Title: Bought tickets that arrived the day of the event but in a way that made it so I couldn't attend. Company refuses refund since the event happened and they didn't buy the insurance.

Question:
So for me, this is a hypothetical but I have seen it happen and was wondering what the legal basis for it was. I believe my friends that had this happen to just bit the bullet and ate the cost.

So I order some tickets for an event from a major ticketing office. I choose for them to be mailed to me and they're shipped off.

Problem is they are delivered on the day of the event and the amount of time you have from receiving the parcel to getting to the event doesn't give you me enough time to travel to the event.

No the company says that because I had the tickets mailed, I can't print them off and because the event happened, they won't refund me since I technically received the tickets before the event.

Is there any kind of legal stance for a charge back or to force a refund that I could take?

Answer:
 > Is there any kind of legal stance for a charge back or to force a refund that I could take?

You don't really need a legal stance for chargebacks.  You just have to say the product was not as advertised or even that you were simply unhappy with their customer service efforts to resolve the dispute.  The specific requirements vary by card issuer.  Most are quite lenient and this is a classic example of why they ought to be.Answer #2: Most ticket resale companies prevent this - if this happened it would most likely be due to a late delivery by the carrier or the seller not sending within the appropriate time frame (or not sending with the right speed, but that’s less likely as seller would usually use the company’s shipping label).

You could read the fine print, but this would typically allow for a refund or replacement. Ticket resale companies charge the reseller for the replacement, plus a penalty, so they actually make more money when this happens and are usually far too lenient on buyers.


Title: [Pennsylvania] Someone I don't know e-mailed me, offering to pay for sex

Question:
I just received [this e-mail](http://imgur.com/EUmJind), and I'm wondering if I should submit this to the authorities? My one hesitation is that it seems like it could be a "Nigerian Prince" type thing (It sounds fake, but my friends are telling me it might be real). Although since he's not asking for money, and I'm not sure what the angle would be.

So, should I report this? And if so, how would I go about doing that?

Answer:
 Just delete it and move on. Answer #2: Reporting it to the authorities will probably do nothing. I would archive it somewhere so you can find it again in case it is not some sort of scam and they start harassing you.

It is much easier to prove harassment with a paper trail.

But in reality you can just ignore it an move on with your life and probably never hear from that email again.


Title: TX Mailman threatened to prosecute me for trying to be a good samaritan.

Question:
Tldr at the end

Context: I arrived home after working from 7am to 6pm with a cold. There was a nice stack of packages at my door. (Always a nice surprise) I have amazon prime and I order far too many little things. I brought the boxes in and started opening them. Sometimes amazon doesn't put everything in one box so I didn't think twice about the number of boxes. I opened one of the boxes to find an item I had not ordered. I looked at the address label, and it was the neighbor's, from across the street. I thought about going over to drop it off, but honestly I was just ready for bed.

**Next day**: I arrive from work, forgot to take the package in the morning, and there is a pink slip from USPS. It reads:

> "A package was left here either sat. or Monday for -address- It shows by GPS it was left here by mistake. Please call if you have it so we can Deliver it to the correct People
>
> Call me at -phone number- Mr. -Mailman name-"

My first thought was, what gps doesn't tell you the date it was dropped off. Also, I live in an apartment building. I assumed it was a scare tactic to ensure I would call. Well I called, not because I was scared but I assumed the mailman was in trouble. **The number he left on the card was his personal cell phone number.** I didn't realize it until he answered at like 6ish.

I told him what was up and apologized for accidentally opening the package, but telling him the item was still sealed. **The item's value is some 25 dollar detox kit, I checked after the fact.** He tells me that I need to drive to the post office to hand over the package so it could be resealed and redelivered. I explain that I'm a teacher who has to be at school at 7am and usually I'm on campus until 5 p.m.  He says that's okay and to go at 6 when they are loading the trucks. WTF I thought he was going to offer to come to my house and pick up the package. He didn't!!! I told him I could just give it to the neighbor, but he insisted it needed to be done this way. So I tell him I would try my best, but I couldn't guarantee it.

The next day I wake up with a text from my principal asking me to come 30 mins earlier because she can't make it. That's cool, but no time for package now.

I get home at 6 and see the package there. Ugh, so I go to deliver it at the neighbors. Here I was, thinking I was helping this lady detox and this man avoid some complaint. They're not home, so I leave it at their stoop. I call him up and let him know that I left the package at the lady's house. He goes berserk (wow term).

He starts reprimanding me about what I've done. He tells me I failed to follow strict orders from the United States Postal Service and I would now have to deal with the repercussions. I start apologizing, and trying to ask what I could do to remedy the situation. He will not let me apologize and continues to escalate and at one point is almost screaming at me. He's saying I was now on the hook for potentially $1000 in liability if the neighbors complained.

I'll admit I was scared. I asked him if he thought it was fair to take that tone with me? **I was in my calm teacher voice, I teach second graders so I can keep it cool while a 7 year old yells profanities at me.**   I told him that it seemed rude for him to be threatening me despite asking me to use my personal vehicle to transport mail to the post office. I told him he could have just asked me to leave the package out so he could pick it up.

He then stated that he had given me that option, but I chose to drop it off. **stop, no way, I would remember if there was an option that didn't involve me waking up before 5am** I told him that he did not and that I could check my recorded calls for reference. **I tend to record all my calls so that I can use them as documentation for my kids. I believed TX to be a one party consent state, but I always let my parents know at the beginning of the year.**

This is when he went ... well you know. He started saying that I had now committed a federal crime and state crime. That I would pay dearly if I thought I could get away with threatening a USPS worker (with lawsuit I inferred). I told him I was saddened that this situation had turned sour for us both, and that I mentioned the recording so that we would not need to argue about who said what.

He then reminded me that he was my mailman and he handled all my mail. **Was that a threat? I really am scared by this one.** He said he was going to get the postal inspector to prosecute me. I told him it was a one party consent state and he just said that if that were true companies wouldn't have to warn you about recordings. He told me again all that he was going to do to me and how much I just f-ed up.

He hung up. I then checked for my app that records calls. I had no recordings for the past couple months. I updated to android 6.0 and forgot to set up the app again.

So what do I do?
Should I just ignore this guy, and let that lady enjoy her detox?
Was I incorrect about TX recording laws?
Am I going to federal prison?

Tl:dr

I received a neighbor's package, and accidently opened it. USPS worker left his personal # to call him. I called him and he said I needed to take the package to USPS location. Life happened, and I couldn't so I left it at my neighbor's across the street. I let USPS guy know and he threatened me. Now I'm worried. I was so close to summer break.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 You weren't wrong, Texas is one-party consent.

I think your concern is reasonable... This guy sounds completely unhinged. Personally I'd absolutely go talk to the postmaster, explain what happened, explain my concerns going forward, and ask if it would be possible to have his route switched so he wasn't delivering my mail anymore.


Title: I was subpoenaed with a civil protection order against my ex in retaliation for stopping payment on all the utility bills that were in my name, and for trying to get treatment for my drug addiction.

Question:
We live in Ohio.

My ex is 10 years younger than me, has a history of abuse, drug use and manic depression. I am also a drug user, but I decided to get help so I went to detox on 12/27/17. I was set to go to straight to a community funded 90 day program directly from detox, but on 1/2/18 when I arrived home with my escort to get my clothes; a sheriff was waiting for me. She knew that if I had a pending legal issue I could not attend the program. The sheriff was there to serve me a civil protection order. This was tuesday 1/2/18. The hearing is 1/8/18. I contacted a lawyer, but he's a lifelong friend, and he has fallen victim to the disease of addiction as well. He was arrested early this morning for possession. I can't afford any other representation. I feel like the story I could tell would sound so outlandish that I would look like a a crazy conspiracy theorist or someone out of their mind from drugs. She claims she has hundreds of texts from me threatening to kill her new boyfriend and then kill myself. What scares me is she and I figured out how to spoof texts that look entirely legitimate to get her previous manager at the store she worked fired. She could even use the phone records to back this up because I did send her texts about money and the pets. She could note the time they were sent and spoof new ones matching that time. She has also been logging into my Facebook account and sending people I know disgusting messages. I didn't realize it was happening. A friend showed me I could download a log of every incident. I did that and was shocked by what I found. She logged into my account over 300 times since 10/14/17 when we split. I am so scared I am going to lose this and then she'll find a way to prove I broke the court order.

I can demonstrate how she does it to the judge, but without a lawyer I don't know how I could possibly win. Any advice or should I just prepare for the worst? Should I sink to her level and spoof messages to/from a friend of hers? I am so scared. Thanks in advance!

Edit: Please no comments about how I shouldn't have stuck my dick in crazy. She was not crazy until she stopped taking her meds and my addiction spiraled out of control. I am just as much to blame as she is. Nobody's perfect, but this has the potential to ruin my life as it will show up in background checks. I was also asked specifically if I have ever had a protection order against me when applying to go back to school this fall. Also I have stuck to my guns with my sobriety! 21 days total! Longest I have ever went in my life since I started using at 15.

Edit 2: I think it's worth noting that I have a clean record except a DUI that happened in 2010. I only relapsed (on hard drugs, I was one of those people that thought drinking and smoking with the occasional xanax was sobriety) within the past 9 months, and was trying to get clean. Should I even bring the rehab stuff up to the judge or will it make me look even worse?

Answer:
 You can try googling "<your state> legal aid" since I don't see a state in your post, and see if you can get help from local legal aid.

> Should I sink to her level and spoof messages to/from a friend of hers?

