question:
assuming i had full rights to the land underneath and above my property and there were no public lines or anything in a rural area where i had my own well water and septic and no public utilities to dig up by accident.
clearly im not actually about to dig a several hundred/thousand foot pit. but say i did erect a drawbridge and moat and walled off my private property like a fortress. What would the police do?

would someone call hte cops or would people in the neighborhood just tolerate my walled moat without anything happening?

im sure if I filled the moat with water i might be able to get away with claiming it as a swimming pool for tax purposes or something... and i know im not allowed exotic pets (alligators etc) but pirahnas might be legal for my 'pond' or whatever. idk.

I know putting pikes/spears/poles wouldnt fly. but is it illegal to have a deep giant pit?  if it can be dry, then whats the legality of magma if i decide to dig down closer to the core and pump some up into my moat?

would it be illegal to own a magma moat? is that the point it becomes a ruby ridge situation? or am i just allowed to do all this ridiculous labor to achieve acquiring a magma moat as if real life were dwarf fortress?

could i legally pay taxes to own said magma moat?

honestly i guess i wantto know what laws moats would fall under and basically why nobody rich has a moat because its badass .

Answer:
 This would all depend on your state, county, and local codes. You would definitely need to get it permitted with plans, etc. After all, even though you are on septic and a well, those lines must still run to the house and the government body has jurisdiction over that.

If it's just water, certainly nothing would be truly stopping you. But there would be all kinds of permitting requirements, liek water filtration so the water doesnt become septic. Make sure its not hazerdous or a public nuisance, like a drownign risk or a mosquitto breeding ground.

Legally, sure. But there would be a bunch of hoops.

And personally, unless you are wealthy, trying to maintain that would be a nightmare.Answer #2: Read up on [attractive nuisance doctrine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attractive_nuisance_doctrine). Even if it's legal to have in and of itself in your jurisdiction, you'd never even want to **think** about having a moat. What kid wouldn't see a moat and immediately want to play in it?Answer #3: Where I live, you could dig a moat. Depending on exactly where you are, you may need to pull permits.

There are several properties that have to cross a private bridge to get to their property (canals, big ditches, etc) so it's even kind of common.

Same with the wall.Answer #4: > clearly im not actually about to dig a several hundred/thousand foot pit.

I must say, you set the bar pretty high for what makes a proper moat.


Title: Should I get disability?

Question:
Ok I was in an accident last year. In said accident I lost my left hand just above the wrist. I’m right handed and can still work but I’ve been told I can get partial disability. Is there a point? Can I even get that? Should I get it?

I honestly don’t consider myself disabled. Is this really something I should do morally? (I know this isn’t the place for moral questions but I figure while I’m getting law advise...)

Answer:
 Legally, yes you can apply. There is no issue.

Morally, you shouldn't feel bad for applying for disability either. You've lost a hand. Regardless of whether or not you can still work, your quality of life has significantly decreased. There are many things you can no longer do or can no longer do as easily as before. (Tell me you don't struggle putting on your left shoe in the mornings).

I applaud you for your attitude and not letting the disability define you. But there is absolutely nothing wrong with receiving disability benefits.Answer #2: This isn't a moral subreddit, we deal in legal issues. Applying would be legal.


Title: Mother of my child is a drug addict and I don't know what to do.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You need to call CPS immediately and report the living conditions of the mother of your child.

Pool together all you can and try to get a a lawyer, talk to your counties bar association or go to local law schools to see if you can get any cheaper options. You need an order, and honestly, sounds like you'll want 100% custody. Answer #2: >What's to keep her from just showing up and trying to take my child?  What do I do if that happens?  Call the police?

In addition to the excellent advice from /u/caringexecutive and /u/craftycarnivalzombie, if she shows up and tries to take her, you call the police and tell them your child's mother is attempting to take your child, and you have reason to believe the mother (and possibly anyone with her) is under the influence and cannot drive or properly care for the child.


Title: Texas - inappropriate gesture citation

Question: [deleted]

Answer: What's the statute number on the citation?


