Title: California - Chef's coyness caused my nephew to be rushed to the hospital due to an allergy.

Question:
California

Using a throwaway

First off, he's fine now.

On Saturday the family all got together for a nice lunch. My 6 year old nephew is DEATHLY allergic to nuts, soy, milk, among about a million other things. Through the grapevine we've heard that this restaurant is good with allergies, even posted on a few local allergy/mom FB groups.

We inform the waiter that the little guy cannot have anything with nuts, and soy (his primary allergens). Little man feels adventurous and wants the chicken sandwich, a large departure from his old stand-in chicken strips.

My sister in her extreme paranoia requests the chef come out and give her a rundown of the ingredients in the marinade for the chicken breast. He comes to the table, assures her that there are no nuts or soy in the ingredients...she presses him for the specific rundown, and he gets "silly" and says stuff like "ooo a chef never gives away alllll his secrets."

Annoyed, my sister hands him a card she keeps with every known thing my nephew is allergic to. She asks the chef if any of these items are in the chicken sandwich. At this point, my 75 year old father starts getting grumpy at the chef and asks him to be straight with us.

Chef looks it over, and tells us that our nephew will be fine with the chicken sandwich.

Well, turns out that the chef was high. I'm serious, we just found this out. He was high as the ISS. Turns out, one of the "secrets" in his marinade is soy sauce.

Trying to get to the point here, my nephew starts hiving it up about 2-3 minutes into eating his sandwich, has difficulty breathing a few min later, and my sister epi-pen's him, and dials 911. Now he's on the cusp of anaphylaxis.

Ambulance arrives and my sister and nephew rush to the hospital. The GM stops by the table and tells us to go, do not worry about the bill, please call us back once everything is okay.

Got word back today from the GM that they fired the chef; others in the kitchen complained to the GM that day that the chef seemed "off."

The restaurant/their insurance company will obviously cover the cost of the whole ambulance/hospital ordeal, my question is can my sister go after the restaurant/chef for anything else. My basic understanding is with incidents like this, every incident can build off the last one, which makes the next incident possibly more deadly. (My understanding of allergens is highly limited as I nor do my partner have kids nor are we allergic to anything)

My sister wants this restaurant/chef "to pay for endangering my son's life." Is there any further recourse here?

Thanks all!

Answer:
 If they're paying the medical costs and their meal, what "Else" is your sister wanting to get out of them?

>My sister wants this restaurant/chef "to pay for endangering my son's life."

They're *already doing that*, and they even fired the asshole who caused the problem.

Your sister/nephew/family is being made whole.  Don't get greedy and vengeful.Answer #2: The insurance may be willing to add something for pain and suffering on top of this if your sister wants to negotiate. They may not.

Beyond that they're not going to have any real liability for might have beens.Answer #3: Sounds like the restaurant is covering all the medical costs and got rid of the offending chef.

You could file a police report, but that's about the extent of what else can you.


Title: Phone company is trying to wiggle out of an agreement; what do I say to get them to take me seriously? Washington

Question:
Husbands phone quit through no fault of his own. Phone company "Dart" is saying to call Asurion. Asurion says call Dart's customer care. Customer care says call Asurion (so, circles), OR to go to a store within 30 miles of our home. There are 2, but neither is able to help us. Dart checks again and says there is a 3rd store 29 miles away... if you're going by radius. To drive to that third store, you have to drive 58 miles.

I've tweeted Dart and they responded, but are starting to spew the same circular crap. This is ridiculous. We have an agreement, they need to mail us a phone replacement. It's been almost a month. What can I say in my DMs to them to get them to honor their contract?

Answer:
 >There are 2, but neither is able to help us.

Did you actually go there and talk to them? What did they tell you?

And what is the nature of this agreement? Far more details needed.Answer #2: Here's the magic words you need: Why?

Why is Dart sending you to Asurion? I can presume it's because you have an insurance contract with them, but you need this answer from Dart.

Why is Asurion sending you back to Dart?

Why is Asurion sending you to the stores?

Why are the stores not able to help?

Another magical phrase that sometimes gets things moving: "We need an action plan". Usually I'll get this going with a manager or supervisor. At some point I ask that they specifically detail what we're going to do and how we're going to do it, and I'll ask that they accompany me through that process; typically via conference call.


Title: USPS delivery person peeked through our windows and broke off the mezuzah of our door

Question:
My roommate got home, saw the mezuzah on the door frame as usual.

Minutes later she hears the usps truck stopping by the door, his head poking through the kitchen window (need to get into some bushes to do that) and as he took off she went to get the package and noticed the mezuzah on the floor away from the door.

What can we do?

We are located in Tampa FL

Answer: Call the post office.


Title: Copyright issues - need advice ASAP

Question:
Need advice asap as I'm making a call tomorrow

I live in the UK.

I'll try to keep this short and provide as much information as I can.

I made a YouTube video about one minute in length. It was about the celebrity Zayn Malik, a Sony artist. I copy pasted information, including a statement made by his management, from a news site and added it to the video. I added my own instrumentals to the video. I monetized the video.

I received a copyright strike from Sony when my video had about 300 views. It said that they striked it and claimed the song used was owned by them, titled "Zayn Malik Interview".

I submitted a counter strike, and added a message saying how I didn't think it should of gotten a strike because I made the beat myself (100% original hip hop style beat)

I later realised that they may be striking me because of the text in the video, although I had assumed that any sort of statement or news articles were allowed to be copy pasted for free.

I then read the information provided by YouTube regarding strikes. It says if Sony do not reply then I will have the video back in 2 weeks. If Sony don't want me to have the video then they will have to sue me.

Right now I don't care about the video. I just don't want to get sued. I made a stupid decision, I know. What should I do?

Answer: If you don't want to get sued, then the most conservative thing to do is to remove the video.


Title: [CA] University overpaid me on an outside fellowship during the summer, is now asking for 8k to be returned.

Question:
EDIT: I am a PhD student

It is Christmas Eve where I live right now (EU) and I just received an e-mail from my university asking that I pay 8k back from the summer.  I have a private/outside fellowship that pays for my living allowance and university costs.  It works on a 12 month cycle, from June to June.  For the summer I had switched my status on the fellowship to be on "reserve" aka unpaid for a year starting in September, but thought that the new year start would be when I stopped receiving payments in September so didn't think anything of being paid over the summer.

Now the University is claiming I owe them that money back.

There is no way I can pay it since I earn a staggering 1300 euro/ month on a different fellowship while abroad for research.  So are there any (free) legal resources for graduate students in California? I'm freaking out over them doing this, which means that they will hold any money that I normally get per semester that passes through their hands (a small amount but it does help) in order to recoop their costs.  They have a precedent of being very savage about money owed and may very well kick me out of school for the next semester that starts in two weeks.

Answer:
 If the cycle is June to June and you asked not to be paid for a cycle, then you should have known you got paid in error.

You got money you did not earn. You have to pay it back.


Title: Manager makes me perform duties after "clock out time"...

Question:
I'm from Melbourne, Australia and I work at a Tutoring/Teaching Centre. My colleagues and I teach kids from 4pm-7pm, and we only get paid for those 3 hours of work. Sometimes the kids don't finish their booklet until 7:15pm or 7:30pm, but our manager insists that we are supposed to have finished teaching the kids by 7:00pm and that any time spent after that will be unpaid.
Sometimes these kids show up late, sometimes they get distracted or whatever and thats why we have to stay back and help them.

On top of that, once we have finished teaching the kids, we are supposed to pack up the tables, chairs and all other materials into a storage closet. By the time we are done with all the work, its 7:45pm or 8:00pm.

Additional information:
They had mentioned that they would only pay me from 4pm-7pm in the interview process, to which I verbally agreed but only because I didnt realise that it was illegal for them to do so.

This is my first time working in a business.

Appreciate any help, thank you!

Answer:
 Gday. This website is pretty handy for initial info.
http://www.fairwork.gov.au/how-we-will-help


Title: [FL] A Parents Worst Nightmare Vs The "Grieving" Widow vs The Horror Of No Will

Question:
This is what happens when you fail to prepare a will. I really need Reddits advice on how to best assisit my 80 year old friend with an unbelievable situation. Her son died two years ago from cancer. Jon was diagnosed in fall 2010. Seven months after his diagnosis, he married the woman he had been dating for 5 years. They were to move into a unit he had purchased but instead his mother told him to move into her house. The house she worked in a factory and assorted part time jobs in order to buy. A home she owned for 30 odd years. Her thought was he had several cars, the house was to big for one person yada yada she would be more comfortable in a smaller place.  So, my friend moves into apt and Jon moves into house. Jon fights cancer for five years but passes away two years ago. My friend thought the wife, now a "grieving" widow (let's call her GW), would leave the house after his death. She was very wrong. My friend allowed GW some time to grieve before asking her to move. My friend wanted to move into house my friend shared w her son. GW refused, saying the house was hers. My friend thought GW had lost her mind with grief so she gave her a few more months. No action on GWs part so my friend writes her a letter asking her to leave house. Crickets. At the one year mark, my friend retains a real estate attorney who writes one, then two letters. Nothing. She moves to have GW evicted. On the last day GW files an emergency motion viabprobate attorney in probate court. My friends son had died intestate and GW filed as the executor, claiming the house as HERS. WTF?! Her premise: My friend had deeded the house to her son in 2002. He had some hard times and while going through foreclosure deeded the house back to his mother in 2005 before his marriage. GW asserts in her filing that my friend promised her son he could have house back upon her death. While she never made that promise, that was certain to happen as he was an only child. The GW knew about the deed change and is claiming the mother is now committing fraud by denying GW her home as she is now heir to her husbands estate. GW claims promise my friend made to her son passed to GW upon death making house hers. We thought this claim had no chance in hell. After all, a supposed verbal promise is as good as the paper it's written on right? You can't own something thats not yours as much as you can't give away something that wasn't yours to give away, right? My friends attorney filed a motion to dismiss. Motion denied. Hmm My friends attorney fIles papers asserting GW has no claim. Her attorney comes back with a strong response gets another motion dismissed. My friend was worried home had no insurance, GW refused access to insurance agent. My friend files for access, motion denied!!  She can't access her own home? She's running out of money (40k so far..), files to have GW pay rent. Denied again. Now, GW has moved for trial next year March. Another 6 months? My friend asked attorney what chances are she'll get her house back and he didn't respond. Most Redditors and I would have ripped that attorney a new one but my friend is old. And tired. And depressed. So, I'm trying to get ANY leads, info, ideas on how to fight this POS GW. Lest anyone thinks this is GW vs wicked in law let me assure it's not. My friend is a kind, gentle woman who has worked like a mule her entire life. Life was never easy for her and I hate to think her last days are filled with nothing but problems. GW wasn't so interested in her husband until he landed a job paying the BIG money over 150k a year. Reddit, how should this be approached? What defense should she use?

