Title: My dentist messed up my teeth..

Question:
So a few months ago, I switched dentists because the one I had been going to wasn't very good. I go to this new dentist, they tell me I have 8+ cavities & we schedule fillings. First filling was the top right half of my mouth & was not done by the MD, it was done by one of his nurses. One of the cavities was in my front tooth & when she shaved the decaying part of my tooth, she went too far up & hit my nerve, which cause it to die & my lip to swell up severely. I had terrible mouth pains for a few weeks while waiting on my next appointment to get a root canal, which I now needed since my tooth was dead. I even had to leave work once because I was a host & just couldn't talk to customers because I was having such bad mouth pains. I couldn't hardly eat anything, especially nothing that you have to take bites of, it was my front tooth. Bananas were what my diet mostly consisted of in those two weeks & eaten on the other side of my mouth. After that, I tell them I only want the MD to do my fillings, because of that nurses fuck up. He charges me for my root canal, that I wouldn't have needed if they hadn't messed up my tooth. Root canal done, lip still has some infection in it because no matter how many antibiotics I take, it still aches, & I can't eat apples anymore. It hurts way too much. Thankfully my tooth doesn't just ache like it had been , but I can't eat the things that I used to eat all the time. It's my front tooth, so it bites into everything & it took about a month because I could even eat a burger. Anyway. I guess I'm asking if there's anything I can do about this? My front tooth is dead & it feels weird to even bite cuticles out of my finger nail, like, it doesn't feel like I'm doing it right, if that makes sense. The MD had done my cavities after that, but after the root canal, my insurance only covered one more filling of my teeth.. so I still have 4 cavities that can't be filled until my insurance is renewed, because the root canal had costed so much. I wouldn't have had to have the root canal if that nurse hadn't of messed up. Now I'm brushing my teeth twice, sometimes three times a day, to try to stop the decay but it will be another 2 months before I can get the rest filled, & get a mouth guard like my dentist said he would make for me, before the root canal had used up all my insurance. Should I talk to a lawyer or just get over it? I'm definitely changing dentists, I'm irate that when I first came he said my insurance would cover everything & a mouth guard (because I grind my teeth) but after the root canal, I can't get the fillings finished or the mouth guard.. sorry if this is poorly written. First time posting here.

OHIO.

Answer:
 A) Dentists have DMD or DDS degrees. It’s the same thing, varies by dental school.

B) Dental hygienists and assistants in OH are not allowed to drill into teeth. So if the person who drilled was not a DMD or DDS, that is practicing dentistry without a license and should be reported to the state licensing board. You can probably google the person’s name to see their credentials.

This would be something to consult a lawyer about if true.

C) It can happen that decay is greater than anticipated or the anatomy of your tooth causes an anticipated filling to turn into a root canal. So this issue is less clear.

Ask the dental office for a copy of your chart. They can charge something for it, determined by state law. Often they don’t. You have a right to a copy of your records but the office will keep the original. X-rays can be emailed.


Title: Paypal hacked and bank account sucked dry. I have the thief's name and bank account number. Australia.

Question:
I woke up to find a bunch of paypal transactions i didn't do and my emails hacked for good measure. Ive changed passwords and had disputes filed for all the charges. But looking at recent recipients of payments on my bank account, i see the thief's name along with her bank details.

Should i ask the bank to follow up with her / do something or should i go to the police with this?

Answer: go to the police, and then contact paypal


Title: My son had a bloody nose at school, and an ambulance was called

Question:
So my elementary aged son got a bloody nose while on the playground at lunch time while at school, and the school nurse was unable to stop it from bleeding. After about 30 minutes of continuous bleeding, they called 911.  Both the fire department and an ambulance arrived, and my son's nose continued to bleed for another 15 minutes. He was not taken to a hospital, or left the school grounds. The principal had to leave to get a change of clothes, due to the amount of blood on him.

This happened about 2 months ago. We just got a letter in the mail asking for our insurance, so the ambulance cost can be covered. What am I responsible for?  Will I need to pay for an ambulance? Even if he never got in? Didn't the school be responsible for this?

This happened in Michigan.

Answer: Why would the school be responsible for your childs medical needs?


Title: 23, Injured outside of work but unable to work, what are my options?

Question:
First of all, I hope this is the right subreddit. I am 23 years old  living in NY and have recently reinjured my back causing me to have to leave my factory job. Because I technically voluntarily left, I believe I cannot apply for unemployment and because of my age I cant apply for disability. I have absolutely no idea what to do, who to call, or how to proceed. Any help is appreciated.

Furthermore, I am just looking for temporary assistance so I can recover and then re-enter the job market. I don't intend to use any of these services permanently.

Answer: How did you hurt your back?


Title: Got 2 DUI's in 2005. One in CA and one in FL. I finally got my license back 12/2015 only to have it re-suspended 2 days ago. (Yes, I was retarded and no longer drink) X-post r/dui

Question:
5-31-2005 DUI Sarasota, FL No CA License
10-26-2005 DUI Riv County, Ca No CA License

I believe I may have had an Oregon license at this point but my memory is a bit foggy.

After the FL DUI, I left and came back to California without fulfilling any obligations to court or DMV there. DUI occurred on vacation. After the CA DUI, I again, did nothing and simply left the state. Probation and warrants followed.

Fast forward to 2015. I turned myself in to Riv county court, was charged with a 1st offense DUI. I was ordered to pay approx 2k in fines and submit to house arrest and a 3 month DUI program. Program was completed in 12-2015. I completed all requirements on time and in full. I then discovered that Florida had a hold on my license for the 5-2005 DUI that occurred there. Florida DMV instructed me to send them proof of completion of a completed DUI program. I submitted them proof that I had indeed completed the California first offenders program and my license was released. On 12-16-2015 I was issued a CA drivers license.

On May 10th I was sent a notification of suspension from CA DMV due to not completing an 18 month, 2nd offender DUI program. My license is now suspended. I was never ordered by anyone to complete this program until AFTER I was done and had my license back.

On May 13, 2016 I visited the Ca DMV and was told by a supervisor that Florida DMV had not notified them of my prior DUI until 12-16-15. A full 10 and a half years after the offense. Because they received that information, they re-suspended my license and are requiring me to attend and 18 month program after already completing a different program that the judge ordered me to complete.

They also said that I was sent a letter explaining all of this but no such letter was ever received by me.

Please advise. I just want to get on with my life and leave my stupid youth mistakes behind me. Thank you.

Answer: You completed what 1 stated ordered, You had 2 DUI's to answer for. Not 1. Consequences dont get consolidated.


Title: I have had to call the police on my ex-boyfriend 3 times in the past year and a half, yet nothing has been done [SC]

Question:
Yesterday morning I had to call the police on my ex for slamming my head into a tub and slapping me around. I was stuck there without a car and felt really fearful. The police came, wrote up a report, and charged him with 3rd degree assault. They say because they never saw anything happen that they can't do anything about it.

About a year and a half ago, I had to call the police because of the same thing, plus he broke my phone. I filed the 3rd degree assault charges and they said they would present him with a "courtesy summons" but of course nothing was ever done about it...

All "don't talk to him anymore" aside (that's a pretty fucking obvious one), what can I do? He can't keep getting away with clearly assaulting someone and destroying their property! I also would like to pursue a restraining order but, considering how law enforcement has been so lackadaisical over a legitimate concern, I'm really scared they will continue to do nothing.

Answer: A restraining order is a good idea, but ultimately it's still a piece of paper that has no power until after it's been violated. If the problem is with police not witnessing the assault and battery against you, install security cameras in your home.


Title: (CA) I have accepted a commission/ contract management job. Informed that after successfully completing training I would meet with accountants and be incorporated as an LLC to accept my commissions and I would then decide/ withdraw my own salary. Is this common? Are there benefits?

Question: I apologize that I don't have much information... mentioned  passing when explained that I would be using deposit bags/drop for banking but other managers had debit cards.

Answer: This sounds like an elaborate way for the company to avoid having employees and passing the tax burden onto you.  It's common with less than reputable sales organizations.


Title: [OR] RV sale-new buyer wants a refund

Question:
I am in Oregon.

Background- I bought this fifth wheel about 2 years ago.  I never transferred the title to my name because I didn't want to pay the fee and wasn't planning on driving it anywhere (I've been living in it on private property).  The original seller (the person I bought it from)  DID sign the title, releasing the vehicle, which I passed on to the buyer.

I moved and sold it 2 weeks ago.  I filled out a bill of sale with my name and the new buyer's, but I do not have the original bill of sale showing it as sold to me.  Now, the buyer is requesting a refund because she "cannot find an RV park to tow it to".  She has not in any way mentioned the title issues, and I got the impression that she wasn't planning on transferring the title either, I only mentioned them because I thought it might be relevant.

I do have a bill of sale, signed by the buyer, saying that she bought the 5th wheel as-is.  Does she have any right to request a refund?

Side issue-  It is currently sitting on my mom's property.  She is fine with waiting until the buyer can get rid of it, but not indefinitely.  What are our options for getting it towed off of the property if she does not pick it up in a reasonable amount of time?  (to be clear, I will give her plenty of notice and opportunity to move it before this, I'm just thinking long term)

Answer:
 Yes. She has a valid reason to return it. She cannot title it because you jumped title. Part of buying a vehicle is being able to title it.

