Title: [MA] Car struck by golf ball on public road

Question:
Just this evening, I was driving by a country club on a numbered public road when I heard a loud bang. I saw my rear glass was shattered, pulled over, and found a golf ball on the shelf behind the rear headrest. (I do not golf, so it isn't mine.) Players immediately nearby denied it was theirs, and it looks pretty worn and marked to be used on the course. No management for the course was available at the time, and the police department told me just to file an insurance claim. Here's the catch: I'm between jobs. Yes I have insurance on my car, but not for physical damage. Just the state bare minimum so I can drive between interviews and temporary positions. How do I pursue this?

EDIT: Updates below 6/2/16
 * Update 2: Been contacted by the country club's insurance. Looks like they are going to cover it.

Answer: Maybe talk to somebody at the pro shop and see if they can do anything.  The person responsible is the one who hit the ball, not the golf club though.  See if your insurance company cover glass replacement, sometimes they are required too.  Don't assume you are not covered.


Title: Bought a car and on the way home from the dealership the engine died. Is there anything I can do?

Question: I just bought a 08 Acura TL with 131k miles on it. The car checked out and looked in good condition mechanically. On the way from the dealership, not even 30 minutes after I left, I look up and there is steam coming from the hood. I was on the freeway and in traffic surrounded by cars and I pulled off as soon as I could do so safely. When I pulled off at the light of the exit ramp that I was very close to on the freeway where it happened, The car overheated and shut off. When I opened the hood, there was radiator fluid all over. It looks like there was a problem with the radiator cap and it’s seal, not sure if even the radiator cap was on when I pulled off the lot. I didn’t think I would have needed to check that  as I have had it waiting there reserved for me for the past week and didn’t think it was driving before that. The loose radiator cap caused it to lose pressure and made the car overheat, and causing the engine to completely be ruined. At this point it looks like a total loss of 4K. I called the dealer numerous times and was told since I bought the car as is, there is nothing there willing to do. They argued that I should’ve have shut the car off immediately when it began overheating, and I wish I could have but being in the middle of lanes of traffic on the freeway I just wouldn’t have been able to safely. Is there anything I can possibly do to make them pay for the repairs or is it just a loss?

Answer:
 IANAL, but it's possible that you may have some recourse in Ohio:
https://mslawgroup.com/ohio-law-protects-car-dealer-implied-warranty-claims/

To quote:
> Many car dealers believe that selling a vehicle “as is” prevents the buyer from bringing a lawsuit for defects. Unfortunately, “as is” does not bar all future claims. In Ohio, a buyer can maintain a fraud claim against a used car dealer even if the vehicle is sold “as is” if the dealer knew or should have known of vehicle defects.Answer #2: >The car checked out and looked in good condition mechanically.

Who checked it out? What did they tell you?

Did the temperature light come on the dash, or was steam/smoke the first indication there was a problem? How long did you continue to drive after you noticed it was over heating?

Answer #3: What state are you in ?   Did you buy any kind of warranty or service agreement with the car ?

As-is often means as-is.    If you didn't run it up to freeway speed and full temperature before buying it, to test the engine under load, that's the risk you took.


Title: Incredibly rude and threatening mom run IG business

Question:
Massachusetts Based Online Store Experience From Hawaii

You know those businesses on Instagram whose main business stems from IG? Maybe you do, maybe you dont. Well this business in particular is a mom run, bow business for infant girls. These types of businesses have release dates and limited inventory because they are only run by one person. You'd think that if you had your own handmade business that you would provide the utmost in customer service to retain and grow business right? That's not the case when it comes to a certain bow business for infant girls.

I'm gonna write the whole story here and you let me know what you think.

May 2, 2016
*removed business name* is finally opening up store again as inventory is back while supplies last. In excitement, I make an order and because stuff runs out so quickly am pressured to hurry up and make the order. Ahh, I didn't mean to order whatever I just ordered and make another order, thinking that I could just cancel the previous order.