TL;dr Die without a will and life is hell for those left behind.

Answer: I'm going to make an assumption , the fact that this has already cost $40,000 for something that sounds so simple strongly implies you are missing some critical facts or your friend is misunderstanding/mis-relaying something. AS she has a lawyer who has all the facts either follow their advice or seek a second opinion.


Title: Airbnb host bribes us for refund to not speak out about beg bug infestation

Question:
I am full of bites all over my body and I texted the host and showed proof of the bugs. And she replied with this [screen shot of text](https://imgur.com/gallery/w54nk2J) I’m really not sure what to do and I was wondering if there can be any legal action taken.

I’m stuck in the city at 12 am and we are not sure what to do... it’s really emotionally distressing.

Answer: Get ahold of Airbnb, they’ll try to help you get a place even though it’s late and they’ll deal with refunds and the host.


Title: Moved into a bad neighborhood. Legally is it better to have a 'tresspassers will be shot' sign or 'no tresspassing' with a 'gun owner' sign underneath that.

Question:
I don't want it to look like I'm a trigger happy gung-ho gun nut. I don't even have a gun yet. But this neighborhood really really really makes me feel I need one.

That being said I'm in Ohio and I know I can't shoot tresspassers to the property. Only inside my house and if I feel threatened. If I have the 'tresspassers will be shot' at the door entrance, would that ever be used against me as evidence that I was looking for a reason to kill someone.

Would it be legally safer to do the 'no tresspassing' + 'Gun owner' combo.

Answer: Sounds to me as what you are proposing to do is advertise that there is something worth stealing on the property - specifically a weapon. I’m not sure that’s wise.


Title: Tax collectors pulled $8k from my account even though my dad owed the money

Question:
I'm on mobile sorry for formatting.
A bit of background: when my grandma passed, she left me $20k to save and put towards a house, my kid's college, w/e. I have a student bank account that falls under my dad's account so that my parents could easily give me money if I needed it.
Not too long ago I woke up to a bank balance of about -$8,000. I called my bank in a panic and they told me there was a garnishment on my account and gave me another number to call. I call the number and they tell me they're from HOA collections (or something similar) and they didnt have my name in the system (I've never been a home owner). Long story short apparently my dad was behind on fees and since he had no money, the garnishment bounced to my account and now I'm out 8k of my savings. My dad said he would pay it back but I'm almost certain hes unemployed and wont be able to. My question is, is there anything I can do legally to get my money back? Do I have any real ownership over that account since it's under his name as well? Im almost certain that unless I get someone else involved I am never going to see that money again.

Answer: If his name was on the account they can garnish it.  This is the reason to stop using accounts with parents names on them as soon as you turn 18.


Title: I think my friend may be violating their probation or at the very least putting themselves in danger. What do i do?

Question: I'm not sure what the terms of his probation are. He was arrested for a DUI, tested positive for opioids (which he wasn't charged with bc of no possession) and is driving with a restricted license under the supervision of a probation officer. He has to take a breathalyzer before driving now, but I'm fairly sure he's still using drugs. I don't want to see him get into worse trouble or end up hurting himself or someone else. Would his probation officer even be interested in this if he's only on probation for driving privileges? I think he sees her once a month to pay fees or something but i don't think there's testing involved

Answer: Not your business. Tell him you are concerned and want to see him finish successfully but you can't intervene in any other way.


Title: Vet performed tumor removal on dog. Did not remove tumor we requested. Should i seek legal action for reimbursement.

Question:
Cliffs
-Take dog to vet for mass in butt area
-Vet takes syringe biopsy, comes back with cell abnormality
-Pay for full tumor removal to see what stage of cancer
-Vet removes tumor higher up on the dog that was never biopsied and that we did not request removed.
-Results come back as fatty benign tumor, meaning they removed incorrect tumor, as it should have came back with some sort of abnormality
-Vet admitted removing wrong tumor, now wants to put dog through second expensive surgery to remove proper tumor
-Should i consult lawyer?

Occured in Illinois

Answer: Surely you had an adult conversation with the vet where you mentioned that you felt he or she was obligated to make it right and redo the procedure at no expense to you, right?  What was the response?


Title: A car I don't own anymore was impounded.

Question:
Hello all,

Utah - So due to unforeseen circumstances I had to voluntarily reposes a car that I use to own, to a bank that is well known for being fishy ( I am not sure if I can say the institutions name on here). They ended up "selling" the car for way under what it was worth so I still owe a large sum of money to them which I have been making payments on. The bank came and picked up the car from my house. They said I couldn't drop it off at a branch. So the bank was in possession of the car the last time I had anything to do with it.   I cant remember when this exactly happened but it was around this time last year. Yesterday (Thanksgiving 2017) I got a letter from the state saying a car in my name was impounded.  I reviewed the information and it turn out to be the car that I voluntarily had repossessed. The info say it was impounded due to theft or abandonment.

So at this point I am upset with the fishy bank, due to the fact I felt like I got the short end of the stick. I don't want this to have any repercussions against me. I just want to know who was at fault, and why it's still in my name. As I said before they "sold" the car. I am not aware of who they sold it too. All in all, I would just like to know what I can do fight this.

Thank you for your time.

Answer:
 You weren't able to drop off the car at the branch because they most likely contract to a third party for repossession. After repossession, the creditor or whoever bought the car should have had the title in their name.

So at this point the fault is on your creditor/bank. You need to contact them and ask why the title wasn't transferred before it was auctioned and sold off.

Talk to a lawyer.


Title: Brand new car vandalized, we know who did it...

Question:
But the evidence is only circumstantial as it stands. The police are here right now collecting evidence. They have a partial print on the lid of the paint can. They used garage floor paint and poured it over the entire car, so from what I hear it's completely screwed. So who did it? My aunt's husband soon to be ex-husband. We had seen him last night driving through the neighborhood and stayed up later than usual hoping to make sure nothing happened, only to wake up to this. If the print turns out to be a dud what do we do? Are we just screwed? I really want him to receive justice for his actions but it all seems like he's going to get away with it.

Edit - My Location is Louisville, Kentucky. Also the damages are definitely over $10,000 I don't think small claims court will go that high?

Answer: This is why you have car insurance. Let the insurance company go after him.


Title: Being blackmailed, and having my pictures posted against my will, while being underage

Question: Back in my sophmore year of high school, I was 15 years old, and ended up getting a little sexual with the guy was dating at the time. We never did any sexual acts physically, but I ended up sending him a couple pictures of me in my bra and underwear, and then he pressured me, and i gave in and sent him a few pictures of me completely naked. This hasnt been anything of a big deal until very lately. I'm now in my senior year and im 17, he's 15 and in his sophmore year, and i tried getting rid of our past and becoming friends again. Now he's blackmailing me, saying that i cant go certain places that he'll be at, and he's even going as far as saying my bf cant go to a racetrack he works at in the summer. If we disobey either of these rules that he's given us, he says that he'll post my pictures on facebook for everyone to see.. My question is what can i do about this? As far as i know, i was underage at the time so i could be charged with distributing child pornography, but he has kept it on his computer for over 2 years now, so he should be able to be charged with possession of child pornography. Plus, if he sends the pictures out or posts them on facebook, he should get charged for possession of child pornography shouldnt he? Since i don't consent to him posting my pictures anywhere, or even sending them out to anyone, could he get in trouble for posting them? This is all taking place in washington state, U.S.A.

Answer: This is obviously not legal advice but a possible solution would be talking to his parents separately. If he only has the pictures on his computer and his parents are reasonable adults, they will either find and delete them or hopefully throw out his computer or phone. Alternatively, you can try to discuss the matter with a woman police officer but I would opt for extralegal routes due to the concerns you mentioned.


Title: Been charged for an online subscription for the last 11 months that I haven’t used. Am I entitled to a refund?

Question:
[UK] So it turns out about a year ago I subscribed to an online service that offered a free trial with a monthly charge occurring every month after they period ended. According to them this was clearly stated when I signed up (I don’t remember seeing it but I probably missed it or forgot). I haven’t used this service at all since the sign up which they can see as I had not logged into my account in the last 11 months.

If it makes a difference I was never notified that I was going to be charged or that the free trial period ended via email or any other means.

Am I entitled to a refund at all or am I out of luck?

Answer: It doesn't matter if you used it or not.  If you didn't cancel before the free trial ended, then you are liable for the charges until you cancel.