[Link]( http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/dmv/Pages/vehicle/sell.aspx)


Title: Alimony question

Question: For over a year now in according to our divorce decree. I have to pay $200 a month to my ex. I think they technically call it spousal support now. everytime I pick up my daughter for visitation my ex's new boyfriend is there and according to my daughter he spends the night every night and is there every day. I suspect that they're cohabitating which in my decree States if she is cohabitating then I don't have to pay anymore is there anything legally I can do? Oh and I live in Arkansas

Answer: Get proof, so hire a PI. Your daughters testimony might not be enough. Once you have proof you file to modify the support.Answer #2: According to my divorce I have to continue to pay and tell my ex gets a job making 15 thousand year or more or she cohabitates or she gets married or my daughter turns 18 or my daughter graduates high school and she is currently 10 I don't have to pay child support because my daughter is on disabilityAnswer #3: If your decree states that you don't have to pay anymore if she is cohabitating with a new partner and you suspect that she is, talk to your lawyer and/or go file to modify the spousal support order (but if you do that you need to be certain that the new boyfriend does indeed live there).


Title: Got assaulted over the weekend. Would like to know if there is anything else I can do.

Question:
This is in Colorado. Basically I told some dude at a bar to fuck off and quit making sexual comments/licking his lips/ and staring at my girlfriend. He went ahead and grabbed me by my shirt and punched me in the face a bunch of times. Totally normal thing to do. It's all on video and the dude was charged with third degree assault as soon as the cops showed up. I would like to know what I can do to create a civil case against him apart from the criminal case he is already facing. The cops said there wasn't much I could do because there wasn't any long-term damage, I mostly got a bloody nose and a busted lip but now my back hurts and i'm fairly sure I got a concussion (my gf studies brain injuries and was very concerned.) I stupidly refused medical help so maybe I shot myself in the foot there but idk. It may not be worth it to do anything cause apparently the guy isn't from Colorado and apparently has quite a record already but I figured I should explore my options.

Edit: Also I would like to know if it would be worth contacting the DA and encouraging them to go as hard as possible on this dude. The evidence is clear and the dude clearly is a public threat, I would hate to see him get an easy plea  deal.

Answer:
 In order to go after him, you need damages. Right now you have none, but if you go to the hospital and are found to have a concussion or other injuries you could go after him for any cost incurred due to those injuries.

There are some difficulties to that, but the main one would be "does this guy have any money to pay up with anyway?"

I'm guessing not, and it would be a bit of a waste of time. but go get checked out for a concussion anyway.


Title: My Mother was cited for careless driving after she got rear ended. That is not everything though. Colorado

Question:
My mom is a teacher in the Colorado Springs area and she was getting off of school. She was on a bridge travelling in the right lane and merged into the left lane. (2 lane road) After a couple of seconds her car was hit from behind and this propelled her car a good distance ahead. She was panicked and since nobody was helping her she called her friends to (teachers at the school) come help her. This must have taken at LEAST 5 minutes because they were still at the school and had to go over there. THE OFFICER DIDN'T EVEN COME SEE HER UNTIL AFTER SHE WAS BEING LOADED ONTO THE AMBULANCE. HE JUST LET HER SIT THERE WHILE HE HELPED THE POOR TEENAGER (WHO WAS FINE BTW) WHILE SHE PROCEEDED TO SAY, "I couldn't stop in time! I couldn't stop in time!", to her mommy on the phone.

My mom has never been in an accident her whole life and I think she has had one ticket she is 49 years old and she has driven the same route for 19 years.

Get this, my mother was rear ended and the offenders car is totally smashed to bits on the front end yet the officer gives my mother a ticket for CARELESS DRIVING because of something a witness said. He never once talked to my mom except to tell her she was getting cited (while she was being loaded up on the ambulance mind you!) Worst of all we couldn't even get a hold of the officer 30 minutes after the accident and get a case # because he is off duty. The police department is too incompetent to even try to get us a case number and we have to wait till the morning to even file it with the insurance company.

Should we contact a lawyer? What recourse do we have? Does the evidence add up enough to cite my mom for careless driving? Also is there any way we can do something about the police department for not even giving two shits about my mother while she could have been dead in the car?

Thank you for any and all advice!

Answer:
 1) Sure, contact a lawyer if you'd like. Contact your insurance provider first, though;

2) Fight the ticket and possibly sue the other driver;

3) You gave us no evidence, so it's impossible to say whether it supports a careless driving charge. You only indicated that a witness said something that caused the police to ticket your mother;

4) No.  Police are not legally obligated to give one, let alone two, shits about you.


Title: Paediatrician Withheld Information About Available Procedures to Fix My Condition [NSW, Australia]

Question:
Some background information.

I was born with a disability that my paediatrician (whom the hospital referred my parents to when I was born) said could not be fixed.

I had frequent check-ups with said paediatrician over the years and any time the topic of possible procedures  came up, he would reiterate that there weren’t any. My condition gradually became worse, which ultimately lead to my mum researching for possible operations available overseas. This is how we found out that my paediatrician lied and that there have actually been procedures available since before I was born.

Paediatrician admitted to having known about said procedures but said that he didn’t tell my parents about them as he felt the surgeries were “too costly” and he personally felt it would “not have been worth it”.
I have since been told I am no longer eligible for any of the surgeries and will continue to have the disability for the remainder of my life.

My question is, was my paediatrician within his rights to withhold his knowledge of these available procedures that could have ultimately fixed my condition, or did my parents and I have a legal right to know about them?
Topic:
Medicine and Malpractice

Answer:
 How long ago was your diagnosis by the paediatrician?

Have you researched what the cost of the overseas treatment was at the time of diagnosis? How easy or hard would it be to get into the treatment program assuming you can pay for it? Do you know what the success rate was of those treatments back in the relevant period?

Could your parents afford to pay that cost (assuming out of parents' pockets and government doesn't cover it) along with flights and potentially short to long term accomodation while being treated? Answer #2: Medical negligence is a tricky and complex subject for which you should talk to a lawyer. But in general terms, I'm happy to say that liability for the sort of conduct you describe is *possible in principle* (but highly fact-specific!). Your legal claim would be that the doctor failed to exercise due care in advising you and your family on treatment options. Essentially, you would be saying that a competent doctor exercising ordinary care would have told you about them.

There are other requirements as well, such as proving that the non-disclosure caused you loss (i.e. that you could and would have pursued that treatment option).

Whether your claim would succeed is something no one on this forum can give a meaningful opinion on. I would just say it is not obviously hopeless, and may well be worth consulting a lawyer on.Answer #3: There's an r/auslegal you may wish to crosspost to


Title: [IL] Dad does not approve of me dating my boyfriend, threatening to make sexual harassment claims against him. Is there anything I can do?

Question:
My dad is a conservative Indian man and a textbook narcissist and he has never approved of my relationship with my boyfriend. He has extremely antiquated beliefs, including that my boyfriend should have asked permission to date me. My boyfriend and I are consenting, legal adults who attend graduate school together.

Last night, my dad said he would tell our university that my boyfriend is sexually harassing me in an attempt to get him thrown out of school, break us up, and just cause havoc in general. I'm afraid that even if he can't make such a claim officially, he can cause a lot of trouble for my boyfriend just by saying the words "sexual harassment."

What should I do? Should I call our dean and let him know such a claim could be made and to ignore it?

Any advice is appreciated.

Answer:
 The university is not going to take seriously allegations coming from the parent of a 20-something who doesn't live anywhere near them.  And unless the guy you're dating is also a professor, there isn't a "sexual harassment" issue at all.  You're two people who are dating.  The university will, at most, call you to ask why your dad is bothering themAnswer #2: Informing the dean and your local police department about this is probably best to protect everyone.

And it goes without saying but if you are getting any sort of financial support from him don't expect that to continue.


Title: What charges can I lay against my step father for selling my coin collection? [Australia QLD]

Question:
I let my loser of a step dad live on my couch out of pity until he "got back onto his feet". I had a coin collection worth about 3k, I have been collecting coins since my early teens and held that collection very dear to me.

He had been living with me for free for a month until one day I get a text from him saying he owes me like $220 and I was like what do you mean? And he straight up tells me he sold my coin collection then I almost died. I really wish I could murder him, I immediately kicked him out but I want to press charges.

Answer: So report the theft?


Title: How to find out if a debt collector is real? (WA) (CA)

Question:
I'll try and make this short. Throwaway account because I'm going to post a little more info than I normally would.

First of all let me start off with:
I monitor my credit like a hawk. I made one spending error two years ago (put a bill in my name but let roommate pay it...which they never did.) and have been very careful ever since. (Paid that off before it went to collections though.)

I have pretty freaking awesome credit. For being 26 and working a dead end job I am doing pretty awesome. No school loans (just went to community college and had financial aid, and paid for the rest on my own..) I have 1 car loan ever, and it's always been up to date and paid on time.

About a year ago I got a call from some guy yelling in the voicemail. You can't really understand all what he's saying. You can understand "Personal Business matter, our lawyers would like to speak with you." Never gave me a company name or number, and never addressed me by name, so I never called back. Just ignored it..

Back in november he called back, I answered, he claims I had a credit card through super large american bank (I'm sure you can figure out which one) clear back in 2007. Says "you made payments on it all along and then you just quit back in april." I ask him for information to prove that I am in fact the right person. He spews out almost ALL my private info. Tells me I'm going to end up with a judgement if I don't pay it off, and a bunch of nonsense that I don't all remember because he really had me upset.

At one point he screamed at me to check my credit report and it'll show this card. I told him I'd look at things on my end. Ask for a mailing address, but he won't give me one. All he'll tell me is that he's with West & Associates out of Irvine, Ca.

Shaking afterwards I log on to check my credit reports, and low and behold, he is WRONG. No credit cards ever opened in my name, and nothing derogatory on my reports... all 3 of them are showing exactly the same thing, my car loan.