I email her within MINUTES stating if I could please cancel the order I just made, and I apologize for acting out of haste. I also email her other handle to ensure that my cancellation is received and I am refunded.

NOTE: Their return policy is...

> quoted text
"We do not offer returns or exchanges. If any item is damaged please contact me within 7 days of receipt and I will do my best to quickly resolve any issues.
*removed business name* Is NOT responsible for any lost or stolen packages after they are shipped.

> quoted text
"Can i cancel my order?
Yes, as long as your order hasn't left our facility. You can cancel your order at any time. There will be a 25% restocking fee to restock any canceled order."

No response for two days. I get notification that BOTH my orders shipped and finally she emails me back AFTER THE FACT, saying

>quoted text "sorry your order has already been packaged and on it's way to the post office! ♥"

I then email her AGAIN about the whole situation, stating that I am entitled to a fair cancellation. I surely apologized for the mistaken first transaction and shouldn't have acted out of haste, but felt that I had done my part communication wise even up until that point in ensuring that I could get a refund for the first order. And she responds by saying, sorry, that its already left the facility so there's nothing she can do. (Really? No say of returning to sender or anything of that matter. She did not even attempt to relieve the situation.)

Under her policy, it states that an order may be cancelled as long as it has not left the facility. Also stating, that I could cancel my order at any time. I attempted to do so within minutes of making the order. She failed to address the situation and did not respond until two days later, after my order had already left the facility. Feeling that I was a victim of theft, I then proceeded to file a charge-back.

This is how she responded

>quoted text
"Thank you so much for taking advantage of my small company and opening a charge-back against my account, when you received both orders THAT YOU PLACED, and you knew i couldn't refund. Since they had already shipped. I am now out $100 because of you and you still received both orders. You're really an amazing woman. It's people like you that ruin and hurt handmade shops.  I'm sure your daughter will be proud one day, when she realizes her mother is a fraud. Hopefully she doesn't take after you.
Have a nice day. Thanks for ruining mine! Also, if this order is not returned to me i will be contacting your place of employment or your husband _____'s place of employment at ______ to file a complaint. Thank you."

I was literally in tears. Blame the mommy hormones or it being pure rudeness. You are the face of your business, the customer is what fuels your business, and it would be in your best interest to follow policies that you put in place for your business while maintaining a professional composure through all correspondence. It's business owners like her, that hurt their own business.

Of course I did not state this as I have been professional throughout this entire correspondence as she should have been, I responded by apologizing for the way she felt, not knowing that a chargeback on my credit card would affect her like this and that I had no intentions of doing so and that I would return the product. And that was that.

What do you guys think? Another thread said that if she does actually contact my husband's workplace that she can be sued for harassment? Does she have any leverage to actually be a threat in my life?

Answer:
  You both seem to like slap fighting like small children.

If you did a chargeback you need to send the stuff back. You can't keep the stuff and do a chargeback. That would be fraud. Answer #2: 'TLDR' stands for 'too long didn't read' and generally refers to providing a summary of your story/narrative at the bottom of it. About 75% of your narrative isn't relevant to your actual question.

I read the whole thing. While her customer service doesn't sound great, per my understanding of your narrative your charge-back was inappropriate and potentially fraudulent. *You* ordered something, she shipped it to you. She saw your cancellation notice after it was shipped. She wasn't obligated to refund your payment to you at that point. You presumably received the item and then processed a chargeback for it.

While I will agree the customer service was poor here, that doesn't make your reaction to it reasonable or correct.Answer #3: It's not illegal to be rude to customers.

Send her her stuff and move on. Answer #4: Can we please get a TLDR here?

Oh and you need to remove any PII from your post. That includes the IG business name.

Edit: Oh and of course you need to post your location. Thanks /u/locationbot!Answer #5: Today I learned that there is such a thing as an Instagram Infant Girls Bow Business, and it turns out to be exactly as I figured it would.