Title: [MI] Can my manager force employees to include them in employee group chats?

Question:
The title may sound trivial and a bit odd, so here is the background info:

I am a student at and work for the housing department at a university in the state of Michigan (including jobs such as Resident Assistants, desk workers, among other things). Most staffs on campus use the app GroupMe as a means of communication between the Resident Director (our boss) and the employees on a building's staff. Typically this is used for more serious topics and important information and updates for the staff. Most staffs, though, create a second GroupMe without the Resident Director to have casual conversation and just talk as friends (sometimes the conversation is work related, but most of the time it is not).

Just recently, though, a small group of people were outed as talking poorly about our boss (not even in GroupMe). As a result, our boss got very upset and met with all the other Resident Directors on campus and they have decided to implement a housing-wide policy that any GroupMe conversations have to have a Resident Director added into the group or it must be deleted (or face consequences such as being put on probation and/or being fired). They have gone on to state that no housing employees (regardless of position or building) are allowed to have any type of group conversation together without a RD being in it. There has been talks that they are either going to revise our contracts to state this in it or force us to sign new ones with the revised wording.

My question: Is this legal? Can my boss force me to not be able to talk to my coworkers  electronically in a group setting with the threat of being fired?

**tl;dr:** Boss threatened to fire any employee that creates a group chat without them in it. Is this legal?

Answer:
 That's totally no-go.

Michigan passed an internet privacy law a few years back; Here's the relevant section:

An employer shall not do any of the following:

(a) Request an employee or an applicant for employment to grant access to, allow observation of, or disclose information that allows access to or observation of the employee’s or applicant’s personal internet account.

(b) Discharge, discipline, fail to hire, or otherwise penalize an employee or applicant for employment for failure to grant access to, allow observation of, or disclose information that allows access to or observation of the employee’s or applicant’s personal internet account.


Title: [France] Mom forged my signature, im being sued for what she did

Question:
Hello,
First a bit of background, i am currently 23yo and living with my mother since september 2017,   i had to move back to her house due to my own money problem and im supposed to move out in october this year.

Here is the problem

Last week, i received a letter from the electricity company asking me to pay 1 242€, i didnt have any contract under my name and i learned that my mom used my name and forged my signature to open a electricity contract, which she never paid for around a year and  accumulate a very big bill which is now mine to deal with it.
So i send a letter to that electricity company to try to explain what's going on, i received the message confirming the reception of the letter 2 days ago, and today i received a letter from a judge informing me that im being sued by the company and that i have 8 days to pay the bill.

I dont know what i can do about it on the legal side to defend myself, so i come here to ask for your advices

Answer: Turn your mom in for forging your name on the account or be responsible for the bill.  There are no other options.


Title: Mother in law on Medicaid. They found a tumor 2 months ago, now medicaid is saying she's not covered

Question:
(Texas) She applied for medicaid and was accepted along with her son. When the pain started, she started calling the doctors that were in the plan she had, and all of them were pediatricians. She tried to call the medicaid people to figure out what she needed to do, and they weren't any help.

Along with pain, she started forgetting a lot of things and mixing up her words when she would talk to people. Anything she heard would influence what came out of her mouth. She would get so frustrated trying to get us to understand what she was trying to say that she would just give up.  Finally, when she was in excruciating pain for hours at a time, they took her to the ER.

They found a fist size tumor growing out of her brain stem. They told us they could do a biopsy and then radiation, but the biopsy could impair her even more.With the radiation, they said 6-9 months, and 3-4 without. They sent her home with some medicine and told us to call them when we decided what we wanted to do. A week later she was back in the hospital, this time the only option they gave us was to be put into hospice care.

The hospice gave us medical equipment so she could stay at home. It was good for about a month. She would scream in pain, again for hours at a time. They gave us morphine to deal with the pain, but it stopped giving her any relief. One day she couldn't sit up or talk. The hospice sent her social worker to decide what to do. We ended up calling an ambulance that took her to the hospital again.

This time they gave her 3-5 days. They then put her into a nursing home. Two days later they said medicaid told the nursing home she wasn't covered any more because they sent a letter to her to renew it a few months back, and she never sent it back in. That was also around the time she started to forget thing and get confused easily. I was looking through her papers and found the mail they had sent. She had opened it, left it on her desk, and forgot about it.

We explained this to the social worker, who worked with the nursing home to let her stay. They had some kind of deal with the companies who sent them the medical equipment to cover her costs as a form of charity. I think they only did it because the hospital had only given her a few days.

That has turned into 4 weeks. Monday, They said they were sending her home. My boyfriend eventually got them to agree to keep her another week. He has the person who told them she had at least another 7 days recorded on his phone. Then they called today to tell us she was being discharged tomorrow, Thursday. They called around 5pm, and when my boyfriend was talking to them, they said he needed to call her doctor. So he did, but only got his voicemail. When he called the medicaid person back, they said the doctor wasn't on call and that we had to call him tomorrow. When my boyfriend asked why they didn't call him and tell him to call her doctor earlier in the day, they said it was because my boyfriend had told them he didn't get off work until 5pm. When they called him Monday and said they were discharging her Tuesday, they started to call around noon and continued with updates until around 3pm.

I don't really know what I am looking for with this post. I just need some help figuring out what we can do next. I don't want her to have to spend her last few months laying in bed in pain because we can't afford to pay for the medicine and provide the care she needs.
Topic:
Insurance

Answer: I just want to say I am so sorry you are dealing with a horrible and sudden diagnosis like this with your mother.  And that the insurance is being so awful. I don't know a whole lot about Medicaid, it is state by state and that Texas is one of the states that has refused expansion, if I am wording that correctly. That said, her condition is the cause I her failure to requalify, so they should be able to work around that. I would think the social worker could be helpful. Again, just so sorry you are having to deal with bureaucratic BS at a time like this. Good luck to you all.


Title: [NY] Daughters biological mother not paying child support. If she's receiving government aid, can I do something?

Question:
I've posted here a handful of times over the years about my daughter and her biological mother. I have sole custody of my 7 year old. The mother gets visitation once every other week and weekly phone calls once on Sunday for 10 minutes in duration.

The mother, as of around March 2015, was supposed to start paying child support. She didn't and hasn't. August of 2015 I brought her back to court and she slipped out twice, had an arrest warrant placed, gave herself up to the court and we went back, just to have the court to state there's nothing they can do and they won't arrest her as it "won't help her job prospects." She has rarely ever worked and my daughter was had young (the mother falsely told me she was on birth control,  but that's another matter). The amount is $50 per week plus half of all unpaid medical expenses  (I have insurance, so it's just copayments). My daughter sees a child therapist weekly at $30 a pop, so it adds up.

The mother got married around a year or so ago and got pregnant with another man. After the baby was born she stated he was "abusive" (potentially a lie since we did a Forensic Investigation for the courts and nothing was found last year around the time of the allegations). She since has left him and is living in a shelter as of yesterday with the baby.

My question is this: If she's receiving some sort of social services or government aid, what can be done for my daughter? The child support has been accruing over time, but I don't foresee her paying a single cent given her lack of work and current status. I just need help with my daughter, as all of the expenditures of raising a child over the years hampers my wife and I's ability to save as much as we'd like. You need to figure we are, at a minimum, losing out on $65 a week (child support plus half of the therapist copayment) for my daughter. We wanted to utilize such funds for the necessities and open up am account for her (college, savings, etc).

What may I do? Suffolk County, NY to be precise. I feel bad for her predicament and lifestyle choices, but my daughter and her well being and justice comes first.

Answer: You can't garnish welfare payments (or any child support/alimony she may receive from her ex-husband). If she has no money, she has no money.


Title: [KS] Arrested, jailed 2 days, then released without charges. Want the DA's letter clarified. Not filling a complaint versus not filling charges?

Question:
As mentioned in the OP, I was arrested for a few felonies, jailed for 2 days, then released once the DA chose not to file a complaint.

The letter literally states "A complaint will not be filed by the DA's office against *me* on *arrest date*"

Just want clarification because trying to find it online is difficult. I currently have no charges, and don't know if this means the charges were dropped, if the complaint being un-filed means something different than charges not being filed.

My understanding is that the DA can re file within the statute of limitations (though I was told by everyone in my county that this is rare here), but I don't know if there's a difference in wording as the complaint not being filed seems as though they withdrew the initial provocation of arrest to begin with. Was hoping someone might be able to help with the nuance.

Answer: It means they aren't filing charges. Yes they can refile if for example more evidence turns out. You're not getting another letter.  Time to move on.


Title: [TX, college campus] Bike was stolen while locked up, wondering if I can pursue recompensation?

Question:
I live in southern Texas and am attending university there. A while back, I had ridden my bike to campus and locked it up on a bike rack on the 'edge' of campus. In a 2-3 hour time period the lock was  cut and the bike stolen. I reported it to campus police. The identification number is also registered.

An 'crime watch' email was sent out as several other bikes had been recently stolen from the same part of campus. Several days later, they sent out an email saying an arrest was made on a man in possession of several of the stolen bicycles, but unfortunately none of them were mine.

Now since, I'm a broke as fuck college kid and my bike is my only means of transport, I've been kinda fucked without it. I paid several hundred dollars for it, and likely had a current value of ~150$.

Since they supposedly found the guy doing serial bicycle robberies around campus, I was wondering if there would be any course of action I could take that would lead me to being compensated for my bike.

TL;DR: Bike stolen, they found the guy, what can I do to get help paying for a new bike?

Answer:
 Without any evidence that this individual is the one who stole your bike, you wouldn't win any small claims court lawsuit against him.

