Title: [NY] Got rear-ended. Geico doesn't want to pay for my loss of use of my vehicle that's used for Livery (limo)

Question:
Hi everyone!

I have a bit of an issue with Geico and I am not too sure what should be my next step.

I drive a limousine for living (Uber Black/SUV in NYC). I got rear-ended a few days ago by a Geico insured vehicle.

I had my car inspected and it looks like it's going to need 6 business days to get fixed (that's what's on the estimate from the Geico adjuster).

Geico issued a check for the amount of the repair which I am fine with but they are giving me the runaround for the loss of use of my vehicle.

I won't be able to use my car and pay my bills when it's going to be at the shop to get fixed.

They are offering to give me $65 a day for 6 days and suggesting that I go rent a car and use it to drive people around. When I told the new adjuster assigned to my claim that I can't do that in NYC and that a livery vehicle must be licensed by the TLC with Limo plates, she said that she does this every day and that she specializes in livery claims. She supposedly processes at least 4 of these claims a day.

I know for a fact that there is no way any other driver would go rent a car for $65 and use it to do Limo work in NYC because that's illegal and you WILL get arrested for doing that.

I gross between $2300 to $2500 a week, sometimes more - I feel like I am entitled for a full compensation for the days I won't be able to use my car.

I had a similar incident happen a few months ago and Liberty Mutual (the other party insurer) asked for my Tax return as well as my 2 recent pay statements from Uber and paid me the full amount for the 3 days I wasn't able to use my car.

Should I be sending a certified demand letter to Geico? If they refuse, can I take them to court? Is there any bad faiths penalties in New York State that I can ask for since it's going to take a couple of months?

Thanks a lot for your help and please excuse my grammar - english is my 3rd language.

PS: Is it a good idea to record the claim adjuster telling me that I should rent a car and use it instead of my car or that's not relevant?

Answer:
 > Is it a good idea to record the claim adjuster telling me that I should rent a car and use it instead of my car or that's not relevant?

It's likely irrelevant.

If you don't like the offer they made, then make sure not to sign a settlement agreement.  You can then sue the other driver(not Geico, they don't owe you anything) for whatever damages you feel have not been covered.


Title: My house doesn't have heat [Buffalo, NY]

Question:
It hasn't had heat since I moved in in May, but that wasn't a problem due to how hot it was out. My landlord keeps promising he'll put in a furnace soon but every time he says it'll be done "within 24 hours" he fails to do so. I'm planning on giving my 30 days notice (I'm a month-to-month tenant) Oct 1 and then moving out Nov 1. Do I have to pay my last month's rent if my house doesn't have heat?

Also, how do I give my landlord written notice if I don't have his address? He picks up the rent check from my house every month and won't give me a mailing address.

Tl;dr Landlord sucks, figuring out the notice process

Answer:
 > Do I have to pay my last month's rent if my house doesn't have heat?

Yes, you pay rent so long as you live there.  If you want to argue that the house is uninhabitable and you want to leave early, you can pursue that.


Title: Homeowners Association says I have to get rid of one of my dogs. [TN]

Question:
Topic:
Real Estate law

Answer:
 An HOA can typically levy fines. In most states, they can foreclose to collect the fines if the fines aren't paid. Either way, you can't sell with clean title if there are outstanding fines.

There should be an association rulebook. I suggest they find it and read it.

There is probably a rule about pet limits.


Title: Pulled Over with Shrooms

Question:
I was running a little late for work in my boyfriends car and happened to be speeding. I was pulled over and the cop immediately came up to the window. He said the car reeked of marijuana and asked if he could search me. I said that was okay but never gave consent to search the car and actually argued with him a little over it as he detained me. I didnt think he would find anything but to my surprise he finds my roomates shrooms that I didnt know he left in my bag from the day before. I can't believe that it's a felony charge. This ruins all of my future plans. Everyone says I should lawyer up because its a felony, but I dont feel like I have much of a case. I cant afford to waste that kind of money. My question is should I get a lawyer and is there any chance of me dropping or lessening my charge?

Edit: Sorry I am a first time offender in Hays County Texas

Answer:
 Did you say it was okay, or did you say that he couldn't search? Which is it? What's your state? There's a good chance he didn't need your consent.

E: to answer your question, yes you should hire a lawyer. Not hiring a lawyer here could quite possibly be the absolute dumbest thing you'll ever do in your life


Title: Evicted After Driving On Ambien

Question:
So, a good friend of mine occasionally sleepwalks on Ambien. A week ago he found that his car had been damaged and things were not where he had left them. He put 2 and 2 together and realized that he must have drove somewhere while asleep on Ambien. His ex-wife said that he sleepwalks sometimes, he didn't believe here. Anyway, he called the police and reported it. The police had a previous hit and run report, and it must have been him.

He's a disabled combat veteran and these meds are fairly new to him. (He took Ambien once before when he was married, but only for a short time.) He told the police about sleepwalking on Ambien. They searched his vehicle and apartment looking for drugs or alcohol and found nothing. He is on lithium and can't drink because of it. (This isn't the part I'm needing legal advice on.)

His apartment complex saw the police talking to him and asked what was going on. He told them what had happened and they told him that he had to leave in 24 hours. But I said, "umm...no. They can't kick you out in 24 hours unless you've missed a payment or something." He has never missed a payment and he has plenty of money to pay his bills. 6 hours later they gave him a notice saying that he has 15 days to move out, listing a DUI as their reason to vacate. Also, the apartment complex is charging him an additional $400 for littering, for getting a DUI, and other weird things. (None of which happened) At no point did my friend yell or curse while dealing with the erratic leasing agent.

My friend is a very nice guy, doesn't use drugs, and hasn't even gone to court over this incident. They didn't arrest him because he called the accident in himself. I don't understand how they can kick him out over a DUI that he hasn't even been found guilty of yet.

I'm urging my friend to get a lawyer. He hasn't broken any clauses in the rental agreement, he's been a good tenant, and I feel like the leasing agent flipped out when she saw a black guy talking with the police.

My friend should get a lawyer and sue them, right?

Answer: First, he needs to talk to the property manager.  Most likely nothing is going to go on when they hear his side of the story.  If he gets served for eviction, then he needs to go to a local Legal Aid group or Tenant's group for help.  I have no ideal what anyone would be suing for.  Answer #2: I recommend your friend call landlord-tenant lawyers in his area, not for "get a lawyer and sue them", but to advise him on whether this eviction will succeed and possibly retain one to represent him in his eviction. Someone who does LL-T in your area will know things like whether the eviction is likely to be upheld and whether there's a "going rate" for leaving an apt w/out having to be evicted (in my city, tenants can usually get a payout in exchange for dropping their resistance to an eviction, and lawyers who practice LL-T know what  is normal to give tenants).  A first step before calling is to get out the lease and look to see if it covers attorneys' fees. Attorneys especially like to take LL-T cases if there's a clause requiring that the prevailing party have their fees reimbursed. Landlords like to put that in as they imagine it in their favor, but it's a powerful tool for tenants (I did some LL-T law back in the day, represented both tenants and landlords).Answer #3: Is he a month to month tenant?


Title: (PA) Help, My Girlfriend's Bank Account was Frozen and Money Being Deducted From It

Question:
This is in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia to be specific.  My girlfriend was away, she works as a traveling entertainer, and when she returned she was greeted by a letter from her bank (Wells Fargo) and was unable to access her funds.  The letter states,
"We want to let you know that on August 4, 2016, Wells Fargo was served with the enclosed legal order, in the amount of $xx, which requires us by law to deduct money from your account.  As a result, we withdrew $xx from your account on August 4, 2016 and charged a non-refundable processing fee of $xx.  Please be aware we may withdraw money in the future in response to the legal order."

Her other bills are synched with her bank, so she had issues with all of them as well when they tried to pull money from her account.

The subsequent letter, from Philadelphia Municipal Court, has a Writ of Execution directed to the sheriff of Philadelphia County to Satisfy the judgement, interest, and costs against the defendant (my girlfriend) that states,
"1. You are directed to levy upon property of the defendant and to sell dependent's interest therein:
2. You are also directed to attach the property of the defendant not levied upon in the possession of Wells Fargo Bank as garnishee, and all defendants's accounts located at the above address and to notify the garnishee of the following,
(a) an attachment has been issued
(b) the garnishee is enjoined from paying any debt to or for the account of the defendant and from delivering any property of the defendant or otherwise disposing thereof;
(c) the attachment shall not include any funds in an account of the defendant with a bank or other financial institution.
3. If property of the defendant not livid upon and subject to attachment is found in the possession of anyone other than a named garnishee, you are directed to notify such other person that he or she has been added as a garnishee and is enjoined as above stated."

They then attach a Writ of Execution Notice to her stating that the judgment has been issued against her and it may cause her property to be held or taken to pay said judgment.

After this, a letter entitled Interrogatories to Garnish.  It says she is required to file answers to the following Interrogatories wishing thirty days after service upon you.  Failure to do so may result in judgment against you.
Are we just supposed to type up responses to these Interrogatories?  Or is this for Wells Fargo Bank to answer as the Garnishee, I guess we are the defendant.

There is a letter after that titled Writ of Execution notice, it states there is a debtor's exception for $300.  Does anyone know what this is, also, it talks about other exemptions, and one of them is property she owns with another person, and I cosigned on her car.  Should I fill out the claim of exemption, and would that prevent her car from being taken?