Absolutely fucking not. Just don't even think about it. Change all your passwords, lock everything down, and try and get a lawyer via legal aid.Answer #2: You need a lawyer. This whole situation is a train wreck.


Title: Wife entered country illegally. Do I need a lawyer to fix her status?

Question:
Hello Fellow Redditors,

I live in Chicago, IL.

My wife entered the country illegally (didn’t get caught or sent back)  like 15 years ago. I married my wife 1 year ago but I met here 7.5 years ago and we’ve been living together for 6 and a half years (and we have an awesome 6 y/o boy).

I am a US citizen and she is from Mexico, and I want to help her get her green card so we don’t have to live in fear of her being deported.

I met a sketchy lawyer and he just took our money because of my ignorance.

I know there is a “pardon” involved (plus a bunch of forms) so I as wondering if I could file all the necessary forms to fix her legal status or is a lawyer necessary.

Also if somebody could give me like a simple step by step of how the process would go I would really appreciate it.

Thanks!

Answer:
 Your wife entered the US illegally. She then had a child in the US, and then married a US citizen. She now wants to be "legal"?

Yes. Get an immigration lawyer. Do not try to do this yourself. Immigration law can be touchy. Even though it seems like she has a case for legal residency, why take a risk? ICE will definitely want to investigate your story. Get a lawyer.


Title: In Missouri, what happens to our assets/life insurance policies if my husband and I die at the same time.

Question:
So we're taking a day trip somewhere and on the road driving. I just asked my husband what would happen if we both died in a car crash on the way. We have ideas but don't *really* know because we have no wills or anything of the sort.

We married this year. He has life insurance and I have life insurance.

I have the house in my name only and bought it years ago before we even met.

We have 1 child together.

I also have 2 other children that live with us and their father 50/50. No child support or anything. We have never established custodianship through the state either. We've just been winging it and it's worked out good so far [2 years now].

So since we have nothing set up what would happen in this situation if we both passed away at the same time?

Thanks!

Answer:
 This can turn into a crazy and morbid litigious problem. So much so that a lot of states have a simultaneous death law. The issue comes from where the money goes. If you die without a will your spouse gets the first $20,000 and half of everything else, and your children will get the other half. With three kids they each get a sixth of your stuff. If your spouse dies you get the half and $20,000 and his one child gets the other half. If the spouse is dead first, then the kids get everything.

This creates a situation where families go to court to try and show which spouse died first because there can be a huge difference. If each of you had $6 million when you died the difference between each of you dying first is huge. If you died first your two seperate children would get $1 million each and the kid you have with your husband would get $10 million. Swap that and the shared kid would get $6 million and the other two would get $3 million each. That adds some incentive to show who died first.

To remove these sorts of morbid lawsuits from happening there are simultaneous death laws. These declare the deaths simultaneous if they happen within a certain amount of time from the same basic cause. In that case they both are considered to have died first and all property divided as such. So your shared child would get everything from your spouse and your three children would each get a third of your estate.


Title: Im in a crowded bar with my girlfriend, some guy slaps/pinches/grabs her ass. Am I justified in smashing my beer bottle over his head?

Question:
Edit: location = Anywhere, USA

Edit 2: The overwhelming consensus is breaking a bottle over the aggressor's head would not be justified. However, what would be justified in this situation? If my girlfriend felt threatened to what extent could she respond? What law, if any and I'm going there is one, did the assgrabber break?

Answer: NoAnswer #2: No, that does not justify Battery.


Title: Was Walter White legally responsible for Jane Margolis' death?

Question:
This is from the TV programme Breaking Bad, in case anyone doesn't understand the reference. (And yeah, I know I'm about 4 years out of date for Breaking Bad posts but whatever, I've recently been re-watching the second series and this question has bugged me for days now...)

So here's my question, was the character Walter White legally responsible for any of his actions from the scene below considering these actions ultimately caused Jane Margolis to die?

At at the start of the scene Walter arrives at his partner Jesse's apartment while he and his girlfriend are both sleeping while high on heroin. Walter tries to shake Jesse awake which inadvertently causes Jane to turn in her to sleep on her back. Jane - presumably because she's high on the aforementioned heroin - then starts to choke on her own vomit, which Walter watches but doesn't do anything to stop. Ultimately she dies while he's standing over her and he then leaves.

Obviously what he did is morally reprehensible, but did Walter actually break any laws here? And does the fact that he inadvertently caused her to lie on her back while trying to shake Jesse awake have any relevance? He was presumably aware that they were both high as he picked up a needle earlier on in the scene.

There's a YouTube link to the scene here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGEmFpitjYw&ab_channel=C4mp3r01

Say this video was CCTV from the night, so the court has absolute proof of what went down that evening. With this evidence in mind, would Walter White have faced any charges for this?

** this is hypothetical obviously, I should have put that in the title. **

Location I guess would be New Mexico.

Answer: Even involuntary manslaughter requires gross negligence or criminal negligence. I think it would be a hard sell to a jury that attempting to shake his partner awake is negligent behavior. They would have to show under gross negligence that a reasonable person could have foreseen that this created a substantial risk of death.


Title: Can a court of appeals award money for legal fees?

Question:
Recently my mother came out of a high conflict divorce case which has amounted to quiet an amoint of legal fees. It was assumed that a portion of these fees would be payed off with an amount awarded by the judge. Unfortunately that was not the case. I was just wondering if it would be possible to take this case to the court of appeals in hopes of simply having (at least some) legal fees payed off?

We live in the united states (north carolina)

Answer: You cannot appeal your case simply based on the fact that you were not awarded attorney fees.  You need some reason why the court did not follow the correct law or apply the law correctly.  An award of attorney fees or not was presumably squarely within the judges prerogative.  On the other hand, if for instance, there was some statute that said that attorney fees MUST be awarded, and the judge didn't do that, THEN you could appeal based on that.


Title: I was sexually assaulted at work, I emailed my management about the lack of security, and now they refuse to be references for future positions.

Question:
Im a student staff receptionist at my local community college. I have worked here for over a year, with no disciplinary issues. In fact, Ive been regarded as one of the best employees there.

I was in the basement on my building, studying. I was waiting to clock in to work. A man came into the basement, who I believe to be homeless, put his hands on me. He came at me from behind and grabbed me in a hug and was trying to grope my chest. I told him to back off and he did.

Went upstairs, told my coworker at the front desk what had happened and she called the police. I ended up pressing charges and the man was charged with 4th degree sexual assault.

I emailed my management about the complete lack of security. There are no cameras in the basement, or on any of the floors in the building. This building has 4 floors including the basement, and there are no security cameras on any of the floors.

My management completely disregarded the situation. They ignored me, didn't send out an email to warn others in the building until a week later. I sent them an email about how the lack of security was alarming, and how their lack of concern for their staff was concerning as well.

This was the first issue I had ever had at this job. They didnt respond to the email, and I felt unsafe and invalidated in the work place, so I put in my two weeks notice.

I requested to use my supervisors as reference, to which they declined. Although my work performance was never impacted. Always on time. Always did my job right and went the extra mile.

Is there any legal action I could take against this department? I feel like some policy or law is being violated here due to the complete lack of security. The emotional stress of this has been overbearing.

Answer: Unless you have a work contract stating that they will provide security, you don't have anything against the company. They have done nothing illegal.


Title: Inappropriate Bag/ Lab Coat Search While at Work

Question:
Good Morning everyone. I’ve always enjoyed reading through posts here but never thought I’d be here for advice.... so here we go...

My wife works for a national company as a medical professional and has done so with this organization for close to a year now. She is usually located in a specific store, but has the ability to pick up shifts elsewhere if needed. She was clocking out and getting ready to head home from a store she’s not usually at when the manager approached her and said she needed to be searched.  She went back and forth with the manager before agreeing to what she believed to be a simple bag search. The manager reached into her bag to look, and then checked her lab coat, which she was wearing (lab coats usually have 2 deep pockets on the sides and one or two pockets located over the breasts). He opened both of her breast pockets to check for whatever he thought he needed to check for. To be clear, he didn’t grope her, but touching that she perceived as highly inappropriate.  She wasn’t sure how to react so she left.

She contacted her divisions manager who agreed what happened was inappropriate and pulled the company’s policy. The policy states something along the lines that hands should not be placed in bags and that jackets can not be checked while on a person. The policy gets a little blurred in the fact it doesn’t specifically state that her division should be subject to searches. The division manager stated she had never been searched before. It was suggested that my wife reach out to HR while her manager bump it up the chain on her side.  They said they would pull the tapes “to see what actually happened” and were extremely condescending and  non empathetic to the situation.  As you can probably guess, HR is positioning to protect themselves at this point. Where we’re at right now....They said at this point she can choose to be searched or face punitive action in the future. It’s not the search that she has an issue with, it’s the way it was handled and the fact the documentation is not black and white.  What does she do at this point?  We’re in a right to work state so she could look cross eyed at the wrong person and be let go.

EDIT: Located in Connecticut
EDIT 2: At will, not right to work.

TLDR wife was inappropriately touched/ searched while at work. HR is no help (surprise).
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 There's nothing illegal about an employer requiring an employee to consent to a search as part of the employee's job.

Your wife's situation (being touched inappropriately) has lots of grey areas to it. If you really want to pursue it, you might have a consultation with an employment attorney to see what they think.Answer #2: Make sure you document each incident that happens.

Make sure she removes the lab coat before being searched in the future because that's just creepy.

Are all employees being searched? Is there something that happened that she can think of that may have prompted this new search procedure starting for her? i.e. Did they recently have some thefts of something? Do they think she's on drugs? (just making some guesses off the top of my head.) Are they just trying to make things difficult so she'll quit?