If you have renter's insurance, this may well be covered.  If you don't have it, you should get it; it's super cheap.

See if there's some kind of victim's compensation fund that might be available for you to use, in Texas or your county.


Title: (Tennessee) Leaving home when Im 18 but mom threatening to report me as missing?

Question: I ran away before but the judge refused to put me in foster care. Im not even allowed to leave my room. She won't let me go to college either. My mom is a diagnosed borderline and hits me. If you google my name theres news articles about me being missing. Im 18 in September and I want to fly to California and live with my friend and cut all contant with my crazy mother. But I dont want her to report me as missing again and have their be news articles of me again. I've seen news articles of adults being missing. What should I do?

Answer:
 >Im 18 in September

When you turn 18, you can go anywhere you want without your mom's approval. If you feel as if she's going to report you as missing, you can go to your local PD (read: in person) and inform them of the situation.


Title: Credit card Purchase Protection insurance demanded I agree to new terms I already unknowingly "violated" under threat of INSURANCE FRAUD in order to continue my claim. Please help.

Question:
**TLDR: I cancelled an online order for replacement device bundle being covered through my credit card insurance due to hectic work schedule. Forgot about it and checked the claim online a month later only to be required to agree that canceling it is insurance fraud.**

Hi guys. I'm looking for some advice regarding my insurance claim for a lost cell phone and accessories. I live in California, if it helps.

Through my Chase card, I have Purchase Protection insurance that covers my purchases when damaged, lost, or stolen within 120 days of purchase (pretty awesome!). Any how, I lost a samsung VR bundle in Aug along with a bag of the accessories, the VR headset it came with and the 256gb mem card. I forgot about the insurance, and a month or so went by before I submitted the claim to EclaimsLine (they deal with the claims apparently). They asked for copies of the original receipt (it was an email since I bought it online from the manufacturer), a copy of my credit card statement showing the $900+ purchase amount and card info.

A couple weeks go by and Eclaimsline then asked me for a purchase replacement receipt. As I didn't use the phone and headset as my daily phone (used exclusively, almost, for the VR set up), I hadn't thought about replacing it immediately. I ended up ordering a new one right then from the manufacturer's website for the exact amount I paid originally, using the the same  Chase credit card (this was not a requirement), and submitted the itemized receipt to the Eclaimsline online portal as I did with all the other documents.

Fast forward a couple days or so later and I find out I am going to be in and out of town for a few weeks or more with an unpredictable schedule starting the next day (this is not uncommon in my line of work). I currently live in a condo community that has a huge problem with stolen amazon/delivery packages so, without a second thought, I cancelled a couple amazon deliveries and remembered I had the replacement phone coming, so I looked online a little to see if it would be fine cancelling it.

Here's where I think I screwed up: I looked all over the EclaimsLine site and it did not mention anything about cancelling a replacement. I even used their onsite search function. I looked online/googled and from what I ( apparently incorrectly) gathered was that as long as I ordered a replacement, I was allowed to do with the new property as I'd like including cancelling the delivery. Worst case would be that I would have to submit a new claim and reorder the device. So I cancelled it, went out of town and forgot about it.

Now fast forward a month. I realized I hadn't received any communication from the insurance. I checked a couple times, with the site saying that it was in the final review process. Finally I checked again and when I logged in a pop up stops me from accessing the claim information and directs me to read and *agree* to a new term of service, one I had never seen previously and was not on the eclaimsline.com website, before I can continue (the terms themselves are only located under a little question mark hyperlink next to the request): **Filing a claim for a cancelled or returned product may be considered insurance fraud and may result in the cancellation of your benefits. I confirm that I am an eligible human insured accountholder and only eligible human insured accountholders may submit claims via EclaimsLine.com.** They then asked me to submit my phone number for a text message confirming my identity and agreeing to the new terms and to assist them in their "Investigation of the claim." I panicked and closed the site without submitting anything, as I clearly couldn't agree.

Now when I log in, it no longer asks me to agree to the new terms and simply says **PENDING: "Your claim is in the final review process. You will be notified of the final decision within 5 business days."** under Status. I submitted the claim more than 2 months ago. I have not received any communication, emails, letters, nothing. It has said the same thing for a couple weeks now. They have only ever sent me one email requesting the first documents but they did use my email, meaning they do have my contact info.

Another thing to note is that I am now out of the replacement deadlines for submitting a new claim as a claim must be filed within 90 days of the incident.

What can I do to avoid being accused of insurance fraud? Did I commit insurance fraud? Should I call Eclaimsline and tell them I cancelled the replacement? Will this be admitting to a crime? Is there a way to have my claim honored still (otherwise I'm out almost 1000 dollars!)? Should I submit another claim? Should I repurchase the replacement?

I wasn't aware of these new "terms" they had for me until after I allegedly violated them after the fact but even so I have not had any communication from the insurance company. Any help is appreciated. Thank you!!!

Answer: You've not been accused of anything. You should follow up with eClaims about the entirety of the situation. You should directly ask them how to untangle the ordeal so that you come out whole. Stop tripping. There's a whole "may" in there that you're weirdly uninterested in.


Title: Legal advice's favorite machine

Answer: Nice. Do they have a similar one that uproots landlocked properties?Answer #2: I was expecting some sort of sand pounding device.Answer #3: I think that really screws up the roots.  You can see them sliced in the hole that is left over.  I think tree roots are generally pretty much a mirror image in size compared to the branches.  That thing didn't scoop that far down.


Title: PA- Blood drawn might have caused nerve damage. How should I handle this/can i get compensation?

Question:
I am located in central PA. It's still early on to know if I have damage or not. Yesterday I had my blood drawn (I am pregnant and I was just getting a routine glucose test). After he drew my blood I noticed it hurt significantly more than usual, but I just shrugged it off and didn't say anything. I just figured there was a bruise in the making.

Last night my arm hurt so bad I was in and out of sleep. I woke up this morning and it was still in pain. The sight where I was injected does not have a bruise, any swelling, or discharge. I have pain radiating from my elbow down to my fingers. It feels similar to when you hit your funny bone. The pain intensifies when my arm is extended.

I called my doctor (who is really just a RN at a prompt care center for students) at 11am this morning. She said they probably hit a nerve (which means there could be damage or it could be fine) and told me to call the lab that the work was done at. I did this. The lab took a detailed report of when my blood was drawn/my pain (who drew it, what time it was drawn, what my pain is [which I described exactly as above], how long the pain lasts, when it started, ect). They asked if anything abnormal happened when my blood was drawn and I told them it seemed pretty normal to me outside of it being more painful (by this I meant he used gloves/was sterile, ect). After speaking to a pathologist they told me to put warm/cold compresses on it and if the pain persists until tomorrow to go to my doctor (at a separate practice) or to come into the ER (at the hospital where the lab is associated with). The lab tech I was talking to did not mention once that the tech who drew my blood  might have hit a nerve.

If my pain continues, and there is damage, could I get compensation? Nerve damage could potentially effect my fine motor skills in my hand, which is kind of serious. Would it be better to go to the ER or to my doctor? I'm sure the hospital is biased toward saving their hide, but my doctor is only a RN and I'm sure is not experienced with a lot of situations like this. Will the guy who drew my blood walk away from this scott free?

What course of action should I take if it still hurts tomorrow?

Tl;dr: I had my blood drawn yesterday and my arm still hurts today. It could indicate nerve damage. The lab took a full report and told me to seek further medical assistance if pain persists until tomorrow. Could I get compensation? How should I proceed with this from now?

Answer: Medical Malpractice is beyond the scope of what this subreddit can provide. You need to speak to a lawyer.


Title: is my mom getting played?

Question: Does an ex wifes (divorced for over 5 years) back taxes have anything to do with somebody getting a mortgage loan? Is that a thing? Like your ex wife  doesn't pay her taxes & that messes up YOUR chance to get a loan? I truly think this guy is scamming my husband's mom. I also should mention that this ex wife is dead As of a year ago...

Answer: I suppose it's possible, but we really need a bit more context to offer any real help here. Who is this guy? Why is your mom involved in him getting a mortgage loan?


Title: My 17-year-olds son is obsessed with school shootings and often talks about wanting to do one himself. What should we do?

Question:
My  17-year-old son is obsessed with school shootings. He knows just about   everything is to know about every famous school shooting and school shooter. He idolizes school shooters such as Eric Harris, Dylan Klebold, Seung Hui Cho, Adam Lanza, and Nikolas Cruz. He often talks about wanting to shoot up his school.

We do have a gun in the house that we keep for home defense, a Glock 9mm pistol. We keep it locked up though.

What should we do?

Answer:
 Get your kid assessed by a psychiatrist, and into counselling.

Plus, double down on the security of you gun.


Title: [NSFW] Molested by coworker [Idaho]

Question:
I dont know if this is the best sub for this post but I need help. I'm freaking out.

I'm a 21 year old man. My birthday was just a few days ago. I work in Washington State, live in Idaho.

Last night, 2 of my co-workers took me out drinking to celebrate my birthday. We ended up being out for 8 or so hours. By my (foggy) recollection I had 12 drinks throughout the night. I remember very little of the last two hours we were out. We got a hotel near the bars and crashed there.

I came out as bisexual to them early in the night.

I shared a bed with my male coworker (Late 20s). Our female co-worker was in the other bed just a few feet from us. I remember being woken up in the middle of the night to him kissing me. Like, full on tongue and everything. I can't remember how I reacted but I was not and am not interested in him. This felt very unwarranted. At this point I was still too drunk to really function. I only remember a few seconds of this before I passed out again.