So, I mailed them a letter requesting validation, and then one requesting they not call me again, and only contact me via mail.

a week later I get a reply saying they're going to take me to court if I don't settle.

I re-send the same thing I sent before, certified, return receipt. Did a little research and can't find ANYTHING on them, no websites, I can find a bunch of people saying they got similar calls but can't verify if the company is legit, and a couple people who said they are legit and paid them.

A week later, maybe 2, I get a letter in the mail from them that doesn't validate the debt, just says that I owe money on a credit card opened with Bank of XXXXXXX. That's seriously all they included.

I sent them one more request for validation, specifying that I was requesting VALIDATION not verification. Again, Certified, RR.

I have been getting calls from them once a week since december and they WILL not stop hounding me even though I've told them on the phone (I have recording, and yes, I did let them know I was recording.) AND via mail on more than one occasion.

Now they're calling my S/O (who is in no way connected with me, we don't live together, and don't share any bills or anything.)

They called my moms FIRST husband (from the 70's - she got married far too young and it only lasted 2 years.) looking for me, and now they're calling my mom and half brother.

I contacted a lawyer, who told me that before I get any legal assistance to find out if they're a real company and if they are allowed to collect in WA state.

My question for all of you is:

* How do I find out if they're legit?
* How do I find out if they're allowed to collect in Wa?
* If they ARE NOT allowed to collect in my state/are not legit how do I get them to stop hounding myself and people I know?

Keep in mind, they won't share any of this information with me over the phone. :(

It's getting really old and I'm tired of them harassing me, help please!

**edit: I forgot to include I sent the first letter to the only address I could find for them online, and it appears to be correct, but google maps pulls up a strip mall in CA. It is the same address they're sending letters from now.**
Topic:
Credit Debt Bankruptcy

Answer:
 After a quick search I found out that there is a company called west and associates in irvine CA, but they are no debt collecting nor a legal company.
Having looked a little bit further and it seems like these people are trying to scare you into paying.
Next time they contact just tell them to take you to court our prove that you owe the debt our you will not pay.

BTW IANALAnswer #2: It appears that they're possibly breaking the Fair Debt Collection Act, at least what I recall of it.  If you haven't already, you may want to try /r/personalfinance.  I'll bet someone over there knows something.


Title: [VT] Father never paying child support

Question:
Hello, I am an 18-year-old college student. I'll try my best to thoughtfully explain my situation. My father was incarcerated from approximately 2004-2012 for suspicion of trafficking drugs (not really sure, but it's something like that.) My parents have been separated for all of my life and my mom raised me as a single mother, with the help of my grandparents. Previous to going to jail, my dad was mostly absent from my life. To be clear, he never paid child support when I was younger despite my mother struggling to pay for food and rent. Instead, he gave her drugs and bought me clothes. When my father finally went to jail, my mother struggled with addiction and I spent most of the time with my grandparents. When he was released from jail after 8ish years, he was able to land himself a job that paid well (a little less than 50k). My mother struggled with addiction and was in rehab off and on, so I lived with my grandparents from 2013-2017. My grandmother asked him to give her under-the-table child support. At first, he would give her $60 a week while I was living with her, but as years went by he "forgot" to give her money. Over the course of four years, he has given my grandmother $4,000 in child support (she would write down the amount with the date next to it). My father would occasionally buy me new shoes and clothes and we would go out for dinner. He drives a brand new Audi, has a boat and jet skis, and pays a cheap rent. For the past two years, I haven't asked for Christmas gifts or birthday presents and he has obliged.

When college rolled around, he refused to co-sign my loans last minute and I almost wasn't able to attend college. I realize he is not obligated to sign for my loans. He said (this is a quote from a text message), "I am totally against you being 22 years old and 80,000 dollars in debt...now I'm the bad guy because I'm not jumping off the cliff with you." He knows absolutely nothing about college and has his GED. College for me is less than $20,000 a year. My mom couldn't sign because she has horrible debt. In the end, a family friend ended up signing for me. I found this especially shitty because it was VERY stressful and that was the first time I had asked for something.

Is it possible to collect child support from my father? I was living with my grandmother for years even though my mother was my legal guardian. When he first got out of jail, my mother should have filed to collect for child support, but she wasn't in a good mental state. My mother is now sober and she struggled to pay for rent, so she cannot pay for a lawyer. He has never paid child support in all my life. Can this be done? Am I being unreasonable? What steps should I take?

Sorry if this is a bit rambly, I'm having trouble articulating myself.

Answer: You can't collect child support from your father. Your mother can, but it's completely up to her.


Title: Hoping for a little guidance with a family law/child support issue

Question:
I'm new to this sub so I don't know all the rules but I'm hoping someone can at least point me in the right direction.

According to my ex-wife my parental rights were revoked July of last year. However I've never seen the documentation that confirms this. I was told that in some cases the non-custodial parent doesn't have to be served that paperwork. I can personally deal with that and considering that my ex paid a lot of money for a lawyer I tend to believe that she's not lying to me.

However the problem I'm having is at the Attorney General's office in Texas is still charging me the full amount plus arrears for child support. It's my understanding that I only am responsible for arrears now that my parental rights were revoked. However the Attorney General's office does not have a copy of the parental right termination so they will continue to charge me until I can provide that documentation for them. Herein lies the problem.

My ex-wife will absolutely not speak to me for any reason and refuses due to the silence to provide me with a copy of that order. I contacted the county clerk in the county that everything was filed and they said the record is sealed and that I have to get it unsealed to be able to obtain a copy. I've been looking all over the place on the internet for a way to get that record unsealed but all instructions are very unclear and I simply don't have the money for a lawyer.

My goal is to Simply get a copy of that order so that I can not be paying child support that I don't owe. The situation is incredibly unfair and while I can accept my fate as far as losing my parental rights I feel like this is incredibly unfair and I'm at wits end.

If anyone could please give me some insight as to what I can do to get that order unsealed it would be greatly appreciated. If the information helps I currently reside in Texas in Harris County and the order was processed in Williamson County. Any other information you might need just let me know.

Thank you

Answer:
 > According to my ex-wife my parental rights were revoked July of last year.   I was told that in some cases the non-custodial parent doesn't have to be served that paperwork.

Wait... what?

Go get an attorney.  This would be very extraordinary that your paternal rights were revoked without you being notified, or given opportunity to contest.

Yes, some temporary emergency motions can be heard ex parte, which do not require the other side to be present.

You need an attorney, and stop taking legal advice from your ex.


Title: California - landlord served us 60-day move out notice even though lease isnt up till 2/1/16

Question:
Hello, I've been living in the same duplex with my wife in Long Beach, CA for 2 years 6 months. We signed a new lease Feb 1, 2015 that is 12 months, ending Feb 2, 2016.  Today she sent us an email giving 60 day notice to leave.  By law is she allowed to break our lease without a good reason?  My understanding is this can only be done if we had a month-to-month. More back info, there are 4 factors why she wants to kick us out.
1. Two weeks ago my landlord's son dropped a big pile of junk in our tiny backyard. I took a picture of it and texted her asking why it was there etc.  No reply, 2 days later it was gone.  Fast forward to Monday (6/1/15), a gigantic storage chest magically appears in our backyard and some of our stuff had been moved around to make room for it.  This time i wait a few days before saying anything, yesterday 6/4/15 I take a picture and text it to my landlord, say it's not cool.  She followed up and said her son was supposed to tell us he was putting the chest there (which he didnt). Even if he did why wouldnt they call first to ask if its okay before they transport a huge chest all the way over to our house to store? 2. Our upstairs neighbors were supposed to move out around 1/1/15 and have had setbacks with mainteance/refurbishing being done to their main house which caused them to stay all the way until what i am told is now 6/7/15. When we signed our new lease agreement in January we were under the impression from our landlord they would be moving out very soon, and we agreed to pay a higher price to take their parking spot when they are gone.  Landlord told us that they were moving out finally for sure at the end of May, so June 1 i parked in the spot and we paid for the parking spot.  We had a discussion on June 1 and the parking spot was discussed again, no mention of the neighbors still living there.  June 3 i run into my upstairs neighbors still doing some packing and mentioned the parking spot was being rented to me now since they moved out and they said they had paid more rent for partial month to have more time to move out, so she was basically collected money for that spot for 2 people. I called her out on this on my text yesterday (6/4) and she replied that she was not charging the neighbors for the spot because it was included in their rent, which makes no sense.  3. My wife and i are working on closing a house that would be built around early September and we mentioned in passing to her that we were looking at houses and would keep her posted if we needed to move out early.  No other details or dates have been discussed. 4. Her son mentioned in passing to us on Monday 6/1/15 that he wants to move back in, so he was excited to hear we may move to San Diego.  This matters because he is likely influencing her to push us out before summer is over so he can enjoy the bay (the duplex is on the bay and has a dock).

Answer:
 No. If she has some argument that you were in violation of your lease agreement, then she would have to identify that provision in the written notice and give you and oppurtunity to "cure or quit" the violation; although some violations (like illegal activity) can't be cured and don't require the full time period that other violations do. . The 60 day notice would only apply if you were month to month.

She can provide monetary incentives to have you both voluntarily terminate your lease.

That works both ways though - if you stick it to her now, will she be willing to let you leave four months early in September? Probably not. She will probably hold you to your lease until February, even if you start living in your house sooner.


Title: Tennessee: Can you be tried as an adult for a crime committed as a minor?

