Title: Giggle documents being subpoenaed, what can I do?

Question:
Just got this from Google.  Have 2 days left to respond.  What should I do?

Dear Google User,

Google has received legal process issued by the United States Department of the Air Force - Fairchild AFB compelling the release of information related to your Google account.

Unless we promptly receive a copy of an objection filed with a court of competent jurisdiction, Google may provide responsive documents pursuant to applicable law, such as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. See 18 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq. In most cases, the file-stamped objection must be received by Google within 7 days of the date of this notification.

For more information about how Google handles legal process, view our transparency report athttp://www.google.com/transparencyreport/userdatarequests/legalprocess/.

Google is not in a position to provide you with legal advice or discuss the substance of the legal process. A copy of the legal process will be provided upon request. If you have other questions regarding this matter, we encourage you to contact an attorney. If you do not have an attorney, the Electronic Frontier Foundation may be able to provide assistance or recommend an attorney. More information can be found here: https://www.eff.org/pages/legal-assistance.

Please reply to this email and/or include the case identification number located in the subject line in any further communications regarding this matter.

Regards,
Google Legal Investigations Support

Answer:
 I hate it when someone asks to see my giggle documents!Answer #2: Your only option is to motion to quash the process, if you'd like.  Your ability to do so is really contingent on the cause for the subpoena.

Be aware that process is often issued for victims of crimes as well as for subjects.  If you're truly not using this account to commit crimes, you might well be a victim of one.  I'd consider that slightly more likely, given that the USAF could get a non-disclosure order, but apparently chose not to.Answer #3: >If you have other questions regarding this matter, we encourage you to contact an attorney. If you do not have an attorney, the Electronic Frontier Foundation may be able to provide assistance or recommend an attorney. More information can be found here: https://www.eff.org/pages/legal-assistance.

It's right there on the box.


Title: Is "Mandatory Overtime" actually legal? and Can I be forced to use Sick Time to cover it?

Question:
To start off, I work for Amazon and I live in New York.
Lately, we have been severely understaffed to the point where it is chaotic. Instead of hiring more employees, they have been assigning "Mandatory Overtime" shifts almost every single day. They give you last minute notice to sign up on your own to choose your availability but if they still don't have enough people, then it is assigned against your will.

I have worked 12 hour shifts almost every day for the last month and never complained but now one of the mandatory over time shifts I was assigned was on a day off that I was given a special schedule accommodation for because I am a student, which I thought was completely unfair and illogical.

I mentioned this to my manager and was told that if I cannot work that I have to use my sick time hours to cover it... I am just trying to understand if any of this is actually legal or not. I can't wrap my head around having to  waste sick time that I've earned to cover a shift that is not part of my regular 40 hours.

Does anyone have any insight on this? Thank you.

Answer:
 mandatory overtime is legal. they can fire you for not working overtime unless you have some contract stating otherwise.

there are exceptions (like the NYS paid family leave), but generally an employer can decide how an employee can use their PTO including requiring you to use it when calling in for mandatory overtime.Answer #2: Mandatory overtime is not illegal. However, this:

>	I have worked 12 hour shifts almost every day for the last month

may very well be illegal. New York requires for almost all industries that employees have 24 consecutive hours off every calendar week. [Source](https://www.labor.ny.gov/workerprotection/laborstandards/faq.shtm)

Are you getting 24 hours off every single week?Answer #3: Yes they are allowed to force you to work overtime.

NY has explored regulating scheduling (so they can't assign shifts at last minute), but nothing has been passed.


Title: Why wasn't Ross Ulbricht protected by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act?

Question: It states that the provider (Silk Road) is dissociated from the user generated content (drugs being sold).

Answer:
 He was found guilty of charges that involve his direct involvement, such as conspiracy and money laundering, so section 230 (which only protects from certain kinds of liability where the operator is neutral) would not apply.

You can't claim to be a neutral platform operator and then use your platform to directly solicit murder for hire.


Title: Someone got shot in my apartment complex and I want to break my lease. Atlanta, GA.

Question:
I live in a secured apartment block, it has a gate with tag entry to get in. The gates been broken for the past 3 weeks and generally throughout the year I would say it’s out of action 30% of the time.

Someone broke in the other night and robbed and shot a resident

I have 6 weeks left on my lease and I want to leave next week but I don’t want to pay to break the lease and I don’t want to pay the additional 5 weeks.

Answer: Probably not gonna happen. Landlords aren’t responsible for things outside of their control like residents getting shot. Answer #2: Youre stuck until the end of your lease. Be glad its only 6 weeks and not 10 months. Make sure you have given proper notice of intent to vacate.Answer #3: Your landlord is not a guarantor of your safety and the elimination of crime around the property. They are not responsible for other parties actions. Absent a clause that promised no criminal activity, which is not a thing that exists in any lease ever, you have no recourse. Indeed even if it was your unit where the attack occurred you would almost certainly have no valid reason to break the lease without penalty.


Title: Pushed a troll too far, now he's spent 2 days alleging that he has evidence of being a pedophile.

Question:
Location: Metro Detroit

So long story short, a guy on Facebook posts a lot of degrading and offensive comments to the point that several people rally against him Everytime he comments. He's one of those people that starts calling people fags left and right any time he gets upset at "liberals". So lately when he posts people just tell him to shut up and call him racist and homophobic. I called him a bigot, he called me a supporter of child rape, mutual friend (law student) asked for proof of both claims, I provided screenshot of him calling someone a raging faggot, accuser claims Facebook won't let him post links to the evidence but swears I am a pedophile.

 In a 200+ comment thread, the accuser literally says in most of his comments "(my name) is a supporter of child rape" and says he'd be happy to share the evidence once I share proof that he's racist and homophobic. The people on the thread are suggesting I sue, they even want to pay for the original court costs. Some of the people encouraging me are involved in the legal system on way or another.

I'm not looking for money or anything, but because of how bad the situation got, I feel obliged to do something. I understand what would happen if he did get sued for this. He's a charter school teacher who shits on people in the worst way and has no decency for who he attacks, in fact the circumstances which lead to people telling him to shut up were of him persistantly insulting  a man's picture with his mother even after learning of her recent passing.  Everyone is telling me to go forward with it, and because of his horrendous accusations, I feel it's appropriate to go to court. I need a perspective from somebody who's not involved in the situation and intelligent. These laws are there for a reason, but should I go through with it?

Edit: I work in radio broadcasting, so a large aspect of my career is networking. That's why I feel more action needs to be done rather than blocking the troll, which I have already done but he continues making slanderous posts with my name.

Answer:
 Location is not optional.

Also, block him and move on with your life. This will go nowhere.Answer #2: If he's just threatening, there isn't a ton you can do. If he makes this public, I'd consult with a local attorney. Michigan recognizes defamation per se, which is a defamatory statement that is seen as damaging even without any financial harm. They specify that it applies when someone is said to be "sexually immoral". This would count.

Answer #3: >I'm not looking for money or anything, but because of how bad the situation got, I feel obliged to do something.

It's called blocking the troll and moving on with your life.


Title: Failed Deep Lung Device (Texas)

Question: I got a DWI, and was given 15 mo probation starting 11/1/18. Deep lung device has been in my car for 6 months. I failed my first test this morning (blew 0.06). Any advice on how to handle? What to expect?

Answer: Stop drinking


Title: I’m getting divorced, husband is on a rampage.

Question:
Just for the legal research this is happening in Utah. My husband and I are getting a divorce, it was my decision. I am the main money maker for the household. He has been making threats about money, which almost feels like extortion. Stating in person, or over the phone... no record of the conversation, that he wants more money let’s say 11k out of a settlement I am getting, or he is going to tell the insurance company that I’ve not been as injured as I claim (not true) in hopes that I won’t get any money from the accident I was involved in.

He has also threatened to call CPS on one of my family members to have their kid taken away because of cannabis use. The child is not abused ever, no neglect, and there would never even be a trace of drugs in their system as the cannabis use is highly infrequent and never around the child, they are good parents. But he is doing all of this just to get more money out of it. I agreed to it because I don’t want anything bad happening to my family but it was all verbal. I’m currently talking to my attorney, but I just want to know what my options are or even the options of my family that he is threatening.

Any advice would be awesome. Thanks in advance.

Answer: Utah is a [single-party consent](https://www.rcfp.org/reporters-recording-guide/state-state-guide/utah) state when it comes to recording, so you can record every conversation with him and attempt to document these threats.Answer #2: CPS is not an attack dog and if the child's home is clean, the fridge and pantry has food, the kid is happy and nobody's being beaten, nothing is going to happen except a case worker showing up, looking around the house and then closing the case.Answer #3: Tell him that you only want to communicate via text message or email or, ideally, through your attorney.


Title: Is it worth me going to college with misdemeanors on my record?

Question: I want to get a two year degree and make more money. I'm not sure in what. Honestly, just any thing that will hire me. I have a few possessions of marijuana and a petty larceny. All close to two years old. No pending charges. Never going to get any more charges. Seriously. What are my options?  Can I ever get a good job? Am I just fucked? Can I have the charges expunged? Do college degree level employers care about misdemeanors that will then be 4+ years old?

Answer:
 You most certainly aren’t fucked. Most employers are reasonable about this and those who aren’t - well you probably don’t want to work for them as they will almost certainly stew you in other ways as well.

If you don’t know what you want to do, can I suggest the trades? Carpenters, plumbers that sort of thing. There are way too few of them everywhere for employers to be picky about misdemeanors. And if you are more academically inclined then go for it. Maybe get a 2 year degree and then transfer to a 4 year college.