At 7:30 AM I woke up to him touching my penis - he had pulled down my joggers and boxers. I covered myself and pushed his hand away. This was while our female coworker was showering. He said "sorry" and I just said "it's fine." I still felt drunk at this point and could feel a serious hangover coming on. I was in no state to drive home. I didn't know how to react.

After we left the hotel a few hours later, he texted me, saying that his boyfriend had told him it was okay if something happened between us, as long as his BF got a nude picture of me. I was told I "owed him a picture." I don't know why he felt this was appropriate, but I'm disgusted by how all of this feels premeditated.

This was all so traumatizing. I have to be at work in 7 hours and I don't know what to do. Should I tell my boss? Reach out directly to HR? I was in a very similar situation in high school and never told anybody about it.

I don't think I can comfortably work with this guy. I never gave consent for anything, and even if I had, I was extremely drunk.

Please help. I need help.

Answer:
 You can report the assault to the police.Answer #2: Go to the police, report the sexual assault. OP you were taken advantage of and this is not ok.

HR is not there to protect you, they are there to protect the interest of the business. If this was not a work related incident (IE: this happened at work or during a work event) they have no reason to know and it does not benefit you in any positive way AT ALL (**So PLEASE dont tell them if this doesnt relate!** Anecdotal story, I have a friend who was fired for "whatever reason" after reporting an out of work incident about a manager to HR)

OP what happened wasnt your fault. Dont feel like you are the cause of this, passing out drunk is not consent to any type of sex. You were out to have a fun time and one of the people you were with was a not so good person. Im sorry this happened.


Title: Bought a car, it was damaged before I took possession. Whose insurance pays?

Question:
I bought a car from a dealer.  They agreed to complete a couple of upgrades/changes as part of the deal.

We completed the deal last Friday, and they said to pick it up today.

I went to pick it up today, only to learn that half an hour prior, a woman who was car shopping hit it with her personal vehicle and did a decent amount of damage.

The car dealership immediately assumed that my insurance is the one who has to handle this because I'd already signed paperwork. However, I am wondering if it matters that I had not yet taken physical possession of it, and it was still in their lot, with them in possession.

Obviously I'd prefer not to make a claim on my insurance if theirs should be handling this, but I'm not sure.

Answer:
 Shouldn't it be the woman who hit the car paying for it?Answer #2: Wow, it's like a bar exam question.

Does the sales contract say that transfer of ownership takes place upon execution of the contract or upon taking possession?


Title: Why is it a bad idea to register my friends car under my name?

Question:
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 You wanting to make sure your friend pays you back for any and all tickets they get that end up in your name? Making sure they've got their license, insurance, registration, etc kept current? Ready to be sued if they get into a bad accident in "your" car that you let them use and insurance doesn't cover all the damages/medical bills?

Why can't your friend register their car in their own name?


Title: A family member passed away and apparently "didn't leave a will" - Something seems fishy

Question:
My grandmother just passed away. She was quite wealthy and had many investments, properties, etc. Her two daughters are claiming that there was no will, and have emptied out her bank accounts and begun selling property to split 50/50 with the two of them. I am in Florida.

This is where it gets complicated:

My mother abandoned me as a child and my grandmother never approved of this. As I was being raised, she helped raise me in place of my mom and I viewed her as my mother-figure. She would pay for expenses and visit me and I would visit her. Meanwhile she resented my mother for leaving me among her other choices. She told my (poor and single) father throughout my whole life that when she passed, I would be taken care of.

This combination of events has left me very confused. My grandmother seemed like a meticulous person and I can't imagine that she would leave everything just up in the air with nothing in writing for her passing, especially since it was forseen by about a decade - definitely not a surprise. I miss my grandmother dearly and hope that her wishes would be carried out, and this has made everything very complicated as the news of there "not being a will" is a complete surprise out of nowhere.

Thank you for any help through this difficult time.
Topic:
Wills Trusts and Estates

Answer:
 If you know she had a will then you can file suit against the daughters and present the will.

If she had an attorney, check with him or her to see if she had prepared a will.  Some states allow you to file a copy of your will with the local government, I don't know if Florida has this option.

If she had a fairly large estate it might be worth contacting a lawyer who specializes in probate matters.Answer #2: Anyone have experience with Florida law? Even if she *didn't* leave a will, wouldn't the estate need to go through probate before the sisters start emptying bank accounts and selling off property?? Sounds like the grandmother *just* passed away.

How does the probate process get "triggered"? Would OP need to hire a FL lawyer to get the process started, and do an emergency stop against the sisters to keep them from doing this?


Title: Soon-to-be-ex-wife threatening me about email on the domain I own

Question:
Tennessee.

Upon separation, I told my adulterous wife that she could no longer use the email associated with the domain I've owned for a number of years and that she had a week to get a new one and let all of her contacts know. After that, I deleted the account.

I have done business through that domain for many years and have a catchall setup to receive any emails that might fall by the wayside since both my wife and myself have names that are easy to spell wrong. It's never been a problem until emails addressed to her old email account started coming to me. Most of it passes through to the spam filter and other filters I have setup to keep my inbox light. Those that looked like legitimate correspondence get opened. As of late, some of those were sent wrongly by people thinking they were contacting her despite her letting them all know to update her contact info. I understand that mistake, but I am not at fault there.

She is accusing me of reading HER emails and is threatening me with legal action. I have turned off the catchall and shown her screenshots of all that I've done so that I WON'T be receiving emails addressed to that old address.

Divorce can bring out the worst in people and that may well be the case here. I just don't see where she might have a case here, but I was curious what the community would say.
Topic:
Computer and Internet

Answer: She no longer has the email address.  She needs to notify anyone emailing her that she no longer has that email address.  This is no different than if she moved out of the home and didn't tell people she no longer had that phone number.


Title: Cousin being charged for pushing a kid into a locker(Self Defense?).

Question:
My cousin, for a pseudonym we will call him Ezekiel. Ezekiel was at school a few days ago, middle school, 5th grade i believe, when someone who frequently bullies him managed to take his money. Ezekiel retaliated and shoved the kid into a locker. Ezekiel was suspended for 5 days, and the other kid most likely got suspended too.

Now i just found out that the parents of the other kid are pressing charges on Ezekiel, probably for assault (just assuming, not quite sure what other things could be pressed in this sort of situation, hence why im here lol). Now what should by cousin do to ensure the least disciplinary outcome as he is not generally a hostile person, he is very friendly, loves video games and cooking, and i see this generally just as self defense. But as i stated before, i know of nothing about this field of expertise, so could anyone offer some insight on what i should do?

Answer:
 1.) Shoving someone into a locker and leaving them there isn't self defense, is not going to be considered to be in court, and it sounds like you're missing or omitting information, not that it's pertinent to the legal issue.

2.) The parents aren't pressing charges, the district attorney is doing that. He is facing punishment at the hands of the state, not just his school and not just in terms of financial damages.

3.) You can't do anything to help other than give his parents money to get him a lawyer.


Title: Off-duty cop found an on-duty cop to give my friend a ticket for something he didn’t do

Question:
Forgive me if the formatting is bad, as I’m on mobile.

for the tl;dr- a friend of mine made a left turn, off-duty officer approaching the intersection honked at him, he flipped off the guy who then went and found someone ON DUTY to give him a ticket for “rolling a stop sign”. friend wants to challenge it, isn’t sure if it’s worth it

Here’s the longer version:
So a friend of mine (who gave me permission to post this) was driving in an area he always drives in near a police station. He was the only one with a stop sign at the 3-way intersection that he was making a left turn at.

There was a car approaching to his left that didn’t have a stop sign, but my friend says he had plenty of time and space to make the turn. So he goes ahead with the turn and the other driver honks his horn at my friend, who consequently flips the driver off because he was annoyed. Maybe not mature, but a relatively normal reaction for a lot of people.

Well it turns out, that driver was an off-duty police officer in a civilian vehicle, who was so pissed that my friend flipped him off, he went and found an officer on duty. That officer then tracked down my friend and wrote him a ticket for “not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign”, and said that he had to write my friend the ticket because the off-duty officer was his boss.

So not only did the officer who wrote him a ticket not see the incident, but also completely made up something that my friend didn’t do in order to ticket him because his boss told him to. My friend drives in that area multiple times a week and never rolls the stop sign because it’s near the police station.

The off-duty cop stated that “he slammed on the breaks” and the ticket actually says he had to stop his car in order to not hit my friends car, neither of which happened.

My friend wants to challenge the ticket because he knows that he didn’t actually do anything wrong, he’s sure that he didn’t roll the stop sign, but he’s not sure if it’s worth challenging. He doesn’t have a lot of money right now, but he also can’t afford to have points on his license.

He’s going in tomorrow to see if he can appeal for a judge to possibly set up a hearing date, but he’s not sure if it’s worth it. Any advice as to what might be the best course of action in this very unfair and frustrating situation?

please let me know if you need any other details.

Answer:
 A police officer is absolutely able to make a citation based on eyewitness statements. If your friend wishes to challenge the citation he will have an opportunity to do so in court.

Do you not find it ironic that you believe your friend's version of events and disbelieve the police without seeing the event, while complaining that the citing officer believes their colleague's version of events without seeing it?


Title: Is it legal to send weed within states where it is legal.

Question: Say Cali or Colorado. Both parties are in the same state. I know it's probably not legal using the USPS because it's still a federal crime, but what about UPS or Fedex? Smaller shipping services?

Answer: IANAL. Probably still a federal crime but it’s an open question. Don’t be the test case.


Title: Can I self-publish a book using the fonts in Microsoft Word without permission from their creators?

Question:
(California)

I'm self-publishing a book and wondering which fonts I can use commercially for free. I found [this](https://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/font.aspx?FMID=919) but I'm not sure I understand it.