There is a Notice to Co-Owner of Attachment of Property.  And that I should file a Petition to Intervene Stay and Set Aside Writ of Execution as aNon-Judgement Debtor Property to File with the Sheriff.  Is that something I should do? Does this include vehicles, and will they be able to repossess her car?

There is then a form called Application to Proceed in Forma Paupers.

It says to the sheriff.

1. My personal property is subject to levy or attachment due to a judgment against another person.
2. Because of my financial condition, I am unable to pay the fees and costs of filing my Property Claim form/Petition to Intervene, Stay and Set Aside Writ of Execution; and to defend my property interests.
3. I am unable to obtain funds from anyone, including my family and associates, to pay the costs of this litigation.  I understand that I have a continuing obligation to inform the Court of improvement in my financial circumstances, which would permit me to pay the costs incurred herein.
4. I verify that the information disclosed on this application and the attached Financial Statement are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.  I understand that false statement herein are made subject..

Is this what we should sign and send back, because this is her current situation for the most part.

Then there is a financial statement.  And a writ of execution.  It never states a court date or anything though.

Sorry for such a long post, I just learned about this, she is going on tour this week, and I want to try to help her to the best that I can.

I intend to go speak to a lawyer, even though she can't afford one, but they're closed until Monday.  Please, if anyone has any advise, I would appreciate it.

Thank you.

Answer: Ok, that's a lot of information, but you somehow left out the part about how she incurred the debt and whether she disputes its validity.


Title: In North Carolina, if an eighteen year old wants to have sex with a 14 year old, or is trying to, can it be charged in any way?

Question: Dude is talking to my sister about wanting to have sex with her but he’s 18 and she’s 14 barely.  She doesn’t want to because she doesn’t know the guy. Doesn’t sound right in my head and I was wondering if we could do something about it.

Answer:
 Age of consent in NC is 16, and the Romeo and Juliet laws require a LESS than 4 year age gap. So either way, his sleeping with her would be illegal.

I’m not sure if asking her to do so is illegal. (NAL)

The practical solution is to BLOCK him on all phones and social media, then report to authorities if he continues to approach her. Answer #2: > She doesn’t want to

Regardless of age, this is the end of the discussion.  "No" is a complete sentence.


Title: [NYS] Signed a note when i was 21, more than 10 years later....

Question:
And I feel swindled.

I signed a note 10+ years ago when I left the employ of a company my uncle owned.

While working with said uncle we would often vacation and spend money pretty lavishly.

Fast forward to the end of the business/personal relationship, we left in bad terms. I felt that it was d/t me spending my free time less with him and more with friends.  He said it was d/t my inability to keep a deadline.

Shortly after I left his employ, I was told if need to go to the attorney to sign the Note for my Home and Car debt.

He provided me with a private mortgage (250$/week) that at the time was funded by the marketing revenue I brought it from my job. He also provided me with $ to 'build' my car. You k ow the kind that young kids do, putting speakers and go fast parts in.

Well never once did we talk about paying him back for anything other than the home loan. Which was taken out of my paycheck by him. At the age of 21 when I signed it I was young, foolish and naive and as I understood it if I did not sign the note at the time I would have lost my home and my vehicle.

I'd been paying 100$/month every month up until about a month or two ago. (Close to $10k at this point I think, totel debt was over $60K) Financially I couldn't pay and the more I thought about it the more wronged I felt.
I am meant to be paying this well into my 60s, and I would assume you his heirs (one of which is my God Daughter...?)

I have very little contact with him. He's my birth Father's (very little contact with as well), sister's Husband.  I'm trying to get my life in order and this is driving me crazy.

Any advice?

TIA

Answer:
 Just feeling wronged isn't enough of a reason to stop paying the debt.  And I appreciate that you may feel that you didn't agree to pay all that money back, but you signed the note, so legally, you *did* agree at the time.  It's too late to go back and argue about that reason now.

If you can pay, keep paying, or take out a loan through a bank if you can get a better deal.  If you can't pay, or could only pay if you sell your home, talk to an attorney about whether filing for bankruptcy would make sense.


Title: How to prevent a vacation-rental rip-off [Maine USA]

Question:
So my 9-year-old niece broke the hinge on a screen door at our vacation rental (by trying to close the door when it had been propped open at the top). There was absolutely no other damage to the door. I found the replacement hinge for $6 online, and there is a youtube video made by the screen door manufacturer that explains in 2 minutes how to replace it. I would have done it myself before leaving, but it happened the last day before we were leaving and there wasn't time for the part to be delivered, so I just let the rental agent know about it when I returned the keys. Now the owner has informed us (through the rental agent) that her carpenter has had a look, and he thinks the entire door has to be replaced. This will surely eat up our $500 deposit... this is rubbish, but I live a 6-hour drive away in Canada, and have no direct contact with the owner or her carpenter.

How can I reduce my chances of getting ripped off here? I'm sure the carpenter sees an easy job where the person on the hook for paying (that would be me) has no say in whether the work is required or not. The rental agent, who's the only person I have contact with, hasn't seen the damage and wouldn't know whether I'm right that it's only a hinge that needs replacing. After they told me the owner's carpenter's opinion I asked them to forward the information I got from the manufacturer but haven't heard anything back.

Any advice, legal or otherwise?

Answer: If they don't return the deposit you can sue them and make the case that there was a much less expensive option that would have returned it to condition it was in when your rental started. You can also argue that based on the age and condition of the door it wasn't in like new condition so you don't owe them a brand new door anyway.


Title: Buying a House As Unmarried Couple

Question:
We are getting ready to buy a house as an unmarried couple in a hot real estate market.

We have verbally agreed on the money structure, title stuff, etc.

I need to get a contract drawn up ("Contract for Unequal Ownership of a House by an Unmarried Couple").

At what point do we do this?

Should we find the house first?

Should I have the contract ready to go with a blank address?

Also, what type of lawyer would specialize in this?

Answer:
 This is generally speaking a terrible idea. Because if you split up, it's a total and utter mess. Dividing a house in a *divorce* is how our legal system is set up. Dividing a house in a breakup is not. Often it results in a partition lawsuit and you lose a lot of money.

Have you considered ONE of you buying it and the other paying rent? And then if you get married, the other party can be added to the deed?


Title: Caught in a small town speed trap, is there anything i can do? This is in the state of Oklahoma

Question: I am a 21-year-old male, I've only had 3 tickets total, one from a mutual wreck, and two speeding tickets from this town, by the same cop with apparently the exact same speed limit over (10mph). He sits about 1000 feet from the speed limit change sign on this hill in the pitch black so as you start to speed up to match the sign change he busts you. This town is a well-known speed trap, I've spoken with multiple people who have fallen victim to this same tactic with the same cop and town.

Answer:
 You can stop speeding in this area.Answer #2: Don't speed up until you're past the sign.

If you think he's issuing *illegitimate* tickets, though, invest in a dash cam so you have evidence over and above the officer's testimony.


Title: Workplace discrimination against white candidates?

Question:
Hello everyone, thanks for reading.

I’m serving on a search committee at the state run institution where I work. We have collected applications for over a month. The pool has several strong applicants; however most are white women.  The field this position is in is overwhelming dominated by white women. The search chair has decided to postpone the search 3-4 months to search for a more diverse pool. She stated she spoke with institution’s president about the pool, and was told that the president would not approve a hire of a white woman if that was the candidate the search committee put forward. They are insisting on either a person of color or a male candidate to serve the needs of our diverse customer. Is this illegal? The discussion regarding it is very frank, but I haven’t received any emails stating this.  This situation feels weird and I am unsure what to do.  I appreciate any advice.

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Answer:
 I’ve been there.
We held a position open and posted for quite some time.  The other applicants were the same as the original.  The applicants fitting other groups were not as strong and we needed the best person for the job.

It does not seem illegal to hold a search open to get a more diverse pool,  but excluding someone because of the color and gender is discrimination.


Title: Co-owner of my house filed for bankruptcy (MN)

Question:
Not going to go into big details. I bought a house with my now ex-gf. I moved out after 2 months due to her infidelity. Her request was that she would care for the house and that I stay out of her business, which I did. I made multiple offers for her to just take my name off the house and I would cut my losses. She couldn't because her credit sucks. I told her that if she needed help I would gladly do so because of the implications for myself. I had an attorney draw up our agreement, and she refused to sign because it "wasn't fair." All I wanted was when she sold the house I would receive 50% of the PROFIT, due to me not being in the picture.

This weekend (after no contact with her for 7 months) I received a letter stating she filed for bankruptcy. She has not responded to the 2 texts and 1 call I've made since. I have a consultation with an attorney coming up but I literally have no idea how to proceed and what I can do. I want to buy the house and take 100% control but I don't know how easy or difficult that is because of her lack of contact. I called the bank to see if I could go through them, and they informed me that I need to go through her.

My court date is in 3 weeks. Will I need actual legal representation or is this something I can do on my own? Any advice is so appreciated. Thanks people of r/legaladvice!

I will be happy to go into more details if necessary.

Answer:
 Given the amount of money at stake, legal advice is the best route you can take.

I would also look at the particulars of the ownership agreement and the mortgage; how matters will be resolved if one party cannot sustain the debt is key in this situation. I hope for your sake there is some kind of formalised ownership agreement or the bank's going to be looking square at you.

Relationship advice: this no longer your ex you feel sorry for despite her fuck ups; this is your enemy who is trying to saddle you with a huge burden. Get that lawyer and only communicate with her through that agent, and no more favours to make her life easier.