Did they mention how long it would take to "pull the tapes"? Even if they do and see it happened just as she said it did, the result may be that she continues to be searched and her coat isn't searched while on her. (which again, is not appropriate and creepy and that person should be written up for.)


Title: My Underage Sister Might Be Committing Fraud?

Question:
TLDR; my sister offers to send nudes to boys, takes their money, and blocks them.

So my sister is 16 and recently she told me about a scheme she cooked up. She made a fake profile on a teen dating app and when boys say they are interested in her she offers to send them nudes or facetime with them. She the boys to send her the money first and once they send it to her through venmo she will block them. I am pretty sure this is fraud but could someone confirm my suspicion? Also if there are any articles of someone getting arrested for doing this or something similar that I could show her that would be great. I would really like this to stop.
Topic:
Juvenile and Youth Law

Answer: You need to talk to your parents. She's offering to sell child pornography. That's a bigger problem than scamming people and all it'll take is her scamming the wrong person for her to get in serious trouble.Answer #2: Tell Venmo she is violating their TOS so they close her account.


Title: What are you liable for if protesters block your car but get injured as you push through? (Anywhere in the US)

Question:
I have always wondered this.  With protests, "peaceful" or not, many times people are in the streets intentionally blocking the roads.  I live in Missouri and during the ferguson protests many roads including main highways were blocked.  There are multiple pieces of this question that I wonder about.

- For the highway example, if you were going 60-70 mph and those people start to come on the highway and you clip one, what are you responsible for?

- If protesters are on a city street and you are blocked from going forward or backward, no initial threat incurring, what rights do you have?  If you slowly push forward, with no intent to harm, but protesters do not move and someone gets hurt somehow...what happens?

- if people are blocking streets and surround vehicle, but this time the crowd is banging on your vehicle and there is a feeling of possible threat to you or your property, what happens if you push to leave and someone gets hurt?

Essentially I am curious of the rights of the people driving, not protesting.  What can they do without repercussions?  If in all of the scenarios listed above that I am as the driver liable for the protesters injuries, what options do I have as a driver to get out safely?  If I as the driver am liable, why do the protesters have the right to be on the streets and highways sometimes causing hours of delays, making routes impassible and me as the driver (if I am say the first one to come up on them) essentially stuck till they let me go?

Answer:
 It's weird how many people seem to wonder this.  I wonder if it's really just the same person asking over and over again.

Nobody can answer your questions in any useful way because what might possibly happen would depend on ALL of the facts, not just a couple of facts that you present.


Title: How is this statute not a violation of the first amendment?(FL)

Question:
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=abortion&URL=0700-0799/0797/Sections/0797.02.html

>797.02 Advertising drugs, etc., for abortion.—Whoever knowingly advertises, prints, publishes, distributes or circulates, or knowingly causes to be advertised, printed, published, distributed or circulated, any pamphlet, printed paper, book, newspaper notice, advertisement, or reference containing words or language giving or conveying any notice, hint, or reference to any person, or the name of any person, real or fictitious, from whom, or to any place, house, shop, or office where any poison, drug, mixture, preparation, medicine, or noxious thing, or any instrument or means whatever, or any advice, direction, information, or knowledge may be obtained for the purpose of causing or procuring the miscarriage of any woman pregnant with child, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

Answer: It is. Legislatures pass unconstitutional laws all the time. Unfortunately, they're still enforceable until struck down. This one looks like it would be for the first person that contested it after they were fined.


Title: marijuana possession/illegal search of friends car

Question: So last night i went to the pub with my friends and walked out to my friends car to get my 3ds, i opened the door got my ds out of the glove box and took a paper coaster out of my back pocket and tossed it on the passenger seat, as i shut the door i saw a cop drive by on the road, red and blue lights off, no siren, windows closed (aprox 40 yds away) and looked to be going over the speed limit, i thought to myself it was odd and closed the door of my friends car and started walking back to the pub. After about 3 steps toward the bar the same cop from the road stopped behind the car and said she smelled weed so i let her search my person and she found nothing she then told me to sit down and proceeded to search the car, i told her it is illegal to search a car based only on smell and that she can't search the car without a warrant because the owner was not present to give permission, she confiscated weed/paraphernalia and had me call my friend (the owner of the car) and tell him to come outside and he complied, she then conducted a second search of his trunk. After the second search she pulled him aside to talk and he claimed ownership of the weed/paraphernalia, she never spoke to me because I said i wasn't speaking to her until i saw a lawyer. Here is where it gets complicated, she gave us a written arrest and the court date is next month but i am moving to California on the 23rd of this month and cant be there, we live in Boca Raton, Florida and are both 21. So my question is was that legal for her to do and if so what do I do about the court date that I cant go to? Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 >she can't search the car without a warrant because the owner was not present to give permission

The cries of every friend, boyfriend/girlfriend, cousin, or child who is driving the car owned by someone else who gets busted with drugs.

Call a lawyer, she was within her rights.


Title: I quit, and was told "well you're fired then."

Question:
I worked for a large corporation for several years since graduating from college, doubled my salary there in 2.5 years, but after another year, they were letting everyone go because the business was failing, so I decided to get off the ship before it sank.

I think in retrospect I made a bad decision in joining this teeny little tiny firm in Texas. They were run by these old, foreign bastards, and they thought I could save them from all their troubles. They offered me even more money and NORMAL working hours. Which was all I cared about at time. Woohooo!

Come to find out, their business was failing as well, and they weren't honest with me about that, or about other things about themselves, such as what areas they actually had expertise in or made money from.

Between me being frustrated, and when things got worse, I asked to not be involved in certain things like, say, I wouldn't manipulate or lie to customers (why would I?)--especially a company like (edit-one of the largest us corporations)--who was taking action against the company I was working for.

Couple me putting my foot down and standing up for myself, with the dynamic that I later found out, I was one of the very highest salaried employees, I think made a couple of the owners turn on me. I also didn't know, they had such incredibly massive turnover.

If I was smart or thinking clearly, I would have gotten out of there FAST. I was neither. Once I put my foot down and received backlash, I stayed for two more weeks and it just ended in watching myself get smeared and personally insulted, before I said, "I quit."

Then they said, "you're fired."

Wow. How does that affect me? Can they tell future employers I was fired? What should I tell future employers? I've never felt so disrespected in my life... man what the fuck.

Answer:
 You can tell them you quit. They can tell them you got fired if you use them as a reference.

You should ask for your job  back. If they say no, file for unemployment. Then you can say you "quit" in a one-time lapse of judgement and didn't really mean it, they fired you, you asked for your job back, and they wouldn't take you back. If they say yes you're in the same boat you are now.


Title: Update: B&E when intoxicated at neighbors house party.

Answer: I remember your post. Congrats on your sobriety and thanks for the update.Answer #2: In the grand scheme of things, $1100, a night in jail, and some community service isn't really that bad for a wake-up call to turn your life around. I remember your post and am really happy to hear that things are improving for you! Keep up the good work. Answer #3: GOOD ON YOU!  It's so refreshing to see someone take responsibility for themselves and their actions and make the changes they need for a better life.  BRAVO!!


Title: Is a "deal" like I see on media and news a legal instrument with specific legislation about it?

Question: This might be a really simple question, I don't know, but I often times see stuff like celebrities striking deals and having their charges dropped, for, let's say, doing community services for a certain period of time, and I know about a similar process on other international legislation, but I don't know if there's specific legislation about it in the U.S. Do these deals get registered? Do they affect future rulings about that person?

Answer: Yes, those are called "plea bargains" and they are how the vast majority of criminal cases are resolved.


Title: Is "fuck you" considered slander or libel?

Question: Long story short, I got fired unjustly from a job. So I strode in and got my last paycheck, and left a note on the unemployment pamphlet that simply said the two above words on the bitchy managers desk. I shouldn't have done it and it was childish, but I was wondering if these words are grounds for anything. California Overthinker here.

Answer: No.


Title: [NYC] Seinfeld: Can the company which made the wedding invitations with toxic glue on the envelopes be sued for wrongful death?

Question: I'm talking about the Seinfeld episode where George buys really cheap wedding invitations, where the envelopes which came with them had toxic glue. Since Susan had to lick hundreds of envelopes, she died due to ingesting too much of the toxic glue. Despite the fact that the wedding invitations were old and cheap, it doesn't absolve the manufacturer of responsibility. Assuming that no expiration date was printed on the envelopes, can either George or Susan's parents sue the manufacturer for wrongful death? Also, could the store which sold George the envelopes be sued as well? Susan's parents seem to think that it's George's fault for buying cheap envelopes, but no matter how cheap something is, it still must meet basic safety standards.

Answer:
 Yes, they could sue the manufacturer and store that sold the envelopes. Both of those entities would have been protected by their product liability insurance up to policy limits.

Seeing as Susan was around 40, and I believe unemployed with no kids the settlement would have likely been well under policy limits.Answer #2: Paging /u/JackieChiles


Title: Is it legal to charge for rent receipts (Ontario, Canada)?

Question:
So recently I've been on a search for a new place to rent, which you can see the reason for in my post history. I came upon a place that fit everything I wanted and more, for a very reasonable price! Everything was going smoothly and I was going to sign the very next day when the landlord told me they were only accepting cash and that I would not be able to claim this on taxes, unless I wanted to pay an extra $30 a month to get a receipt. Is this even legal? Should I continue business with these people? The other roommates there seemed to be living just fine and everything else was in order, I saw the lease form and everything looked solid.