Title: Brittney

Question: Not sure if anyone has asked this.....What is the legal justification for the denial of Brittney request to have her father removed from her conservatorship? I know  family's have to go through hoops trying to get conservatories when their parents have things like dementia....why would they be able to refuse her request?

Answer:
 Her family jumped through the hoops in 2008 when they first got the conservatorship. She was evaluated in confidential reports that still have not been made public, so there’s some level of speculation involved whenever you hear an opinions that there conservatorship isn’t justified. A large part of the justification for the denial of her requests was those confidential expert opinions.

The problem is, legally she doesn’t have a voice now. She’s like a child who isn’t able to soak for themself. The conservator and her assigned lawyer speak for her.  I don’t think she even had a right to the hearing she had the other day.


Title: Employer Attempting Disciplinary Action If I Don't Sign Document (CANADA)

Question:
Hello All,

Looking for a some guidance on an issue that has just been brought to my attention. I'm a unionized employee that under our collective agreement is being given 120 hours of sick time per year (and accumulates if un-used). About 8 months ago my employer brought forward a document stating that if we used and exceeded 60 hours of sick time during the year that we would be placed on a progressive discipline up to and including termination. Nowhere in our collective agreement is this present. So I refused to sign the document stating that I "understand and agree." Fast forward, I've just received an email from our chapter president (union) stating that the employer is looking to enact discipline for insubordination if I continue to refuse to sign the document. That could mean termination. Is there anything in the legally that can restrict them from doing this, or is there anything that I can do to protect myself? I appreciate and thank you for any answers/help you can give me.

Answer: isn't it your unions job to help you sort that out? what does the union have to say about them seeing contracted sick-time as a disciplinary issue in the first place?


Title: (PA) If my dad marries his girlfriend, will she be entitled to our house and his life insurance?

Question:
My dad's girlfriend just moved in with him into my childhood home. I am 27 years old and lived in the house my entire life, up until 2 years ago (I lived at home while attending college).

She has already started hanging pictures of her kids in the house, moving furniture, rearranging, etc., none of which would necessarily bother me had I not heard her bring up the topic of marriage. My dad works really hard and is kind of a pushover. If he marries her, will she be entitled to everything he has?

Please note that I am close to my dad and our house/his belongings are EXTREMELY modest. Our house was built in 1925 and is honestly only worth maybe $70,000. He has no other assets. I'm still just worried about the future and want to be prepared in case something unfortunate were to happen. My mom has always been out of the picture, so my dad and his house are the only semblance of family/structure that I have.

Thank you.

Answer:
 Yes. She'll be entitled to whatever the intestacy laws your state allows in regards to a spouse. Assuming your father doesn't have a will. Answer #2: >Please note that I am close to my dad and our house/his belongings are EXTREMELY modest. Our house was built in 1925 and is honestly only worth maybe $70,000.

Well for one, you keep using "our" when discussing his house.  You currently are not entitled to any of your father's assets.  If they get married it will also become your new mother in-law's property as well.

I say let the man be happy, get married, and enjoy life.


Title: How can Car Accident Injury Settlements go wrong?

Question:
Even if the other driver were completely at fault?

In TN.

Answer:
 Well you could be sitting in a conference room, right about to settle, and then suddenly John Cena runs in the room and gives you an attitude adjustment right into the table. Everyone runs out in terror and negotiations stall.

The point being this is too vague, literally anything.


Title: Dealer keeping car downpayment (apparently) NJ

Question:
Hi Reddit legal advice community.

I purchased a financed vehicle last month. The original price for the vehicle is $17,169 I put down a payment of $1500. I just received my first bill and the bank is charging me for almost the full amount ($17,055.00) and no sign of the downpayment deduction. I called the salesperson and he said that "I must keep in mind there is also taxes on the vehicle" then me he was busy and would callme later. Is it possible they can keep my downpayment?

Also, they never gave me a copy of my contract, only receipts from the downpayment although I signed some papers that stated the price of the vehicle was around the price minus the deduction of the downpayment, lemon laws documents and a pre-contract stating I had to wait for the financial institution's last word (I have bad credit). Once I got home I noticed the copies he had handed me were not copies of the papers I signed.

This is a big dealership not a small yard with a trailer and 10 cars.