I simply want to reach out and hug you frankly. You’ve worked out that you made mistakes and want to get past them. That’s a hell of lot more than many people do.Answer #2: If felons can work at fortune 500 companies and make a good salary then so can you. It's going to be harder but if you don't commit any more crimes, you can get a good job.


Title: [CALIFORNIA] I work in a bank and I made a mistake doing a transaction and now I'm afraid I'm going to be fired. Please help.

Question: I really screwed up and I really need some help because I am afraid that I am going to get fired. I work in a bank. I was helping a customer with a transaction. I made a mistake with the account number and transferred the money out of the wrong account. The person who had their money wrongfully taken out came into our branch after their branch told them the transfer happened here. But from the outside everything looked fine and it looked she transferred the money to someone and then was trying to lie about it (which is a common thing that people lie about). We had to call security because she wouldn't leave. It wasn't until she had got a lawyer and the person from the original transaction came back from their trip and noticed the money doubled instead of being transferred that it was corrected. The money was returned to the person whose account it was wrongfully transferred out of. But she had been planning to take a two year community college program. She had saved and the money was for that. Her check to them bounced because the money was gone and the bank didnt give it back right away and it was the payment deadline she lost her spot. The next time her program starts is next September and so she has to wait a year before she can go. She had quit her full-time job and found a part-time one for when she was in school but now she had to quit that one and find another full-time one because she needed to rent somewhere to live. because she can't live in the dorm like she was expecting. She also had to pay the lawyer she got. Now I have a meeting with my boss and his boss on Monday. I was the one who made the mistake during the original transaction and who told her the transfer was legitimate when she came in (because I thought she was trying to defraud the bank). I'm scared I'm going to be fired. Is there anything I can do? It was an honest mistake.

Answer: Sorry to say, buy if I were the person you screwed, I'd be working pretty hard to get you fired.  The initial mistake was one thing, but when you accused her of fraud and had her removed, that might have been a bridge too far.


Title: Worth it to hire a lawyer for a .13 DUI?

Question: This weekend, I got pulled over for an expired tag (no traffic violation). I was honest with the officer and told him I had 3 drinks. Before the field sobriety test, I told him I’ve had 9 knee surgeries due to an accident. I pulled up my pants to show him the scars. I failed the test and was taken to the station. When asked to blow the breathalyzer, I expressed my concern that I was told to never blow. He said it would be an automatic 6 months suspension if I refused. If I blew a .15 or over, I’d lose my license for a minimum of one month. I blew a .13. I spent the night in jail and have a court date for May 16. I don’t have the money now for a lawyer as I am getting ready to graduate from grad school. I live in South Carolina and intend on teaching at a large public university next year. Is it worth it to hire a lawyer?

Answer:
 You admit to drinking and your BAC was well over the point of presumed impairment. A lawyer is an excellent idea.Answer #2: Absolutely. A DUI conviction follows you around. Hire a lawyer and see if it can get plea bargained to anything without the letters DUI in it. Answer #3: I have spent enough time in courtrooms to have a pretty good base of knowledge and I have found that public defenders get the same outcomes on these cases as pricey local celebrity type lawyers.  The only exception may be if you have a long rap sheet causing you to possibly face major time.  Otherwise the public defender will be fine.  Going it alone may screw you however, because if there is any possibility of them offering a reduced charge, they likely won't offer it without a lawyerAnswer #4: You were a bit too helpful here, mate. IANAL, but a lawyer would be a very good idea (or a public defender if you're tight enough).

And a field sobriety test should not have been required of anyone with a bad knee. Most states allow you to simply ask for the breathalyzer instead.... which is a great idea if you _are_ sober and have knee problems.Answer #5: Just get a public defender. Those guys do more DUI's than any private attorney. Answer #6: Yes, it is absolutely worth it to get a lawyer for this situation.


Title: Police want to search my town home because of my neighbors[kentucky]

Question:
the story: police knock on my door, I answer, he starts off "hey I'm here to ask you a few questions about your neighbor, there's been a robbery and we're tracing it back here"

he's trying to make his way inside but I ask for a bit more info, I let him into my living room he tells me there was a phone stolen [nearby town/area] and is being GPS'd to this area, they trace it within 10 meters of their apartment but says that since it could potentially be coming from my residence, they want consent to a search (no warrant) so they can get a warrant for neighbor's address specifically more easily.

I decline to a search, however I offer otherwise full support of the investigation, such as
1. work schedule
2. pictures from surveillance camera which is able to show the time and date of when I left my residence (can see the car in full view)
3. did not tell them but later realized I have the past 30 days of GPS tracking via phone of all places I've been to, time date

What should I do? my plan now is to go to the police department and try to talk to either an officer I'm already familiar with, or the officer of this night and give them a less "shocked" explanation.

I dont want to be searched but I'm willing to prove my location with plenty of alibi evidence.

side notes: these neighbors have caused plenty of trouble, I have called the police once because of vandalism I bet is related to them, there have been two (2) robberies within 2 weeks within 100 yards of me. police questioned me during those times also but did not seem suspicious.

I want to talk to a lawyer but maybe legaladvice can calm us down some?

Answer:
 Always remember the police are allowed to lie. The entire stolen device story may be fiction. You may be the one in their crosshairs, not your neighbor.

If you're involved in anything illegal, I'd suggest you uninvolve yourself and find a lawyer. Which, by the way, I am not.Answer #2: > What should I do?

Don't do anything until they have a warrant. Continue to refuse a search. In the meantime, make sure your house is above board.


Title: Estate Problem - 3 properties

Question:
My grandparent died early 2017 and late parent's sibling (relative) is the executor and trustee of their estate.  The estate was left to my relative and I because my parent unfortunately immediately and unexpectedly predeceased my grandparent and since the estate was to be distributed "per stirpes" I will inherit my parent's portion.

It consisted of the following assets:

* Property 1: 500k - sold

* Property 2: $4 million listing (realistically 3 million) - on the market

* Property 3: roughly 500k - not on the market yet!

* about 500k cash

There was an irrevocable trust that I stood to inherit 100k from, separate from half of the estate.  So far I've seen about 60k and it's been almost a year.
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I struggle with this as I could be investing this money to make money elsewhere (real estate investing, etc.).  It is awkward and possibly contentious with my relative and I don't know how to approach wanting half of Property 1's proceeds to be distributed to me as well as my full trust amount.

They are the executor and trustee.  I understand that there are going to be expenses to upkeep the property(s) but I am frustrated that property 3 isn't on the market yet and that the proceeds from the trust and property 1 haven't been distributed.
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Whenever I allude to the fact that property 3 should be on the market, relative mentions another task that needs to be completed before the property will be presentable enough.  It is in a very valuable location and realistically, whoever purchases it will remodel and not have the same tastes as my grandparent anyways.  I don't see the need to make it perfect before it is listed.

Also, I had a consultation with a wealth management firm who had a copy of the will (grandparent died in and will was written in MN.  Properties 1&2 also located in MN).  They alluded to the fact that we'd owe a hefty MN tax bill based off of the value of the estate.  My relative said that since the will was registered (?) in Michigan, where they live, we wouldn't owe many taxes.  I only mention this due to the fact that they may be holding onto some of the money in order to pay a tax bill, but that doesn't seem like the case.  I should feel comfortable asking my relative about these details, but I don't.  Originally, I had offered my help with the estate and they laughed at the idea.  I am about half of the age of the relative but I have a business degree from a well renowned college and consider myself a rather capable person.

 Thoughts?

Answer:
 Hire your own trusts and estates attorney that solely represents you to help you with all of this.  You have enough of a stake in this that you want to make sure everything is correct - including the taxes, and your attorney can help you oversee this process without stepping on the trustees shoes.

As for the actual trustee role, the current trustee has priority above you for the role, but if they are not doing their job, there is a process whereby they could be removed and replaced with you, who would likely have the next priority for being appointed trustee.

Also, I work frequently in this area.  For big estates, it takes some time for everything to get done, so the timeline you presented is not yet out of line, in my opinion.  I don't think anyone here can (or for that matter should) opine for certain on the various estate tax issues without more facts.  I think your best bet is hiring an attorney and have them ask all the questions you feel uncomfortable asking and to oversee that this is all proceeding correctly and you get all the funds, and documentation, of which you are entitled.


Title: The Tampa Tribune, Florida, April 1, 1939...

Answer: Next time I'm at Disney, obviously I should stick a jellybean in the meter, and claim it's been there since 1939.Answer #2: Doesnt really matter if it was accident would still be destruction of property


Title: OH Is it illegal to not hire someone or fire them if they have self mutilation scars on their arms?

Question: Say that they interviewed well and wore long sleeves.  When it came time to start the job, which requires a short sleeve t shirt, they have horrible looking scars up and down their arms.  Is that a basis to fire them, such as for safety reasons?  Can an employer who even saw those ask about it?

Answer: It's not a protected class, so basically it is legal.


Title: I got charged non-resident tuition for my first 3 semesters of college when I should have received reciprocity. Can I get the school to reimburse me for the difference?

Question:
So I’m currently in my 3rd semester at Minnesota State University Mankato and realized that for this semester and the two semesters last year I was charged non resident tuition, which is about double that of in state tuition, even though I get reciprocity because I am from Wisconsin. I have lived in the same house in Wisconsin my whole life so there shouldn’t be an issue proving my residency.

I filled out a form for reciprocity before enrolling in the University but was told via email that my form couldn’t be found.  Is there anything I can do to get back the $12000 extra that I have paid for no reason?

Answer: Why aren’t you checking your tuition and fee bill regularly?  That’s not your school’s fault. That’s your fault.  There are exclusions to the Midwest Student Exchange Program.  Most universities don’t go back to previous semesters and recalculate bills because it’s your responsibility to verify it’s correct and contact the business office if it isn’t.  Answer #2: Talk to them and explain the situation.