Title: [IL] Recently found a nest camera at work.

Question:
I work security at a retail store and we've been having issues with our cameras. We are using them directly from the server opposed to the remote computers 15 feet away. We currently have to sit in the server room to look at the monitors. Today, I noticed a nest cam aimed right where we have to sit to watch the monitors. Nest cams record audio and I'm not sure if it's legal for my paranoid boss to leave it here, We are not using it for our job. Its a corporate company so it's not like I'm working security at the local boutique that has nest for their security cameras as a low cost option.

I believe if it's on, there is a little green light, which I have not seen it on. But it is mounted to the wall and plugged into an outlet.

There are whole other issues going on with this company which I believe would be more along the lines of labor board concerns. But I'm more concerned about this camera.

I know this is minor, but I'm just not sure what to think about it.

Thanks for reading.

Answer:
 With Nest cams, it's possible to turn off both audio and the light when on. However, the light is an indicator that the camera is on.

The way Nest cams are set up is via account, and they only broadcast remote. There's no way to locally view the feed. Answer #2: Not a legal note but an information security note.

Allowing someone to film a keyboard/keystrokes in a server room is potentially a huge security problem. If the camera captures password keystrokes and that video is not properly secured then you have potentially revealed passwords. In theory these would be system administration passwords with a whole lot of power. Not good. Just some side notes and food for thought.

In a worst case scenario, a bad actor (often employed by the company) may have placed the camera there for this very purpose. Definitely worth bringing this up.


Title: [ATL, GA] Is it legal for Comcast (ISPs) to charge a "TV franchise fee" when I don't have TV service?

Question:
As the post title suggests when reviewing my past and recent bills from Comcast I noticed there's a franchise fee added on. I looked it up on their support forums and most responses seemed to indicate that it was for local access TV channels, well since I only pay for internet I'm not getting local access channels from them. Would this be considered illegal? Since moving to my new residence, I signed up for new service and have **NEVER** had TV with them at this current residence. If they are doing this and it is illegal (only for those with internet only), they could be making a good deal of extra money with this.

- Looks like [here](http://forums.xfinity.com/t5/Billing/TV-Franchise-Fee-for-only-Internet-access-and-lack-of-Comcast/td-p/1220523) some people were able to get this refunded.
- I plan to contact Comcat CS this afternoon.

*1st post, so if any relevant details are missing let me know and I can add as needed.
_____

**Edit:** This appears to be a fee/tax accessed for the use of the "public property" of the government (read: land the cable lines runs through) that is charged to private cable companies who then pass it on to you [the consumer]. It appears to be indiscriminate of whether you have TV, phones, or cable, or any combination of the three since all go through cable lines at some point anyways. Some interesting info linked by /u/sovietracism for reference here: [Wikipedia Definition w/refs](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_television_franchise_fee), [section 622 of CCPA of 1984](http://www.webcitation.org/6FVXBV3fo)
Topic:
Computer and Internet

Answer:
 The "TV Franchise fee" is what it's called on your bill, but what it is is a fee imposed by your city on any utility that has lines or cables on the city's property.

In other words, it's a tax, not a fee that Comcast is pocketing.


Title: [CA] Mailman stumbled on bricks that border our plants, he said he can sue.

Question:
Our usual mailman often doesn't use the pathway to the mailbox as it's intended but takes a shortcut from our driveway to our front gate. From the driveway, you can enter and walk on the pathway to our front door by turning the corner before reaching the gate. At the corner is an area for a small tree with bricks bordering it. It's extremely obvious and you can't miss it.
Instead of walking on the pathway, he took a shortcut in which he intended to walk over the bricks. Instead, he accidentally stumbled on it and almost tripped. I asked if he was fine, but he looked angrily at me and said, "I can sue you for that." He did not say whether he needed any medical help or if he was injured.

Will he be able to win a lawsuit like this even though the bricks were obviously there and that there was a pathway in which he should have walked on, but chose not to?

Answer:
 Well first: he would use his workers comp and then they decide if they want to sue/make a claim with your home owners insurance.

Can he sue? Sure.

Is he likely to win? No


Title: [INDIA, MH][HOUSE LOAN]Loan is due, borrowers are incapable of paying, I reside in the property. Options?

Question:
My father and step-mother bought a house here in India. It's where I currently live. To do this, they got a house loan/mortgage. Long story short, one of them is dead and the other is in a US prison. Neither of them are able to repay the loan on the house. I just got a notice that the loan is due on the 15th of July. I did a quick Google search, and it seems there are some provisions for loan defaulters, and it will be a few months before repossession happens. The amount left on the loan is more than I can handle in a short-term period.

My name is not on the loan. But, as I reside in the house, I'd rather not move out and, as my parents own it, I would like to see if there is a way to pay the loan off and keep the house. Right now, my plan is to visit the bank as soon as possible and speak to them, and see what my options are, if indeed there are any (since my name is not on the loan, I don't know if there's anything I can do.)

I just wanted to post here and ask if there's anything else I should be doing. I'm looking at other places to live, if worst comes to worst, but right now I want to try and keep the house.
Topic:
Non-US

Answer: sorry for your lose. the bank does not care that much who will pay for the mortgage as long someone will pay.


Title: My daughter's dad is a crazy alcoholic and is going to take me to court to get visitation in Nebraska

Question:
Quick heads up: I picked this flair because it was closest to my needs but we were never married. We haven't been even romantically involved in about 6 and a half years.

My daughter is 5 (almost 6) her bio dad hasn't been in her life other than seeing her a handful of days randomly. He's now messaging me on Facebook over and over at almost 1am threatening lawyers. No matter how many times I tell him to leave me alone he doesn't. I'm terrified that he'll get visitation.

Let me tell you a bit about him to help clear up the situation. He's a massive alcoholic. He's already got liver disease and isn't even 35. He's threatened to kill me (reported to the police), he's admitted to breaking in to my house to rape me (reported to the police) he's had multiple girlfriends call and harass me in the middle of the night (one of them called my mother and threatened my whole family with physical violence). The last time I let him take her was for his parent's wedding. He didn't answer me for hours and I was worried so I went to his parent's house (this was at almost 3am). When I got to the house, everyone was drunk in the backyard playing loud music. I walked into the house to find my daughter unattended, empty candy wrappers and pop cans all over her, physically dirty, hair hadn't been taken out of it's updo, and the stench of urine from her wetting herself was nauseating. She was also completely unattended inside the house. I had been inside with her for a bit before anyone even knew I was there. Before he came in to talk to me he stopped and threatened physical violence against my lady best friend who was waiting in the car. He only wants to visit her if he can take her out of state alone. I've agreed to supervised visits but he refuses them all and then blames me for him not seeing her.

I truly do not trust her safety with him. He has been in and out of jail for years, usually something alcohol related. I think he'd end up killing her if he had her. Plus he has no driving privileges because of a drunken night out ending in a high speed chase where 2 or 3 cop cars were crashed. How would he take her somewhere if she needed help?

I need this to end. I'm tired of the harassment. I'm currently going for my BA in accounting, my daughter is happy and healthy, and she doesn't remember him. I don't want her going through this. He's so dangerous. I'm terrified. Please help.

What are his chances of getting her? Can I get sole custody where he gets no visitations? How do I terminate his parental rights? He's not on her birth certificate and he's only paid child support for 1 year out of the almost 6 she's been alive. What else can I do to protect her?
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 I'm assuming you don't have a parenting plan in place. You may want to contact a legal aid office in your area to discuss getting a parenting plan. You can request sole custody with supervised visitation.

Terminating parental rights is a big deal. It's not that simple. Talk to an attorney.

We can't tell you what's going to happen, but it sounds like the odds are in your favor.


Title: Somebody thinks I killed their bird

Question:
My friend thinks that I was responsible for something exploding inside of their house, causing slight property damage and a dead Parrot. (This small explosion could have only been done by a human)

I live in a neighborhood with 3 of my closest friends, we all  have access to eachothers houses and more than often just walk in.

The incident took place on either Saturday or Sunday, while the accuser was out of town. During those days both of my other friends were not in the area (both have confirmable alibis)

Leaving me the only one in the area, and since I live alone, there is no way to confirm that I was at home or walking around or whatever I was doing on the weekend.

But everyone believes I did it.
Send help.

Topic:
Canada

Answer:
 Have you confirmed that the parrot is actually dead, and not merely pining for the fjords?

This question is a weird one: why would your friend suspect you of causing an explosion capable of killing a parrot? That's a lot more than I tolerate from my friends, and I am a pretty easygoing dude.  The missing facts will shed a lot of light, but may possibly also be incriminating, so be discrete in your disclosures.Answer #2: Would you be more specific? What exploded? Was it close to the parrot? Do all of you have keys? Was someone watching the parrot while they were gone?

Answer #3: > I live in Canada, for some reason the bots need to know that

Because it means that Canadian law applies.  That would be relevant to r/legaladvice if you were actually asking for legal advice. Answer #4: So I guess the question is:  Did you do it?Answer #5: Deny all involvement, say nothing else. If they involve law enforcement, get a lawyer and follow their advice.


Title: Am I, now an adult, entitled to receive child support payments instead of my parent?

Question:
This is a bit long, but here's my situation.

Dad has told me ever since I was younger that he has paid child support for me and that I was entitled to receive the money as such, and that my mom shouldn't be using for her own purposes. While in some capacity the money has indirectly supported me through things like helping my mom pay rent for my shelter, my food, etc. but it never went directly to me as my dad claimed it should have. However, I can understand the money directly not going to me when I was younger since I was too young to even have a bank account and whatnot.