Question: On Feb, 11th I was found with 3 grams of Marijuana, a grinder, and a pipe.  The cops issued a citation in lieu of my arrest due to me only being a minor.  However, on the 22nd of this month I will turn 18.  I know my court date will most likely be after I turn 18.  My record is clean, and this is my first offense.  My question is will the court be able to try me as an adult since I will be 18?  Thank you very much!

Answer: For general clarification: they could charge you as an adult even if you didn't turn 18 before your court date. However, turning 18 after citation and before court doesn't automatically mean you're charged as an adult because it's based on how old you were when the crime actually took place.


Title: Tennessee. I know the medical Malpractice is very specific (thanks bot) but my daughter was seen by dentist 3-4 months ago and everything was great now she has to have 2 teeth pulled (molars), 2 more capped, and 2 fillings. She's five.

Question:
Title says it. I took my children to do their dental checkups on schedule. They check both of their teeth. Oldest had a cavity boom it's filled. Youngest "no cavities and everything looks great" said the dentist. The dentist looked in her mouth and the hygienist cleaned it and said they look great. This was April/May.

She been screaming in pain for the last week. Up all night every night. I called our dentist they can't see her for 10 days. So I called another dentist because she's in pain and I need it looked at asap. I thought it was one cavity. NOPE. 6. 6 fucking cavities. (Yes I'm upset)

I'm sent to a pediatric dentist because they can only put children asleep or sedate them. I go there immediately (like they send us on the rush and fly over there same day). Both the dentist I took her to first said they should have caught this and are wondering why they didn't do X-rays and the second dentist (pediatric) asks if this is her first check up because of how bad it is. The pediatric dentist asks if they even checked her mouth. I'm shocked.

Now she has to have 2 fillings on top. They will remove two bottom teeth and put spacers in because the spot they are removing molars and you don't get molars until 10. If we don't do the spacers the last molars will grow forward where they are not suppose to be and then we'll do braces if the spacers aren't there. Their gonna cap two more bottom teeth.

I just took them in May/end of April. 3-4 months ago. Everything was great. Now a few months later the cavities are in the nerves (they'll do a child root canal).

So my questions:
1. Should they not have caught this?
2. Do cavities grow that fast from nothing to major something.
3. What should I do? I've been going to this dentist for almost 30 years. I'm not going back.
4. Should I speak to a attorney.

This is expensive. My insurance is only covering less than half and I owe over a thousand dollars now. I've had to miss work to rush her to dentist yesterday and now she's throwing up from medicine and I'm missing again.

I'm pissed to see her in so much pain. I'm mad they should have caught this or should they (refer to question 2)?

Should I call the old dentist? Her teeth will be fixed Monday. She's five.

TL&DR

Took daughter to dentist. Everything was perfect. 3/4 months later she has cavities that are in the nerves. Will have to do a child's root canal on two and a host of other things. What should I do? Can I do anything?

What is the point of going to a dentist when they don't catch it 3-4 later?

Answer:
 You should talk to a medical malpractice attorney to see if you have a case. You should be able to find one who offers free or low cost consultations.Answer #2: Yes, it can happen in a few months.  It's rare, but the wrong combination of genetics, poor diet, and bad brushing can cause baby teeth to go south very, very quickly.

Unless the pediatric dentist can help prove that the cavities absolutely had to be there in April/May, you don't have a strong case.  No x-rays aren't necessarily proof of malpractice since they aren't routinely done in kids that age unless there are prior signs of decay.  Even with some tooth issues my toddler has had, the pediatric dentist is waiting until the baby teeth start falling out for the first x-ray because she's still low risk for cavities.  If the first dentist legitimately never saw decay, she might not have been flagged for x-rays yet.


Title: I've found lots of weeds and what looks like cocaine in my sons bedroom under the bed along with money, my son isn't bad I know, do I throw them away or tell the cops I found it?

Question:
im sure my son doesn't know what he's doing, right now i'm trying not to get my son whom I raised very well in no trouble. how do I get rid of the things I found? do I just throw it away in the toilet? .. also, what should I do if any cop come and ask me about it?

thanks.

Answer:
 Down the toilet is a good start. After that have a very long discussion with your son about how much danger he is putting himself and his family in by having drugs in the house.

If you are contacted by the police simply refuse to speak to them. If your son is charged criminally he should also refuse to speak with police until he has consulted an attorney.


Title: 20 y/o living with violent father and mother who encourages it.

Question:
So I'm 20, soon turning 21 (end of December) and it's come to a point with my family where I'm no longer safe in my house 'cause if I get mad the dog and make too much noise punching the bag specifically for such occasions or pretty much any time that I'm loud enough to be heard upstairs when I am not my dad comes down and threatens to "beat the ever-loving shit out of his good for nothing son" and my mom encourages it because she's smaller than me and feels like my dad's overwhelming size and anger protects her even though she's in no danger. Anyways, on to the actual point, this morning when I was leaving my dad stormed out of the house, grabbed me by my neck and pulled me out of my car's window to slam me on the ground for "slamming all of the doors in my house" when in actuality I closed it like I would any other day. I left to calm down before addressing the situation. When I returned I talked with my father and as calmly as possible said "I'm 20 and an adult but this is far from the first time this has happened and next time I'm going to press some form of legal charges," to which he scoffed that the car is registered to him and all he has to do is say that the car is registered to him and I was stealing it (which isn't true, I have an informal contract with my folks and have been making payments on the car to the point it's almost payed off, my mom still refuses to sign the car over however, which is a point in previously mentioned written agreement. [This also contains the terms and conditions of my rent and a few other household based necessities such as my portion of the family insurance policy and utilities]) which brought us to even if he can claim that I was stealing it this wasn't the first occasion. For years, probably since I was 6, my dad has violent outbursts like this one 3 or 4 times a year. Sometimes it's for arguing with my mom, once it was because when my mom slapped me across the face it hurt her hand and when he saw her icing her hand his response was to run outside and lift my 12 y/o self 2 ft into the air by my neck (which is his usual manner) and slammed me into the garage door hard enough to bend it. After 14, almost 15 years of this there are a good dozen witness to the occasions. Now, because I said that I'm being told I've got till Friday to find a new place to live and I'm leaving with nothing because "everything in this house is mine and your mothers" which, again, isn't true. The only thing in my room that I didn't but myself was my bed and mattress. So now I'm out over 3k with no car, no home, and only $300 to my name because I pay almost all of tiny paycheck to my mom for rent, utilities, insurance, ect.

My mom on the other hand, while she rarely hit me or my sister, she was by no means safe to be around. When I was 7 and my sister 6, she encouraged us to attack each other with kitchen knives because, "then you might actually work something out." She regularly, once or twice a week, would scream at my sister and I till we started bawling and shaking. She stop this practice with me when I was a Freshmen because I stopped crying but continued this with my sister until the day she moved out.

On a side note, my parents aren't bad people. The fed me and my sister, kept a roof over our heads, and are even putting my little sister though her 1st 4 years of college, which is why I've never considered pressing charges but now they don't care if someone sees and it's becoming more and more frequent. (This was the 5th time this year.)

I live in California and the cheapest apartments/houses in my area to rent are all over a grand for a studio/1 bedroom kind of set up.

Do I even have a remote case against my parents for the last 20 year or are they right, and it doesn't matter, therefore I'm screwed?

tl;dr: My parents are good people with major issues which include encouraging my sister and I to attack each other with knives and slamming me into a garage door hard enough, by my throat, that it bent. Now, because I tried to stand up for myself on the most recent occasion, I've got nowhere to go and only $300 to my name because I've been paying for a car and rent from my mom. Do I have any legal case against my parents or are they right and I have no options other than homelessness and couchsurfing till I can find some roommates and save up enough to actually get by.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 If your dad assaults you, you can call the police. If your dad illegally evicts you, you can call the police to be let back in.

That being said, it is probably best to just move out.


Title: I've been told that I might be let go after 5 years

Question:
[SF Bay Area] I've been working for an undisclosed mid-size tech company in the bay area for 5 years, as a software engineer. Over the past couple of years, I've been working under this manager (not my hiring manager, they became my manager through several reorgs) that, to put it lightly, I do not get along with. Today I was told by my department manager (my manager's manager) that I will be given three weeks to get hired by another team, otherwise the implication is that I will be let go. Is this legal? I'm not sure they have grounds to fire me, besides me being an unhappy employee. I haven't been placed on a probationary period, and I've received a lot of good feedback from other teams I've worked with.

I have a meeting with HR tomorrow and I'm not sure how to navigate this conversation. What questions should I be asking? How do I protect myself from getting royally screwed? I don't even know what exactly is happening!
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 You live in the Bay Area and your job is in tech, so I assume you mean the Bay Area in California.

The employer can fire you for any reason. California, like the vast majority of the US, is a fire at will state. The employer does not need a reason to fire you. Some reasons, such as discriminatory reasons, are not permissible. But no reason or a almost any reason (other than protected grounds) are acceptable reasons to fire without notice.

The only real exception to this is if you have an employment contract that states otherwise. If your contract requires cause for termination, you can't be terminated without cause. Your contract might also have a clause stating that a specific amount has to be paid if you are terminated.

Many employers will offer a severance. A severance is not necessary unless your contract requires it. Many employers will offer a severance even if it is not required.

Simply put, the employer has not give you no notice, no severance, and can fire you because they don't like you unless you have a contract that states otherwise, or unless they try to terminate you for protected reasons (gender, age>40, race, etc).  Answer #2: > I do not get along with [my manager].