Title: [CO, Rifle] Forgot to pump my gas, drove off, paid with credit card

Question: I stopped by the gas station today, pre-paid for gas with my card and when I got back in my car I just drove off without pumping my gas. I called the gas station, they said that somebody pumped my gas. Is there anything I can do to recover that loss, or is that just my idiot tax for the day?

Answer:
 Likely, it is your idiot tax for the day.  The gas station sold you exactly what you asked for, and you left it out in the open for anyone to come by and take.

Your recourse would be against the person who took the gas you were entitled to, if you can ever find them.


Title: I think I might have been accused for rape

Question:
(Sorry for the grammatical error in the title)

EDIT: Tried to shorten it.
I also posted this in r/sex, but I am posting her because I feel as if this would be a better place. Please excuse the length

I live in Michigan and I [20M] and the lady in question [20F] met a few weeks ago at a party. We exchanged numbers and have been talking since then.  This past Friday night, she contacted me around midnight trying to come over. I did receive a text saying she was drunk, but this was at ~12-12:30.  After repeatedly explaining that there was no party going on at my fraternity house, she still wanted to come see me, so I said I'd have a friend pick me up, then her. We ended up getting her around 1:30-1:45, and when she got in, she didn't seem anything but a bit bubbly. After talking to my friend who gave us the ride, he said he didn't notice she was drunk at all.  We got food and went back to the house. We arrived at about 2:30, watched a movie and flirted for about an hour (no kissing but she embraced my hands on her), then fell asleep.  Roughly 30 minutes later, I wake up because I'm hot, and I cannot fall back asleep, so I change the movie. I reassume my position behind her (we were spooning), but I am not touching her. She wakes up a little after I lie back down, and ask what movie I put on etc., I tell her, and the flirting starts again, but this time it advances more.  I begin to pull her pants off, and she assists me. I even ask her what she wants me to do with her socks, and she tells me to leave them on. I then proceed to give oral sex, and she grabs my head in a manner of approval - I'm not stupid, and I've done it before, she was not trying to stop me.  Afterwards, I ask if she's on the pill. She nods and then intercourse starts. Initially, it's without a condom (poor judgement), and then I put one on. After about 2 minutes, I accidentally pull out, and she flinches. I assume I may have hurt her, so I ask if she wants to stop. She nods, and I cease my actions immediately.  I get dressed and give her pants and underwear back, but she doesn't put them on. I'm assuming because it's hot and she's tired, so I let it be.  I cover her up to protect her decency (we're in a frat house for god's sake), and set an alarm to wake up to make sure she's dressed before anyone else would see us. I didn't want her embarrassed. She sleeps for about 20 minutes, during which I had her move a bit so I could adjust the couch cushion for her comfort's sake. I'm about to go to sleep myself when she gets up abruptly, gets dressed, and starts saying she wants walk home. I try to persuade her to stay because it's only 5:00 am, and her place is a 20 minute walk away.  I tell her I'll sleep in a different room/she can sleep in my bed etc.. She insists on leaving because she wants to sleep in her own bed/her phone is about to die(?).  I assumed she just didn't want to tell me she wasn't trying to do the walk of shame, so as much as I thought that she should stay, I let her go. During all of this, she was never crying, never sad, generally no factor of distraught. She honestly seemed fine. Even when she left, she said goodnight with a smile.

The next day, a deputy comes to me telling me she reported what happened last night, and he was getting my side of the story.  I tell him, he says they're pretty similar, but she just doesn't feel that she ever explicitly agreed to sex. He also tells me she has a boyfriend. I explain I never directly said "do you want to have sex", however did ask if she was on the pill+she encouraged the oral sex.

Now from my knowledge, the reports from both of us have been turned over to a detective for reviewing and it will be some weeks before I know if anything comes of this.

My questions are this:

Does it not matter that the first sign I got of her not wanting to proceed, I stopped?

What is taking place with the reports from myself as well as the girl if she in fact did not press charges? Will the police press charges themselves?

Also, is it not safe to assume that, given the time that passed/knowing she didn't drink with me/sober behavior that she had sobered up? A little over 3 hours had passed before any intercourse happened, and this was 3 hours after picking her up, which even then she didn't seem that intoxicated. I'm not saying it to cover my own ass - literally the only reason I thought she MIGHT have been drinking was because she told me. Her behavior barely showed it. I've been around plenty of drunk people before. On top of that, I feel that if her being intoxicated past the point of reasonable judgement and susceptible to my *nonexistent* coercion, why doesn't it matter that I couldn't convince her to stay at the house, despite my hardest efforts? She left no more than 20 minutes after the occurrence took place, and I'm pretty sure she didn't regain all her judgement in that time period.

How worried should I be that I talked to the police? I'd never had to interact with them before, and only did so because I had nothing to hide as well as I was essentially just in shock that what was happening was even happening.

Does it not matter that she withheld from me that she had a boyfriend? Is it not odd that during the flirting, she never explained that? Do no outlying factors matter other than the intercourse itself?

Answer: stop talking to everyone NOW and find a lawyer.


Title: My roommate has a warrant and the police keep loudly knocking. Can I invite the police in to serve the warrant?

Answer:
 Yeah.Answer #2: Another thing to point out, if you or your roommate have anything illegal in your residence (drugs, paraphernalia, etc) then you could find yourself in hot water even if it wasn't yours.

Assuming you have nothing like that, you should also take pictures to record the condition of your apartment in case it turns into a "the police trashed my apt" post.Answer #3: Yes, you as a tenant have just as much right to admit people through the front door* as any other tenant.Answer #4: Can OP get in trouble for taking out his personal computer or devices first in case there's a seizure of them?  I've seen people post here about how their family member or roommate had a search warrant for their house/apartment and they had their computer taken while the family member/roommate never had any access to it in the first place.Answer #5: Definitely, just keep in mind you'll probably be looking for a new roommate or responsible for their part of the rent if they're in the clink when rent is dueAnswer #6: Yes. If you live there, you can invite in whoever you like.

As others have said, make sure there is nothing that can come back to bite you, such as drugs or other illegal items.


Title: (Massachusetts) Single vehicle accident, how fucked am I?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 As long as you are willing to be responsible for the financial obligations and losses resulting from this accident, there is no reason to involve your insurance company.

In other words.... why would you contact your insurance company to say that you are **not** filing a claim on your policy and **don't** want any money from them?

As an aside.... you realize that your GF will bear the majority of the financial burden of this accident, right?

Edited to add: Another good place to ask this question would be /r/insurance.


Title: Roommate's car slid on ice into the apartment building, now they want him to pay for damages.

Question:
Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States.

Hi legaladvice, I was wondering if you guys could help me solve a (probably easy) misunderstanding that my friend is having.

After a snow storm about a week ago, my roommate was returning home from work. When he pulled into the parking lot of the apartment building from the main road, his car slid off the asphalt and into one of the ground floor apartment windows.

The windows were damaged significantly and obviously need to be repaired. My roommate's car on the other hand, was not damaged very much.

The landlord now expects him to pay for the repair of the window, (a current quote of $2000 dollars), either out of pocket or through insurance.

My friend, for whatever reason, believes that he should not be held liable for the damages considering that the driveway was not plowed/salted (he has photo proof of this). As such, he wishes to challenge the Landlord's claim, and hopefully not pay the fine.

Any advice on where to look to have this information clarified would be greatly appreciated, and I will happily answer any extra needed information.

Answer: He's responsible. It was his duty to maintain control of his car and he failed.


Title: Job Offer or Check Fraud? US (Cali & Texas)

Question:
I have been seeking a job and got a message back and eventually an offer, for a company based in California, that is expanding to Texas. They requested that I work from home until they have an office set up and that they would pay for the cost of doing so.

Where I feel a little hesitant is that they want to send me a check or wire transfer with the dollar amount of the items they want me to  purchase.  They have sent me a contract letter to sign, and have requested a copy of my drivers licence (which I have not yet provided), but that is all so far. No W2 forms or anything, though i would be wary of filling out said forms. That being said I received the contract earlier today, and perhaps have not yet received the additional paperwork yet.

The check should be here (sent with a tracking number) tomorrow and I intend to ask my bank about it too. Is there any way to know if the business is legitimate, or anyway to protect myself if this is just an elaborate example of check fraud or identity theft?

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 [UPDATE]

Thank you all for your contributions. I have read every response even if I have not responded. The general consensus, which I suspected it would be, is that this is a scam.

I have used the lawyer referral system, to hopefully get some more professional help. What I will do is wait for the check to arrive which should be tomorrow, compare the name on it, to see if it is anyone I spoke with, or a searchable entity. Failing this, I will report it and list it on ripoff report and BBB. (even if it is a recognizable name, I will still do some research into it.)

 I wish I could take some legal action against them, if it is attempted fraudulent activity, but I imagine that would be inefficient and costly. I may take it to the bank, just to see if they would want it for investigative purposes though.

**

I do wonder though, they did send a contract for me to sign, which I did,  and if it was just spoofed, I imagine that is some sort of crime. Can I do anything about that, or should I just leave it and move on.

Answer:
 Prediction:

When the check arrives, it will be for more than the amount requested, and they'll tell you to wire the difference back to them.


Title: Emotional support dog request not taken seriously (California)

Question:
So I live in an apartment, and I have a dog I adopted a few months ago who I'm training to be my service dog. I have PTSD and I'm task training her to help me out with some of the symptoms. Currently she IS tasked trained and could be considered a service dog by ADA laws, but because she's not trained enough to my standards I don't consider her to be one just yet.