Anyway thanks in advance for any and all advice!

Answer:
 Yes, section 109.1 makes it illegal to charge for a rent receipt. They can ask for the rent to be paid in cash, however.

Don't do this. The reason why want to do it is likely because they will try to avoid paying taxes on this income.


Title: Police entered home with 13 year old child's permission and no parent home....is that ok

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Yes they can enter with a child alone in the home. They had permission. No rights were violatedAnswer #2: I guess since this thread's a few hours old, I would have to question: Is a minor even allowed to let someone like police in anyways, given they pretty much have no authority over the dwelling? I would understand if they have a search warrant, but I don't understand how police can enter under permission of a 13-year old.Answer #3: New York City, Albany NY, or just generally in NY State?

If NYC or Albany, your storage of the weapons in a case may not have been kosher.


Title: Neighbor Cut Down My Tree [New York]

Question:
First I'll say I think it is my tree, it is near the property line, but I have always thought of it as being on my side of the line but a survey would be required to confirm, but for the purposes of the question I'll assume it is in fact my tree. Also I will refer to things at "mine" but the house and property are my parents whom I live with when I am not at college.

The tree was located on the side yard of my house and next to my neighbors drive way. The night prior to cutting down my tree, a branch that was over hanging their driveway, fell and damaged their vehicle, than the next day while everyone was at work the neighbor hired a company to cut the tree down.

Question One: Are we liable for the damage to there car?

Question Two: Can they cut down a tree that is near the property line like that?

Answer:
 Holy Shit!  New York is the tree lottery bonus round!  Not only does NY allow for actual damages to be recovered when someone cuts down your tree, but [N.Y. Real Prop. Acts. Law § 861](
https://www.lawserver.com/law/state/new-york/ny-laws/ny_real_property_actions_proceedings_law_861) actually allows for **treble damages** as a punitive action.

OP, have your folks get a survey, an arborist, and an attorney (in that order).Answer #2: >Question One: Are we liable for the damage to there car?

Not sure, and I'm not a lawyer.  One will be along shortly

>Question Two: Can they cut down a tree that is near the property line like that?

Totally not.

Also, you know how if tenants ruin a 3-year old carpet they only have to pay 40% of the value because it depeciates? Trees are the opposite.  Trees *grow* in value over time.  Assuming your stated assumptions, your neighbors would owe the cost of replacing a **mature** tree of that type, which can be *all* the moneys.  Certainly could be more than the cost of the carAnswer #3: Car: Maybe. Call your homeowner's insurance company if you receive a bill.

Tree:  Neighbors are generally allowed to trim the branches that are over their property. They can't trim so much that the tree dies. They can not go on your property to take out your tree without your permission. Make sure the tree was really yours before you do anything.


Title: [Florida] ISP undercharging me for the past year. What happens next?

Question:
Edit: judging by the votes on my posts, it would seem that the only thing the posters want to do is argue ethics. I value your opinion but this is legaladvise and I came here for information with foundations in law, not opinion, you know? If anyone can offer insight on the specific legal aspects of my issue, I would greatly appreciate it.

Brighthouse has been charging me almost $70 less than my previous bills every month for nearly the past year. I'm receiving the same service, but paying a small percentage of what I was.

A year ago, I figured it would be corrected shortly and I'd either be paying my old rate with no retroactive charges for the past months, OR they would charge me the correct difference and then get my bill back to normal. Paying one lump sum isn't an issue so I didn't bother correcting it with the idea that, best case, I might get a few months heavily discounted. Neither has happened though and I'm still sliding under the radar.

My service is billed monthly with no service contract. I'm receiving bills monthly and keeping my account balance at 0. Do they have any recourse should they decide to up my bill retroactively?

Thanks

Answer: Some companies will ignore it when discovered other will come after your for the money. And you would owe it.


Title: This is more a question of legality.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You can complain to the manager. Don't order the chicken salad if this guy is behind the deli.


Title: [IL] This guy lied he had sexual relations with my mom

Question:
[removed]
Topic:
Troll Post

Answer:
 Move on.

Also, I had sexual relations with your mom.Answer #2: How do you know he lied?


Title: Pep Boys put my son in danger and held me in their Fishers, IN location for 5 hours.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 If you have damage to your engine due to lack of oil, and they are not fixing that damage, call a lawyer.  Pep Boys in no ways endangered you son.Answer #2: Did they stop you from calling a cab?

It's frustrating that they weren't able to service your car promptly, but I don't see how they prevented you from leaving, or how they had any obligation to provide an alternate vehicle for a delay of only a couple of hours. You can - and should - continue pressing on Pep Boys' customer service folks, but I don't see a legal issue here.

In particular, ask for a refund for the oil change, and if you can't get any traction with customer service, charge back the oil change through your credit card.


Title: Driving without insurace

Question: about 4 months ago I got in an accident that I was at fault. I was under my dads insurance and he wasn't able to pay it but I drove anyways and hit another car head on. I got a letter from a debt collector for upwards of $24,000. I just started a career where my credit/ financial responsibility is required to be qualified. I don't really know what to do from here.

Answer:
 You caused an accident which resulted in property damage and (maybe) injury.

You did not have the insurance you needed to protect you from the financial hardship this would cost.

There is no magic solution here.  You owe more than $24,000 for the damage you caused.  You are likely going to have to pay some/most/all of that amount.

You can talk to a lawyer and see if you can reach a settlement amount for less than that.  You can see if you can declare bankruptcy (which might also FUBAR your job).  You can work out a payment plan.


Title: Florida - Girl has erroneously accused me of stalking and due to this I am being harassed by local police

Question:
I am a female, she is a female making this whole thing more scandalous in the stupid, hick town I live in. My good name has been besmirshed by this girl and it has caused me unnecessary distress and harassment by law enforcement. Here is the situation: we live in a dumb fuck small town that happens to be outside a military base installment. This girl is married to some boy in the air force. I know this from FaceBook. Anyway, she works at Wal-Mart, which I happen to frequent. Why? Because I play a lot of Pokemon Go, there is a gym near the Wal-Mart, a lot of Pokemon spawn there, so I kind of just hang around there a lot, I guess. I pace around in the parking lot to hatch my eggs and earn candy, no big deal. I certainly didn't think my mere presence was bothering anybody, but this *girl*, I guess I looked at her too often? She's a cashier and I've only been down her lane exactly once. I was in the store, walking, browsing like I do and she was on her break eating at Subway and some boy, her husband I guess by the uniform confronts me, snatches my phone out of my hand and says if I keep coming to Wal-Mart and stalking *the girl* he'll have me arrested.

I said nothing at all to him. Not a word. I took my phone back and left. Got in my car and went home. He must have followed me into the parking lot, or something, took down my tags, because about an hour later, two uniformed officers appear at my door. By that time, I was heavily intoxicated. I have horrible social anxiety and have a prn for it, I might have taken a little more than prescribed and had a couple drinks. Okay, I definitely did. Anyway, the cops had me Baker Acted. Instead of the usual 3 days, I was held for almost a week.

Well, I went to Wal-Mart and after being there for probably 12 mins, I was again approached by an officer who told me I needed to leave, or I would be trespassed. I wasn't going to argue, I left right then, no questions. As I was driving home, I was pulled over. I have never been pulled over in my life and I am 25 years old. The officer told me I did not come to a complete stop at the stop sign, which actually, was probably facts, so I apologized profusely and he gave me a warning. Nice of him.

Anyway, then last night, well, actually really early this morning, I decided to go out for a stroll and catch some Pokemon. I do this frequently and unmolested. Again, I was stopped by an officer who called me by name to check in with me. I am very distressed over this whole situation and do not want to leave my house at all. I never stalked that girl. This whole thing was a misunderstanding. How do I clear this mess up???

Answer:
 > How do I clear this mess up???

By staying the hell away from WalMart, for one. Answer #2: Have you considered that the small sacrifice of picking somewhere else for Pokemon Go would solve most of your problems here?

It doesn't sound like the police are harassing you. It sounds like they're concerned about you mixing alcohol with your medication. There's a caution label on your bottle about that for a reason. As well, this could be your anxiety. Find some new places to wander for your Pokemon Go excursions and see if you can relax and put this all behind you.


Title: Ex-husband is getting credit cards in my name.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Report to police.Answer #2: If you freeze your credit (not credit monitoring, which is a ripoff) you will solve this problem.

A credit freeze makes it so companies can't pull your credit without you first unfreezing it with the specific credit reporting bureau. It's free for victims of identity theft, so call the police and report, then dispute the accounts and have them removed from your credit report. He won't be able to open accounts as you after that. Best of luck.


Title: My company owes me 135 hours of back overtime and I don't want screwed.

Question:
Worked at this company 3 years. I have timesheets signed by my supervisor showing days worked over 8 hours as well as the corresponding paystub showing no OT paid. Can my company screw me over and say I forged the timesheets? I have emails showing timestamps of when I submitted them to accounting but the timesheet is in an attachment format so isn't viewable in the email body. I obviously forwarded all these emails to my personal account but I'm scared they'll say I attached the timesheet after the fact. I'm still working there (working on leaving). What can I do to secure my proof and/or not get screwed in all this?

EDIT: I'm in LA, California. Sorry, first time poster!!

Answer: You can start by following the instructions and providing your location.


Title: US Las Vegas, NV Security Guard looking to understand the legalities of working on sites and resources to be more efficient at my job.

Question:
TL;DR: What are some good resources to understanding laws and the rights of properties and security guards?