Title: My boyfriend has suddenly been kicked out by his mother, what are his options where he lives?

Question:
As the title says my boyfriend [21M, Boise ID] has been kicked out by his mother very suddenly. He had no prior warning and suddenly she shut off power to his room and told him to get out. He doesnt really have any money since she was sucking rent out of him too, though random amounts and infrequently. He also payed some bills there. Please, tell me there is something he can do here. Can he call the non emergency police line? Is she allowed to kick him out there without notice?

EDIT: He called the police. They told him he only has 72 hours because he only regularly pays a cable bill so he probably isn't considered a tenant. She told the police she turned off power to his room because she thought the heater was a fire hazard. Lies.

EDIT 2: We haven't heard back from the lawyer yet, but I may be able to lend him some money to rent a place for a few months while he gets a job. We think its the best option right now. I think if he puts legal pressure on him mom though she might back down because she is currently renegotiating custody of his 2 half sisters and wants to look good for that. Also, his sisters adore him (he is the stable adult in the family) and will never forgive the mother if she goes through with this.

EDIT 3: 2 attorneys called him back saying they cant help him.

**Also, thank you all for the advice and support. It really means a lot to both of us. Thank you all so much.**

Answer:
 Boyfriend referenced in OP's post here. Some details, I'm 21, about to be 22, I've lived here since I graduated, she rents the home from a landlord, I thought my name was on the lease since I'm over 18 but I never signed anything so lets assume it's not for now. I don't have anything in writing/agreement/legally saying I've done a lease situation/rent with my mother. I used to pay the cable bill (230-240 / month, cable + internet) as well as $200 cash, so 430/month total. For the last 6 months I've had no job (trying to join military, not succeeding) and haven't paid her the $200 cash, but have continued to pay the cable bill.

I talked with the police officer and according to him, she is the homeowner and can evict me with only 3 days notice, unless I can prove I pay rent, which according to him may not be possible, in which case it's 30 days. Worst case scenario I'm looking at 3 days atm and I have nothing. Trying to kiss ass and get myself some time, if I can somehow get 45 days I'll be able to move out safely (job + 1 month income needed for apartment) but if I can't get that idk what to doAnswer #2: >Can he call the non emergency police line?

Yes. He is a tenant and she is illegally evicting him. He should call police non-emergency ASAP.


Title: [AZ] USPS Letter carrier keeps signing for my packages, and now one has gone missing!

Question:
Ever since moving into my new condo, with a new letter carrier, I have noticed that she will sign my name for packages and typically leave them in a locked parcel locker.

This does not create too much of a problem for me ... what *does* create a problem is that I ordered a $400 item off Amazon and it was shipped with signature tracking, and it was too big to put in the parcel locker, so she just left it on my doorstep.

It was stolen, and Amazon refuses to help and just keeps saying I need to talk to "Danielle" - the letter carrier.  Danielle says to talk to her boss.  Her boss says that she delivered the item according to their policy for packages too large for the parcel locker.  Well gee fucking thanks - my motherfucking policy is that nobody signs for my shit without my fucking permission, and I never gave permission.

So, am I basically screwed?  I am out $400 because of this shit and now my letter carrier is pissed at me and doing passive aggressive shit like making me sign these stupid little pink forms for ***every package*** regardless of whether it fits in my mailbox or not - even shit that isn't signature tracked.

Answer: IANAL... Maybe try contacting the Postal Police. Mail tampering is something they take pretty seriously, and she has forged your signature on multiple occasions. It may not go anywhere, but it's definitely a question that should be asked. And they may be able to tell you whether you're entitled to any sort of compensation. Shall claims court isn't a bad option either. That might not go anywhere either, but it's worth a shot for $400 IMO.Answer #2: Did you buy the item with a credit card? If so, challenge it with the card company. If you haven't escalated it higher up with Amazon, then you can try that too.