However, now I am over 18 and my dad has shown me his statements that show that he still pays child support even now. I'm honestly not sure if it's past due payments that he's making up for now or if he's voluntarily still paying for my support even though I'm an adult now since I still live with my mom for college and get support for that. His statements are also backed up by my mom's bank statements, she still receives the payments from my dad through our state.

what bothers me is that she outright lied to me about the child support basically my whole life. She told me that my dad never pays for child support (he might have not in the past due to his own situation after my parents divorce, he had to start all over again in a new state). She told me that she never received any from my dad, and when I questioned her about the payment in her bank statements she told me it was alimony payments. My parents divorced over 10 years ago, there is no way alimony payments would be going on now (unless they're some sort of exception?) On my dad's statements as well, it clearly states the deductions from his earnings as "support".

Both my dad and I would like to arrange things so that the funds would be transferred to my bank account instead of my mother's. Is there any issues legally on that? I am now a full grown adult and feel that the money will be better handled with me, since it is meant to support me after all.

Personally the support would help me a lot with paying for college & my own personal bills. My mom isn't exactly great with money, and I have a lot of trust issues with how she handles money in general. I feel that her bad management with money (paying late on bills, constantly seeking payday loans, etc) has been taking a huge toll on me financially trying to support her through things as well as mentally because I'm also a student that only works part-time, I don't have much money to my name. If she lied to me about child support, who knows what else she's done to end up this way financially.

I've done light reading and I believe that I am entitled to the funds, but I'm not 100% sure. My state is kind of confusing as to who to contact for my situation because I've been redirected so many times, but I am working on it. My state is NV if anyone had any state-specific advice. I don't mean to sound entitled to this money, but I feel that I should at least ask about it since my dad firmly believes that the money should go directly to me instead of my mom. Again, any advice is appreciated. Thanks.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 No. Child support is for the parent, not the child. You are owed nothing in regards to child support payments.

The money was used to pay for your food, housing, clothing and other needs. It never should have gone to you.

If your dad owes back support that is on him.

If he feels it should have been stopped, he can go back to court.


Title: Advice on calling CPS (child protective services) on sister and brother in-law.

Question:
Ok so my sister has 4 kids with this guy, and they have a serious toxic relationship. They are all pretty young with the oldest being 6 y/o. She has a good job making good money, he doesn't have one and hasn't for years. No bank account or car. They are constantly getting into fist fight in front of the kids. He's a basically a pissed off drunk most of the time. My family as a whole made 4 police reports this far this year (2016) for making threats to kill me and everyone in the house. Wth should I do? I don't want those kids around them any more should I call CPS?

California

Answer: If you ever have any concerns for the safety of children, call CPS.


Title: My mom, 68, is getting divorced from my 'stepdad,' 67. Married 21 years

Question:
He never earned as much and retired as early as possible in 2011 and has been collecting Social security ever since without working.  Now he is too sick to work.

She is a nurse educator and has been working nonstop since she was 18.

They have a lot of debt in a house in upstate NY with payments of 36000 yearly and no savings after he basically stole it while she was visiting me.  It was cash in a safe.

The problem is that now he is trying to put her through the wringer.

He wants equal Soc Sec, a house, two of the 3 cars, and all the furniture, pay off ten grand in credit card debt that he incurred, et cetera, citing her high earning potential.

She intends to sell their house and property in NY for break even and move to Indiana to be with family.

She welcomed him to join her and he refuses with all of these demands and then some.  If she doesn't succumb to demands he threatens to fight to the bitter end.

I have advised her to lawyer up but so far she has not.

What do you think is a likely outcome?

She just arrived at my house tonight and I wanted to show her the opinions of strangers on Reddit.

Thanks for any input.

Edit: He wants 500 a month alimony, she just revealed

Answer: Tell her you've got a friend with a big wound that's inflamed and hot to the touch with angry red streaks extending away from the wound, and that your friend wants to know what OTC meds to use, because he doesn't want to see a doctor.   After she recoils in horror, tell her that she's got a red, inflamed, oozing, septic legal problem, and she shouldn't try to treat it herself.  Consult a professional (and have the husband lanced and drained).


Title: [Maryland, Sales] Does a customer have a right to a copy of a sales agreement that they signed?

Question:
I work at a hotel and I just had a dispute with a customer about their having agreed to pay for a room. Our ultimate defense is that they signed the standardized paperwork which lists their name, stay dates, and room rate among other things.

The guest demanded that I provide the contract to him because he has "a legal right to anything he has signed". I provided a photocopy of the contract because (A) we're definitely within our rights to charge for the room and are playing by the rules; there isn't anything on that contract we would have a problem with the world knowing and (B) it's just shady and dishonest to not provide a copy of the agreement that he did indeed sign.

My question isn't whether I should have given him a copy. My question is whether he has *a legal right to have a copy* as he claims.

Answer:
 No, unless I am in litigation and request it via discovery I have no legal right to compel you to provide me with a copy of documents.

You shouldn’t sign stuff without making a copy, but I cannot just later show up and demand you make me a new copy.  There is no law that would compel this.


Title: [Ontario] Mother-in-law is am immigrant with the wrong age on her paperwork

Question:
My mother in law fled Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge.  She eventually ended up in Canada.  She is at least 65 years old now, but doesn't have any paperwork to this effect.  Everything was destroyed (accidentally and on purpose in Cambodia - this is very common there during the war)  Her landed immigrant paperwork lists her as 55 years old.  She still does not speak any English.    She'll be 77 years old before she is eligible for her government pension.  She cannot work anymore due to arthritis.

Is it possible to correct someone's age in Canada?

Answer: I’d suggest reaching out to your MP for help. They generally have office staff who handle difficult constituent problems involving government bureaucracy. They can be incredibly helpful.


Title: Need advice on possible boobytrap to stop homless on property

Question: I'm wondering how legal it would be to booby trap an unused piece of my property because I've had issues with homeless people setting up camp on my property, this area is only accessible by squeezing between my garage which is accessed by the alley and my neighbors wall. I don't want to block it up as its the only way to access the shop's AC to service it and I don't wanna go through the effort of a door quite yet. lots of leaves build up and my plan was simply getting strips of rubber, sticking nails through them and hiding them under the leaves. No one and I mean absolutely no one has any business entering that area besides me, I own that little area and its within my property line. This does open up to lawsuits if someone walked in but I'm currently concerned by the legal aspects. I'm just looking at options of how to deal with this because I can't be home 24/7 constantly checking that area.

Answer:
 Booby traps are illegal as hell even if they’re in an area that should only be accessible to you.

You could be charged with anything from assault to murder depending on the injury that’s caused.

You really think that guy from Saw would have been immune from prosecution?Answer #2: You will be criminally and civilly liable for any injuries caused.


Title: Can I as the child say I want to live with my dad?

Question:
He is a far more responsible parent than my mom and for four years I was told I could live with him until I realized she was just hold me back. So what could I do to live with him?
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer: He has to go to family court and request a modification in custody. Some judges do let children choose but regardless, judges and courts normally have to be involved.


Title: Does my biological father have visitation rights?

Question:
I'm planning on beginning a family next year with my soon-to-be husband. Unfortunately, my biological father is extremely scary and abusive. I've been out of contact with him for more than a decade, but I know he probably lurks on social media, and to make matters worse, he just recently became a lawyer. So my question is, can he argue his right to see my future children (I believe it's legal in our state, but I can't tell if that's only during divorces)? And if so, what can I do to protect my little one(s)?
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 You have nothing to worry about visitation.  Maintain no contact.  In Maryland, grandparents are treated as "third parties" with rights [only in extraordinary circumstances](https://www.peoples-law.org/grandparent-visitation-rights).

As a side note, if there is public record of his abuse (e.g. court cases or CPS reports) you may want to send them to the attention of the state bar in the state he is admitted.  Most states are not fond of giving abusers more power, and he should not pass the "moral fitness" requirement for admission to the bar with such a record unless he can show that he has changed.Answer #2: You have nothing to worry about.  Grandparents rights are an increasingly “common” thing, but not in the situation you describe.  While this is somewhat simplied and I’m not using the exact legal terms (as those will vary by state) what I can say is that as a general rule grandparents rights are granted only where 1) the grandparents have been involved in the child’s life in a substantial way, 2) there is a withdraw of the grandparents ability to interact with the child that lacks a reasonable basis, and 3) after a hearing the court determines that it would be in the best interest of the child to continue having visitation with the grandparents.

This most often happens following the death of a parent where the remaining parent doesn’t get along with the in-laws.  You shouldn’t have any issue here.Answer #3: You need to tell us what state you're in. But there is no state in the U.S. where a grandparent has visitation rights to a child they've never met whose parents are living and married and capable and against the grandparents' involvement.


Title: Accidentally opened child pornography.....help!

Question:
So I was browsing some 8chan and a link popped up ,nothing next to it so I was like "fuck it" and clicked it. Bam,child pornography. I exited immediatly and I was using a VPN. Now I dont know will the FBI come looking for me or not. I dont live in the US and even if they track my original IP there is no way they can "pinpoint" it is there?

I didn't save any of it and I didnt come back to the site. I am a minor it it makes a diffrence
[EU]

Answer:
 The FBI is not coming to your house over this.

Stop browsing random links on 4chan/8chan/64chan, or anywhere else at all.

If you don't know what it is, don't click it.