I want to say firstly that I know this is probably an unusual post. I am a resident in Las Vegas, NV and I have only been working security for five months total.

I currently have an unarmed guard card.

Aside from events, I work at daily weeklies and I want to take my job a little more seriously and understand what I can and cannot do better. It is an entirely new field for me, and if I'm being honest, I thought it would be temporary, but the field has grown on me.

What sparked this interest was an incident where I was doing a routine room check with my supervisor and the previous tenant we evicted the day earlier had gained entry. This was an entire family and they refused to leave. Metro shows up and recommended we call the constable's office because there were children involved.

The main thing the tenants kept bringing up was that they were not served an eviction notice despite having a five day "pay or quit" notice and being two days over (I took into account what the paper constituted as "judicial days"). The thought that stayed in the back of my mind was, "If I would have known about needing constables and understood the eviction process better, it would have saved everyone a huge headache."

So far I understand to take a look at the post orders and the policies of each property.

So I'm here on legal advice asking: Are there any recommendations for resources to look into about property/business law, being an unnamed security guard in Sin City, and understanding legal jargon better?

Thank you in advance.

Answer:
 for starters, just from the way you described the tenant situation, you and your employer did an illegal eviction and tenants are still entitled to possession.  a notice to quit is not a right to remove a tenant. the only way you can remove a tenant is with a court order (called various things in various states such as a 'writ of execution'), and with some kind of LEO (a marshal, constable, sherif, etc) present to keep order.

in fact your employer is probably liable to the tenant for damages for having removed them w/o a final judgment (unless they originally **vacated voluntarily** but then changed their minds.  but still in that case most lawyers would probably advise LL to proceed with a regular eviction. and rightly so, IMHO, cuz it's LL's fault for failing to secure the premises after tenant vacated).

also, if you're one of these poor 1099 employees, that may diminish your own protection from _personal liability_ for doing something unlawful such as dispossessing a lawful tenant.

if you plan to be muscle for a residential mgmt company, you should at least learn that.  but always keep in mind that you're technically just a civilian. you have no more power than the property owner.

overall there's no way you can learn everything (for example, I thought this post was going to ask about use of force, and that's another can of worms) except maybe going to law school or getting substantial formal LEO training.


Title: Got a question about: "Massachusetts is a two party state. You cannot record audio secretly"

Question:
I'm not sure if I'm breaking any rules by asking a general question so if I am please message me.

I just came across a comment on a very recent post that says how you can't record someone in a private property in massachusetts without the other person knowing about that - even if it's in your house - my question is .. let's pretend that I have a fight with my gf that lives with me .. she gets crazy and starts punching her face purposely and explicitly tells me that she would fake this whole thing to have a domestic case going on .. I start recording her to protect myself without her knowing and I get the whole thing on video .. I hold off on telling her that I did in fact record her just to make her call the cops and report it so that I'd show it to the officers when they arrive .. what happens then? .. Would they disregard the recording proving I didn't touch her and then come and arrest me just because she didn't know I was recording? .. how will that hold up in court? That doesn't make any sense.

Answer:
 In your imaginary scenario, you could be potentially charged with violating wiretap laws. It doesn't mean it *would* happen, just that it could.

Just because one person violates law, doesn't mean your violations are absolved.

If you're in a relationship where this potential crosses your mind, you need to get out or get both of you help ASAP.


Title: Ex boyfriend is threatening to “press charges,” because I won’t give him his stuff back. We broke up 9 months ago and I have written proof that he forfeited the items.

Question:
My ex and I broke up back in September. 9 months ago. When he moved out, he left a letter on the counter, addressed to my parents and I,  saying, “...the tv, my watches, and sunglasses, I will not be taking with me. You can sell or donate them, signed (ex bf)”

I received a text today from an out of state number insulting me and telling me I had no right to sell his watches. I have to assume this is his current girlfriend. The texts said I have until Monday to return his items or my ex will press charges. The person texted also, “You live at (my address) right?”

I have a written and signed note saying he didn’t want those items back. I also have screenshots of texts to him asking again, do you want your watches back? To which he replies, “no. “

I texted him asking to tell whoever this was to leave me alone, and he said that I should ask before selling HIS items. He also said he has been wanting the tv back, and if I give it back, he will call it even.

Do they have any legal recourse against me? I would’ve gladly given them back if he had just asked me nicely, but being threatened and insulted has me more than pissed off.

What should I do?? I am extremely uncomfortable that this person texting on his behalf knows where I live. My ex is also a vengeful person, and I am fearful that he may try to do something to me.
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: If you have proof your did your due diligence, anything any normal person under these circumstances would do, you should be fine. You have proof he abandoned these items, his loss now. This does not mean they can't sue you, just that you have the hassle of defending it, Small claims no doubt. I would document it, any further contact or threats I would report to the police, also don't contact or have any conversations with them, ignore them.Answer #2: Make sure to scan that note so you have a safe digital copy, then block the number texting you and forget about it. If they come after you (which they almost assuredly won't, 99.99% of lawsuit threats are empty) you have it as evidence to show the judge.


Title: [MA] Fire originating from another condo effected my unit triggering a claim and $1000 deductible. Can I recover that money?

Question:
Hello all and thank you in advance for any advice.

So there was a fire in a unit in my condo complex.  It was caused by a kitchen fire involving an unattended child (local FD documented).  The family living there rented their unit and I own mine.  The fire spread effecting mine and another unit.  This triggered an insurance claim for my belongings as well as a master insurance claim.  Neither the renters or the owner of that unit had fire insurance but I do, condo bylaws state all units "shall" have personal fire insurnace.

In the time since the fire, the renters have disappeared and I have become chairman of the board of trustees as the previous chair didn't want to deal with this and I want to go home, but I digress.

My question is, can I seek repayment for the 1k deductible from the person who owns that unit?  I am hoping to work it out with this guy without small claims court but I just want to get my ducks in a row before requesting payment.

If I am entitled to repayment, would I be able to include additional damages for court fees, emotional distress (missing pet), and the colossal amount of time and effort this has cost me?

Any advice would be helpful and if there is more information that I didn't think to include I will do my best to answer it.

Thanks

Answer: Is your insurance company planning on going after the other party to recoup their costs?


Title: Friend's Father Changed Gender on Insurance TX

Question:
My friend's father, very conservative, changed her gender on their insurance (blue cross blue shield) to her being a male and now she can't get birth control.

What would she need to change it back? Would her father find out? How did blue cross blue shield change it without verifying?

Answer:
 She needs to call them and ask what she needs to to do change it back.  Yes, it's possible her father will find out.

What an dolt this guy is, because birth control isn't the only thing he's denying her access to -- breast exams, cancer screenings -- she won't be able to get any of this covered.

If she lives in a big city she can try Planned Parenthood if she can't get the insurance straightened out.  They provide sliding-fee scale services for all of these things.


Title: Landlord Came Into My Apt And Filmed my kids while they Slept.[Montana]

Question:
So I live in A Tax adjusted property in Kalispell,Montana that just switched hands.Every so often we submit to fire alarm and maintenance checks. they gave us adequate notice 72 hours. as usual. Knock on the door and I let them in. Well the new landlady a licensed real estate professional here in Montana. without warning pulled out her tablet and started pointing it around. I ask them what are you doing? your notice said nothing about filming and i have 3 kids upstairs taking a nap. Well i asked them to stop. and they didn't. I just think it was really odd. And TBH i feel Violated. My wife went down to the office the very next day and asked Landlady what was she doing filming sleeping children. And why were they taking pictures of all our stuff. including children. her reply was that they "forgot" to mention they were going to be taking photos. And they did it to make sure we were up keeping the property,I dunno maybe this is nothing. But. I get a stomach ache and panic attack every time i think about it. Its been a week. i'm losing sleep.  I also have 2 other pressing issues i need to put in another post. thanks for all your help. and happy holidays!

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TLDR; Landlady Filmed my kids sleeping during a routine home inspection.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 She filmed them sleeping or she pulled out a tablet and you told her they were sleeping upstairs? Answer #2: If you are asking if the Landlord is able to take pictures and record incidental video of the interior of the property, the answer is yes.

If that video or those pictures happen to include you or your family in them, that is also not illegal.

It sounds like she was there to do an inspection for the new leasing company/property management company, and didn't want to reschedule just because your kids are asleep.

If you have reason to believe that she intentionally drove to your house to film your children sleeping under the guise of a home inspection, and is now doing nefarious things with that footage, then you can report it to the police.

Personally, I think your parental instincts are clouding your judgement. This appears to be a routine inspection unless you have evidence otherwise.


Title: [WA]If I were to remove a restraining order on someone right after they violated it, would the charges drop or stay?

Question: Basically the title just some drama in the family and I need a clear answer.

Answer:
 If you have an RO on someone AND they violated it, it really should not be dropped.  You might not even get a judge to drop it.  But even if you could convince a judge to drop the RO, you'll have a harder time getting one in the future if it's needed.

You have the RO for a reason.


Title: My Landlord's Father Owns the House I'm renting. Now he wants the rent..

Question:
I recently signed a lease agreement with a woman I'll call Susan.  Paid her a deposit and first month rent, received the keys and moved in.   A few weeks after moving in, I was talking to the neighbor, and he informed me that she doesnt own the house.  He uses to own the house and sold it to Susan's father, who I'll call John.  I didn't much care for this news but John was over visiting said neighbor a few weeks later, and I stopped by and had a chat with him.  Apparently, he bought the house for Susan, but then she got married, husband doesnt like the house so they moved into his.  He knew she was renting it out and was okay with it so I figured I'm okay.