My apartment is pet friendly, and she's not a restricted breed or anything, so she's been living just fine until one of my housemates started reporting her because of "allergies". I know for a FACT she does not have allergies against my dog, she's just being a cunt but that's beside the point.

Anyway, I didn't want to use the law but because I was being threatened with eviction I went and got a doctors note from my psychiatrist saying she's an emotion support animal and my request is valid, and submitted that along with an official request (they have weird forms at my apartments). In the meantime, she's staying with one of my friends.

Now I am trying to be patient, but my symptoms have been getting really bad and it's really difficult for me to live here without her, hence why I'm posting here. So I submitted all my documents and waited. Several days later I get an email saying "we got your request, you need a doctors note" when the doctors note is the very first item I handed in to request her. I'm sick of dealing with these incompetent apartment people, they really do not care when they don't realise how much I need this.

What I would like to know is, is it legal for me to bring her back anyway? I cannot sleep at night and have breakdowns and I cannot handle staying up until 5 am every night until I'm so exhausted I can't cry anymore. I just can't. And my friends have been so generous watching her, I don't want to get on their nerves and abuse their kindness. I tried to look up what the laws said but couldn't seem to find anything conclusive. If someone could please help that would mean the world. I just want to live normally again.

Answer: Sounds like you need to find a different living situation. A legal solution, if there is one, is not going to make you and your roommate get along. In the long term, a stable living situation is going to better for your mental health than constant fights over your puppy.


Title: Hypothetical: I tear down my house and rebuild it with clear glass. And let’s say I like to walk around naked in my house and I am clearly visible to my neighbors. Is this considered public indecency? I’m on my property but I’m in clear view of others.

Question: As long as you’re on your own property, is that considered okay? Even though you are in full view of your neighbors?

Answer:
 In the USA for the most part if you’re naked in a location where you know you will be observed, even if it’s on private property, this counts as public indecency.

https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/nudity-and-public-decency-laws-in-america-31193

There are exceptions though, and “where you know you will be observed” can be a judgment call — but in your back yard without fences, or inside your glass house without curtains, seem to be clearly places you know you’ll be observed.Answer #2: Im not sure about anywhere else, but in Vermont you cannot undress in public. However, if you leave your house completely naked, you can go anywhere you want in the nude. It is only the act of undressing that is against the lawAnswer #3: Pretty much yes.

I can walk around my front yard nekkid if I want, but that is b/c I'm way off the road and surrounded by trees - no public viewing.Answer #4: Just don't throw stones.


Title: My Airb&b host in Munich contacted me and said she received an "Abmahung" for illegal filesharing for the time of my (lone) stay.

Question:
She got an "Abmahung" saying a movie was downloaded, and she has to pay almost a 1000 Euros or go to court.
She says that either I will pay or she will go to court and explain I was the one at the apartment at the time.

I didn't download anything.
I am not a German citizen and don't live in Germany (but do have a local bank account).

Advice?

Answer: Ask her for further details proving it was you.


Title: Arrested for Duty upon striking fixed object/Reckless Driving in Georgia

Question:
A few days ago I was driving to pick up my son after picking my wife up from school. My wife and I began arguing and things escalated a bit. It became a screaming match and I realized I needed to pull over or I'd get in an accident. So I tried swerving into a parking lot across the two lane road. I missed and hit a curb and ended up in some bushes next to a brick business sign. My wife started hitting me so I got out of the car to inspect the damage and get away from her. She got out of the car and continued hitting me, so I bear hugged her and told her to calm down. When she saw the damage to the front bumper and the some smoke, she sat down in the driveway to the parking lot and started crying.
I realized the smoke was from the bushes, so I got back in the car and moved it into the parking lot.
At this point someone called the police thinking I was trying to run my wife over.
A couple pulled in to make sure everything was ok, and saw the radiator was leaking. The man got in the driver's seat to start the car and see if the car worked, and the police arrived. When they figured out who everyone was, they put me in handcuffs "due to the nature of the call". After they split up to get each side of the story, they talked for a minute amongst each other, and I heard one of them say "we can at least get him with reckless driving, maybe more later."
They told me I was under arrest and brought me to the city jail.
9 hours later I was woken up and transferred to county, and 15 hours after that I was given my charges of Duty Upon  Striking a Fixed Object and Reckless Driving. Bond was set at $2970, which we used cash for. I don't know how I'm going to be able to afford a lawyer, but I'm still not sure why I was arrested in the first place. Also, there was no damage to the sign, and I was detained before I could even contact the owner of the building if there had been damage, so I'm pretty sure we could beat that charge. As far as reckless driving, I told the officer the reason I had pulled off the road was to avoid reckless driving.
My main goal is to beat the charges, but is it possible to get out of this without some kind of criminal record?

Edit: a couple notes.
I'm fairly certain I was never read my rights, though I know they won't drop a case on that premise.  It's also possible my wife tried saying I hit her, but there were no charges of domestic violence, although that didn't stop all the police from referring to me as "the domestic" (although the arresting officer did say that was greatly exaggerated)
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 > the reason I had pulled off the road was to avoid reckless driving.

In the least safe manner possible. It was crazy reckless.

You have no defense to either charge. You need to contact a criminal attorney. Likely also a family attorney because you had a severe DV incident while on the way to get your kid. You will likely have some CPS involvement also one they get the report.

And you both need anger management, individual and couples counseling asap.


Title: What type of paperwork do I need to keep my mother from interfering if I'm incapacitated?

Question: My mother is really abusive so I'm no longer in contact with her. I know that if I were to get hurt she would use it to usurp herself into my life and keep my SO out of the hospital room. What do I need to do now to keep that from happening? [California]

Answer:
 You are over 18?

Get an advanced directive.  Whoever your normal medical provider is can give you the forms.  Make sure you follow the instructions and give your SO a copy, I believe the hospital will also keep one.

[Found a link for you.](http://ag.ca.gov/consumers/pdf/ProbateCodeAdvancedHealthCareDirectiveForm-fillable.pdf) [PDF]Answer #2: How long have you been out of contact with her? You've already been given good advice about the hospital situation, but you might look into getting a restraining order against her as well, although you'll have to speak to a lawyer about the exact details. Like, for example if you haven't seen her in 5 years, it's tough to argue in court that she is a danger to you at this point. Answer #3: Durable power of attorney. Give executed copies to your SO, doctors, local hospital, and note on the emergency screen of your phone that you have one. Let me know if you need help and I can direct you to an online source (the code section, not a commercial source) for help.


Title: "Pet Fee" vs "Pet Deposit" Question

Question:
Hello World,

Thanks for looking into my post and for your reply in advance. I am considering moving into a new place and was reading a potential lease agreement. All looks fine except for the fact that the LL has a $250 Pet Fee clause that is non-refundable. The previous tenant had a Pet Deposit in the same amount.

I neither have a Pet or am planning to have one. Why would I need to pay a Pet Fee? If anything, I should have a Pet Deposit in which case I can be returned the money. (I countered the LL and asked to strike the clause out or replace with a Pet Deposit clause instead)

Was this the right approach? Should I keep anything else in mind?

This is in California.

The exact language reads: On execution of this Lease, the Tenant will pay the Landlord a non-refundable pet fee of $250.00 (the "Pet Fee").

Please advise.

SVmillennial

Answer:
 The clause should trigger only if you get a pet, so in practice it doesn't matter to you since you won't get one.

However, as to why its a fee and not a deposit, that's basically an LL business decision. There are specific rules that go along with accepting deposits, and making it a non-refundable fee reduces a lot of hassle and arguing.


Title: How does price fixing harm others?

Question:
From what I gather, price fixing is when two or more companies agree to sell a product or service at the same price. Let's say CEO #1 meets with CEO #2, and they discuss selling the same exact product at a set price. They agree to a value of $1.99, shake hands, and implement their decision at their respective companies. They have just committed a felony for which they can each spend several years in maximum security prison.

My question is, how is this a harmful practice to others? Who are the victims of this crime? Do I misunderstand the definition of price fixing?

Since I am asked to specify my location somewhere within my question, I live in Canada. I'm a little uncomfortable revealing anything beyond my country of residence, suffice to say that price fixing is obviously illegal in every jurisdiction nationwide. The answer remains the same regardless of where you live.

Answer:
 The consumer of the product or service. If you buy sprockets and there are three companies that sell them, prices are kept competitive because if one company decided to sell their sprockets at a much higher price, the other companies would sell more sprockets. Competition keeps prices competitive.

On the other hand if they are a price fixing cabal, they can safely raise their price because that raise will not lead their customers to seek sprockets elsewhere because they are all priced the same. This also often hurts innovation because of the lack of competition.

These negative effects generally only happen when the canal has a monopoly. If they don't control the entire market, non-cabal members could still undercut the price and real the rewards.


Title: [WA] Can I sue someone for allowing an underage, w/o license individual drive their car?

Question:
I was in a car accident, found at fault by the police at the scene. Taken to court for damages by the insurance and charged 10k for it. Driving my friends car, who purchased a two month car insurance card but didn't pay the second half so was invalid at the time of accident, even though I had the card with me in the car. Wondering if any of you guys would off the top of your head would have any idea?

Edited to add another question: Usually insurance covers individuals that are family/living at home, although this was not a family member yet was still covered, can I sue the insurance otherwise for covering such claim when their policy limits it?

Answer:
 The underage person should not have been driving. However, you were at fault. The state of WA shows fault in the one who could have prevented the accident. The underage person (hopefully) was charged for DWVOL (driving without valid operators license).

I can't really see a suit doing anything here when you were at fault. Being underage doesn't mitigate away from the fact you were at fault.


Title: I work for a very large company that is not donating as advertised.