Answer:
 Just use a libre font.

There are tens of thousands of quality, print-ready fonts out there that are PD/CC/X11/OFL licensed and look nearly exactly like whatever Microsoft font you have your heart set on..

(source: spent a bit doing UI and publishing in the early naughties.) Answer #2: Font files can be copyrighted, but the outputted typeface cannot be.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/37/202.1

so you cannot distribute or modify the font file without permission, the font file is a type of computer program.

edit: the name of the feature that does this with PDF's is "outlining" which converts the embedded font files and text into outlined shapes


Question:
Avoiding Liability with Friends Investing Money [US]

Hey all,

As a side-job I've been trading on the cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc) markets. I'm making some significant gains and have been developing some algorithms to help take that over for me (software engineer by day, code/trade when I get home).

I talk about this part of my life like any other thing and many of my friends are interested in investing some of their money with me.  I was at first hesitant about this because I know first hand how money can ruin relationships.  I've warned them repeatedly that I could lose all their money in a few seconds because the market is volatile/unregulated, and I have.  They insist this is money they are okay with losing and want to invest it in me rather than some other high risk investment.

With this much interest I started drafting a document with how profits, payouts, withdrawing money, etc would be handled so that there's no confusion.  I emphasize strongly all the associated risks that I encounter and how easily investments could be lost.  What would happen if the fund goes below a certain threshold, all the actions an investor can perform, etc.  I make sure to state it's not a legally binding document and I'm not obligated to do anything that's stated if shit goes down.  I was planning on keeping all outside investments in a completely separate account from my own investments while reinvesting any of my own profits from the fund back into the fund as an overhead for any expenses I might run into dealing with the fund.

I realized as I was writing this document that just because I say it's not legally binding doesn't mean that's the case.  I have no idea what the legal ramifications of taking someone's money and possibly losing it could have.

I understand I would lose some friends if I lost their money despite what they say now, but any friend I lose because of money isn't a friend I wanna have so might as well take their money while i can ;)  But foregoing the complete collapse of the market in one way or another, I am confident that I can make significant returns for investors while getting a pretty great cut of the profits.

But I don't want to be liable to someone coming after my shit if they get pissed off that I lost their investment, which is definitely a possibility.  I have no idea what is standard practice for this kind of thing and I haven't been able to find anything to useful besides anecdotes.

Basically, is it necessary to hire a lawyer?  If so, what kind?  Can I prevent myself from being liable on my own?  (I'm pretty good at figuring stuff out on my own, just wondering if it's worth the effort or should I just get a lawyer)

Thanks for any help!

Answer:
 You basically want to start a hedge fund.

I don't know how practical your idea is, but if you wish to continue, you will need an attorney.


Title: I want to get my criminal step-father busted. Would it help if I create a criminal profile and submit to the FBI and/or local LE? Any example or templates I can use?

Question:
This man is committing fraud, theft, tax evasion, and other non-violent crimes (and has been for over 30 years).  I have evidence of criminal activity and have been witness to 2 decades of predatory psychopathic behavior.  But it's such a long story to tell, and many of his crimes and in a "gray zone" of legal fog, I was thinking if I prepared a PDF "profile" of the guy explaining his alleged crimes and why he should be considered a dangerous psychopath with evidence to back it up that would help me get traction with serious people who have authority to put this guy where he belongs.

Location: California
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 > This man is committing fraud, theft, tax evasion, and other non-violent crimes (and has been for over 30 years).  I have evidence of criminal activity...

What kind of evidence?

> many of his crimes and in a "gray zone" of legal fog

I don't even know what that means. I think I know what you are trying to convey, but is what he's doing illegal or is it not?

> I was thinking if I prepared a PDF "profile" of the guy explaining his alleged crimes and why he should be considered a dangerous psychopath with evidence to back it up that would help me get traction with serious people who have authority to put this guy where he belongs.

Yea, that's probably not the best route to take here....

Answer #2: What you're proposing is completely unnecessary.  If you believe a crime has been committed, report it to the police.  If you think he's been cheating on his taxes, you can report the matter to the IRS using Form 3949-A.


Title: Since Trump reinstated the death penalty for federal crimes... does it mean, that Trump could be literally sentenced to die, for treason?

Question: Also extra question- Secret Service is obliged to protect Trump's life(even if he's impeached and found guilty by the Senate)- if Trump is sentenced to die, how would they have to behave?

Answer:
 Whatever else Trump may or may not have done, and whatever you may think of the attempted insurrection last week, Trump has _not_ committed treason. It's the only crime explicitly defined in the constitution (for some fascinating historical reasons, actually):

> Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.

Trump has not levied war against the United States. Talking up a rabble and encouraging them to occupy the capitol is certainly an attack, but it's not a war. The people he riled up are Americans, and not an enemy, so if he gave them comfort or aid, it still would not be treasonous.

I tend to believe that the constitutional definition of treason is flawed and overly restrictive, but on the other hand, treason is one of those deeply emotional pieces of legal history and legal practice and I honestly would wish for nobody to be charged with it.

> if Trump is sentenced to die, how would they have to behave?

It's unlikely that the secret service would intervene in an execution performed with all legal due process. They're bound to protect their charges from attacks and injuries, not to interfere with the workings of the legal system. However, that's a theory - the situation has never come up, so there's no prior art, and it's not clearly defined anywhere that I can find.


Title: Ex employee is saying she was passed for another job because she's still receiving wages from our company?

Question:
I don't quite understand how that's possible AND how that would even affect her getting another job.

I checked on our payroll and she was indeed terminated, but said that we somehow have reported she is still receiving wages from us. Why would that even stop her from getting another job?

Answer: Because the other job doesn't allow moonlighting.


Title: Can I sleep in a car parked legally at hotel where other members of my vehicle are paying for a room? Philadelphia specifically.

Answer: Not if the hotel, as owner of the property, says you can’t. And possibly not by local ordinance. Answer #2: Why can't you sleep on the floor of the room?


Title: Former boss cancels my checks because I quit. What are my options? (Maine)

Question: So I took a job at a summer retreat.  It's a small family run hotel.  I was not happy with the way I was treated so I quit. My main boss did not want to speak with me so I left without saying goodbye. I was being paid weekly through check.  When I quit I had 3 checks that I had not deposited yet. I went to cash them at walmart like I always do and the checks were declined. I then went to try to cash one at a check cashing place, they said my company would not verify that I worked with them.  I called personally and my boss pretended like he didn't know me.  What is the best way to go about taking him to court?  I am on my way back to Florida and I don't have the money to get back to Maine.

Answer:
 The [State of Maine Department of Labor](http://www.maine.gov/labor/labor_laws/faqs.html) says, "My final paycheck is being held by the employer. What can I do? All earned wages are due on the next regularly scheduled payday after termination. The employee must make the demand in person at the business. An employee who is denied payment can call 623-7900 to talk with a Wage and Hour representative."

Note that "termination" means end of employment, whether voluntary or involuntary.Answer #2: You can file a wage claim [here](https://www.workplacefairness.org/wage-hour-claim-ME).Answer #3: Step 1: File a [wage claim](https://www.workplacefairness.org/wage-hour-claim-ME), as suggested by /u/isuckatSUA2016.

Step 2: Gather up any costs related to the cancelled checks. Any late fees, bounce fees, NSF fees.

Step 3: As /u/RBXJ suggested, call (207) 623-7900. Ask how you can get your claim expedited, and how to go about getting the related costs taken care of. You may have to sue him in small claims for those costs.

As a note, your boss may have fucked himself here, because per [Maine Statute 26:626](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/26/title26sec626.html), he can be liable for the paycheck, interest, double the paycheck as damages, and reasonable attorney's fees.


Title: My apartment complex is charging the water bill based on the use of the whole property, not of our own. Is this appropriate?

Question:
So I moved in this apartment last August. And the property was then purchased by another management company. On the contracted we signed with the old company before moving in, it says clearly that the water will be billed based on the sub metering of all of my water use. But this seems not to be the case any more...

Long story short, my roommate and I were away from mid December to mid January. When we received the utility bill, I noticed that the water bill for December is more than twice of the previous month, which looked extremely suspicious to me. I talked to the staff at the leasing office as soon as I got home. She told me that, after the new management company moved in, they noticed that what the old contract says about utility billing was not accurate. So they sent out an addendum to clarify things. This was during the time when we weren't living in the apt, so the addendum was in our mailbox. According to the staff person, even though neither of us signed the addendum, there was a period for notification and the new policy started regardless.

So now, all of our water, sewer and trash bills are billed based on the use of the whole building. The company gets a total bill every month.  They basically divide the bill by the number of residents and charge us. In other words, the amount of money we pay does not reflect the amount of water we use each month. In our case, even though we weren't in the apt, other residents used a ridiculous amount of water, and *we* got to pay for their use. On top of all this, we have absolutely no access to the actual bill the company gets (the actual amount of water that was used in the previous month). The company simply does not reveal the information. When I asked if we could pay the water bill for our own unit (we pay our electricity this way), they said no because there is no sub meter for each unit. (Mind you, the old contract says we'll be billed based on sub metering.)

Dear Redditors, please tell me if what the company does is normal/appropriate. I have a really hard time accepting this as a norm. To me, this just provokes diffusion of responsibility and encourages the residents to waste resource.

Besides this, is it legal for them to essentially "feed" us with the new policy? The staff said they did not change anything, just made a correction for what was wrong in the contract we signed. So if we want to blame, we should blame the old management company. But they made the correction without our agreement. Also, if this was always the case, we would have never signed the contract or moved in here.