Title: Fired for loss of $400

Question:
So I was just terminated from my retail  job because I had a deposit short $400.  I can take responsibility for negligence but my manager has suggested giving the surveillance footage to the police.  I have never stolen anything in my life.  I know I didn't take the money but this whole situation has me double guessing myself and the cashout that day.  Sorry if this post is all over the place Im just not sure if I need to do anything to protect myself.

Edit: Job is in MA  All transactions seemed to be accounted for.  The only things I can think of are I either absentmindedly left money out of the deposit bag and someone else took it or some sort of bank error.

Edit 2: Thanks guys the responses confirmed pretty much what I had figured.  You're all awesome.

Answer: If you didn't steal it, then it doesn't matter what's on the tape because it won't be you stealing.  Your boss is probably saying that hoping to get a confession.  If you didn't do it, just take the firing for losing $400 and don't talk to the police if they call you.


Title: (QC, Canada) Ex GF refuses to pay for her cellphone

Question:
Long story short I got her a cellphone in my name because she had no credit, she agreed to pay for it every month (even got it written on a note with her signature)

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I ended up dumping her a month later, she hasnt paid me in 3 months I dont know if I could get the phone back from her in a legal way because she refuses to pay for it or give it back. I cant just transfer the responsibility because her credit sucks and she has nobody willing to be liable for it. I can afford the phone but im not interested in paying it for her.

Answer:
 Then just cancel the service.  If you didn't buy the phone outright (i.e. its on your carrier's "device tab" plan) you'll have to get the phone back or pay a portion of its cost.

Which, since the service will be cut off the phone is now useless to her unless she manages to get her own account (since the phone is most likely locked to that carrier and so she can't 'readily' sell it, although thats something else to watch out for. Or her smashing it out of spite.

I think your gonna be paying for a smashed $600 phone here dude.
However, if you do, you can go after her in small claims court for the damages and/or the phone to be returned and there's a pretty good chance you'll win. Answer #2: One other thought, if you are in a 2 year contract for the phone, go get a burner phone, transfer the service to that phone., you still pay the monthly fees, but her phone stops working. She may still destroy it, and you may want to sue to collect for the value of the phone, but other than the $50 for the burner phone and the monthly fees, you dont have early termination fees. Another option, is a 4G hotspot, transfer the plan to that, and use it, or do what I did, get a hot spot for your vehicle, then you can use wifi devices in your car..

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Just some ideasAnswer #3: Did you pay for the phone or just the service?


Title: My mom died suddenly a few weeks ago and I still don't know why. Help?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 first, I am sorry for your loss.  so at this point you wait for the doctor to get the report (or a response), once you get the report you will be able to proceed from there. you or your father may a,so be able to request it independently.

I am somewhat confused by the rapidity of your mothers cremation. Answer #2: If there's no indication of foul play then there is usually no autopsy done.  I'm not sure the information you are seeking exists.

The executor of her estate, in particular, ought to be able to get copies of her medical records, but there might not be anything very informative.

http://healthydebate.ca/personal-health-navigator/how-do-i-access-medical-records-of-a-deceased-relative


Title: Can I Sue?

Question: I purchased what was supposed to be a Certified Pre-Owned car from an authorized Nissan dealer yesterday. A couple of things seemed off to me so I took it the closest Nissan to me (I got the car at a dealership 2.5 hours away).  The car had a dead cell in the battery, the front brakes were corroded, the antenna on the back of the car was missing, they didn’t install the SD card so the navigation is basically useless and they didn’t give me 2 sets of keys because “an employee took home the other”. Since the car obviously didn’t not pass the multi point inspection that it takes for a car to be CPO and they advertised it as such, am I able to take legal action against them? Thanks in advance!

Answer:
 >Since the car obviously didn’t not pass the multi point inspection that it takes for a car to be CPO

How do you know it didn't?