Question: I work for a company that sells several products across the US. Years ago, they came out with a product in small markets with a donation plan like TOMS shoes. They've now rolled the product out nationwide but dropped the donations. Their corporate website is constantly updated for online sales but still says they donate. They're not actively discussing the donations in advertisements so it's likely this is just an overlooked part of the website. It's been a month now. I think I'm the only one who has noticed this. Edit* Texas

Answer: Have you tried bringing up. Don't do it in a "you're a lying company way" more of a "hey do we still do that".


Title: Is it possible to go into international waters and conduct illegal and unethical science experiments?

Question:
Not planning on actually doing, but let's say I wanted to clone people or mess around with genes or even microorganisms without any sort of oversight from any governmental body.
Could I actually be arrested? Could they actually charge me? And if they did what would they charge me with and who would actually charge me?
Asking for a friend.

Answer: Well, yeah, if you don't get caught. From my understanding though, your ship is governed by the laws of the country that chartered it, so if it's chartered as American, it's like a little floating piece of America so, legally no.


Title: Company is threatening to have a family member who works in customs seize any future packages being sent to me from their country unless I give them money.

Question:
Edit: I live in New York and this company is from China

I've written about this company on this account once before. Long story short, I own a small business and ordered some goods from overseas (China). A large portion of the products significantly did not match what was advertised so I contacted them about it. When they ignored my emails for almost a month, I opened a claim with paypal. The company did not respond to the claim at all, so I won back $300 of the $1000 order.

Since then, the company has been harassing me through email, asking me to give the money back and unfreeze their paypal account (which I have no authority over). They have been incredibly shady ever since I contacted them about the products not being correct, and I'm pretty sure the person I'm talking to is slightly crazy. I've mostly been ignoring them thanks to some advice from r/paypal, but some recent emails are really quite shocking to me. I'm going to copy and paste their latest email, because I'm honestly a little nervous by the ambiguousness of it all because I order products from China quite often.

OK, I SAY AGAIN .
At first, we send your order. Although you say we send your wrong colors ,you can reduce moeny, but we can't affort help you pay for the shipping cost,so you need pay for the other colros amount and shipping cost ;
Second, you got order ,no matter you say worng color, but you got it;
At last, we are always find a good way for you to deal with problem, just you are always not agree.
I works many years , I have never see so outrageous clients , come from USA . As for manager, I feel you are beneath one's dignity to businessman identity. If you have commercial conscience, hope you can return a half payment by us .If you can't ,I feel you are low people, your business will not last long time . Because today you such unreasonable man , someday have other people do this to you or your child, family. Now you use Improper means to gain an advantage, you will lost more in the future.
Friendly reminder:If you don't do this , we can at any price fight to the Bitter end , your paypal and you buy goods in china will be forbid.  ( My boss brother work in customs, if you have any other goods Import or Export , we can called them to detained your goods,so if you don't want to happen, pls wait  )

The last few lines are what worry me the most. Is there anyone I can report this to? I won my money back fair and square, and gave them endless chances to make it right. It seems they're threatening to have my packages seized by customs unless I pay them the money back, which seems like blackmail. Normally I would ignore it, but I do often order products from overseas and I can't risk them being held/stolen/lost/seized or whatever they are threatening.

Any advice whatsoever would be exceedingly helpful!

Answer:
 He's full of shit. It's US customs that would be inspecting shipments from China to the US, and his brother probably doesn't work for chinese Customs anyways.Answer #2: He's full of shit and also:

> Friendly reminder:If you don't do this , we can at any price fight to the Bitter end

 Seems like a weird statement from someone doing their damnedest to get you to send them $150 (  "If you have commercial conscience, hope you can return a half payment by us" ).
Answer #3: Ignore him and forward all correspondence to Paypal.


Title: I am being blackmailed for failing to disclose a criminal conviction to my workplace before hired. Am I screwed?

Question: Basically I had a criminal conviction in another state that I did not disclose as it happened over 10 years ago and I don't consider it to really be relevant. One of my coworkers found out, and decided to use this information to blackmail me. At this point I am afraid I will have to quit the job, but even so I could be in trouble with the police for working here in the first place as it violates the conditions of my release.  Is there anything that I can do legally to mitigate the damage? I am in Georgia.

Answer:
 If they are blackmailing you it constitutes the crime of extortion. Call the police. You can never buy silence, you can only rent it.Answer #2: "violates the conditions of my release"

That doesn't sound good. You should probably start looking for a new job?Answer #3: Locked because OP goes his advice and the potential for getting out of hand is way too high.


Title: Responsible for theft of roommate's stuff?

Question: (Wisconsin)  I left the door unlocked, as was usual at our house.  My roommate had her TV stolen.  I have offered to pay half, since I feel bad, but he is demanding I pay the full amount.  Neither of us has renters insurance.  Do I need to pay the full amount?

Answer:
 You don't NEED to pay anything without a court order \(i.e., he sues you and wins a judgement\).

If I left a door unlocked and that negligence resulted in someone getting something stolen, I'd pay for it.  And, I suspect a judge would see things the same way.

Stop leaving the door unlocked.

Get renters insurance.

This might be a warning shot over your bow about some pretty significant, uncovered, losses that you may be facing in the future without insurance.


Title: [TRIGGER WARNING!!! SUBJECTS OF RAPE AND FEMALE ON MAN RAPE] Can a man plead self defense against his female attempted rapist?

Question:
This is a completely hypothetical question. A average build white female teacher locks the classroom door. She is sick in the mind. She intends to rape an average build man of any race. He can somewhat overpower her. She attempts to seduce him. When she pulls down his pants, she gets punched in the jaw. The man quickly runs out of the classroom and informs the authorities.

Was the man correct in using self defense? Is self defense valid for someone that is weaker than you but is still trying to rape you. Is self defense valid for female on male rape?

Answer:
 Self defense laws are jurisdiction-dependent, but broadly:  any person of any gender or race can use appropriate physical force to defend themselves against assault - including sexual assault or rape - from another person of any gender or race.

There's a lot of unnecessary detail in this that makes me highly suspicious that you're trying to lead up to something.


Title: [NE] Can a cop make me get out of my car for a traffic violation?

Question:
I recently got pulled over for not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign (I didn't blow through it, I 'rolled' it). Halfway through the stop, the cop asked me to step out of my vehicle and come sit in the passenger seat of his car to ask me questions. I had a friend in the car with me and we both thought that it was very odd that he made me get out of my vehicle and into the police car. I have never been arrested before and have only ever received 1 speeding ticket over 5 years ago. Is this legal?
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 >I didn't blow through it, I 'rolled' it

Both are equally illegal.

As for the cop; nothing in your accounting is either illegal or improper.
Answer #2: that is weird, but it's legal to split you guys apart and ask question.Answer #3: Legal


Title: I just started out as a server, after a rough night and difficult situation, I'd like some help learning my rights.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You can say whatever you want. He can fire you for it or for no reason at all.


Title: How concerning/unusual is this clause in Face App really?

Question:
There is an app that went viral on Facebook that let's you make yourself look like an old person among other things. Apparently it is the following:

"You grant FaceApp a perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, fully-paid, transferable sub-licensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, publicly perform, and display your User Content and any name, username or likeness provided in connection with your User Content in all media formats and channels now known or later developed, without compensation to you," one of the terms reads".

Several people are freaking out about it, and I'm not certain why. Is this sort of clause really that unusual?

Answer:
 It is not unusual at all, and is in fact an almost word for word copy of text from the [reddit user agreement](https://www.redditinc.com/policies/user-agreement)

> When Your Content is created with or submitted to the Services, you grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable, and sublicensable license to use, copy, modify, adapt, prepare derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display Your Content and any name, username, voice, or likeness provided in connection with Your Content in all media formats and channels now known or later developed.


Title: Slew of charges, need HELP! LOCATION: VA

Question:
So yesterday I got home and told my degenerate father that I will no longer work for his business and don’t agree with the direction he’s taking seeing as his it’s stagnant and has no directional flow.. Not to mention it’s killing my moms health. He replies with, “it’s not of your fucking business! I can do whatever I want. Your mom and I own this business not you!
*sidenote* his business has committed tax fraud, tax evasion, etc that the IRS would love to have a field day with.

I took a barstool chair from the Kitchen and smashed the TV, threw the chair down and said, “fuck you and your stupid business.”

He came out of the office in our house and swung a metal beam at me resulting in a bruised elbow and continued to swing until I could grab something to defend myself (the barstool chair). Once I got the weapon to drop out of his hand, I started punching and pushing him until I could get away. His shirt got ripped, he had some scratches, a little (tiniest) amount of blood dripping from his arm. He went downstairs to call the cops. They arrive and he tells them this bullshit story of how, “He took my phone from me preventing me to call you guys”

What I got charged with:
Class 1 misdemeanor assault and battery on family member
Class 1 misdemeanor obstruct from calling for help

Class 6 felony monument destruction of property >=$1,000

The A&B shouldn’t stick seeing as how it’s self defense because he hit me first?

The obstruct for help shouldn’t stick either because that is just flat out bullshit.

Class 6 felony will most likely get reduced to misdemeanor vandalism?
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 Yeah you need an attorney and some anger management classes.Answer #2: > The A&B shouldn’t stick seeing as how it’s self defense because he hit me first?

That's not really how self defense works. Virginia does not have a "duty to retreat" law but any force you use has to be appropriate to STOP the threat, not to punish the person for "starting it" or some other reason. Defense is allowable, retribution is not. This is a complex issue to resolve in court due in part to the Rashomon factor. To have any success with a self-defense claim you'll need to speak to absolutely no one else about it other than your criminal defense attorney.Answer #3: You need an attorney immediately.