This happened today and I still feel the urge to sue them, or the old management -- whoever's at fault that is. Does all this make a good lawsuit?

Also, this is in California, if relevant.

tl;dr: My apartment complex changed/corrected the contract we signed to bill us utility based on the use of the entire building. I wonder if this is appropriate.

edit: I have around 10 months left on my lease.

Answer:
 Well usually the originally contracts stands no matter what, but idk man, here's an up vote and you should probably include also how much time you have left on your lease. Answer #2: In the past,  did you pay a water bill to the public utility or to the apartment company?  Do you have an account with the water company? Answer #3: IANAL, but the company you are talking about handles a huge number of utilities for a huge number of properties. They've been in operation for years and at this point I'd suggest their practice is very much legal.

They sticky bit here is you might be being charged for landscaping and pool water use, and their bills are always mysteriously high. I have no idea how I've  been charged consistently 70 dollars a month when coworkers with houses and a small number of livestock are averaging 50-60 a month.


Title: Don't think I hit a car.. but maybe?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Hahaha, I can see why the police were confused.

Chill out buddy. If you hit something you'd have at the very least scuffed your paint.


Title: A friend accidentally bought something stolen from Kijiji, got arrested.

Question:
So here's the story:

My buddy buys and sells stuff from Kijiji for a living. Arguments aside whether it's a morally good thing to do, it's what he does.

Anyways, 2 days ago he went to meetup with the customer at a Tim Hortons to sell the item. The customer took photos of the drone, sent them to his buddy, and his buddy told him that it was indeed the drone that was stolen a few days prior. So, as they're exchanging the item, a cop rolls up, and arrests my friend, telling him that he's arrested for possession of a stolen item.

But the plot thickens, my friend had actually bought the drone 2 weeks prior, and this definitely wasn't this mans stolen drone. Long story short, the man says he'll get to the receipt to "prove" that the serial numbers match up (but they won't).

But the story doesn't stop there. As my friend is sitting in the cop car, the cops go into his vehicle, and checkout what other items he has there, one of them being a Macbook Pro. They check the serial number, and he just so happens to have a Macbook that was reported stolen, which he had no clue about. He still has the messages, phone number and address of the person he bought this stolen Macbook from. Thankfully, all of the other high-end items he had in his vehicle were all clean/not reported as stolen.

The cops brought him to the station, and eventually released him. They said they would be contacting him soon. My buddy is now worried that he could be facing some serious consequences.

So, my question to you is this. Does he a good chance of getting charged, despite him not knowing that one of the items he was selling had been stolen?
Topic:
Computer and Internet

Answer: He has already been charged, just not convicted. He should retain an attorney.


Title: Today I learned that my ISP was throttling the internet for at least the last 6 months.

Question:
Our contract says that we get 50mbps DL speed and 5mbps upload.

My son told me that he made multiple screenshots of speedtests during this time and they were all showing between 3-8mbps download speed and 0.4-0.8mbps upload.

Additionally he likes streaming his gameplays on youtube, but he has to use a 420p20fps resolution with a bitrate of 400 for our internet to handle it.

According to our internet speed he would be able to stream 1080p30 with 3000kbps to 3500kbps and a much higher bitrate

Answer:
 >Our contract says that we get 50mbps DL speed and 5mbps upload.

Does your contract say that you get 50mbps, or *up to* 50mbps?


Title: [USA] I bought a college textbook from our book store. Can I cam scan the book and get a refund from the bookstore legally?

Question: I bought a book for an online class, wanted to cam scan all the pages(175 pages) and just return the book. But don't know what my legal rights are. Can I go through with this? I have no plans to distribute or sell my digital version. It's only for me.

Answer: No.  That would be copyright infringement.  (Unless the book is in the public domain, which is possible, but unlikely.)


Title: Invoice from ambulance company. Didn't ask for or use the service.

Question:
Three months ago our daughter was flying home to Las Vegas from the Caribbean via Newark.  A number of people, including daughter, got sick on the flight.  Pilot radioed ahead and the flight was met in Newark by the CDC.  The CDC, in hazmat suits, removed everyone they thought was sick from the plane, including our daughter.  She was put in an ambulance, her blood pressure was checked.  Nothing else was done.  Everyone was  released with no further action.  She caught her connecting flight home to Las Vegas.

Yesterday she received an invoice from the ambulance company for over $1,000.   Because the CDC called the ambulance, made her get off the plane and sent her to the ambulance I think the ambulance company should be billing the CDC.  She called the company and they want payment.  Can she be billed for a service she did not request?  Is this a legal bill?  How should she respond to the ambulance company?

**Follow-up:** If you're interested I called the CDC.  They were very nice.  Took my name and number and actually called me back the next day.  I'm impressed that they even called back.  (Thanks for the number)

Now I'm still not sure what to believe.  Per our daughter the pilot radioed ahead that over 20 people on the flight were sick.  The plane stopped away from the gate.  CDC came on board in hazmat suits.  At that time only four people would admit to being sick.  The four were removed from the flight.  Wasn't a request.  They had to get off.  Then it got weird.  Someone, CDC says it wasn't them, called ambulances.  Somewhere between 15-20 were around the plane.  However, no attempt was made to identify additional sick people and the four were released after their blood pressure was taken.  Plane pulled up to the gate and everyone moved on.

To me it seems like the whole process was strange.  We have finally convinced daughter to give it to the insurance company and let them deal with it.  She was opposed because she's convinced her premiums will go up.  And she may be right.

Moral of the story - don't get in an ambulance unless you really, really, honest to god need it.  Better yet just don't get sick in the US.  Our health care system really is whacked.

Answer: Not to get all /r/relationships on you, but if you wife and daughter are so against getting insurance involved, is it possible your daughter is being dishonest about the origins of the ambulance bill/she felt more comfortable telling her mother the true origins? Just a theory because I cannot imagine what possible reason a person would have for not turning a 1k charge over to the insurance company.


Title: Baby in bar? [Oklahoma]

Question:
I'll try to keep this brief.

My SO is in a band. We have an almost 10 month old together.

Tonight, he was playing a show at a regular venue (that we all 3 have attended before). This particular venue has a bar downstairs and the upstairs is the music venue. There is no bar upstairs and it is secluded by 2 flights of stairs from the bar. My SO had half a beer and I was not drinking. They do not serve food. While the bar downstairs was busy, the venue upstairs was not at all.

We were there for about an hour/hour and a half when right before my SO was about to play they told me that I could not have my baby in there. I was confused because we've been there over an hour, and the manager who told us to leave actually greeted us when we walked in! We have also attended a show my SO played there a couple of months ago without issue.

When they told me I had to leave, I didn't argue, I just left, but they spouted off that it was illegal for me to have my baby in there. Since we have been in so many local bars/venues without issue in the past, I'm curious to know if this is true.

Thank you for any information.

Answer:
 IANAL, but I do work in bars.

I’m not sure about Oklahoma, but in Texas, if a venue is advertised as 21+, they must remain 21+. In addition, in most states, establishments have the right to refuse service to anyone. So even if they weren’t legally *obligated* to kick you out, they’re well within their legal rights to do so.


Title: [D.C.] My girlfriend and I are going to Washington D.C. tomorrow with family for an Arlington funeral and White House tour. She has a warrant for petty theft in Louisiana. Will she be arrested?

Question:
So as the title says my girlfriend and I are accompanying my family to D.C. for my grandfather's funeral in Arlington cemetery as well as a tour of the White House. My family member who coordinated the whole trip said we have to have our IDs for obvious reasons.

My girlfriend was arrested in New Orleans Over a year ago (about Dec 2015) and wasn't able to make her court date as we live across the country.

Is it safe to say she would be detained at the entrance?

Is a little misdemeanor off their radar?

How should we approach this situation, ideally without her being arrested?

Thanks

Answer: I would not go to the White House. You are run through a Secret Service background check. They will see this. They could detain and potentially extradite her.  No white house trip. I'm surprised you haven't had to give your social yet, I've been a few times for work related things and always DL/SS number, Answer #2: If she has a warrant going anywhere could get her arrested, depends on the seriousness and level of boredom of the officer checking her. Seriously a friend of mine had a warrant in small little town out of state for speeding, blew it off. 5 years later they arrest while checking his license as he was with a group getting checked , him bring him there to sit a jail sentence for 2 weeks (small ticket < 1K, he didn't have money to pay)


Title: TX- I have a job offer that would require us to move cities, Wife has a contract with current employer

Question:
So my wife signed a contract at the beginning of her employment that basically says her mandatory training for the job costs $10,000. If she voluntarily terminates within 2 years from the training, she will have to pay back a portion of it, which can be made in monthly payments with 3% interest. Are these contracts enforceable within Texas? This is my first time dealing with a contract like this

What would define "voluntary"? Could you argue that a spouse requiring to move cities would not be voluntary?

Answer: No one is making her move, so it's voluntary. Usually that term is there in case the employee is fired.Answer #2: Is the actual cost of the training anywhere near 10k? If it is then the employer would probably win if they sued. If this 10k is a penalty and then the chances aren't as good but that's not to say they wouldn't try.


Title: Sent a nude on kik, am scared

Question:
Hi, I just turned 18 like a week ago, and was using this site called omegle, you join chatrooms with random people and talk, some girl said she wanted to kik, we did, she asked for nudes, I sent like 2, one with my face in, she is 16 which is the age of consent where I am from in the uk.

The kik is under a fake name and everything, she said she post them online, I told her that they were fake pics and that I was just trolling her, she didnt reply.