Title: 10 year old sister terrified due to disturbing "love letter"

Question: My little sister is 10 years old, and someone from her class has just put a "love letter" through our letterbox and my mother picked it up, my little sister took the card and went to the bathroom to read it but took a long time coming back out so my mother went to check on her and she was just sitting there, shaking and crying. The letter read "I love you, I love you very very much and want to have sex with you" Now, the ten year old idiot was kind enough to sign his name. My mother is going to school with my sister tomorrow and bringing it to their attention my sister won't return until the child that is sexually harassing my sister is no longer attending the school. From a legal standpoint, what can I do about this? It has disgusted and angered me thoroughly and I want to take the right approach here. We live in the UK.

Answer: You let your mom handle it. And I believe school attendance is mandatory for 10 year olds. Answer #2: Something tells me its not the person whos name is on it that wrote this.


Title: Substantial Pay Decrease - Need Advice (Ontario - Canada)

Question:
Hello Reddit,

I am in need of some legal advice on behalf of my mom. She is currently employed by my former step father and has been now for 5 years. They have been living together over this time period in a common law relation (not traditionally married). Long story short, he is a brut and kicked all the kids out of the house. The 3 of us are all in school and depend partly on our mom for financial aid. To combat this he has over this time period frequently cut her pay by more than 40% of what it had previously been without a reduction in responsibilities or any real notice.

She has recently left the home and is moving on with her life. In the mean time she is stuck in this current employment until she can find a new job. Besides the daily harassment she faces, he has further reduced her salary and continues to threatens to do so on a near daily basis.

Is this grounds for constructive dismissal?

Thanks in advance.

Edit1: Just today she was notified that she will be having to work an extra 7.5 hour shift weekly without lunch. She will no longer receive holidays and that her salary was dropping by another $3000.

I should note that this she works in a private practice, which he owns.

Answer:
 >Is this grounds for constructive dismissal?

Probably but she'll likely need to sue to ever get a dime beyond ESA minimums (which at 5 years seniority aren't much).


Title: Police just came to my door, I pretended I wasn’t there — they left a card saying I needed to call them [NYC]

Question: As the title says. This morning some cops came around knocking on my door. I looked through the peep hole and saw that they were the 👮🏻♀ and pretended not to be home. They kept on banging a few more times, and then left a note asking them to call them. Do I have to call them? What happens if I just ignore them and always pretend to not be home? Location is NYC

Answer: After seeing all comments unfold on this thread and reading your past posts, I laughed out loud for a good five minutes.  Please let this be a fake user.  Unbelievable.Answer #2: Would there be a reason for them to be at your door?Answer #3: Screenshotted for posterity LOL!Answer #4: You should probably at least call and find out what's going on.  It could be something as simple as a canvas to find out about something that happened in your building/neighborhood.


Title: [Texas] I was recently charged with a misdemeanor of marijuana possession, and have been advised to seek character references to help reduce sentencing or help have the charges dropped. A teacher friend of mine turned me down because he thinks writing one could compromise him. Is this true?

Question:
I should note that this is my first offense ever, I've never been charged with anything before.
His specific words were "No man, I can't be a character witness for that. Being a teacher right now puts me in a bind in that area." We aren't coworkers. We don't even live in the same county.
I am seeking advice on this because if this man (someone who I considered a good friend) turned me down, how do I approach others in my life who have known me for a long time and know I'm not a violent or malicious person?
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: You just have to keep asking. Not everyone is okay with being any kind of reference at all. I was turned down several times just looking for character references to get a *job* working as a dispatcher. Some people will automatically say no to anything that involves courts or law enforcement. But plenty of people are also willing to help.


Title: Email hacking company withholds my final paycheck and claims it's legal to read private emails of ex-employees due to case law. PT 2

Question:
Notes: I have a few lawyers working on this but it's holiday time. Wanted second opinions from ol' reddit.

Location: Illinois

Questions: Best course of action? Go to police or just sue?...or BOTH! They're withholding my last pay check as an extortion/scare tactic....should I consider that a separate fight to go to court with?

The lawyers have suggested I won't get much money unless I can prove damages[seems likely] but I could definitely prosecute them criminally and win if I desire to. One lawyer suggest both police and going the civil route.

-------------------

I posted a week back asking for advice about my Former company that somehow got a hold of my gmail account login details and decided to spy on it for weeks. They also decided to forward emails as me and delete competitor related ones. I sent a cease and desist letter but they didn't respond.

Well, they sent me a lawyer written letter today where they refuse to pay me my final paycheck due to trumped up contract violation clauses(mostly baseless). They also list some prior legal cases are precedents that employers can read the personal emails if former employees used personal email accounts on company devices.

Their argument simply is that I left them access via their equipment which apparently means they can legally view all future emails relevant to their interests due to case law.

My relative lawyer helping me out says he hasn't done much research but if prior case law allows it, then it's legal.

As for damages, it turns out their NDA and contract with me does not prevent me from working with their competitor(nor does it cover spying on my communication). In the event that slander from my former company towards their current client affects my employment negatively....then my lawyer says we can pound them. I've seen the old company in action...slandering and blaming former employees to excuse screw ups is SOP and my last minute firing eliciting a EPIC shitstorm from the client(I got CC'd on a few emails prior to my access revoked). Chances are high they likely made up some lie for the last minute firing/unavailability since the real reason was downright flimsy.

 So my lawyer advised going to work for the competitor and seeing what happens.

Answer: I think you should take a real deep breathe and listen to the advice of this massive team of lawyers you have working on this.


Title: Bug in food, can I sue?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Move on with life. You have no damages. You can report them to the health inspectors if you wish. Answer #2: You can be compensated for all financial damages.

Seeing as how you found a bug in a free condiment, and I'm assuming didn't need to seek medical care, you have nothing to sue for.Answer #3: Get a free pizza? Complain to the health department?Answer #4: Bugs are small and sometimes they get into shit. No one can prevent that from happening 100% of the time and you’ve eaten many bugs in your life without knowing it. They took your complaint seriously and even followed up with you about it, and that’s pretty damn nice considering all they really had to do was replace the shaker.


Title: [AZ] Employer may discipline me for discussing salary info at work

Question:
I work for a publicly held company in Arizona. I have a salaried job. I do not belong to any union.

I believe I am going to be disciplined soon at work because I made mention to someone regarding another worker’s salary. The discussion was very short and brief, along the lines of “John makes 70k.” Apparently someone nearby heard the conversation and reported it to HR.

Am I protected by the NLRA? Does this fall under section 7 for concerted activity? What recourse might I have if I get disciplined and/or fired based on this?

Answer: You're protected from discussing *your* salary. Discussing someone else's salary is not protected.


Title: [Colorado] Is filing a police report the same thing as pressing charges?

Question: I guess I need to file a police report against my abuser in order to get a restraining order. Is this the same thing as pressing charges? Could he potentially be arrested and go to jail?

Answer: no.  only a DA can press charges.  unless you have proof of a crime and the DA wants to arrest him, nothing will happen until/unless he breaks the RO.


Title: Dad died and left his car. apparently i can't claim stuff from the will since i'm not 25

Question: 20 years old and live in NJ. was wondering if this is true and if there's any way around this.

Answer: A 12 year old can inheret things from a will. If it's money, it may need to be held in a custodial account, but it still belongs to them. I feel like you're not getting told the whole story. Answer #2: It's possible that you were left assets in a trust that won't be turned over until you're 25. If there's an attorney handling the estate, contact them and ask for an explanation.Answer #3: Who told you that? Is there a will? If the will states you don't get anything until you are 25 usually it's held in trust for you or someone is appointed to manage it for you.


Title: Outside Patio bar owners play music until 4 am

Question:
TX
A new bar opened up down the street from us a few months ago. We weren't worried because theres a patio bar directly behind our apartment and we have no issues with them.

First off, we know we live downtown, we understand there will be noise, we expect music and laughing until 2ish am, but these new owners play heavy bass music until we tell them to turn it off (usually 4am). We've asked them twice to not play music so loud, even as recent as 3 days ago and yet again, tonight, they're blaring music.

What do I need to do to make these people be decent neighbors? We never complain during business hours. Do I need to be "that person" who calls the cops? How many times do I need to do that before this is solved?

Answer:
 Your city almost certainly has an ordinance relating to noise. Its a public nuisance.

Without knowing where exactly in TX you live its hard to help with any specifics, but it would go something like this: http://austinnoise.org/the-austin-noise-ordinance/title-9-prohibited-activities/

Local ordinances are different from city to city, so this very much depends on which city you live in. If you live in Austin, great. But if you don't the ordinances for Austin are useless for you.

And yes, call the police. If possible use the non-emergency number. Keep calling them and let them know that this business is being unreasonably loud. Keep doing it until the problem stops. The police will quickly grow tired of these calls and will try to resolve the situation. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Be a squeaky wheel.Answer #2: Call the cops or zoning board.


Title: Someone threw a drink at me from a moving car while I was driving, and I got their license plate number...what will happen?

Question:
So I was out walking about when a vehicle drove by and threw a large cup-full of soda at me. He shouted some nonsense at me that I didn’t quite catch because I was listening to music. This old man riding a scooter behind me told me that those guys just did the exact same thing to him so he was trying to catch up with them to get their plate number. Then he was gone. Suddenly a couple approaches me and tells me they witnessed the whole thing and got down their license plate number. I called 911 and reported what happened and gave them the plate number. She searched up the number is the data base and it indeed matched my description of the car. The operator asked if I wanted the police to contact me so I can file a report or if they just want the police to follow up with those guys. I just told her that if the police need to speak with me they can, and gave her my contact information.