Title: [OC] Someone is selling 3D prints of my models

Question:
Hey Reddit,

I have my own 3d printer for which i create and print my own models.
A few of them I also share on thingiverse, e.g. this [dice box](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3240403), which are licenced by CC BY-NC-SA.

Unfortunatly I found someone who is obviously selling my models on [etsy](https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/658385168/dnd-wurfel-tablett-und-fall-combo-mit) and even uses the same pictures.
Can i do something against the person even if i come from germany and the imprint of the person is in the US?

Answer: For Etsy, you can start a claim against the seller: https://www.etsy.com/legal/ip/report


Title: (TN) Can I get in legal trouble for my methodology of dealing with junk mail?

Question: I've recently become fed up with all the junk mail I get, particularly from Comcast and AT&T (who happens to be suing my fair city).  So, I went into a Staples store and purchased one of those self inking stamps.  I put the words "Return To Sender" on the stamp, but I also (in smaller letters) put "Comcast and AT&T Blow."  So, is there anything wrong with that?  Can I get in trouble for what could be construed as profanity in my "return to sender message" going back into the mail?

Answer:
 It's not illegal, but it does precisely nothing.

Junk mail is sent bulk rate, and does not have return privileges. It will just be thrown away. Answer #2: no trouble but the postal service won't return it.   the sender paid to have it delivered and the USPS delivered it as addressed.  if you want to mail back bulk mail then you have to pay the postage return.


Title: How do I evict a partner that refuses to leave?

Question:
This is in New York City. My father’s partner refuses to leave our apartment. He is not on the lease and he does not pay rent. There is no written agreement. He has lived here for two years.

We do not own the apartment, we are tenants. He’s also a tenant but, once again, he doesn’t pay rent (hasn’t for over a year) and he’s not on any written contracts.

We also had a domestic violence incident with the partner. The police gave us a pink incident report paper that they say can be used to expedite the eviction to a single day.

What we mainly want to find out is which eviction form or process we need to use. We can’t stay in our own home and we’re the ones who pay for it. We need to get him out as soon as possible. Any advice is appreciated.

Answer:
 Definitely look into a restraining order.

If you're in a NYCHA complex (or other unit that recieved federal funds), bring up the subject of the Violence Against Women Act to them (despite the name, it applies to both genders, for both the perpetrator and the victim). Depending on the specifics, this may allow them to immediately remove the aggressor from the unit.


Title: Car wrecked while in parking spot, need to know my options

Question:
I live in Ohio, was recently out at a bar with some friends, parked in the designated street parking area. Come out to find my car has been hit by a drunk driver who smashed into a different car before swerving into mine. Police arrested the woman driving, my car was towed away, and I waited to hear from her insurance about what's to be done with my car.

Her insurance contacted me today, says they are going to scrap my car instead of repairing it and pay me it's worth. This only barely covers how much I still owe for the car, though, and leaves me with little money and no car. Do I have any options going forward with this?
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 >pay me it's worth.

You cannot get more than the total value of the car.


Title: Sales accounts assigned to sales people that no longer work there.

Question:
I work for a company in the US state of Tennessee that pays salespeople based on commission. We have house accounts that our company collects all sales commission and pays sales tax on. For accounts assigned to a salesperson they receive commission on the sale, but also pay all taxes for that sale i.e. local taxes, sales tax, and their payroll taxes. The salesperson also pay expenses, shipping costs, and fees that  are all removed before the commission is paid.

We have many non-existent or former salespeople currently assigned to accounts. The salespeople are no longer with the company, but the accounts have not been re-assigned, nor have they reverted back to house accounts. We have several big customer's assigned to salespeople that don't exist. I have asked about this and I get vague answers from my employer, I know since I have brought the issue up that this is not just oversight but purposeful.

 My concern is that the company I work for is not paying taxes on the sales to these customers and is showing the taxes paid by the "salesperson" who is not available to actually pay them.

 I have already dealt with our company lawyer on an issue of price fixing between one of our salesman and an integrated supplier and their customer who were both our customer. The company response was to blame myself and threaten me which I did not appreciate.

I really am looking to see if someone has dealt with this issue before? If I should be concerned? And if there is any action I am legally responsible for i.e. reporting or notification. I like my job but I don't want to partake in anything illegal.

Answer:
 Eh, their accountant will take care of it. I fix this type of stuff all the time. It's no more complicated than moving the balance from one account on the books to another and running a new report.

If you're really concerned and want someone to look, contact your state's department of revenue. They would *love* to know if taxes are being done incorrectly on this stuff.Answer #2: If they’re blaming you for crap I’d be looking for a new job.  They sound like a-holes.


Title: Possibly failed drug test, don't know what to do.

Question:
Hey guys, I'm in a tough situation and don't know what to do. So basically in the beginning of February I got a job with this company in Georgia starting off as a temp (through a recruiting agency)and then converting to full time after a month. I did extremely well and for the past month I have been in Oregon working in one of their plants making sure their logistics are efficient. During this month there has been a bit of back and forth between me and my company about salary for when I convert to full time. Weed here is very open and pretty much legal (officially legal July 1). My work knows this.

Anyway a couple weeks ago I had a weekend off and was in Portland just walking around when I met some people and they offered me to smoke some of their weed with them. Thinking nothing of it I smoked with them that whole day and had a great time. Last Friday morning I got an email saying that I needed to pass a drug test in order to go full time. I was supposed to go back to Georgia this past Saturday but they had me stay here in Oregon for one more week. I freaked out and researched everything I could to be able to pass the test.

I settled on synthetic urine, namely, Quick Fix 6.1 (newest batch/formula). Called the manufacturer to verify it was a legit batch and they told me it would pass in any state. I followed the instructions and took the test on Tuesday morning before work. I got a call today during work from a guy at the lab asking me if I had done anything to the test. I said no and he said that he doesn't think its human urine and I said I had no idea what hes talking about, it came from me. He said that they couldn't tell for sure that it was fake but he said some things didn't match up. I asked him if I had to retake it and he said its up to my employer and he hung up on me. This was this morning and I havent heard a thing from my employer. Called the synthetic urine manufacturer and they were speechless. They had no idea what could have happened. Called the store I actually bought it from and he said he had another call a few weeks ago and found out that Oregon and a few other states very recently (past month or so) started stricter testing. So basically I failed completely because I was in Oregon. Am I completely fucked? Is there anything I can do?

This kills me because I'm not a regular smoker and I got caught up with the very open culture here.

Answer:
 > Called the synthetic urine manufacturer and they were speechless. They had no idea what could have happened.

Yeah, that never happens!

Sympathies, but you don't seem to have a legal-issues question.  It's within the company's rights to drug-test and to refuse to hire you.  If you're lucky, they will retest.

Or are you thinking that you have a defective product claim against the manufacturer of the "synthetic urine"?  Product liability, maybe?Answer #2: You are really kind of screwed.

Also, even if it is legal most states allow companies not to hire people who test positive for the substances. Heck, all hospitals I've worked at do not hire users of nicotine regardless of the form and they do drug test for the nicotine (it looks like a preg test).

At the end of the day, you made a choice. Then you made a 2nd choice to try and cheat the test.

Also, you failed because you decided to try and cheat the test. It sucks but it's part of being a responsible adult. Next time you decide to partake in a substance, remember that there is an off chance you may injure yourself at work and need to get a drug test.


Title: [17] [MI] Fighting failure to yield ticket?

Question:
Was pulling out onto a road and had to cut across 2 lanes as I was turning left. A lady in the lane closest to me stopped to try and let me go. I did not see any clear safe openings so I did not go. The lady then started beeping and giving me the finger, so I felt under pressure. I went when I thought I saw what looked like an opening, but ended up T-Boning somebody right as I started moving. Got a failure to yield ticket. Parents say I should go to court and explain what happened and hope that I can get something out of it. What should I do? What can I get out of going to court ?
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 On what grounds? Sounds like you caused an accident and it's a valid ticketAnswer #2: If I'm understanding correctly, you didnt have 'right of way' when you drove out and ended up hitting someone who did.

Explaining to the court that some lady pressured you to go when you weren't supposed to isn't going to cut it.

Tell your parents you don't want to waste time fighting for something you're clearly not going to win or get anything.


Title: UPDATE: (FL) Can my husbands ex-wife ban us from taking the kids to church?

Question:
https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/3xx48e/fl_can_my_husbands_exwife_ban_us_from_taking_the/

She couldn't find a lawyer to take her case. She's resorted to bitter Facebook posts and harassing phone calls on Sundays'.

Answer:
 > She couldn't find a lawyer to take her case.

Let me guess she wanted one pro bono (free)?
Answer #2: I live in an extremely religious state. Which religion and how often kids go to church is very common here. It's further complicated by the fact that many divorces come about because one spouse or the other leaves said majority religion.

Given my experiences here, I'm genuinely surprised that she couldn't find a lawyer. Answer #3: Out of curiosity, how'd you find out?


Title: Company bound me in a 2-year contract and falsely represented me as an experienced IT professional. After my first project (with a major firm in the US), this same company is now suing me for abandoning employment although it is not true. What do I do?

Question:
I recently got a court summons letter with a complaint that states I abandoned employment and breached the contract. As truth is concerned, I’ve never done such a thing and it is a false allegation. This company trains IT consultants (most of them inexperienced) and market them for contract IT jobs for major companies in the US.

I documented everything I could, including documents used in the hiring process with the company and Skype chat that occurred after the date I was accused of abandonment. For several days after the date they specified, my manager and I were chatting on Skype pretty regularly. Just a few days before I got the letter, my manager notified me that I was approved for the next project and also asked many questions, such as my current address. Once I received the complaint letter, no one at the company responded to any of my efforts to communicate. The complaint states that I should repay $15,000 and the costs for the plaintiff’s attorney as well.