Will I lose my downpayment?

Answer:
 It sounds like your downpayment was used.  They may have just directly tacked the registration fees and sales tax onto your financed amount.

It would not be unreasonable for a 17k car to require ~1500 in post-sales taxes and fees.

EDIT: NJ Sales tax is 6.6625%
17.1k at 6.625% is about 1100 dollars.  That plus registration, yeah, this is open and shut.  You're fine.


Title: Job recently has new rule

Question:
Where I work recently changed it's policy involving overtime. We work 5 days a week, 6:30pm to 5:00am. They give us 1 additional day off a month (for a 4 day week and a 3 day weekend). When I worked there previously the overtime policy was "24 hour notice" before the time it was to be carried out. Now our boss is telling us that it's "at notice" as in if we don't meet our daily quota we better prepare to work 60-90 minutes over.

I work in a lumber mill with 2 lines. Our daily quota is 36,500 pieces. We usually hit around 38k on a good day, but sometimes something critical will break (the saw that cuts the logs into sections was broken for 3 hours recently). This easily turns a 38k night into a 32k one.

My question is can they legally hold us without notice to meet a quota like this? They've never had us sign in agreement or anything, they just announced that they would keep us when they wanted one day. It's aggravating because our boss has "miscounted" multiple times now, resulting in us staying over an hour and winding up with 40k pieces the next day. It takes me 75 minutes to commute to and from this place so it's really frustrating when they spring this on us and honestly it feels downright illegal. Our shift is also the only shift this rule applies to, since I've asked the other shifts and they haven't heard anything about it being mandatory.

Edit: Indiana, USA.

Answer: It's not illegal to ask you to work extra hours.


Title: I scammed someone in MLB the Show. Is there any legal action that can come from this?

Question:
I am in Louisiana, United States.

I play MLB the Show, a baseball video game on PS4. There is a mode called 'Battle Royale' where you draft a 25 man roster (all rosters in this mode are more or less equal) and play 3 inning games and have increasing rewards for wins and no losses, with the cap being 12 wins, and every 3 wins giving you an increasingly better reward.

I was 9-0 and matched up with someone who said they were 11-0 and provided very real evidence they were 11-0, with their 4th "Diamond" reward (diamonds are very valuable cards) being Mike Trout (the most valuable card in the game arguably). If you go 12-0 you get all 4 reward cards and a 5th diamond card that is very expensive and sells for a massive amount of the in game currency.

My opponent messaged me before the game began and said verbatim he would pay me $20 dollars to quit, which would give him a win and and go 12-0, while my BR run would have 1 loss and significantly decrease my chances of getting any stub profit, as winning those last 3 games is very hard. I said no.

Later, in the final inning, tied 6-6, the game froze when he tried to intentionally walk my hitter. He again offered the money, and after Thrones, I said I would quit for 100, which he haggled down to $75. We agreed to send 25 first, I would quit, then he would send 50. He sent 20, and then claimed he screwed up and forgot to send the last 5. He then told me to quit and he would send the last 55. I told him no, did not respond. He sent me the 5 later. He is now threatening legal action because I did not quit. He has found my identity, my address, and my parents through im assuming a combo of my venmo and my PSN.

I am well aware this is not a nice thing to do, and am well aware I am not a great person. I do not care about how you feel about me as a person, all I want to know is can I get in any legal trouble for doing so?

Answer: Yes, being a shitty person can have consequences. Who knew?


Title: My dad reported potential hazard at his job, it wasn’t fixed, and ended up getting seriously injured by same hazard a week later.

Question:
My dad (59) is the varsity soccer coach for a high school. Last week he reported a problem with the showers in the coaches locker room to the Vice Principal. After shower use the used shower water collects in and outside of the shower area creating a disgusting and hazardous pool that everyone avoids and steps over after they take their showers. The high school is brand new and was completed this year and obviously this is a very poorly designed shower room that was not well thought out.