> I'm not sure they have grounds to fire me

They do have grounds to fire you. "Your manager doesn't like you" is sufficient grounds to fire you in California. Fortunately, jobs in tech companies in the bay area aren't too difficult to come by. Heck, the company I work for is hiring right now.


Title: I got my Client Information that my Psychologist Refused to Hand Over. I put it together and there is 26 pages of abusive and negative comments. Yet I came to her for a suicide attempt and childhood trauma issues.

Question:
What are my options?

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If she is protected that is going to hurt so much.

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Essentially I was then paying money to a bully  for 4 years to degrade me.

Answer:
 How did you get these notes if she refused to hand them over? Generally, psychologist notes are protected from being given to the patient.Answer #2: There’s a reason psychiatric notes are not generally disclosed.

If what she did in session with you was reasonable and appropriate, what she wrote about you in her notes probably isn’t relevant.

You should review this matter with a new counselor whom you trust.Answer #3: What she wrote about you in her notes isn't actionable. What she said to you and how she treated you may be. This exactly why patients aren't supposed to see the notes.Answer #4: How many of the abusive and negative comments were about your drug use?  You're mad at someone for doing their job.  You have no legal recourse.  Stop doing methamphetamine.  It's bad to be a tweaker.Answer #5: If you feel the psychologist violated the law or ethics, assuming you are in the U.S., you can contact your state's licensing board.


Title: PLEASE HELP! Had a vacation from hell in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic . Need advice to seek additional reimbursement from the resort.

Question:
My boyfriend and I returned from the Hard Rock Punta Cana in early June. It was the vacation from hell.

We went on a resort sponsored excursion on the third day after the area received somewhat severe storms nearby that past night. The natural pool/sand bar that they brought us too was a little churned up with small particulates in the water that we suspected was seaweed and coral, and didn’t think twice about it assuming it was normal. They set up a floating minibar out of a cooler in the calm waters in this area to serve drinks. After an hour or so of being at the natural pool the excursion ended and we headed back to the resort. Later that night we ate dinner at the Japanese restaurant (on resort property) that was recently mentioned in an article as a source of food poisoning for a group of high school seniors from Oklahoma.

Later that night he became severely ill – he really felt that he wouldn’t make it through the night. He had explosive vomiting and diarrhea for hours, and couldn’t keep liquids down to rehydrate. It’s the sickest he’s ever been, by far. He suffered from nausea, fever, chills, and disorientation. On a side note, I had alcoholic drinks from the in-room minibar, restaurant, and casino throughout the day, and ended my day with a drink from the in-room minibar prior to going to bed. I fell asleep quite quickly and was in an almost comatose state of sleep. I didn’t wake up once during his consistent episodes of being sick and I didn’t wake up as he yelled my name during the night from the bathroom. He tried to shake me awake at times but I wasn’t getting up. I indulged in some drinks throughout the day, but not so much that I would be knocked out the way I was where I wouldn’t have responded to him. From the recent reports, I could have had minor methanol poisoning but we have no way to confirm this and didn’t suspect it at the time. I also read that ethanol helps to slow down the metabolism of methanol, which could have prevented me from getting a more toxic dose if I did ingest methanol.

The next morning we go to the facility medic, they refer us to the local ER that’s a 30 minute drive off the resort property. There is a language barrier, but they state it’s a GI infection and we need to stay overnight at the hospital for antibiotic IVs to be administered. We weren’t comfortable there, and we asked for prescribed medication/antibiotics (flagyl) that we can take with us back to the resort. They did take samples for testing, but we never received the lab results – we have no way of knowing if they continued the tests after we left. On our way out of the ER we saw members of the same excursion waiting to be seen by a doctor, and they shared similar symptoms though it didn’t appear to be as severe.

The next day we smell our clothes from the excursion, and our clothes have a dense sewage smell – very fecal. It was disgusting. We believe we were swimming in sewage during our excursion, and we have read reports later that suggests Haiti and parts of the DR dump sewage into the ocean. The storms from the night before may have shifted some of the currents and sewage to that natural pool where it normally wouldn’t be. The resort said they checked with the restaurants we ate at (including the Japanese restaurant), and they didn’t find anything that would have made us sick. My boyfriend did confirm that he didn’t get a new cup for each drink at the minibar in the natural pool, he reused the same cup. He does suspect some ocean water may have gotten into his cup during our time out there – there was some splashing nearby him as well.

My boyfriend didn’t begin to recover until the following weekend when we visited an ER in the US and he was prescribed some medication to improve his comfort. This was 10 days after the first symptoms appeared. During the week we were back in the US he was in severe discomfort. However, by the time of his US hospitalization, his tests came back negative and he wasn’t administered more antibiotics.

To date he hasn’t fully recovered and his stomach remains sensitive. However, he feels much improved given how bad he was feeling. With time he should continue to get better, and we are following the reports coming out of the DR closely. Depending on the causative agent of his illness, he could be at risk of experiencing long term problems.

At this time the hotel will refund us the cost of one night, and they comped some other expenditures we had at the resort. They will also comp his related ER bills, both in the DR and US, because it’s covered by their insurance. However, we feel his suffering and time is worth more than what we have received from the resort, and we’re seeking advice for other options to pursue.

TL/DR: Boyfriend became very ill in Punta Cana, and we feel he received inadequate reimbursement for his pain, suffering, and time. We would like to hear advice and opinions on other options we can pursue to gain further reimbursement from the resort.

Answer:
 [This is an ongoing problem.](https://www.casino.org/news/147-tourists-report-illness-at-hard-rock-casino-punta-cana-in-june)

He should definitely speak to a personal injury firm ASAP. I would consult with one locally first and see what they would advise as far as DR goes.Answer #2: Did any of the doctors you saw in the US attribute the illness to the trip?  Meaning could any of them testify that because of some negligence on the trip you suffered pain? Did you sign a release before going on the excursion waiving any liability?


Title: Can I legally threaten somebody in self-defense?

Question: Currently living in Washington County in the state of Oregon. Today I had a really frightening scare with a man who was clearly out to coerce and harm me. I am a young woman, and an older man approached me outside of my place of work alone at night and began talking to me. It was clear that he was trying to manipulate me into a dangerous situation. He never used any kind of physical force or threats on me, but I felt incredibly unsafe. I am a small person and I felt very helpless had he wanted to hurt me then and there. I carry pepper spray with me and am now considering investing in a taser. My question is: If a stranger approaches me and I feel deeply unsafe and ask them to leave me alone and they do not, is it considered self defense for me to threaten to harm them should they continue harassing me? (Example: "I told you to go away and you're not. I carry a taser/pepper spray, and if you don't leave in ten seconds I will tase/pepper spray you.") Would this be an illegal threat to make? This is obviously considering I have reason to believe the person means me real harm, as in a situation where I am alone at night and a very intimidating man is not responding with requests to go away or is following me when I try to leave or run, but not physically attacking me or threatening me. Not asking if the action itself would be illegal, just the threat of action. Also, would actually pointing the taser or pepper spray at them but not deploying it be illegal?

Answer:
 You can't force someone in public to leave the area you are in just because you feel uneasy around them. You also can't threaten to assault them in order to achieve that objective.

If you feel uneasy around someone, *you* should leave. Answer #2: IANAL:

> If a stranger approaches me and I feel deeply unsafe and ask them to leave me alone and they do not, is it considered self defense for me to threaten to harm them should they continue harassing me?

They are legally allowed to walk in the same direction as you, and talk to you, after you tell them to leave you alone. If they directly threaten you and/or touch you, you have the option of calling the police, as their actions would fall under ORS 166.065 - Harassment. If in doubt (such as this circumstance), call the police anyway. If you are physically assaulted, you have to option to defend yourself per ORS 161.209, which is restricted by ORS 161.219. To my knowledge, when in a public space, you are not legally allowed to harass or assault another person because they won't leave your immediate zone of comfort. Having your hand on the spray/taser inside your purse is lawful; threatening them verbally or brandishing/pointing the spray/taser at them is not lawful.

Edit: could also be menacing under ORS 163.190(1).Answer #3: Don't waste words. If you're close enough to have a conversation, you're close enough to be assaulted. Run. Leave. Escape. If you're pursued, defend yourself.


Title: Billed for packages we didn't order

Question:
My grandmother is bedridden, and as such wears adult diapers for when she has to go and she's either asleep or nobody can help her onto the bedpan. Because of the number we go through, we started ordering in bulk from a medical supply store and had them bill her debit card when they sent a package. At first, we received an order every month, but over time we didn't use as many as we thought we would. As I'm writing this, we have 3 or 4 boxes in the garage. When we realized how many we had, we of course called them to cancel the regular orders so that we didn't end up have a garage filled with them, intending to just call and place a one time order when we got low again.

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The next month, we were sent another package and they billed the debit card for it again. We called and complained and they said they would stop the monthly orders. For the last three months, this has continued. Today, we were checking the account balance and saw another charge from the company for another package, which again we had not ordered. By now we're sick of this, as it's obvious they intend to keep this up as long as they can charge us. I'm sure that this is illegal in some way, but I'm looking for advice on the process to go about stopping this.

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In case it's important, we live in north Alabama. Don't know where the supply store is located.

Answer: You need the call the bank the debit card is associated with and let them know you revoked permission for a merchant to make charges on the card, but the merchant has continued to do so without permission and ask the bank what they recommend. The bank will either suggest she be issued a new debit card and cancel the old one, or block the merchant from being able to make future charges on the card.