Im not too bothered about the actual photo's, worst comes to worst she will post them online with my fake kik name, and nobody will care, because they are shitty quality nudes of a guy.

but legally am I sound.

Sorry for the dumbassery of the post, this is quite literally the stupidest thing I have done in my life.

Answer:
 >this is quite literally the stupidest thing I have done in my life.

Don't worry, you've got your whole life ahead of you to make bigger mistakes. In the meantime, stop sending nudes. Ever. Nothing good ever comes of a picture of your junk.


Title: Friend Married US Citizen, become Legal Resident, He Cheated

Question:
Hi All,

I am posting for my friend who lives in Chicago, IL.

She is originally from the Dominican Republic and has been married to her husband (a US Citizen) for approximately one year.

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He was caught cheating on her, has decided he doesn't want to be married anymore, and moved out of their condo. He is considering moving out of the country, although that is not definite. He stated he wouldn't jeopardize her immigration status and would wait to do anything until she becomes a citizen, but he is not trustworthy and we are just going to assume he is not going to do anything to benefit her.

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I am curious what her options are, if any. She is meeting with a lawyer later this week, but we are both curious to know how this could potentially go. I'm assuming that even though he cheated, that doesn't offer her any protection as she is not a citizen yet.

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Any insight would be appreciated- thank you in advance!

Answer:
 There will be additional investigation into whether the marriage was genuine, but them getting separated or divorced will not necessarily mean she loses her residency status.

 [https://citizenpath.com/divorce-after-green-card/](https://citizenpath.com/divorce-after-green-card/)

 [https://www.peoples-law.org/how-will-divorce-or-separation-affect-my-immigration-status](https://www.peoples-law.org/how-will-divorce-or-separation-affect-my-immigration-status)


Title: Parents being sued for complete BS - New Jersey

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Relax.  Getting sued for a rear-ender really isn't a big deal in the grand scheme of things.  If they have insurance with decent coverage they're going to be fine.

And no, mental state as in "I was trying to get to the hospital ASAP" isn't carte blanche to hit people's cars and not be liable for it.


Title: (Kentucky, USA) Boss and I traded vehicles. He brought his to my house and drove mine to his, but we didnt swap/sign over titles. When he got home, somehow he tripped the theft immobilizer on my car. Now he wants to trade back, but refuses to fix my car.

Question:
**We didnt swap/sign titles because it was a local trade over the weekend and no one was available to notarize the trade. We agreed to swap vehicles anyways so we could try them out at our homes. We were going to go to court to notarize the next day.**

**UPDATE** *My boss has notified me that he fixed my car and it's running now. He's going to send it back to me and pick up the truck....but he may not even have to send it back to me necessarily.....I might be able to buy myself a brand new car and trade in that old car towards it. For whatever it's worth.* **Thank you, everyone, for your kindness, support, and generous advice. Hopefully things will work out and even if not, there's more important things in life to worry about, right?** :)

He had a 4x4 truck. I had a small car thats good on gas. Both vehicles had problems that were annoying but could be fixed. My car misfired sometimes and leaks oil from the oil pan gasket. His truck dies when idling, runs too rich, and needs valve lifters.

He dollied the truck to my house, but had his son with him to drive my car back.

My boss has always been a great guy. Hes a considerably good friend, and has always backed me up on many work related issues. Hes super nice and very smart too.

Yet what he did here has hurt me and left me wondering who my real friends are.

Once he got home he messaged me saying the car misfired all the way home, and he thought he wouldnt even make it. Then, he says he *washed the car* and the alarm went off. He couldnt get it to stop. Turning the key and locking the door didnt do anything. It also would not start. He had to disconnect the battery to stop the horn.

He looked up the fault code on the screen and the theft immobilizer has been tripped. You have to take the car to a dealer to have it reset. It costs money for the labor of course.

My boss is mad at me, as if Im responsible, and wants to trade back. We didnt swap titles which means I have to give him his truck back, but that also means the car is still mine and he damaged it, willingly or not, right?

Is he liable for the car? What can I do to get the car fixed; am I going to have to pay for it myself or does he have to? Who do I go to? Will the courthouse/clerk/DMV in my town be able to negotiate things or do I need a lawyer? Im not able to afford a serious case unfortunately and it honestly would not be worth it where both vehicles are kinda junky anyways.

But I dont want to be out of a truck AND have a car thats disabled and cant be used.

My boss is having his friend come by tomorrow with the car in dolly, hes literally going to drop the disabled car off, pull the truck up, and leave. He still has the truck title in his hand and I have my cars title. So thats that. Can I still get reparations for my car being disabled?
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: Your boss has two options. He accepts the car as is, or he cancels the swap and you each return the car in the same condition that you received it. That means he needs to fix what he broke. Answer #2: Not a lawyer. Removing the battery terminals for a bit may reset the alarm. Also try removing the fuse from the alarm. Last resort remove the alarm all together. Answer #3: If it helps conceptually, start with the premise that you loaned your car to him as a friend, and he returned it damaged.


Title: Is there any way to legally own a local abandoned YMCA? (CT)

Question:
My friends and I found out that that the abandoned YMCA in our area still has electricity on some floors and some areas of the place are in actually decent condition. But the place seems completely falling apart in some areas with bad leaks, mold and possibly abestos in the some areas. We want to fix it up and own the building but we do not know if can even legally own it since it isn't a house and we are unsure of any squatters laws that exist in our state. All that I know that in order to legal right to live/own an abandoned place that you have to stay there for a certain period of time along with maintaining the place.

I currently have a friend who is homeless and who is living there on the good area of place so it's not like we are just visiting the building. One of us is actually living there. We also have access to almost all the rooms. We found a room which contained almost all the keys to the rooms. And there is a functioning stove and everything which we are amazed at how clean and how functioning this place is despite it being abandoned for years.

Also, the police have been known to rarely park outside of the building and check for any trespassers so I'm not sure if that's a sign that it is completely impossible for us to live here. But are entirely willing to fix the place up and do whatever we can to maintain it.

Answer: You have no way of knowing if the building is actually abandoned or just in disuse. I would phone the city and see who owns the property.


Title: My pharmacist gave me less than my prescribed quantity of oxycontin [Mission, Texas]

Question:
I had shoulder surgery on Thursday and my doctor prescribed me 28 oxycontin pills for the recovery. I took it to a Walgreens pharmacy on Friday to get filled. I waited there for it and when it was ready, I paid and left the store. As I'm waiting for the bus I notice the bottle doesn't look like it has 28 in it. I count the pills and it has 21. I go back into the Walgreens and tell the pharmacist and he gets extremely defensive saying I counted wrong (as if I would miss count by 7) or I must've dropped some. He then starts to say I pocketed them and I'm trying to get more pills. I was a little taken back by this so I said I was going to contact my doctor and have him call the pharmacist about it and then I left. I left a message for my doctor on Friday and haven't heard back from him yet.

My shoulder pain isn't terrible and I've already cut down on the amount I'm taking so I doubt I'll need those 7 pills, but what can I do about this pharmacist?  Can I report him to someone if my doctor can't do anything? I don't know if he stole them or what but I would think it's a big deal for oxycontin to go missing. Thanks in advance!

Answer:
 Pharmacies keep track and (are supposed to routinely audit) their stashes of narcotics or they lose their DEA license... This is a big deal.

If you believe he stole the pills, you could file complaint to the Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP), and get in touch with your local police station in order to file a police report for the (allegedly) narcotics.Answer #2: I would call the police non-emergency line and report to them that you were shorted on a narcotic prescription and provide them the location and date. Tell them that you are not requesting their assistance in getting additional medication, but you wanted the make the report just in case others had the same issue and let the police decide if anything is fishy at the pharmacy or not. Most areas have specialized narcotic divisions that would love to find a pharmacist pocketing pills.


Title: I need advice for speeding ticket; 106 in a 45

Question:
I was driving at 12:05 am from Portland, OR to Eugene, OR and I got pulled over on I-5 in Linn County for going 106 in a 65. I wasn’t driving my regular car and was instead driving my parent’s car in which I wasn’t used to the speed it can reach.

The ticket is over $1000 and it will put me back a lot since I‘m a 20 yr old college student who’s working full time in the summer to pay for my living expenses. This is also my first speeding ticket and first time even interacting with an officer.

Would it be worth it to hire a traffic lawyer to get the ticket reduced? What would be the best option to avoid points on my license and my insurance rates going way up?
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 The ticket's presumptive price is $1,150, you will have your license suspended for between 30-90 days, and your insurance rates will explode. [See subsection 5 of the law](https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/811.109). You **ABSOLUTELY** need a traffic lawyer. Expect a huge fine, but it's possible that they can fight to get the ticket dropped to a 99 MPH and that may make an enormous difference for you.

Points are going to happen, barring misconduct by the cop.Answer #2: Your argument is invalid. Cars have cruise control for a reason. 106 in a 45 is ridiculous and you’re lucky they didn’t pull your license, impound your car for 7 days and give you a 2500+ ticket.

Pay your ticket and slow down.Answer #3: > I wasn’t driving my regular car and was instead driving my parent’s car in which I wasn’t used to the speed it can reach.

Don't ever tell a judge or a prosecutor that you broke the law because you didn't know how to control the car you were driving, it makes you look worse, not better.

> What would be the best option to avoid points on my license and my insurance rates going way up?

A traffic attorney. But it sounds like the officer cut you a break, you should have been charged with a Class A which is twice as expensive as a Class B, which it seems that you were charged with (but please confirm). Ask your attorney if there's a possibility they bump it up to an A from a B if you fight it. But the goal would be to get it knocked down to a Class C or something else.

Oregon doesn't use a point system, but the state does record each moving violation on your driving record.