I am 26 and I have never been in a lawsuit before. I am confused and also scared because I do not understand why a company would do such a thing and what is going to happen from now on. There are many things this company is doing illegally, and I feel guilty for my involvement with the company. Another thing I am afraid of is that they would be capable of lying and fabricating evidence that would make me look guilty. I would really appreciate any advice you might have for me.

Answer: Have you verified with the court where this lawsuit has allegedly been filed that you are in fact being sued?


Title: If I can sing songs in the artist's voice, can I record and post or stream learning different voices and lyrics and all there is to doing the song, including making instrumental sounds vocally? Are any copyright laws being broken by trying to make money on that? Including vocalizing sound affects.

Answer:
 The copyright is not on the voice singing the song. It is on the lyrics and notes being sung.

So emulating these as you describe would be a violation.


Title: Form a LLC or similar business to protect yourself as a renter?

Question: I am a student at The Ohio State University, and rental companies are notorious for making unreasonable leases with college students and refusing to negotiate the terms of the lease.  The largest area of concern for me is that all these leases require a cosigner to be "jointly and severally liable". My only potential cosigners refuse to sign because they fear being responsible for my roommates financial obligations.  Would it be possible to create an LLC through which you would rent the property and potentially shield yourself if a roommate were to stop paying rent/cause extreme damage?

Answer:
 Whether you are an individual or an entity does not change your obligations under a lease, nor would it shield you from being sued. Joint and several liability remains enforceable no matter what.

Those places aren't going to want to deal with an LLC as a tenant, anyway.


Title: [PLEASE HELP] Is it illegal to film someone having sex without consent in Spain?

Question:
I'm American and he's Lebonese with a diplomatic passport. It was a one night stand and he told me today about the gopro that was recording. Is there anything I can do?

I'm in Madrid, Spain.

Answer: Not a lawyer and know nothing about Spanish law. Does he have diplomatic *immunity* or just a diplomatic passport? Most embassy/consulate staff have the latter, but not all are immune  if he's an ambassador or consul or the like, though -- I suspect whether or not it's illegal is somewhat irrelevant as he almost certainly wouldn't be prosecuted even if it was....Answer #2: He could by lying, fyi.Answer #3: Threaten to report to his superiors, I'd imagine someone with a diplomatic passport openly committing sex crimes against US citizens abroad would be frowned upon.


Title: [Help] My neighbor leaves his untrained, neglected dogs tied up right between his unit and mine throughout the day and night. I need your help deciding what to do. [Sacramento, CA]

Question:
So we've been having problems with our next-door neighbors for about a year now. They neglect their dogs. I've seen the male neighbor hit and curse at his dogs very loudly on a couple different occasions. I rarely see them take their dogs for walks and I seriously doubt they take the time every week to exercise their pets at dog parks. Thus, they become very agitated and easily excited.

So my family wrote a very nice, non-threatening letter and posted it on their door as to avoid a yelling match. The very next morning (today) I took out the garbage and walked into [this](http://imgur.com/a/p4zo6). Where that walking mat is is where I reside. You might be able to see a blue lanyard being used as a leash. Those things can tear over time and the dog can come lose. When I took this picture I was standing by the garbage area. As you can see, my path is entirely blocked by my neighbor's dogs if I wanted to walk out through the back way (and a lot of times I wish I could).

So the very next morning after we sent them a nice letter, they obviously couldn't care. It's important to me because we all share the yard with every other neighbor. It's a shared yard. Sometimes they will let them run around the yard unsupervised and unleashed. On two different occasions I came home late at night and these dogs came out from under a bush in pitch black darkness and tried to lunge at me while barking very loudly, even waking up other neighbors.

So what can I do? My next-door neighbors don't seem to care at all and I feel like I'm living in a prison where I can't come and go as I please.

Answer:
 If you rent, or part of a condo talk to the landlord or condo association about it. Explain the situation about the dogs being unsupervised, blocking access paths. Get them to try to rectify it for you.

If that doesn't work, contact bylaw/animal control. Answer #2: If you believe that his dogs are aggressive, that they are allowed to freely roam into other people's property, or if you've seen him hit them, then you should call animal control. And do so every time an incident happens.Answer #3: Depending how long the dogs are tied up, the owners may be violating Section 122335 of CA's Health and Safety Code. This page has more details including exception where extended tethering is allowed: http://www.shouselaw.com/tethering-dog.htmlAnswer #4: Sacramento resident here. Call 311 to get ahold of animal control.


Title: Unreasonable noise complaints from neighbors

Question:
Hello. I live in Los Angeles County in an apartment complex and have had a few confrontations with my neighbors over noise. I host game nights from 6-midnight once a month. We are not loud.

The agreement that I came to with him is that I would keep the noise even quieter after 10 p.m. Apparently this did not have any effect as the landlord got in touch the next month and said she was getting a noise complaint.

I'm dealing with the classic unreasonable neighbor. We have music playing low in the background and the noise isn't out of control whatsoever. I've lived next to noisy neighbors and I know how annoying it can be. I messaged my landlord back and said that we keep the noise low after 10 p.m. and she said it doesn't matter what time it is. This, too, I find unreasonable. I see that she's just trying to make her tenants happy, though.

Over the past few months we've gotten now 2-3 texts from the landlord asking us to keep it down. One even came that said, "Also keep noise down during the day." Yikes.

I'm basically caught between a rock and hard place. I don't want to stop having our game nights, but I also have this paranoia that we'll just get evicted. How reasonable is that fear? I absolutely love this apartment and can see myself living here for many years to come.

EDIT: Addressing the idea that I'm not taking into account the "other side." I happen to live next to neighbors that are extremely noise sensitive. My perspective on this is that while it may actually been an inconvenience for them, I can't be expected to live in silence. We're in an apartment complex. Not a home. There has to be a reasonable degree of expected noise when you live in a community like this.

EDIT 2: I appreciate all the responses saying that I'm just underestimating the noise. I guess there's no way for me to truly communicate just how sensitive my neighbor is to noise. So just assume that I'm correct—if I really am being reasonably loud but the neighbor keeps complaining to the landlord, is there still potential consequences for me? Also, how loud do I have to be in order for this to actually be a problem? Living in an apartment complex has to come with some reasonable level of volume. Is there an actual standard? If so, I guarantee that we're below it. Does anyone have an Alexa? We keep our volume on 3/10. This guy is absurd.

Answer:
 Just because you think it's "low volume" doesn't mean your neighbor thinks it is too. The pattern tells me that you are being loud and obnoxious. At the very least, one way to tell if the neighbor is being unreasonable is to cancel a game night and see if he complains. If he doesn't, you're the one being unreasonable. If he does, he's the one being unreasonable.

In my experience, you can swear up and down you're being quiet, but every party is always loud because people all operate on different volume levels, and there are peaks and valleys in volume levels you can't control. I don't think your neighbor is being unreasonable. Host your parties somewhere else.Answer #2: Keep one thing in mind;  People rarely make noise complaints *just for kicks*. So the odds are that you are legitimately making enough noise that your landlord and/or neighbors are being bothered by it.

Have you even considered what it must be like for your neighbors?


Title: Threatened with suit for student council vote - lawyers involved [USA]

Question:
**I'm hiding the state (and other details) at the request of the University.**

I sit on the student council of a large university. We were given some money (>$1,000) to add to minority student engagement. In brief, I recommend we dump the entire thing into a single program, and the council voted to do so.

Later, a student ('John') complained to the university that the student council was biased biased towards race A and against race B. We were informally investigated and nothing came of it. 'John' spoke to the student council, again accusing us of bias.

Later, "John" posted a note on a school web page naming me and a few others and citing our minutes. He also said my girlfriend is race A (she is not) and that I harassed a professor of race B (long story--tl;dr this prof and I are on good terms after a nonracial dispute). He said was going to sue, but no one took the threat seriously.

Recently, someone from the school administration pulled me aside and told me that "John" had gotten lawyers involved and was 'after me.'

This leaves me with two questions:

1) Is there anything he can do? He's talked about 'breach of contract' based on what students and council members sign, and 'racial bias' because of our decisions. I can go into as much detail as needed.

2) If there is a concern, I know a lawyer in the state who's currently away and will be returning in about a week and a half. I've never dealt with lawyers before--is this an okay delay, or should I find someone else? We can't really get in touch with him before he gets back.

The admin member who told me didn't give me many details, but okay'd me asking reddit if I didn't name anything (specifically including the state).

For the bot: *not* in AK, USA

Answer:
 Sounds like a bunch of BS. I wouldn't worry about it until something happens more substantial than a rumor that someone is "after you".

John can't sue you for breach of contract unless you have a contract with him, it's called privity of contract. And there's no such thing as suing for "racial bias".


Title: Game warden let off my 18 year old brother, then gave him citation next day after talking to Police Chief

Question: We live in a small town in New England .  My brother was transporting alcohol that wasn't his and he wasn't drinking.  He was driving his friends and fishing with them.  The Game Warden didn't give him a ticket, but then talked to the Police Chief, and the next day he gave him the ticket.  We are fighting it, and he has a lawyer.  Is this legal?  Sounds pretty out of line to me.  The cops harass the shit out of my brother.  I would love to put all of them in their place.

Answer:
 > We are fighting it, and he has a lawyer. Is this legal?

Plenty legal.  He can charge at any time up until the expiration of the statute of limitations, which is measured in months or years.

> I would love to put all of them in their place.

Yeah, it's a real shame that your brother got ticketed for committing a crime.  What is this world coming to?Answer #2: how in the Hell is this out of line? he broke the law, guy changed his mind (or brother lied), he got a ticket. what's the issue?