What kind of penalty might he receive? Just a fine, maybe? And should I file a report? I didn’t get injured, just a little bit wet, but still. It pisses me off that some asshole is just driving around throwing drinks at people from out of the car. I’m from Ontario, Canada, by the way.

Answer:
 This is assault. There's a large range of penalties possible, all the way up to some term of imprisonment. But, that's out of your hands, and your control.

You should file a report. You weren't injured, but someone else could have been. A woman died fairly recently after someone in a car threw a piece of metal at her.


Title: [Oklahoma] “Private investigator” threatening to turn in friend if he doesn’t turn over nudes of a 17 year old

Question:
Long story short, while I was in high school, a friend of mine and myself sent a couple people some nude photos. Now, almost 2 years later, it has been brought up again this time by a “private investigator.” The PI contacted two boys from my high school about the pictures that were sent that night, but neither of them received any from us. He has threatened to “expose” one of the boys if he does not send the pictures of me and one other girl and has set up an interview with the other.

It’s important to add that the photos of my friend and I were taken when we were 17, which leads me to believe that this “private investigator” isn’t legitimate. He told us that a vocational school had hacked into several of my former classmates’ snapchats. My question is, why would a private investigator be involved in this and not official law enforcement? What should my next step be? I’m in Oklahoma.

Answer:
 A real private investigator would know muuuuch better to blackmail high schoolers for nude images of minors.  I wonder if one of the contacted boys is pretending to be a PI to get nudes of you and your friend.  Block him and contact the police about this.Answer #2: “hand over the nudes”? he’s asking those guys to send him underage girl nudes? no way in hell is that legalAnswer #3: Well he's a private investigator, he's trying to investigate your privates.

He's also a liar and probably a scam artist of some type.

Ask him for his license information. PI is a licensed profession in OK, he'll offer an excuse or disappear. Answer #4: Yeah, I'm highly skeptical this person is legit. Did they give you a name that you can try looking up?

The person whose being threatened with 'exposure' if they don't send UNDERAGE NUDES to someone who's effectively a random person should probably go to the police.


Title: Car rear ended, fixed, CEL thrown, and transmission void.

Question:
Hi reddit,

My new 2016 VW GTI car was rear ended on August 18th. The at fault party was uninsured and I had to pay a deductible. The car was in gear and i was hit with enough force to move forward. Thankfully i had my brakes on as well and did not hit the car infront of me.

Fast forward a week later, I start noticing a noise when the clutch pedal is not in. I searched the forums and find other owners with the same car and problem. The shifter wasnt as smooth and gears began hard to find.

In the beginning of labor day weekend, I go to the onramp and go for a 3-4 shift but go into 2 instead. Car over revs and I limp back home. Service says I was racing and voids my warranty. Car had an overrev code thrown. The service department points out my tires are have been raced. They are crappy all seasons and drive spiritedly on the backroads. But i dont do competitive racing or have i ever dumped the clutch or launched the car. Service had assumed that i raced my car.

Service manager says my transmission is shot and i will need a new clutch , transmission, flywheel, and throw out bearing. I am skeptical because the transmission felt fine, aside from the clutch chatter that have been identified by other gti owners. I've called my insurance to see if it could be filed against my previous claim of being rear ended. I also added my insurance's mermchanical breakdown yesterday 09/06/16. The policy is effective today 09/07/16. I have not yet called corporate or fought the cost.

The over rev is definitely my fault but could be tied to a worn transmission. I am fine paying out of pocket for the engine teardown (rocker arm is loose. No engine damage) but i feel the transmisison is at fault. Transmission job is 6k with labor and parts.

The car is less than 1400 miles. What are my options?

Location: California.

Answer: Take it to a transmission shop and tell them you think it could be a result of being rear ended and see if they will diagnose it as such. I've had it happen to me before. Rear ended, a month later the transmission goes out, and I got a shop to put it on paper that they believed it was a result of the accident and my insurance covered it.


Title: Maryjuana ticket at casino

Question: [CA] In November my buddies came into town from college so we decided to go out to Pauma Casino. As we were leaving we decided to take a second to discuss where we wanted to go after while sitting in my car. 5 minutes passed a sketchy car passed by while staring at me. I didn't think much of it at the time but another 5 minutes passed then the same car pulled up behind me. We sat in the car with blinding headlights in all of my mirrors for about 2 minutes when the red and blue lights started flashing. An officer walked up to my car in which I rolled down my window and he asked what we were up to. We simply told him that we were deciding where we wanted to go eat in which he said "I smell maryjuana." I was under the impression that once an officer says that it gives him legal rights to search my vehicle so I informed him of the gram of weed I had.  He then detained me and placed me in the back of his vehicle while he searching the rest of my car. Sure enough he wrote me a ticket and it was $750!!! I know tribal land is different as far as the laws go but $750 for $10 dollars worth of weed?? I'm 19 years of age and have a date to appear in court in a few days. Is there anything I can do to help out my situation?

Answer: loyer up


Title: Got jammed up for improper backing here in SC. Ticket has not been posted to court system

Question:
Hi there. So last night i was heading to pick up some food, and ran into a construction site in the restaurants driveway, so i backed up, and felt a bump. Theres minor damage to my car but nothing to get all sad about. I’ll pay to fix it myself.

I was the only one who got out of their car and checked everything.

They called the ambulance and fire department.

I spoke with them and stuck around. Fireman said i was free to go. So i left.

Policeman shows up an hour later and says that i could of got in major trouble for a hit and run.  But says i got the benefit of the doubt.

He gives me a $155 ticket and takes 2 points of my license.

I went to the dmv’s website today to check on everything and notice that

A: I have ZERO  points on my license

And

B: The ticket has not entered the court system. Meaning i cannot pay it.

What gives?

I took screenshots of the pages and will be making a trip to the police department tomorrow.  I will also complete the insurance claim sheet tomorrow when my bank opens back up.

I am not required to go to court according the papers i received .

So, what happens if the ticket never goes into the system? Am i scott free ?

Answer: Dude, it's been less than 24 hours. The system doesn't work that fast. It may take up to 2 weeks or so to get this in the system. You need to calm down.


Title: CA- Bought a new truck stolen two days later. Was never told that it was found and at a impound lot. Its now for sell at a dealership.

Question: Company just bought a new truck for 14k with cash from a dealership. We had the truck for 2 days before it was stolen . we made the report and police told us to stop calling them because they will call us when the truck is found. Truck was found but we were never told it was found . we ended up finding it ourselves for sale at a dealership for 9k. After that we call the police to tell them we found the truck for sale at a dealership. The police told me that the truck was sold because it was sitting in the impound lot for a month without anyone coming to claim it. Also told me that they called the owner even though i did not get any type of notification telling me the truck was at the lot. Can i still get my truck back or is it to late??

Answer: Did you send the title off after purchase? The towing company will send a certified letter to the owner the dmv has on file. If you didn’t get it registered, then the previous owner was probably notified via certified mail. At least that’s how it’s done in my state.


Title: HR pressuring me to resign to cover their asses for not being ADA compliant

Question:
They're telling me to resign so they can rehire me and train me again. I'm not going to quit because they wouldn't make a small, reasonable accommodation for my disability and that's fucked up. They can fire me.

I have no intention of suing. Ever.

I'd like to know if they can do anything to me, like force me to come in to talk to their "arbitration" company because I refuse to resign.

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Answer: Presuming you don't have an employment contract, they can fire you at any time.  They can also order you to do almost anything while you're working there, and if you don't, they can fire you for **that**.


Title: My boss told me that he doesn't hire minorities, and prefers to only hire whites.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Why HR and why not Department of Labor? See [here](http://www.twc.state.tx.us/jobseekers/employee-rights-laws).Answer #2: You'd be surprised what racists will admit to saying.  Remember this is something he (probably very strongly) believes in, and most people called out for things they very strongly believe in defend those beliefs.

However, you can't fully trust HR.  HR's job is to protect the company.  They may decide, as you think they will, that means taking action against your boss.  However, it might conversely mean covering up what your boss did if he's been doing it for years and they are afraid of being liable.  Not to say all HR departments are bad, but some certainly are.

Calling the Texas Workforce Commission is probably your best bet.  Aside from filing a complaint if you decide to go that far they can offer you "technical assistance" on what you should do next.  They can't give you legal advice, but they can give you general advice and a walkthrough of what can happen if you take action through them.  Will be more precise and relevant than what you will get here, because they are in your state, know the laws precisely, and do this every day.  And it is free, since it is taxpayer funded.

TWC: 888-452-4778


Title: Is there any way to guard against filial responsibility laws?

Question: I just read the post that touched on filial responsibility laws and it has me worried. My in-laws are in Ohio, which does have laws on the books. They are abusive drunks and we cut all contact off with them after our daughter was born 4.5 years ago (we even missed my SIL's funeral). As they age, I am worried about us bei g responsible for their care, especially my mother in law, who has numerous health conditions and no ability to navigate any sort of financial accountability or government office. We have it written into our wills that they are to have no contact with our children if we die,  but now I'm worried about needing to support them if one of them dies, or FIL can no longer work or afford to pay for MIL's medical bills? There's no way to like, divorce your parents is there? How often are filial responsibility laws actively pursued? (We are in CA, in laws are in OH).