Title: Dad was terminated from work

Question: My father worked for Sears in fla. and had a major heart attack  .told him they put him  down  for medical leave of absence. 2 weeks later he has now found out they put him down as terminated. The phone numbers he had are going right to busy .Trying  to sort this out before  Sears closes the doors.hes 78 and wasn't plan to retire quite yet .please help

Answer:
 He would qualify for FMLA which is federal. Contact a lawyer.Answer #2: How long had he worked at Sears?Answer #3: NAL (work in HR).

1. If he was on FMLA and terminated because of being on FMLA, that is illegal.
2. If he was on FMLA and Sears closed the store, or downsized the workforce (meaning his job would have been eliminated even if he had *not* been on FMLA) then the company looks to be in the clear.

\#2 looks a little murky if they were downsizing and let go a random number of people (rather than something evidence based, EX: length of service, sales performance, a specific department, etc.). It would seem suspicious if he just "happened" to be one of the folks let go while he was on FMLA (and could be trending to option #1) if it was a random termination, however it could potentially be difficult to prove.

He should qualify as a terminated employee though and be eligible for Unemployment Benefits once he's off his approved medical leave. If he should be able to file for all of the pertinent benefits (COBRA, UE Insurance, etc.). Answer #4: Do you know if the store he worked at is closing? Because they are closing many of the Sears stores in Florida. It may be just bad timing?


Title: Another business with the same name

Question:
After choosing a name for a new for profit nationwide brand, a non-profit organization doing business in one city with the same name showed up.  The non-profit has an "s" making the name plural and although they serve the same demographic, their mission is very different from that of our company.  Although there will be a bit of an uphill trek with clearing up confusion for the end user, clear and concise branding & marketing will be key.

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What other concerns should be explored?  Are there any legal ramifications ore restrictions agains using the same name in a singular vs plural, ie. neighbor vs neighbors

Answer:
 If you can afford to think about having a "nationwide brand", you can afford a lawyer to go over your options.Answer #2: Same industry or different ones? That would be key here. Answer #3: >clear and concise branding & marketing will be key.

How do you imagine being clear and concise with an organisation running with almost the same name?


Title: My University Falsely Advertised WIFI in dorms

Question: On their housing website, it was written that all of the rooms come equipped with high speed wireless internet. The wifi barely works. I did point it out to them and they have sinced changed the description to say "connectivity is not guaranteed". If i had evidence to prove this, do i have a legal case to be released from my housing contract?

Answer:
 i dont believe "high speed" has a definition, so no.....

if they advertised 10mb/s and only provided 1mb/s then i believe you would have a case.


Title: My landlord wants me to move to the basement, so he can give my room to someone else. (SD)

Question:
I live in my landlords house, he asked me to move to the basement. So i asked for my last month rent back so i could leave at the end of this month, but he said that i need to give him 30 days notice. Since he broke the lease agreement, could i not ask for the money back?

I found this ad on craigslist so it was a verbal agreement.  I don't want to move to the basement because its dirty and the sewage is leaking. He is an old man with out any kids so i don't know what he will do to me.

Today he said that he is going to have someone over to look at my room. He said to move to the basement again. How can i fight this, i feel he might do something to me. Since I live with him, i think he might do something to me.

Answer:
> So i asked for my last month rent back so i could leave at the end of this month, but he said that i need to give him 30 days notice.

 Tell him he needs to give *you* 30 days notice.


Title: Was leased a car new from dealership. Price was negotiated for higher end model, got lower end.

Question:
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Wanted to lease a car from a dealership. I had my eyes on getting a top end model of a car with all the bells and whistles. I had test driven the car before and the prices didn't matter from place to place. When I went to go for the signing the dealer explained I could not go for a final drive because they were getting the car ready to drive off the lot. He offered to give me a ride in another model of the same type I would be getting (I know alarms should have rang). Later the salesperson showed me to the car I was to take home and showed me all the features. One of the features which was only in the high end model did not seem to be working. The sales person promised it would work on the highway and like an idiot I signed. Later on I realised the contract did not include the high end model name, just the mid model name (the edition was not there). He kept saying it was the edition I wanted it through the signing even though the paper was different.

My question is this. Can I somehow renegotiate considering the contract was in bad faith? I know I'm already on the fucked side of things but I don't want to pay for a high end model lease when I have a mid tier lease.

Answer: Do you have any proof that the high end model was the one you intended to buy and the one you negotiated for?Answer #2: You are almost certainly screwed. You signed a contract with the information of the car you actually received (and not the car you originally intended to buy) included. A standard rule for interpreting contracts in court is that only the information on the contract itself is relevant. Evidence about the negotiations before the contract was signed are usually not even considered. If you read the contract it probably even has a paragraph saying it is the “entire agreement” or something similar. That means you get the car described in the contract for the price in the contract.


Title: Serious: Moved out of apartment early, new lease signed then tenant backed out. Landlord says we're still responsible.

Question:
So, we bought a house but still had a few months left on our lease. When we broke our lease early and moved out, we signed a document saying that we were responsible for the rent until the apartment was rented. We moved out 9/30.

On October 13, we received notice that they had rented the apartment and the new tenant would be moving in on Oct 27th. Which is great for us. We no longer owed rent (We had already paid for all of October as rent is due on the 1st).

On Oct 31, we got an email saying "Oh the tenant changed their mind and rented a different unit, so your apartment is still for rent (our rent would be due the next day)".

I have a problem with this, in that when we were told the apartment had been rented, that should have been the resolution of the contract. We should have no longer been on the hook for rent if the apartment was rented, regardless of whether or not the new tenant changed their mind or changed/cancelled their lease.

Does r/legal have any advice on this issue? I've spoken to the manager who said she'd talk to her supervisor and get back to me. If it comes down to it, would it be in our best interest to speak with a lawyer?

A little more info since I'm getting the same question/statement. I was told today that a lease had been signed for our apartment. However, the tenant changed their mind (went with a different apartment) so they just modified the lease.

Location is in North Carolina

Answer:
 IANAL, but this honestly sounds very, very sketchy.

The landlord knows that you're on the hook for the rent on your former unit.  The landlord has a tenant who is interested in your unit, and even puts down a deposit on it and signs a lease but at the last minute the tenant suddenly ~~is incentivized by the landlord~~ decides to rent a different unit.

Personally, I would argue hard to the landlord that once they had a tenant sign a lease on your unit, you were off the hook.  If the landlord chose to modify the lease, that is their problem, not yours.  If the landlord really insists on billing you, I would consider paying for a half hour or hour of a lawyer's time and see if you can get the lawyer to write a letter telling your previous landlord to go make love to a porcupine (in so much polite legalese).Answer #2: You are no longer responsible for the rent once they are collecting rent from someone else on your unit. In all likelihood the tenant changed their mind before signing a lease which would mean you are still responsible.


Title: Someone got into my Groupon account and started their own shopping spree. I have their shipping name and address.

Question:
I was able to cancel most of the orders. What can I do with their name and address if I want them to get in trouble? It is to a residential address, not commercial or a PO box.

edit. I am in Washington state. The offender is trying to send to Illinois.

edit2. Thanks, all! Groupon contacted (orders cancelled), FTC complaint filed, local police specialist will call me back.

Answer: Report it to Groupon and the police.  If they used a credit card you had on file then they have committed a felony and can be prosecuted.  Groupon may be willing to go after these people. Answer #2: Report it to the police


Title: [TX] Do I have a legal obligation to inform my child's father that he forgot to pick his son up? Background info in the text.

Question:
A slightly long backstory:

My sons father is a reformed deadbeat dad of sorts. He walked out when our son was eight months old and showed up once or twice a year for the next four years. Fast forward to 2014 and he's on his fourth marriage. This wife has solid family values and loves kids and just like that, his dad was back in his life.

In December my sons father started throwing a fit and demanding we get our original divorce decree amended to reflect an agreement we came to outside of the decree. That was fine. The way he went about it was not. Instead of being an adult and having a conversation he had me served with papers suing me for the changes he wanted.

Needless to say, this irritated me. My irritation led me to have his child support reviewed since it had been eight years since it was reviewed. Honestly, I'm not sure what I expected to happen. I suppose it was mostly to inconvenience him. I realize this was a childish way to react but hindsight is 20/20. I certainly wasn't expecting his child support to triple and neither was he based on his reaction.

In January we came to an agreement and a very detailed calendar for the next few years was drafted and filed with the amended orders. The calendar indicates his dad should have picked our son up on Friday when school let out for the summer. Well, he didn't show up and still hasn't as of writing this.

Which finally brings me to my question: Do I have any sort of legal obligation to remind his father that he should have his son right now? I ask because once his father finally figures out he has missed almost a week it will instantly become my fault since he is the sort of person who never assumes responsibility and is constantly the victim. I am of the opinion that he is an adult in possession of a detailed custody schedule that he signed off on when it was filed with the court and is capable of caring for himself.

Ethically, yes I probably should reach out to him and see what's going on but my son doesn't want to leave and I'm not in any hurry to send him away. I generally try to take the high road but lately the high road has become exhausting. I have enough self-awareness to realize I'm being spiteful but given his fathers litigious nature do I have any legal repercussions to worry about?

Answer:
 Legally, probably not. But you already seem to know what the effect will be practically. And do you want to deal with that?

Send the idiot a text and you've done all you need to do.Answer #2: Can you get his new wife involved in a non-legal capacity? Seems like she might be the responsible adult in that relationship.


Title: Was not pulled over, was not given a dui, just reckless driving

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You're not going to jail for a first time reckless driving charge.

Get a lawyer and follow his or her advice.


Title: Girlfriend (f/19) Michigan, employer is forcing her and her coworkers to lie on Tips

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Labor Law

Answer: Blatant violation of the FLSA. Get proof that they asked this if possible and file a wage complaint.