Title: Someone I work with has Hepatitis A. What happens if the infection spreads?

Question:
My work just sent an email saying someone in my building (three floor building) has tested positive for Hepatitis A. Everyone on my team is scared, obviously. If this spreads is my work or patient zero responsible in any way? I am forced to be in this building for information security reasons but I can’t think straight at work now. We work outside of Philadelphia.
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 IANAL, but I am a molecular biologist. Call your doctor, tell them what happened, ask/demand to come get a Hep A vaccine. There have been numerous Hep A outbreaks across the country recently and this is the best way to protect yourself. Encourage your coworkers to do the same.

Edit: Get the vaccine ASAP, encourage everyone in the building to get the vaccine ASAP. Herd immunity is a beautiful thing. If it was me I would go the extra mile and get my family to get it as well. While that may be overboard, I don't play around when it comes to my family and their safety, but because you do not know who patient zero is, I would say the extra step is justified. Step one is to ensure your health rather than go legal


Title: [MA] Need help with something being stolen from me

Question: I go to college in Mass. and there was a kid that I was friends with. He had a bigger room than I did so I brought my PS4 VR that I paid $600 for at the time. We kind of drifted apart and I was going to pick up the VR from his place because I left it there so long. I texted him, no response, so I texted his friend and I went up to get it. When I got there, I found out the kid dropped out, moved to Arizona, and took my VR. Is there anything I can do? He won’t even answer my calls or anything.

Answer: Without any proof of him stealing it, your odds of getting it back through law enforcement is low.


Title: If someone were to drug their significant other's food with prescription contraceptives what crime(s) are they committing? [Location: US/UK/Any, I'm just curious]

Question:
Reproductive Coercion isn't illegal in a lot of countries so it probably isn't that.

Forced Sterilisation is a war crime, but that probably wouldn't include single victim temporary circumstances.

As far as I know it isn't illegal simply because drugs are being put in someone's food without their consent, seeing as putting prescription vitamins or placebos in someone's food wouldn't be illegal.

Context: This Joke got me curiosity going: http://www.reddit.com/r/standupshots/comments/2noa80/birth_control/cmfho7i
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 [That's assault, brotha.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MuUQv_27VI)

But seriously, sneaking any kind of drug to someone without there knowledge will be some form of assault/battery in any jurisdiction.  Doesn't matter that it's a "good" drug in your opinion.

> it isn't illegal simply because drugs are being put in someone's food without their consent

Ughhh what?  Are you some kind of an idiot? Answer #2: In the US?  It's assault, most likely.  There's also probably some kind of drug offense, as you'd be 1) getting a prescription under false pretenses and 2) giving it to a person for whom it wasn't prescribed.

As a contraceptive method, it's also likely not to work, as oral contraceptives should be taken at the same time, every day.  They're also meant to be swallowed as a pill and not crushed.

The victim would likely figure out something is wrong fairly quickly, because oral contraceptives can have pretty pronounced side effects when you first start taking them, and they also impact the menstrual cycle.

I'm sure it goes without saying that the victim could sue your ass off, and win.


Title: Woman runs over my skateboard and wants me to pay for a crack in her bumper?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You are definitely at fault for this, but if she doesn’t know who you are or where you live who knows if anything will actually come of it.


Title: I am the Victim of a Traveler Club Scam... Any advise is appreciated

Question:
In 2015, my wife and I went on a vacation to a hotel in Mexico. At this hotel, there was a "Traveler Club" sales rep that constantly bothered us to join him in a complimentary brunch so that he could further explain the benefits of the membership. He showed us discounts up to 40% of the cost of other websites like Expedia, we would just have to stay at hotels within their network. I do not travel often and purely out of my desire to travel with my wife more often, I signed a contract for this membership.

When I returned to the US, I checked their website and there were no discounts, very few rooms available, and customer service was non-existent. I sent a letter requesting a cancellation as per their requirements and they are refusing to cancel my membership. I blocked their charges and now they are sending an American collection agency after me. They are based in Panama, so any American lawyer I hire cannot engage them directly.

I don't make a lot of money, not enough to hire a lawyer easily but not too little to receive free legal aid. The "debt" amount is around $5,000 so most law offices I called said they couldn't help me because the lawyer fees would easily be more than this.

I am considering paying a reduced "settlement" amount if the collection agency will arrange it. My biggest question is: How do I protect myself from this scam company charging me even more money after I pay this "debt."

I am a New Jersey resident. I would appreciate any legal advice. Thank you in advance.

Answer:
 /u/Bubblystring's information is good and correct, but doesn't address the underlying issue: you've been scammed by an out-of-country business. Once the debt is validated (and I'm sure it will be), you're back to square one.

File a complaint with your state's Attorney General. AGs have the power to make even international scammers' lives difficult and frequently wield it.

What did your contract say about cancellation?


Title: [California] My boss pays overtime in cash. How much trouble can we get in?

Question:
He tells us this isn't a big deal because we get taxed on our regular hours and the overtime is just extra. As long as we are "on the clock" during the 40 hours of the week, its all good.

Is this legal? The problem for me is that I need this job and I haven't been able to find anything else and I have a misdemeanor. If the IRS finds out, could he or me go to jail or will we all just have to pay overtime taxes?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: When you say paid in cash do you literally mean paid in cash do you mean no tax withheld and not on your W2?


Title: Are newspapers not allowed to mention anything paranormal?

Question:
In the early sixties, five teenagers set out on an expedition. Only one would return, and when asked what happened, he said that he and his friends saw a cartoon character appear out of some fog, and this cartoon character began to give chase. He said that he and his friends tried to run away, but this character gained on them and he saw it eat his friends one by one. The bodies were never found or recovered. The search and rescue director believed the survivor's testimony, but the newspaper journalists/editors told him that their stories would not mention the cartoon character, which was ''better left unmentioned to all those concerned.''. The press release didn't mention a cartoon character.

Would it be illegal for newspapers to have mentioned something like this? The survivor was frustrated by this, so he ended up publishing his story in Fate Magazine and (later on in his life, with the advent of the internet) paranormal message boards.

Answer:
 Newspapers are allowed to mention the paranormal.

They usually don’t because it’s not real.


Title: [Criminal] Let's talk chain of custody / evidence tampering in murder 1 case [New York]

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: This is really asking about some sort of HBO show, right?


Title: Sketchy Acting school keeps using my post-graduation success to promote their school?

Question:
An sketchy acting school I went to years ago has been using my success as a means to promote their school. I was unhappy with the program and how unprofessional it was (harassment, false promises...).

They have been writing thinga like "congrats to ____ on his recent booking" and put me down under "notable alumni".

I reached out to these other "notable alumni" and they all had bad things to say of the school.

I personally do not want mt success to be associated with them nor do I want my image to be used as a means to promote their shady school and program.

Is there anything that can be done?

Answer:
 The answer to this depends entirely on your agreement with the school when you attended it. The question cannot be answered by anyone without access to that documentation. I suggest you contact a lawyer in person.

The defamation question is sort of ancillary. Although it probably wouldn't be actionable, there is nothing to keep them from suing you anyway, so your best route is probably to stop them from using your image and success in their promotional materials, if possible.Answer #2: If you are a semi successful actor or actress, then you may want or already have your own personal website.

A personal website typically has pages that are well suited for factual and accurate descriptions of your life/education/history/mini autobiography.

If your opinions of them are negative, they may stop bringing your name up if every time people look you up, the school is painted in a negative light.Answer #3: > They have been writing thinga like "congrats to ____ on his recent booking" and put me down under "notable alumni".

Yeah, neither of these are going to be actionable if all they are doing is writing that on twitter or facebook. You can't stop a school from acknowledging the fact that you went there, it's a statement of fact. It would be different if they were putting your face on brochures as an implied endorsement.


Title: Child enticement? Sexual predator? Need help in WI.

Question: I am a 17 year old female who happens to be in a relationship with a 15 year old male. I turn 18 in a few days and was wondering what has to change in order for me not to go to jail. What actions are ok, and what actions are not. Should I just abort mission all together? Any and all advice would help me  significantly. Thank you.

Answer: To add, any nude pictures of him are child porn and will land you in prison. Now and when you are an adult.


Title: Reasons for picking one child over the other as an attorney in fact? (NJ)

Question:
So, my parents just sent me and my brother an updated copy of their living wills and powers of attorney. For each, my older brother is listed as the alternate attorney in fact with me as a second alternate.

I'm a little miffed at that. I'm just wondering if there is a legal reason why my parents would do that. Is it not legal to have joint alternates? Or if it's legal, is it just not considered a good idea? Is it considered a bad idea to split the responsibilities, to give one child primary power of attorney and make the other executor of the will, for example? Finally, if it is best to designate one person for those roles, is it standard legal advice that all things being equal, just to pick the oldest child?

I know there are all kinds of personal reasons why parents would choose one child over the other to make these kinds of decisions. I'm just wondering what the legal reasons would be for not giving children joint decision making responsibility or splitting the responsibilities.

(Just on a personal note, I've got a great relationship with my parents and my brother so I do plan on bringing this up the next time I see them. Regardless of how that goes, I'm not going to let this compromise that good relationship. I'm more curious than hurt).

Answer:
 >I'm just wondering what the legal reasons would be for not giving children joint decision making responsibility or splitting the responsibilities.

What happens if they disagree?  Who breaks the tie?


Title: MA - Airbnb host is having sex with his guest. Might be consensual, might not be considering she's stuck in a foreign country at his Airbnb.

Answer: There's nothing illegal about sex between consenting adults, even if one is renting a room from the other. If it's not consensual, she can report it to the police. You should not be getting involved.Answer #2: How are you involved in this?