Answer:
 I know these are strong words, but I feel this is a form of slavery or indentured servitude. Or passing debt down generations. I can't imagine it having passed a serious test with the US Supreme Court.

Note:  I say this from the perspective of somebody who will have his Mom and Dad move in with his family this year to ensure their needs are met as they age. It is something that I want to do for them. Not something I am forced to do.

The wife is very understanding...


Title: What do I do with my abusive mom? I'm 20

Question: http://imgur.com/a/SjFgEQA here is a text transcript of our last convo, I can't handle her I need desperate help

Answer:
 That's not abusive. Move out if you don't like it.Answer #2: Her being angry and frustrated with you over text because you're leaving a mess, not contributing to the housework, and expecting her to pay for everything while you hang out with your friends (and I'm assuming, getting caught with alcohol since she mentioned a $75 drinking fine), isn't abuse. She stopped having to be responsible for you 2 years ago. She's put up with it long enough, apparently.

Get a job. Go to school part time if you can't afford to pay for it. Apply for loans when you fill out your FAFSA. Get a roommate and an apartment. Pay your own bills.


Title: Poor college student litters in South Carolina, help needed!

Question: I am currently a student at A Virginia university, I went on a beach trip to Myrtle beach 4/27. Blocks away from arriving at my destination I made the stupid decision to open my door (I was in the back seat) and place two empty corona bottles on the ground at a stop sign. We get pulled over by a legitimate swat/heavily equipped cops. I’m under 21 (20) but they take it easy on me and only charge me with littering. I received a hefty fine of $464. I called up the court because it would not let me pay my fine online. The court says it’s mandatory I show up to court in SC (on my ticket the officer didn’t circle yes or no for appearance required) and that paying the fine doesn’t get me out of going. I was planning on taking a loan from a friend to pay the fine, but since littering is a misdemeanor I feel like I should get a lawyer. I need help/advice what should I do? I still can’t believe littering is such a serious offense.

Answer:
 You're on the right track in getting a lawyer.

Littering seems to be a criminal offense (misdemeanor) in SC, rather than a simple ticket, which is probably why you're required to appear in court.

A lawyer may be able to negotiate something so that your appearance isn't required... no guarantees, though.


Title: I got arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. I didn't do anything wrong and I'm not sure how to proceed.

Question:
Went to a concert on Labor Day weekend at an outdoor facility with some friends and ended up running into my younger sister (16). Some guys in between my group of friends and her group of friends started to shove each other and it looked like a fight was about to break out, so I moved to block my sister from the impending fight. Some guy turned around, made eye contact with me, and head butted me in the face. My friends dragged me away before I could retaliate and took me outside the concert to clean up my bloody face. On our way out I was stopped by police officers, or sheriff deputies I'm not sure, and questioned as to what happened. The guy who headbutted me walked out shortly after so I pointed him out to the officers. He was taken away and questioned as well. Soon after being told I would be able to give a statement (which I never did), I was handcuffed and put in the back of a squad car, taken in and processed and officially charged. My Omnibus hearing is in about a week and I'm not sure what I should be expecting.

TL;DR Got headbutted, didn't fight back, still arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, omnibus hearing next week

Edit: forgot a few details:
Happened in Montana
Alcohol was a factor, but over 21
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: Have you already been arraigned -- where the charges against you were read by the judge? An omnibus hearing doesn't usually happen until after arraignment.


Title: A graphic designer sold us a logo that he got from a stock photo site

Question:
I'm a co-owner of a small company. I became a part of it a couple of years after it was started (although officially it was terminated to be reestablished as a different company type shortly before I started). When the company was first started the owners had a logo made.

I do some graphic design myself and while looking for inspiration I came across our logo on a stock photo site (123RF). Turns out the designer just put our name next to it - didn't change a thing. I don't know if he bought it (and if he bought it if it was from that site) or got it through other means but as far as I know on most of these sites you have to pay a big premium for a license that allows you to use the photos as logos and I'm guessing the designer didn't do that. I don't know where we stand on this and what our options are. We are still in touch with the designer but the way I see it, we have to change our logo.

Although we're small we're growing quickly and have had a lot of exposure these last few months so we really don't wan't to change our brand right now but we also don't wan't to base our business around an illegal logo. I was hoping to get some insight in the copyright laws - how much do we have to change the logo to avoid legal issues? I know this is impossible to answer but what are the rules about it?
Topic:
Computer and Internet

Answer:
 The easiest thing would be for you to ask your designer to confirm in writing that he purchased the appropriate license for the logo.  If not, then he should pay for the cost of such a license.

If that doesn't work, contact the stock photo site, and get a license.

Probably cheaper than rebranding.


Title: [Alabama] Doctor charged me for a service I did not ask for, want, or need.

Question:
Basically, I went to the doctor's office with a inflamed boil on my thigh. I told him I didn't have insurance and only wanted the boil treated. He treats the boil, and I leave.

A week later, I receive two bills, one for the treatment I wanted and the other from a separate hospital. The doc had sent a sample of my blood to the hospital for a blood culture. That bill came to also $200.

I did not want this treatment and while I can afford it, it is the principle of the matter. I don't want to pay for a service that I was an unknowingly and unwillingly party to.

What are my options? I have spoken with the hospital and they continue to tell me to speak with the doctor who ordered the treatment - who has not returned my calls.

And, all the while, my credit will start taking hits...

Thanks in advance, everyone.

EDIT: Clarity

Answer:
 Blood cultures associated with an incision&drainage are the standard of care.  Had the physician not done this and you developed a blood infection, you would be in here asking what you could do about the medical malpractice you suffered.  You have no case.

Also, you should get insurance.  Otherwise your credit may start taking hits from the tax levied by the Affordable Care Act.  Not to mention the hits you'd take if you actually got sick and needed medical care.

(Why is your credit taking hits if you say you can afford it?)


Title: Michigan - Got arrested for being drunk and disorderly last week. Had < 1g cocaine in my wallet. About to graduate college and might lose my financial aid. What should I do?

Answer: If you are being criminally charged, you should hire an attorney


Title: Workplace requiring proof of medical treatment??

Question: Hi, my wife recently attempted suicide but survived. She went back to work, and they know about what happened. Now there is a person calling and saying that the company is monitoring her treatment and since she doesn’t have insurance through work that they need verification of ongoing treatment indefinitely. So they are making her sign waivers so the therapist can report that she’s going regularly.  Furthermore, she’s been informed shell get in trouble at work if she doesn’t comply. Is this legal for an employer to do in the US?

Answer:
 Did they say why they are asking for this information?

Does your wife work in a field where suicidal ideation could pose a serious risk (e.g. a pilot)?

Does the waiver allow the therapist to disclose anything beyond attendance?Answer #2: Is she or has she taken FMLA leave? They can ask for certain documents regarding that. Fitness for work, ongoing documentation of treatment. A standard form could be filled in by a PCP.   If not, I don't see any reason for them to need that information.


Title: Glass in Walmart parking lot.

Question:
Pulled into a Walmart parking spot tonight and “crunch” there was a large wine bottle broken all over the ground. Glass in both right tires. We right away let customer service know since lots of kids were walking with flip flops on, and we didn’t want anyone cut. Then we asked how to make an incident report in case our tires went flat tomorrow morning. After a long wait, the manger informed us they can’t do anything and don’t handle parking lot incidents due to not owning the parking lot, a local church owns the Walmart park lot. They said we can contact the police and report it, but there was a police officer standing close by and he said because it was not a malicious intention, there was nothing to report and nothing they could do. We did take photos for evidence just in case we need them in the future.
It’s over with now and hopefully our tires are ok, but something doesn’t seem right here. Surely Walmart would be responsible somehow?

Answer:
 > Surely Walmart would be responsible somehow?

They aren’t.Answer #2: Glass punctured and flatrened your tires? I think not.Answer #3: Your tires were on the way out if a bottle punctured it.

No Walmart isn't responsible for a random person putting a bottle out on the parking lot which you're not supposed to run over.


Title: Public Intox Ticket in my own house

Question:
Kinda long story. My boyfriend and I had just pulled money out of the bank to go buy a 4wheeler the next day- $3,000 and it was on my purse zipped up on the counter. We were upstairs drinking and hanging out, and his roommate had a new girl over and they were in the kitchen drinking, with my purse. We remembered about the cash and so the BF ran down and grabbed my purse. When he brought it up I looked and the money was gone. We freak and he calls the cops. Cops show up, we explain the situation, they go to talk to the roommate and gf who start freaking out. They ask us all to sit in the living room and if he can search the house.

The girl is freaking out at this point, crying and yelling. She goes to her car to get her purse for them to search and is freaking out out front. Cop ends up finding the envelope of money in the main floor bathroom in a drawer covered with some stuff. They give it back, tell her to leave, and give us ALL public into tickets. My boyfriend and I were completely calm and quiet and respectful, so was the roommate, the girl was the one freaking out. They never asked if we were drinking or did any sort of breathalyzer, etc. The officer said because they had to come out they were required to ticket us.

My question- can they give us a public into ticket in our own home? And how can they prove we were intoxicated (we were slightly, I'm not arguing that). Just seems insane we called to report a crime and got punished. Thanks for your help!

Edit: Sorry located in UT

Answer:
 An offense under [§ 76-9-701](http://law.justia.com/codes/utah/2006/title76/76_0b037.html) is a class C misdemeanor.

Speak with a criminal defense attorney. You're looking at a criminal charge, so having a criminal record, up to a $750 fine and up to 90 days in jail. You'd want an attorney to try to plead you down to a disorderly conduct infraction or to dismiss it altogether, neither of which would give you a criminal record.