Fast forward three months to today, John says Susan hasn't been paying her rent on the place to him, and he would like us to pay him directly.  I told him I'm not opposed to that, except I have a signed lease listing Susan as the landlord.  It sounds like they are in a bit of a spat, and I don't think she'll terminate my lease.  Is my lease even valid?  Can I just stop paying Susan and start paying John and have legal grounds to expect the lease to be upheld by John?  He seems like he'll honor it, but Susan seemed okay too...

I'm located in Iowa if that matters, thanks r/legaladvice

Answer: You pay Susan until Susan tells you otherwise. If he wants to sue Susan about this matter he can.Answer #2: bubble's right: keep paying to Susan.  It isn't your place to determine who has the better right to the rental money and you are under contract to pay to Susan.  If you switch and start paying John, she can come and seek your eviction for breach of the lease.  John can't come and sue you in court because you have no duty to him and you were not under obligation to pay him.  If he wants the money, he needs to take it up with Susan (up to suing her) and you should not be on the hook for anything.


Title: [TX/MS] Wife's purse stolen a week ago in MS containing drug paraphernalia - just got an FB request from a cop in that city

Question:
Throwaway to protect the not-so-innocent.

On Memorial Day my wife and I were visiting her family and went over to Natchez, Mississippi. She set her purse down while we were taking some photos and forgot about it. When she remembered about 5 minutes later and we walked back, it was of course gone.

We had pretty much written it off as a loss, and never reported the theft because in her purse among her ID, CCs, business cards, shades, $40, etc. was a (high end brand) vaporizer and a small bag of weed. She cancelled the cards, ordered new ones, and wrote it off the vaporizer as a bummer.

The reason I'm asking about this is that this morning she got a friend request on Facebook from a police officer in Natchez. She does not know her previously. Also, our address is on her ID, and her business cards have her cellphone and work numbers, so she could easily be reached that way? Nothing in her purse would have her name on it that didn't also have other contact information.

Is anyone familiar with this kind of procedure? It seems weird to us, and we'd love any advice on what could be going on or what to do. I highly doubt a cop is going to return the vaporizer, which is the only thing of value in the purse. I'm also not familiar with statutes of limitations and how TX vs MS law works.

Thank you in advance.

edit: I don't know if this is important but the officer is a 50s-ish African American woman.

Answer:
 So, talk to a lawyer before proceeding.

It's possible (but not certain) that whoever took the purse found the weed and vaporizer, took them, and dumped the purse without the cash and dope somewhere.  Then the police got it, and are just trying to contact her to get her the property back.

It would be unusual to do a FB friend request as part of an investigation while identifying as a police officer.  But it would make more sense if that's the only way they could find to contact her to advise her of the found property.

But lawyer first, just in case.


Title: [Rhode Island] My (22F) dad hid his income during divorce by saying the money was in my name but refuses to give it to me. Options?

Question: During my dad's (very nasty) divorce with my mom, he hid hundreds of thousands of dollars in stocks under my/my brother's name (along with money that had originally actually been intended for us from grandparents) and told the court it was for our major life events (college, weddings, etc) to get lower child support/alimony payments. He has never mentioned them to me; I finally got him to admit that some stocks exist, but he tells me that it was only ever $1000 from my grandma that he has been watching for the last twenty years, so now it's "a few thousand." He won't give me details or access to the money, but I have 24k in student loans, so that money would be pretty helpful... Is there anything I can do to get it? Supposedly they're in my name somewhere but I don't know anything else about them...

Answer:
 If he "put money in your name" it's your money.  Trick will be finding it.

It's possible he did this using the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, so he would stay custodian until the money because legally yours at 18 or 21.

If the accounts are really unclaimed, they might be at http://www.missingmoney.com/

In some places, all the divorce filings are public information, maybe even the financials.  You could go to the courthouse and ask to see them.  If there were proceedings where he was claiming things to the court about financial transactions, they might be there.


Title: Is it legal for an organization to solicit signatures for political policy/campaigns outside of a grocery store? Does the store have any control over this?

Question: Hi. Located in Massachusetts. I've seen a lot of political campaigns and organizations with political ties (for example, anti-abortion organizations) standing outside of stores in the state, particularly supermarkets, to ask for donations, signatures, etc. I'm just wondering if the store has to provide these groups with permission to do so, and if they have any power to ask the groups to leave.

Answer:
 Legal to solicit, and they may/may not request permission. If they're on a public sidewalk they don't have too. If it is private property they can be told to leave.

I don't know why you would think this is illegal. Answer #2: >  I'm just wondering if the store has to provide these groups with permission to do so,

Depends on store policy. The store can determine who is entitled to remain on its premises.

> and if they have any power to ask the groups to leave.

They do, but most organizations find it easiest just to say "yes" to everybody or "no" to everybody, lest they risk the ire of their customers.


Title: [New York State] Got pulled over doing 16 over in a school zone. My dad is flipping out... is he overreacting?

Question:
Hi guys. I'm 18 years old, I've had a clean record since I got my license at 16 and a half.

Today, driving home from my grandparents in snowy conditions, I got pulled over for doing 41 in a school zone, with a speed limit of 25. I didn't see the sign that is was a school zone because I was trying to focus on the road. The speed limit in the town I was in (Galway, NY) was 35mph, so I thought I was only doing 5 over.

My dad is saying we're going to need to hire a lawyer, the ticket is going to be 1k, and there's a possibility (albeit small) that I might get my license suspended and even go to jail.

Is he overreacting? With traffic stuff, can't you usually pretty much go to court and get anything argued down? It's not a normal legal system I've heard... all they're looking for is money.

What's my best course of action here? He's grounded me (frustrating since I'm 18 years old) but I guess I accept that, there's nothing I can do about that.

The ticket, however, I feel like he's overreacting about it.

Oh, and I should note it was a local cop, not a state cop that pulled me over. Not sure if it makes a difference.

Thanks for any help/advice.
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 What's the statute number listed on your ticket?

>Oh, and I should note it was a local cop, not a state cop that pulled me over. Not sure if it makes a difference.

Not at all.

>It's not a normal legal system I've heard... all they're looking for is money.

Also not true.  They're also concerned with preventing people like you from driving 15 over in a school zone, in shitty conditions.  Pro-tip:  if the conditions are so bad that you can't take your eyes off the road for a second to glean what surrounding signs say, you're going too fast for the conditions.

>can't you usually pretty much go to court and get anything argued down?

You typically don't get breaks when the infractions are in school and construction zones, so don't get your hopes up.

>My dad is saying we're going to need to hire a lawyer, the ticket is going to be 1k, and there's a possibility (albeit small) that I might get my license suspended and even go to jail.

Won't know what your max fines are until you post the statute(s) you're charged with violating, but considering fine, court costs if you choose to appear, lawyer, and insurance hikes, yes could easily be a $1k ordeal long term.  You're not going to jail though over 16 mph over in a school zone.


Title: What are the worst possible legal consequences for claiming to have completed a degree on your resume?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Worst imaginable? Federal/state fraud charges.

But it would take a bit of effort to get to that point. Answer #2: Worst Possible?

They might assign you to something really really important, but also dangerous, that you can't handle - and you cause a massive accident that gets yourself, your co-workers, and possibly members of the surrounding community killed?

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I mean the most likely outcome is you get fired for cause, they tell everyone they know in the industry you are a lying scumbag who should never be hired anywhere.

But you wanted the "worst case"...


Title: Teen parent

Question:
(Not sure if this is the right thread, lmk)

Hey guys I’m 17 and I have a baby a few months old. Her mother and I are no longer together and she only let’s me see our child once a week for a few hours. I’m able to see and take care of my child ALOT  more than that but the mother refuses to let that happen. Recently she has stopped letting me see my child and she only comes over twice a month to ask for stuff (money and baby stuff). I want the baby in my life but she’s denying it and I don’t know what to do. Should I take legal action? I don’t have any receipts of what I bought her and I’ve only given her cash.

I live in North Carolina

When the baby was born I put my name on her birth certificate. The mother of the child and I aren’t married. Do I have any rights over the child?

Ps.shes told me she went to court to get child support but “the court didn’t let her”.
Thank you.

Answer: You can file for visitation. You are better off to do that as soon as possible. She can also be awarded child support against you.


Title: Got a ticket need help in understanding the reprucussions

Question: So today I got a ticket for going 63 in a 30 (I know it's dangerous I wasn't paying attention and the road was empty.) Either way the officer didn't give me a good Idea as to what's going to happen to me. I'm 17 and live in Denver. Please help, I'm super worried that I'm going to lose my license. Than you

Answer:
 Colorado divides its speeding related offenses based on how much you were traveling over the limit. At 33 over you fall into the more severe of the two (25+ mph over). This is a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offensive. This is a criminal charge not a civil traffic affair.

The penalty for this is a minimum 10 days imprisonment and/or $300 dollar fine and a maximum one year imprisonment and/or a $1000 fine. In addition you may be sentenced to community service.

Unless you are a repeat offender, imprisonment is unlikely, but still possible. You NEED a lawyer now. You may be able to plead guilty in exchange for community service and a hefty fine.

As to your license, this is a 6 point offense in Colorado. As you are under 18, this is an automatic loss of your license for at least 12 months. With this offense you are looking at a 12 month minimum of no license. In addition, once you get your license back, the point remain for 7 years from the date of the incident, which will skyrocket insurance.

Relevant statue: Colorado Revised Stat. §42-4-1101

Answer #2: >Please help, I'm super worried that I'm going to lose my license.