Title: [CA] Sister impersonated me during a traffic stop in 2013 and got my license suspended. What should I do?

Question:
I am originally from California and had (have?) a CA driver's license when I was a teenager through college. After college I moved out of state to New England (in 2012) and got a new license in that state. The New England state took my physical CA license, and I thought that was the end of my CA license.

Fast forward to today, I recently moved back to CA and my New England driver's license is expiring. I went to the DMV here to get a new CA license. I was told that my old CA license was never cancelled, but was actually SUSPENDED for a Failure to Appear for a violation in Los Angeles in 2013 (while I was living in New England, and did not have my CA license anymore). My dad told me that he hadn't received any mail about this at my childhood home (which was the address on my CA license). But, he knew that this was my younger sister who was living in LA at the time - she is one of the most devious and ethically challenged people I have ever met or heard of. My sister's license was suspended in 2013 for various traffic and parking tickets which went unpaid/unanswered. She continued driving anyway for at least several months, if not over a year, while her license was suspended. My dad told me that my sister had told him that she'd been pulled over in LA in 2013, and to get out of going to jail and her car being towed for driving on a suspended license, she told the officer that she was me and did not have her license on her. Apparently it worked. I have no idea what the violation was that caused her to be pulled over and is on my license - I hope it's a minor violation like moderate speeding. Whatever it was, it was clearly never paid off or addressed. I texted her to confront her about this, and got no response. We do not have a good relationship and honestly at this point I am very close to finalizing a decision to refuse to see or speak with her even for family events.

Anyway, I now need to weigh my options here. I was told by the DMV that I need to call the LA Traffic Court and resolve this in order to get my license un-suspended. I haven't called yet. I'm very lucky that money isn't an issue for my family and my dad offered to pay all of the fees to get whatever fine is involved with this in LA paid off in addition to the resulting fees from the DMV to get my license un-suspended. (Unfortunately it's my dad's willingness to resolve things like this throughout our lives that contributed to my sister being the way she is.) But, I'm worried about this suspension being on my driving record and potentially causing high insurance costs which I'm not comfortable asking my dad to help pay. Is it worth it to try to fight this? Is it too late? While I'm back in CA I live a plane ride away from LA, for reference.

EDIT: Is there anything I can do about the fact that California did not cancel my license? According to the California DMV: "You don't need to cancel your license with the DMV. When you receive a license from your new state, your California license will automatically be canceled." I had already had a different license by the time this occurred.

EDIT 2: Experimented with insurance quotes - my insurance premiums would be ~50% higher with this suspension on my record. I am so upset.

Answer:
 This probably will impact your insurance significantly. Where I'm from a suspension dramatically increases your insurance rates for seven years. You should at least talk to a traffic attorney, the solution may involve filing a police report against your sister.Answer #2: I get what you're saying;  the California DMV had already canceled your license so why would they suspend it as well ?

They didn't really suspend your canceled license;  instead they suspended your "driver record", which is how they suspend the licenses of out-of-state drivers who get (and don't pay) California citations.   Same as if it had really been you behind the wheel.

The only way to clear this from your record is to make an identity theft report.   It's simply the only way.

And yes, you might have to appear for court in California, but it's more likely you can handle it via a traffic attorney if her violations weren't serious.

If the violations were serious, you've got more than just insurance issues and unpaid fines to deal with;   your sister's criminal record will have a note "Alias:  OP" forever, and if she was fingerprinted then her prints may be in the California system under your name.


Title: Lawyer is trying to demand a much higher price than was agreed upon

Question:
I'm in NJ

My father hired a lawyer to defend him against several claims made against him by my extended family. They're insane, and he was acquitted of everything.

The problem now is that my dad's lawyer is trying to demand a much higher price than was agreed upon. My dad also did work on his home in exchange for credit toward his bill. Nothing was put into writing though. However, my dad never signed anything at all regarding money owed to his lawyer at any point. Obviously, the lawyer has sent numerous bills.

He's not sure what to do because the lawyer is now threatening legal action if not paid, but the price he's suggesting is ridiculous. I'm hoping that because my dad never signed anything or agreed to anything in writing, this might be more of a scare tactic.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Answer: He should ask for an itemized bill that shows what work was done, when it was done, and how long that work took. Good lawyers bill incrementally and only for the actual work they do. Send him something in writing asking for this itemized billing, to which you are entitled. You should also look for any type of letter of engagement that you signed before entering into a relationship and see how it says you will be billed.


Title: My roommate gave me second-degree burns and now refuses to help pay the hospital bill.

Question:
First, let me just start by saying that I am in college and paying my own way through it and I have no legal experience whatsoever and any help would be appreciated.

EDIT: Location: Blacksburg, Virginia

The event: I was in my dorm room a couple of weeks ago and my roommate was trying to make easy mac using the microwave. He put water in the easy mac cup and put in the microwave. When he took it out, it slipped out of his hands and onto my thigh and lower groin area. The RA was called and I had to be taken away in an ambulance and get overnight treatment for my second-degree burns. The entire bill from the hospital comes out to about $1500.

The problem: I approached my roommate about splitting the cost or helping me out and flat out refused. He blames me for apparently "calling the ambulance" instead of driving myself to the hospital. I have the RA report which clearly states that he was the one that dropped it on me and I have friends on my hall that would vouch for that.

1) What's the next legal step that I can take?
2) I don't have any money of my own, how can I pay for legal counsel of any sort?
3) Is having the RA report enough evidence or is pursuing a legal option futile and I should just cut my losses?

Thanks again for all the replies, I could really use your help.

Answer:
 1) You can attempt to take him to small claims court. Alternately, assuming you have insurance (which you should have, as you're a college student and likely are required to either carry your school's insurance or have your own), they may wish to pursue subrogation against your roommate. However, the subrogation route is iffy at best.

2) You can either get legal advice from your school's legal aid center or ask a lawyer to take it on contingency. You would have to pick up the phone and start dialing lawyers, though.

3) It's "evidence" that he dropped it, sure. However, in a court of law, this does not necessarily constitute fault. It would depend on whether he was acting in a negligent or reckless fashion, whether the risk of him falling was known to you, whether you were located in an area that posed a higher risk (like sitting on the countertop next to the microwave).


Title: Can I still press charges against my mother for her abuse to my now-dead grandma?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You cannot press charges for anything.


Title: Who to report a gaming company to for false advertising/bad business practice?

Question:
I play a free-to-play game that has optional in-game cosmetic purchases, which is great and all. They run events that generally include limited-time items that you can only get during that run, and never again.

So my problem is this... the current buy-in event has limited cosmetics you can get after 3-6 purchases of other gaming content. It's an annual event that always works like this, and it was advertised just so for months now that this is how it'll be marketed. This event has been running for 3 weeks. Just two days ago, they backpeddled and said these "limited time" items are not limited now, instead they'll be "exclusive" and available again at a later time. Potentially cheaper than the amount you had to spend to "achieve" the cosmetic unlock during this event.

Problem is, there's people (myself included) that have spent $50-100 on this event, prepared to purchase the, as advertised, "limited" items. This is not okay, right? This is false advertising.

On top of that, it's been flat out said they don't know about issuing refunds to those who were mislead about their purchases.

Who can I report this to? I'm in the US (WA state).

Answer: No one, because there's a 99% guarantee that the game's terms of service allow them to do this.  This is why you shouldn't spend real money on fictional items.


Title: (SC) Theme of the day: forced medical service

Question:
Edit: I'm getting flack about having a DUI. I get it and I feel like shit because of it. But I'm asking for advice here, for what I think is a valid question. Both the hospital staff and arresting officer told me the sheriff's office would be responsible for the charges. Hospital staff declined to take my insurance card when offered at the time of service.

TL;DR: I'm a shithead and get arrested. Detention center forces arresting officer to force me to go to the ER. I didn't sign anything and shouldn't have to pay, but no one cares because I'm the easiest person to charge. It's no one's problem but mine. For the love of god, please, someone care.

Hi all, I love this sub and hope you'll be able to help me as well as you help so many others. I was arrested for DUI on 12/30 after a collision with a stationary object (no passengers or other cars involved). The detention center would not process me when we got there and demanded that the arresting officer take me to the local hospital to be checked out. I refused medical attention at the scene of the accident, but because there had been a collision, they wouldn't accept the liability of not having a doctor look at me prior to accepting custody of me. So the detention center forced the arresting officer to take me to the ER.

I did not want medical service. I made it very clear to the officer that I was totally willing to just let it go, if the detention center didn't want to take me we could all just go home.

The arresting officer drove me to the hospital, where we sat in an exam room at the ER, and a nurse tech came in to take my vitals and scan my shoulder. They did not take my health insurance information. The hospital staff and the arresting officer both said that I would not be responsible for the medical charges.

I received three bills: one from the hospital for the exam room, one from Healthcare Financial Services for the physician, and one from XXX Medical Imaging for the scan.

At the hospital, I didn't sign any paperwork. I didn't sign anything consenting to service. I didn't sign anything claiming responsibility as the guarantor, but I'm now getting collection threats. I did not file these bills with my health insurance, nor with my car insurance agency as a medical bill related to the collision--I don't think that my insurance policies should have to pay for medical care I was forced to receive.

I'm having a very difficult time even finding someone to whom I can forward these bills. The hospital will not do any of the legwork on my behalf, including rerouting the bills to the correct party. They suggested I call the detention center. The detention center won't accept responsibility for the bills, because I wasn't an inmate (and therefore not in their custody) at the time of service, so I should go to XXX County. XXX County sheriff's office sent me to XXX county PD, who kicked me back to the sheriff, and so on. No one seems to know who I should talk to or where I should go.