Today after practice and after my dad had showered and gotten dressed, he slipped in the pooled water outside the shower area and fell—hitting his head on the lockers and a concrete bench knocking himself unconscious. Another coach heard the fall and called 911. My dad was rushed to the hospital and was diagnosed with a concussion after the CT scan came back negative. (He’s on blood thinner medication so they were worried he would have brain bleeding, other complications, etc)

When he was in the hospital the school trainer showed up and notified the doc that this would all be covered in the workers comp insurance for the school. (Duh)

My dad is back home now with my mom. He’s on bed rest with a pretty severe migraine and he’s having memory issues, groggy and exhausted. Thankfully he didn’t crack his head open during the fall or this wasn’t more serious but I’m seriously pissed.

This was a hazard that was totally preventable. He reported the problem to the school administrator (Vice Principal.) As far as we know, that administrator did nothing to remedy the flawed draining system and as far as I’m concerned ignored my dad. No one called a plumber out or even shut down the shower. Not even an out of order sign if they were waiting on repairs.

My dad is a healthy guy in pretty good shape for his age but who knows what type of long lasting damage this will cause or how this fall—which could have been easily prevented—will affect his health or mental state in the future. I think the school was incredibly negligent, the vice principal should probably be fired, and my dad should be entitled to some form of compensation.

Sorry if this post was long and drawn out. It’s my first time posting and I’m just looking for legal advice for my dad.

Answer: The hazard area should have been shut down immediately if it was brought into light amongst or discovered by someone who has the ability to take action. That being said your father should have barricaded the area off himself honestly. It sounds as if he had the authority to do so.


Title: Would tannerite in self defense at home be legal?

Question: Assuming the homeowner is present.

Answer: How do you imagine using an explosive in self defense?


Title: Lost two teeth in the hospital while in a medically induced coma. Hospital claims that they are not responsible. What should I do?

Question:
Last year I was hospitalized from Feb. to August due to a brain disease. I was in a medically induced coma for about 3 months and throughout time period I had severe bruxism (something that I have never experienced). The nurses initially taped a piece of hard plastic cylindrical-shaped tool and slipped it into my mouth in order to absorb some of the forces I was applying due to bruxism. Because of this I lost two teeth and cracked two other. After the incident, the hospital offered to make a custom mouth guard for me for about ~$1000. They claimed that this mouth guard will not break due to my bruxism teeth grinding, but it broke it in less than a month. From that point on, my family started buying these soft rubber mouth guards from Walgreens, which worked incredibly well compared to the ones I’ve had before that.

I talked to my dentist recently and he suggested I send in a request for the hospital to take care of the repair charge since they should have used a proper mouth guard for bruxism, not a piece of hard plastic to stop the grinding. I did that and the hospital just denied my request basically saying they are not at fault and will not pay for it.

The cost of teeth implants and repair is going to cost about $14k, which is not covered under my insurance plan, and I also do not have enough money to pay for this procedure. What should my next course of action be?

P.S I just got out of rehab, hence the reason I am dealing with this issue now.

Thanks

Answer:
 Your best bet, as mentioned, is a consultation with a medmal lawyer. It should be cheap or free for an initial consultation. You can contact your state Bar association for referrals.

If you are unable to recover damages for whatever reason, you may want to look at dental treatment in a different country. It is quite affordable, even including travel, and the quality is high. A consideration for a worst case scenario.Answer #2: Mouthguards for bruxism can be made of hard or soft plastics, including substances as hard as acrylic.  Both are medically appropriate, even if they don't work for everyone.

Medical malpractice is predicated on a medical professional doing something that they knew, or should have known, would be harmful to the patient.  It is highly unlikely that utilization of a mouthguard that was towards the harder/firmer end of the spectrum, even if it didn't serve the intended purpose, or even resulted in injury, meets this criteria.  The fact that you had a piece of medical equipment (the ~$1k mouthguard) that broke is also not likely to be considered malpractice, though you may be able to get a replacement or refund fro the hospital as DME is expected to last significantly longer than that.

All that being said, medical malpractice cases are incredibly fact-specific.  The only way to know for sure whether or not you have a case is to consult with a medical malpractice attorney.  However, as I outlined above, be aware that medmal cases almost always require more than a bad medical outcome.  If a medical professional has acted reasonably and has acted in a manner not meant to harm the patient, they are usually protected.