Title: Can a highschool do a required blanket drug test for everyone attending the school? (AR)

Question:
I just graduated, but I have a couple of friend still in HS who may be in trouble.  the school sent out a notification saying that every student must take a drug test by next week. I don't know if it matters whether you fail or not, but it seems odd that a school would do this to everyone...

EDIT: Also, just curious, what requires me to wait on a drug dog to come to my vehicle in a traffic stop? I was pulled over the other night for not having a working license plate light, and the officer asked if i had anything illegal in the car, and I said no. So he asked for my consent to search. I said no. so he pulled me out of the car and tried to get a dog to sniff around the car, but all of them were busy. When I asked why he said i looked really nervous and i denied his consent. I ended up being let go, but it kinda confused me.

Answer: An officer cannot extend a traffic stop to wait for a drug dog without reasonable suspicion of a crime other than the traffic violation


Title: [NY] Unfurnished Prefurnished Apartment

Question:
A couple of months ago, I signed a sublease to a prefurnished apartment. The lease was specific as to what furnishings it provided. I'm from far away and was desperate to find a place, so I signed without seeing my room.

When I move in, there's only a dresser and - a day later - an unsanitary used mattress on the floor. This is obviously not what the lease promised. After repeated attempts to get in contact with the landlord through one of the tenants, I vacated the apartment after a few days.

Now the person I was subleasing from is trying to make me pay the full rent, despite the fact that the landlord failed to hold up his end of the deal when it came to furniture. I do not intend to pay it. Am I sound in that decision? Would he have a legit case if he took me to small claims?

Answer:
 That might be a good reason to break the lease, but not in the method you described.

You should have given the LL notice that he was in beach of the lease, and given adequate time to fix it.

If he still failed to fix it after 30 days or so, then other remedies would become available


Title: Some post-divorce questions about a divorce caused, and family ruined, by a homewrecker.

Question:
I'm in SC. Ok here is my situation and I have several questions that I would like answered.

A married bi-sexual/lesbian homewrecker came into my family's life and seduced my 100% heterosexual now ex-wife. We have 3 kids 11, 13 & 14.

When I first found out about the affair I told her to go away and leave my family alone. She didn't. If anything she/they stepped the relationship up. My ex-wife told me our marriage was over and that she was in love with this woman. She was clearly brainwashed and high on the limerence of the situation. On top of that it was a conspiracy to cash out of both their marriages. My ex thought we had much more than we did, plus thought she would get a healthy alimony (SC adultery is a bar to alimony). They were going to live happily ever after on what they thought would be $600 to $700K that they would get together from their marriages. Well that plan failed. I knew all that from covert ways I was gathering information plus voice recordings (used in court etc)

I hired a PI and was able to get what I needed to prove adultery in SC. We are now divorced based on adultery. She and my ex are living together 3 hours away. We settled and I agreed to a proposal she made. I could have fought for sole custody but was advised that primary is just as good and that joint is just a feelgood term so I got primary custody of my kids. Other factors in the deal were such that it was such a good deal for me that I had to take it rather than spend probably another $30,000 to fight for sole custody plus my kids aren't that far from reaching 18 anyway.

One of the things I compromised on (I mentally battled it) but again my deal was too good to pass up and that was overnight guest which basically meant that I allowed my kids to spend the night with them (with the paramour) on visitation just 2 days out of every 14. The ex promised me they would be discreet and not share a room when the kids were staying. I can only assume that is what was happening. My kids of course know that their mother has become a lesbian and left our marriage for another "woman".

Of course she has brainwashed my kids into thinking that what she did was ok and that her gf is a wonderful person and good for them. My 2 boys hate visitation and only go 2 days out of every 28 - opting to stay home with me the other times. The problem is my 13 year old girl who misses her mother and loves the time she spends with them. They have also convinced her that homosexuality is ok (sorry I am a bit of a homophobe) but a month ago they took my 13 year old girl to a gay pride festival and parade. They are also messing with that poor girls brain and I have no doubt trying to either "convert" her or  convince her that she might even be a lesbian herself. Why does a 13 year old girl have to be subject to this???? My ex did not tell me she took her to that gay pride festival but I have enough evidence to know that they did. Also my 13 year old has a haircut that literally makes her look like a butch girl or a boy - it was condoned and recommended by her mother.

So here are my questions.....

1. Did they breach any morality clauses by taking this 13 year old girl to a gay pride festival and parade? Is this enough to file a rule to show cause.

2. I want this sick lesbian (the paramour) out of my children's lives altogether. What can I do legally to make that happen? Yes I approved the overnight guest clause of our decree BUT I did not know that this was going to have such an effect and she was going to have such influence on my kid's (especially my daughter's life). She is 50 and I often see on my daughter's phone logs exchanges of 20 texts at a time between the two - at least once per week. Should a 50 year lesbian girlfriend of my ex wife be texting my 13 year old daughter so much?? What would I have to have that is enough to show cause that this sexual deviant (I have evidence that she is one e.g. just 3 years ago she was having an affair with an 18 year old) lesbian should not be around my children. My family and kids - we were a wholesome family until this woman came into our lives, corrupted and brainwashed their mother by introducing her to lesbian sex to the point that she left her family for it, and now continues to be involved in my children's lives with her overtly deviant ways and themes of lesbianism and homosexuality. I just want my kids to be kids and not exposed to all this deviant stuff.

3. I just missed out, by 50 miles, on an opportunity to go after the girlfriend/homewrecker on Alienation of Affection. They were going to have an overnight meeting in a hotel in NC but unfortunately met in VA. I would have gone after her for Alienation of Affection. Since I can't because that is not available in SC or other possible jurisdictions of MD or VA, is there ANY other civil grounds upon which I could sue her civily on behalf of both myself and/or my children. Surely there has to be some law or civil relief for damage to my marriage and my kids one and only chance at  normal family life - which was destroyed. I know my ex played a role but I know enough to know that she was seduced and corrupted. She had stated for 15 years that the thought of going near another woman sexually made her ill. Now she is a lesbian. So... are there ANY grounds whatsoever upon which I could file a civil case against the homewrecker to "teach" her a lesson to leave normal decent families alone. I have all the proof I needed (and more) to prove the affair to SC courts (since my divorce was granted on adultery) - and that they still live together.

Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 >My 2 boys hate visitation and only go 2 days out of every 28 - opting to stay home with me the other times.

You need to be prepared to be hauled back into court if you are allowing your sons to skip visitation. I can only assume your ex-wife hasn't done so because she's a reasonable person and doesn't want to make her children a pawn in your fight. Which is more than can be said for you.Answer #2: >(sorry I am a bit of a homophobe)

No, you're a lot of a homophobe. Nothing you mentioned would be actionable if your wife had left you for another man, so why would think it would be since she left you for a woman?Answer #3: After further research, I've discovered the solution to your issue.

Wait until your ex-wife is asleep, and then open the rear control hatch (you should find it between her shoulder blades). I don't know what model she is, but it might be password protected, the default password is 1234. Once you've opened it, you should see the different settings.

This next part is important. Look for the switch labeled "sexual orientation" and here should be a key slot underneath it. Insert the master key and simultaneously flip the switch back to heterosexual and turn the key. That should do the trick.


Title: the building I work in wants to press charges (Chicago)

Question:
My friends and I have a summer job at one of the larger tourist attractions in Chicago. We work in a restaurant that is not affiliated with the ownership of that tourist attraction. We are all over 21 and students for the remainder of the year.

After work each night, it is pretty standard to have a few drinks at one of the restaurants in the same building that is open later. One night after work we have a few drinks, it was my friend's birthday so we had a few more than usual, and walked home.

On the way home one of the girls we were with decided to be funny/cute/whatever and grab a small flower-plant(maybe 1/2 foot tall, with one or two flowers attached at the root) from the soil and throw it at my friend. He does the same thing back to her with another flower-plant. I joined in and altogether we probably threw about 10-15 flower-plants at each other. I have no idea why, we were being drunk idiots, and it was obviously not the smartest thing in the world. The flowers were not some special decoration, or anything spectacular, they were simply on the side of the road.

Apparently they have this all on camera and the tourist attraction wants to now press charges against us. Nothing formal yet, but as somebody with an entirely clean record, should I be worried? The video will clearly show that we had no malicious intent, as we were laughing the entire time, but does this matter?

Answer:
 > The video will clearly show that we had no malicious intent, as we were laughing the entire time

That's not what malicious intent is.  Malicious intent revolves around whether you did what they say you did, and whether you intended to do it.  In your case, you knew that you were damaging and destroying property, and did so knowing that.  That's malicious.

Answer #2: > had no malicious intent

No malicious intent would be like if you tripped and broke something when you fell.

Have you offered to replant the flowers you destroyed?


Title: Someone on Reddit used a picture of my face for an article. I wrote the moderators and asked for it to be removed. They say it doesn't violate personal information. I want my picture off of the thread. I want to sue them. Please help. I do not give permission for my picture to be used.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 This thread should be funny.

OP wrote a review on Yelp about a restaurant, which included his picture. Someone in r/Portland found the review, and blurred out OP's face/username/most of the review for their thread lambasting OP. OP wrote the review complaining about the ITALIAN restaurant having ITALIAN wines.

OP posts to r/legaladvice because they feel they're getting bullied by having their own words displayed in public and want to sue the other person. This thread will probably be deleted soon enough.

Pure gold.