With being a minor and going that much over the limit, I would guess that is a very good possibility.


Title: Are There Legal Grounds to Deny a Visitation If Custodial Parent Has Concerns for Kids' Well-Being?

Question:
\[Made different account, as my ex occasionally continues to stalk me and try to drag us back to court...\]

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I live in Tennessee (US), and just over a year ago finished months of court against my abusive ex for assault charges, stalking, and divorce involving our two young kids (six and three y/o). The court ended it with an order of protection between us, that he had to go to anger management, batterer's intervention, and a year of probation. He could have supervised visits twice a month, which my mom has been taking them to (previously at his grandma's house until he got his own place).

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He finished his requirements, pays child support on and off (he quits his jobs shortly after CS office sends letter to his work about how much he has to pay and how often, then works under the table for a while for what he has to pay for himself, gets an actual job again a month later. Anyway, because he did what he was told, and got a car that could hold booster seats, and an apartment, he was allowed the twice-monthly visits to now be unsupervised.

Right away, my mom came back from dropping them off to tell me that when they put their toys out on his floor, he picked them up and threw them and said they could not make a mess. If our three year old runs or squeals, he gets spanked (ex's "spanks" are either picking them up by the arm in the air and hitting them, or hitting them where they stand hard enough to lift them up off the ground and go a couple of feet across the room onto the ground) saying they will get him a noise complaint. Then my daughter comes back and says all they do there is sit in front of the TV all day and he does not take them anywhere or do anything with them, and that they don't have beds; they sleep on the floor and their dad sleeps on the couch. She also says that her brother will ask where his step-dad is (my SO) and get in trouble for bringing him up as well.

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Since I have no proof other than my mom seeing it, and a six year old telling me this stuff after every visit, and not having much money, I have not tried to take him on in court again. Luckily, he has started asking for them a day later than the visits require and returning them early every visit now, so that's less time over there for them.

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Which leads me to this coming weekend visitation. He has texted my mom twice asking if my parents have a space heater he can borrow, because the apartment installed heater only warms a couple feet in front of it and saying, "it's so cold I can see my breath."

My daughter was in the hospital this week, and she still has a bad cough and a hard time getting a voice out to talk. *I'm worried they should not even be going this weekend if it's that cold inside his place..?* If he got my parents' space heater, I wouldn't think that could heat his whole apartment, either.

*But what legal grounds do I base this on?* If I deny him a visit, I know for a fact he will come back to my house looking for them, screaming and punching the door. At which point I could call the police, yes, but I want to avoid the chance he actually finds me outside the house. If they go up there and my mom confirms it's really that cold in there and he's made no other improvements and says no, they are going home with her, he will drag them from the car into his house if he can or possibly go after her. She carries copies of the visitation papers and my order of protection papers for reference in case we have to call 911, but I don't know if the police on site would be able to do anything about an unheated, almost furniture-less apartment as the claim the kids need to come home until he has it fixed by next visit (hopefully). I'd be willing to "trade weekends" so he could see them next weekend instead of waiting two weeks if he'd be open to that, but I doubt he will listen (or think rationally) past the point of, "We don't think the kids should come this weekend-".

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**TL;DR** \- My kids' angry dad is supposed to see them this weekend at his apartment, but he is claiming there is no heat in the place and he can see his breath inside the place. My kids are six and three, the six year old has been in the hospital this week for being so sick and still has a bad cough and almost no voice. *I am concerned they should not go this weekend until he has made improvements, but I have no way of knowing if I have legal ground to stand on for this claim/concern* if I deny him this weekend's visit while he gets heaters in place. I won't say no to the visit if there is no legal ground for this concern, as he is prone to violent outbursts and stalking and no one needs that. I live in TN.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 Your mom's testimony is evidence. Call CPS immediately to report the abuse. They will interview her. You also need to have your attorney get an emergency motion before the court to amend that custody and visitation order.

Until the court intervenes through that motion or on behalf of CPS, if you deny him the currently ordered visitation for any reason he can file for the court to find you in contempt. You'll be better served by staying compliant and letting the proper authorities use the evidence to exclude him.


Title: House Guest Skipped Out and Left her Shit

Question: Hey all, so I need to know what my options are here. I live in Oklahoma and my husband and I offered the guest room to a friend when she was going through a separation. She has stayed with us for approximately 5 to 6 months and things went pretty well until recently when we (husband and I) spoke with her about wanting her to help out more around the house. She disappeared the next morning (last Sunday) and did not tell us where she was going or long she was going to be gone. We saw on Facebook that she was obviously staying with someone else and doing fine. We contacted her first today (Friday) and said that considering the circumstances we felt it would be best if she found someplace else to stay and got her stuff. She said she already had. She left the guest room a fucking disaster and we want to clean it up and put her shit in one spot where she can gather it. She said she doesn't want us to touch her stuff because she "has some valuables neither we nor she could easily replace currently. What rights do we have to touch her belongings which she left in our home for 5 days (8 days by the time she says she will come to pick it up)?

Answer: If she's told you that she isn't intending on coming back (to live there) then it's fine for you to organize her belongings to clean the room. You may want to first take photographs of everything incase she suddenly claims that some of her possessions are 'missing'.


Title: Renting a room in a House in Los Angeles County

Question:
Hello everyone,

This is my first post! Apologies if this is the wrong subreddit, but I figured that, at the bare minimum, is the best starting ground.

I rent a room out of a house in Los Angeles county. I believe my landlord is breaking some laws:

* **Evading taxes** He has asked me to pay rent in cash, which I am very sketched out by
* **Putting up an illegal(?) apartment** It seems that there are about 12 rooms for rent in this house. All neighboring building are houses and it seems like this area fits the stereotypical suburbs.

Thanks! And if anyone is looking for roommates (PM me for location, trying to stay anonymous in case my landord is on reddit, lol), feel free to reach out!

EDIT 1: Thanks to /u/UsuallySunny for making me reminding me that blackmail is illegal.

Answer: Threatening to drop a dime on your landlord to the IRS or the county is not "ammunition," it's extortion.  If you want to do those things, go right ahead, but do not threaten it.  Do it or don't.


Title: Traffic accident due to a missing stop sign

Question:
Ninja edit: I'm located in Tucson, Arizona.

So this morning, my girlfriend and I were riding our motorcycles to work. She was riding about 20-30 feet ahead of me. A car seemingly blew a stop sign and just missed her by inches, but she slammed hard on the brakes, the front tire locked up, and she went down, doing decent damage to the motorcycle and herself. However, the guy in the car pulled over and helped us out, and he pointed out that there wasn't a stop sign for him. It was true, some partying college students must have taken it as a prank or something similar. We called 911, the police came and did a full report, and I got pictures of the intersection before the stop sign was replaced (and damage to the bike). My girlfriend got bandaged up by paramedics, and we all went home.

Now, I'm unsure of what to do from here. I don't want to go after the insurance of the guy in the car, because it really wasn't his fault that the stop sign was missing. I'm assuming that I'll be hearing from her insurance company for the pictures of the missing stop sign, but would we be going after the state for compensation from this?

Thanks everyone!

Answer:
 You let your insurance know. They will handle it and conduct their own investigation. Answer #2: Insurance company will chalk as a single vehicle accident. You will be getting nothing from the state.  Answer #3: I understand not wanting to go after the other driver here, but it's possible her insurance will want to anyway, and depending on the exact situation he might not be totally blameless anyway.

There may not have been a stop sign, but was there a bit white line and the words "STOP" on the ground? If he didn't exercise proper caution then he might be partially to blame.Answer #4: >  I don't want to go after the insurance of the guy in the car, because it really wasn't his fault that the stop sign was missing

Right.

In this case, liability is shared or more on your girlfriend.  In the event of an uncontrolled intersection, the person who enters *first* generally has right of way.  It sounds as if he enters first which means she yields to him.

Her insurance will likely cover this.  The state has no particular liability here unless you can show that they were negligent in not replacing it.


Title: Potentially facing termination of employment due to social media faux pas, please help

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 > Is there anything I can do?

Aside from what doing what your employer requested, no. This isn't a legal issue.


Title: Mom getting laid off after 30 years. (MI)

Question:
Primary concern is that she get's her unemployment. (MICHIGAN)

She worked at an office for 30 years. It was a hostile environment for her and the other employees gave her hell since she had the highest salary. Office was bought out by a large corporation. While she was on vacation the corporation secretly did interviews and hired everyone except her and she was extremely hurt by this. Her job was also not technically needed since they have their own company for my mom's position. Former owner called and offered 5k and Christmas bonus as a parting gift. I think he might possibly be afraid of a lawsuit or maybe it's just goodwill. I just want to make sure we don't get screwed out of unemployment and that I'm not overlooking anything. Thank you.

Answer: She was laid off. She will get unemployment. The owner is get nervous and offering her money. You want to think he's afraid of some big bad lawsuit? No. He's being a decent human being. He's offering her something from nothing in recognition of her long time service. If your mom wants to tell him to stick it so she can file a frivolous lawsuit over nothing then she will end up with nothing.


Title: Speeding 86 in a 55 in New York State

Question:
I was recently pulled over for going 86 in a 55mph zone in upstate New York (charged with speed over 55 zone), which I believe is a severe offense at 31+ mph over the limit. I am from New Jersey and also got a speeding ticket in South Jersey in January for 86 in a 65 (which I did not argue and paid in full).

What are the ramifications of my newest ticket, and is there a way to get the penalty cut down with a separate speeding violation occurring earlier this year?