Since the county employees are such a cluster of not-my-problem, I decided to change tactics and try to get myself off the hook with the medical companies--let them chase down the right person at the county office. They deserve it.

I called the hospital again today, and so-not-helpful woman in financial services agreed that my signature is nowhere on the paperwork. I'm listed as the patient, the guarantor section is blank, and consent is given by something akin to the legal guardian. She says the signatures that are on the paperwork are mostly illegible but definitely not mine (i.e. she can tell this one starts with a T, that one has a P, etc. which is nothing like my name). None of what she describes is close to the arresting officer's signature either. She confirms that my signature isn't anywhere on this paperwork, but tells me that I'm the responsible party because I was the patient, services were rendered, and they have to collect from someone. I'm the easiest person to charge. She told me that I could a) submit through my own health insurance, make payments and hope to receive reimbursement from the county, b) dispute the charges, or c) let it roll to collections and my credit report. When I tried to push further, she stonewalled me, saying that I should just dispute the charges. She said she didn't know what I was talking about when I asked for the phone number for corporate compliance. She's mailing me copies of the paperwork, and I intend to dispute it.

I called the physicians financial services company, and the representative there asked if I had been Baker Acted. Google only seems to give information on the Baker Act as used to submit someone to a psychiatric evaluation. Does the Baker Act apply to my case? The rep said that if I was under arrest and in their custody at the time of service, it does apply. She said she'd mail the bill to the county sheriff's office (I had to give her the address) and see what happened. She said I may still receive bills and I may have to call back, which makes me think that if the sheriff's office doesn't respond, the charges will still be my responsibility.

So, my questions are: who should I poise my attack on--the medical companies, or the sheriff's office? What grounds do the medical companies have to hold me responsible for the charges when I was the patient, but didn't sign anything giving consent or confirming myself as the guarantor?  Does the Baker Act help me out here? What the heck should I do?

TL;DR: I'm a shithead and get arrested. Detention center forces arresting officer to force me to go to the ER. I didn't sign anything and shouldn't have to pay, but no one cares because I'm the easiest person to charge. It's no one's problem but mine. For the love of god, please, someone care.

Edit: Earlier this week I emailed the criminal lawyer who is handling my DUI charges to ask if he had seen or dealt with this before, since he's local. He hasn't, but asked to forward my email to some contract lawyers and collection lawyers in town.

Answer: I don't see what attack you think you have.  Medical service was provided to you...you have to pay.  That's how these things work.  You don't like it?  Well in the future don't drink and drive and hit shit with your car and get arrested.


Title: Roommate wants to move out, but she's taking her sweet time, refusing to pay up, and demanding we refund her money instead. Advice?

Question:
I'm going to try to be concise and thorough at the same time. That may be difficult. Essentially I am asking if any of my assertions are correct and what steps are recommended from here.

I live with three roommates in a house in Washington. Our 12-month lease is signed by one of our roommates and co-signed by her father. The rest of our names are on the lease as approved occupants. We pay our share of the rent every month to the leaseholder, and the utilities, split evenly, are paid to me.

We have been having a lot of trouble with one roommate. The background doesn't really matter, I suppose, but I think it's important for context. She brought in her boyfriend to our house that lived there on and off for three months, which is against our lease and our wishes. The landlord doesn't know. She did not respect our wishes when we asked, in writing, that he leave for two weeks minimum while we had finals.

On Nov. 30th, when we wrote the letter, she got very upset and stated that she would be moving out as soon as possible. She paid December's rent. On Dec. 7th, we all sat down, and she stated formally to all of us that she would be moving out. We asked when, she said she didn't know. We asked that she be gone by January 1st so we could have a new roommate in, she said she would try but that she didn't know if she could do it because holiday season and yadda yadda yadda.

Fastforward to last night. We found a roommate who needs to move in January 1st. I approach her and tell her she's gotta be out January 1st. She says that's not gonna work. She demands for her security deposit back and she says she gets to stay as long as she wants in January because she paid a last month's rent at the time of move-in and now she's entitled to it.
Today she left the state for a week for the holidays and won't be back until January 1st or later. She changed her doorknob to her room to a locking doorknob that needs a key to unlock it. Her room contains the Internet modem (a service all roommates pay equally for) and the circuit breaker box.

Here is what our lease says:
> “5. Early Termination of Lease
In the event of early termination for any cause, the above security deposit shall be forfeited. The security deposit will NOT be applied to charges for unpaid rent, cleaning or damage in cases of early termination. In the event of early termination (i.e. breaking lease) for any cause, Tenant shall be responsible for the rent on the Premises until it is re-rented.”

This is my understanding and logic:
Because she decided to move out first (I have the statement saved in a text message from Nov. 30th) she is breaking lease, and is forfeiting her security deposit. I did not essentially "kick her out" because I gave her a deadline to move out, which is what she thinks I did.
Because we have a 12-month lease, the last month's rent was paid as one lump sum to our landlord for the month of August, our last month. She is not entitled to use it until then, and it isn't okay for her to stay in January because she claims to have already paid that month. She is breaking lease, so she doesn't get a free month. She won't be here to pay rent on the 1st and has refused to do so anyway. She is also refusing to pay the bills from December.

Because she put a lock on her door and the circuit breaker box is in her room, is it within my legal rights to break the lock to enter the room? Can I then move her stuff out into the garage so that someone else can pay rent and take up that space January 1st? Is she responsible for any damages caused by my attempts to get past the lock, or am I? I'm assuming it is not legal for her to change the knobs without consulting our landlord.

Are my assumptions correct?
Is she breaking lease? Is she entitled to a security deposit and to stay for January, while refusing to pay rent and utilities? How do I get her to pay me for December's utilities? Can I break the lock and move her shit out? What is your recommended course of action to work this all out the best I can?

Thanks in advance! Any advice is MUCH appreciated. This has been one huge headache.

Answer:
 None of your assumptions are correct. She hasn't terminated the lease until she's left. However, if the situation is one leaseholder and two approved occupants, the approved occupants aren't actually on the lease UNLESS they've signed paperwork agreeing to a specific length of their tenancy. Otherwise, they're standard month to month tenants.

Check the paperwork the "approved residents" signed to find out if they're bound by a length of time.

If it's a month to month situation, she owes 20 days WRITTEN notice to vacate. This notice must be given at least 20 days prior to the day rent is due. The leaseholder can also have her move out by giving 20 days written notice. Again, no less than 20 days from when rent is due. Notice given now would be effective Feb 1, as it's less than 20 days from when the rent is due. Any last month/security deposit would then be owed to her, less damages.

I'm not really comfortable with the breaking the lock situation, because it depends on who her lease holder is. If she has one, it's the landlord of the building. If she's month to month, it's the person who signed the lease. And there are notice requirements and whatnot, and just... don't unless it's an emergency.


Title: Accountant misfiled my taxes, now the IRS is after me for $16,000+ in interest and fees. Can the accounting firm be forced to pay for their negligence?

Question:
I started a residential real estate flip company in WA, in 2007, at the age of 22.
Zero experience, infinite ambition.

It's been one giant learning lesson after another, but now we're FINALLY turning a profit, however, a bad tax return in 2013 has my company on the IRS' radar BIG TIME!

I hired a professional CPA for over $6,000 per year to reconcile my books on a monthly basis and file my taxes for the years 2008-2014.

I got a letter from the IRS six weeks ago stating that the excise tax affidavit's they received from the sales of our houses didn't seem to match with my tax filing and that it appeared to them that I'd grossly understated my income. They gave me 30 days to respond...

Already unhappy with my accountant for other reasons I hired a different accounting firm to audit my accountants work and assist me with responding to the IRS. They discovered that my accounting was done incorrectly (a very simple mistake of using the net purchase price of our houses rather than the gross on just a few of the sales) and that my income was in fact under reported by about $180,000 for 2013 (I can go into greater detail on this if needed).

The new accounting firm discovered that the IRS is now due taxes on that unreported income from 2013, 6% interest for two years on those taxes, a 20% penalty and a 25% penalty, totaling around $8,000 for 2013.

We did a quick audit of 2014 and it's looking even worse...

My question: What recourse do I have against the negligent accountant or is it considered my responsibility to audit their work to ensure my taxes are done correctly prior to submitting them?
If the accountant is liable, is it likely to be cost effective to pursue them or their E&O insurance?

To add insult to injury, I'll now be responsible for covering the following additional expenses due to this negligent error:

$4,500 to have the new accounting firm redo 2013 books/tax report.

$4,500, (estimate) to redo 2014 books.

$my time, which is now pretty valuable and much better used elsewhere.

$8,000+, (estimate), 2014 interest and penalties.

$IRS Audit; new accountant has assured me that we'll most likely be audited by the IRS for 2013 & 2014. Also 2012 if I filed that year late (which I did) and the 3 year statute of limitations hasn't expired yet. I don't expect it to be pretty...

I'm in a mess and could use any advice you might have to offer!
Please help! :-/

Answer: Typically the E&O will cover only the penalties and fees , not the extra tax itself. After all, if they had done the job properly, you still would have owed that tax. I haven't heard of it reimbursing a second firm to audit the work of the first; although it doesn't sound too unreasonable in this case. Answer #2: You may wanna cross post this a sub like /r/personalfinance. They probably have more experience. Maybe /r/tax as well.


Title: I talked to my employer about a contractual violation, and got fired

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You said you were fired over something you were previously given a warning for....