Title: MIP under 17 need advice

Question:
I was charged with a minor in possession around a month ago. My neighbor who works at the court house has helped me out by getting me an attorney who went to court for me the date I was supposed to go. My neighbor called me on Monday last week and told me I just have to have 40 hours community service and the charge will be dropped. Today I recieved a summons for court. Is this to turn in the community service and drop the charge, my parents are confused and I dont know what to do about the situation.
Pic of Summons: imgur.com/gallery/zI12A

Answer: Call the attorney who is representing you.


Title: Am I breaking copyright law? May I be forced to surrender my domain?

Question:
Hey guys, using a throwaway for obvious reasons. I run a website for a small business in California USA that is trying to grow their revenue by selling online. We bought a domain name which basically says something like "PopularBrandWholesale.com" rather than using the brand name explicitly, we used an acronym of the brand name. For example, if we were selling Game of Thrones products, it would be GOTWholesale.com. We are an official distributor of the products we sell for this brand and the brand name is copyrighted but the acronym is not. We also compete with other distributors online however we have distributorship rights in the local market.

What I am concerned of, is that we may draw too much attention because people will confuse us with the actual manufacturer of the products and the manufacturer will come in and take our domain name from us. Would they have the authority to do this? Or am I being too paranoid? In my opinion, they don't own the acronym so we aren't doing anything illegal but I don't have any legal background to support this.

Thanks for any advice!

Answer:
 It's not copyright that's your problem, it's trademark law.

You should read the UDRP very carefully, look at all the things that are grounds for taking away a domain name, and then not do those things.

https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/help/dndr/udrp-en
Answer #2: So you're a licensed distributor of these products?  If that's the case, a lot of what you can and can do should be spelled out by your licensing agreement.  It would also make it harder for them to claim any infringement based on "causing confusion" because they gave you permission to sell for them, so there is no "confusion".  You *are* legally authorized to sell their products.  People believing that isn't confusing, it's accurate.

If your licensing agreement ends, they may have the ability to shut your site down.  They can't "take" your domain in any case.  At most, they could file a dispute with ICANN about it or file a cyber-squatting lawsuit.  Neither of which is an immediate "This is mine now" kind of thing.


Title: [Massachusetts] My mother has been named as a defendant in a medical malpractice case. What does she need to do to prepare herself?

Question:
Hey /r/legaladvice, hopefully you can help me out a bit here.

My mother is a nurse, and she was recently named as a defendant in a medical malpractice case.  I know that these cases are very fact specific, and I'm not looking for advice on what her defense should be, I'm just looking for what practical steps she can take to be prepared.  Some facts, then some questions:

* She does not carry private medical malpractice insurance, but she is insured through the hospital.
* The hospital already has a lawyer or lawyers, obviously.
* She is one of many named individuals in the lawsuit, and the hospital as an organization was also named.
* Edit to add: Quite relevant, a lawsuit and request for a jury trial has already been filed, so we're quite a ways into the process, at least as I understand it.

I'm not sure what else would be relevant, fact-wise, for this sort of question, please feel free to ask about any other details.

* Question 1: Does she need her own lawyer?  My gut says yes, as I imagine the hospital's lawyers will be more interested in defending the hospital than the nurses, but I'm not really familiar with it.
* Question 1b: Would the insurance that the hospital provides for her also provide a lawyer in this case?  She should probably just ask them herself there.
* Question 2: In the general scheme of things, could some of the named defendants expect to be dropped from the case before it goes to trial? From what I understand there is at least one person named who wasn't even there when the event happened, for instance.
* Question 3: The only legal correspondence she's received so far is a letter from the hospital.  Should she expect to be served legal papers soon? The case is legit and moving forward, as I've seen the entry on the court's website, but she's received nothing from the other side thus far.

That's all I can think of for now, thanks for any advice you have.

Topic:
Medicine and Malpractice

Answer:
 >Does she need her own lawyer?