EDIT: So I'm not sure if this is correct, but on the [Broome Website](http://gobroomecounty.com/da/reduction-charge-chart) (the town I was pulled over in) it says I can plea down the ticket by 10 mph since I only have one previous speeding violation. Is this true/is it th best I can do? Is an attorney still the way to go?

EDIT2: Thanks for everyone's help, I'm going to look for an attorney and handle it that way. Appreciate the responses.

Answer:
 You need an attorney. You will probably lose your license as you did not learn your lesson the first time.

> is there a way to get the penalty cut down

Why should it be?


Title: [CA] If I had a camera installed on my rear view mirror that recorded video and audio and I were to be pulled over, would I need two way consent?

Question:
Would the cab of my car be a public place or considered private?  Thinking about getting a camera that attaches to the rear view but want to know if the audio recording would get me in trouble since I believe CA is a two party consent state?  Could I then use the video only without problem?

Thanks for the help LA :)

Answer:
 It's legal to record police officers in the performance of their official duties. This includes both audio and video.

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB411


Title: My father has a guru that gives him medical advice that caused his renal failure.

Question:
My father was diagnosed with prostate cancer 4 years ago but his "religious leader/guru" who he's been in touch with for a long time told him that he didn't. She new this because she can diagnose people over the phone (she is in CA we are in NY). As a result he didn't believe the dozens of biopsies that were performed and lived with this prostate cancer for a couple years. The prostate cancer caused blockages in his urinary track which pickled his kidneys causing almost complete renal failure. He goes to dialysis 3 times a week. The cancer has spread to his bladder but he still seems to be in denial and is trying to recover his kidneys using non traditional medicine (it is nearly impossible to recover kidney function), and ignores his cancer. This is ongoing and he in general does not believe in western medicine. She (the guru) does not have a medical license and yet she still gives medical advice to him. She has some sort of church in CA so I'm sure the same thing is going on with other people. Is there anything I can do to get her charged criminally to make sure she doesn't keep hurting my father and so she doesn't do this to anyone else?

Edit: I am not 100% sure he is paying her but I think he is.

Edit2: He still believes in her

Answer:
 > Is there anything I can do to get her charged criminally

Sure.  You can report her to the police or the FBI.


Title: How to work and still receive SSDI benefits [California]

Question:
Before we begin:

1) I feel this subreddit was the best for my problem as others may not know the laws, I hope it is.
2) I’m asking on behalf of my parents (they are not good with computers but knows what Reddit is and that I’m asking on here)
3) This is a throwaway account.

Basically me and my family are living in California with family and are trying to find housing. We are finding it difficult to find housing cheap enough (and they don’t make that much) and have come to the realization that my parents may need to get a job (I am under age, so I can’t) even if its a job that isn’t physically demanding on them. We checked to see if they could work part time and found the [Social Security/Disability website ](https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10095.pdf#page6)that stated that if they made over $840 it was considered a trial work month and after 9 months they would only receive their benefits if it was under $1,170 (for 36 months only). I was wondering if my parents could make under $840 so it isn’t considered a “ticket to work” or “trial work month” that way we can afford an apartment and they can work longer than 36 months while still receiving benefits.

I apologize if this is the wrong sub I am just embarrassed and am trying to help, thanks in advance.

Answer:
 If they can work they should be working if they cant they cant. They should not attempt to skirt the rules in an attempt to maximize disability benefits.

If they can work then work.

The first month is there for them to test their limits and abilities. They wont be doing themselves any favors of they don't utilize this opirtunity. Answer #2: OP you need to do real research on this, not asking the internet... call SSI or an attorney.  I'm fairly certain in most cases, the law allows a SSDI recipient to work part time on a long term basis, as long as the wages don't exceed a certain monthly or weekly maximum.


Title: Aunt's son gets pushed against glass in an unwanted fight. Possibly suing police department.

Question: Ok, so my Aunt's son is 15 years old and I was told by her that he got into a fight at a mall or some sort and to be honest I know her son he has a torn ACL and he's not the fighting type he's very shy. So, she told me that he had gotten into a fight and was just receiving the blows and not fighting back. It got so serious that he was pushed against a glass window and it broke. Additionally, he had to undergo surgery on his arm. Now the problem is the store is charging her son to pay the glass even though it wasn't his fault. Now the real issue is that after he underwent surgery a day after police showed up to the hospital and removed him to place him in Juvi now my aunt has tried taking him out but they are saying she cannot without a court mandate. Can anyone spare some advice about how we can alleviate this problem. What I told her out of anger and ignorance told her to sue the police because they cant do that because of the fact that he was in the hospital. What do you guys think.

Answer:
 You need to hire a criminal defense lawyer to represent him at his next court hearing. If you don't have the money to hire a private lawyer you can ask for a public defender at the next hearing. Answer #2: Malls have video surveillance as a rule.

It might be worth it to find out if what the police are saying is true or not?

Sometimes the quietest people do the most unbelievable things.Answer #3: It sounds like the police have at least *some* evidence that your cousin is not as innocent as you seem to think. Also, I'm not sure why you told your aunt to sue the police department. Sue them for what, doing their job?


Title: Neighbors dog bit my dog - texas

Question:
The neighbors dog ran out of his house and attacked my dog while on a walk.  My dog is much smaller.  They always bark at each other.  My dog was very frightened and tried to get away and even broke the leash.  The other dog bit her in the back and dragged her.   Thankfully it's not much serious.  The are bruises and some blood.   Will go see the vet in the morning.  My dog is very frightened.  She won't eat anything.

This has happened twice before when he had come out of the house and chased our dog but it never got to biting.

What are my options here?

Answer: Call animal control and report the loose dog and the bite.


Title: Company did not pay salary

Question: I've worked for company A for 10 years. I work from home the majority of the time.   Employees found out about 3 months ago that they are closing down and liquidating. The majority of employees were let go right away, but some were kept around to help with the closing process, including me.  Payday was last Friday, but no direct deposit was made.  I contacted HR who replied "your last day was two weeks ago.  I have in writing (email) that there was no phone call, email or any communication sent to me that it was my last day 2 weeks ago. I feel I am entitled to a paycheck for the last 2 weeks. Company A's HR is telling me otherwise. Is it worth my time to contact a lawyer or labor board? My paycheck would of been $2,000 after taxes etc. Any advice is appreciated.

Answer: Did you do work in those last two weeks?  Anything you can prove?Answer #2: I disagree with the other posters saying that you aren't necessarily owed money. If you, as a person who works from home, stayed at your desk and made yourself available for all workplace duties as you normally would have, you worked. That there were few tasks available to complete seems fairly irrelevant. You weren't notified of your termination, you logged in for your normal shifts, and so on. I think you're owed pay for the full two weeks.


Title: What does cruel and inhuman treatment mean?

Question: My soon to be ex-wifes lawyer stated he would add it to the divorce papers if I fought against the divorce. What does this even mean? I haven't done anything to hurt my wife! As far as I could tell she was happy and I've the pictures and letters, cards etc to back me up! What does this mean? What could I have possibly done?

Answer: It could mean a number of things. You shouldn't be talking with her lawyer. Only your lawyer should be talking with her lawyer.


Title: My dad recently went through several medical difficulties. Wondering if legal action should be taken. (Nebraska)

Question:
Alright, I'm going to try to do my best but my formatting may not be great.

 In December my dad went in to the doctors office because of a cough he had been struggling with for a couple months(I believe this was his third doctors visit for the cough). They prescribed him azithromycin which can cause liver and/or kidney failure(among other, more common side effects). To my knowledge, he wasn't informed that those side effects were possible.

Shortly afterward he was admitted to the hospital with elevated labs that indicated liver issues. The next day he was discharged because according to his doctor his labs were trending downward. This was after only one set of tests went down. That doesn't establish a trend in my mind. They also did two CT scans with dye which is hard on kidneys. To my knowledge he wasn't told that but they did tell him to quickly sign a piece of paper(i.e. he didn't have time to read it). He was readmitted to the hospital the next day and transferred to a new hospital after that.

The first and second hospital ran many tests which didn't find any cause of the liver problems. During his stay at the second hospital his kidneys started to fail. He was sent to a third hospital to be evaluated for a transplant.

The third hospital he went to continued to do tests and still didn't find a cause of the failure from them. From a liver biopsy the second  hospital did they decided it was due to alcohol abuse. While my dad drinks, he doesn't drink very much. Certainly not enough to cause liver failure. To my knowledge, that wouldn't cause such acute liver failure anyway, but hey I'm no doctor. Anyway, keep reading, this is where it gets interesting. This hospital decided to deny him a transplant because. With both liver and kidney failure at this point there was about a 100% mortality rate within three months.

Being the stubborn family we are we decided to pursue a second opinion. We couldn't just let him sit there until he died. The fourth hospital we made it to put him on the transplant list without even having the customary meeting that they usually do. It was too obvious to them that he needed a transplant and they DIDN'T believe it was due to alcohol. He ended up being on the transplant list for one week during which his labs were so high he could have died within hours. I'm happy to say he's doing well now at a little over 2 weeks post transplant. The pathology of the liver came back recently and the report stated that they believed the liver failure was due to the azithromycin.

I'm wondering if any legal action should be taken for any of this. There is so much that seems messed up to me. Any help would be appreciated and I'm happy to answer any questions you may have.

Answer: You need to contact a medical malpractice attorney as they are very fact specific. That being said, a bad result doesn't equal malpractice. Malpractice is when doctors aren't following the standard of care. From what you've said this doesn't sound like malpractice. Side effects happen with medication and doctors can't predict that.