It wouldn't hurt to consult one to talk about this in general, but probably she doesn't need one for the lawsuit itself - unless she was doing something outrageous, the hospital is vicariously liable for her actions, so a successful lawsuit against her is really against them.

> Would the insurance that the hospital provides for her also provide a lawyer in this case?

The hospital's lawyer is it.

> could some of the named defendants expect to be dropped from the case before it goes to trial?

Yes.

> The only legal correspondence she's received so far is a letter from the hospital. Should she expect to be served legal papers soon?

Likely the hospital was served the papers on her behalf. She can ask.


Title: Confessions of a call center: customers that use hotline psychics

Question:
Kinda new to Reddit. If this is the wrong subreddit, please let me know.

My husband and I work for a company that sells time to speak to psychics over the phone. I'm in tech and he's in customer service. Every day I get to hear the mind-blowing stories of people he has to deal with. I suggested that he should compile all his conversations with these crazy people and create a coffee table book.
Legally, I'm sure we wouldn't be able to mention the name of the company and obviously the names of the customers, but beside that is there anything to be weary of? Has anyone on here published or heard of a book like this? Any authors on here care to share any newbie advice?
Thanks in advance!

Edit: adding that we live in California (USA)

Answer:
 >is there anything to be weary of?

Yes, the invasion of privacy tort known as "Public Disclosure of Private Facts", which occurs when a writer discloses private and embarrassing facts about a living person that are not of public concern. While the risk is minimized to some degree by changing names, locations, and other identifying details, it does not eliminate the chance that a disclosee will be able to convince a court that he or she is nonetheless identifiable.

In addition, your husband may be in breach of any contract, non-disclosure, or confidentiality agreement that he signed as part of his employment.

In short, talk to a lawyer to make sure you do everything possible to minimize the exposure from disclosing ostensibly private details about other, non-consenting people's lives.


Title: (philadelphia) If my landlord takes me to court and i refuse to show up, what are the consequences?

Question: My landlord is attempting evict me, but i believe that there is no way the court date will be scheduled prior to the end of my lease. What are the consequences/what do i have to be worried about?

Answer:
 In general, if you're properly served and don't show up to court, the plaintiff wins by default.  That means that he gets whatever he asks for, which may or may not be legitimate.

In your case, that may mean that he gets back rent, your security deposit, and any other damages he alleges.

Additionally, you will have an eviction on your record, which means that renting future apartments will be difficult or impossible.


Title: [IL] Fence/Backyard Gate Law

Question:
Our neighbor and us share a fence in the backyard. It is a chain-link fence and I believe it is their fence (since the 'finished' side faces us). The problem is that our grandfather was friends with the loony lady who lives there and they decided to turn the solid fence into a fence with a gate that connects our backyards. My grandfather died and now this lady uses the gate as an excuse to come into our yard and bother my grandmother as she gardens and *more importantly* is not mindful of closing the gate and sometimes my dog escapes into her yard and onto the street (the gate facing the street in her yard is also open most of the time).

Short of serving her a no-trespassing order to get her to stay out of the yard (which most of my family would not do, as she is nutty enough to try something- yes we have cameras in the yard but I would rather not deal with that) , we would like to convert the gate back into a fence. How does this work, since the fence is her property? We would be willing to pay for it but she likes coming in and bothering my grandmother and so I doubt she would consent. The gate also has a place for a padlock- what are the laws and rules regarding placing a lock on her gate that adjoins our property?

And yes, I know telling her to pound sand and stay off of our property is easier than playing this fence game but I am the only one who seems willing to get the police involved. Until that changes, I am limited to construction-based solutions. Thank you all.

Answer:
 least confrontational -

Discuss with neighbor and install an auto-closer (spring) on the gate.

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failsafe - most confrontational

Verify ownership of the fence.  If its yours, remove the gate.  If its not you can build your fence on your side of the property effectively blocking the gate.  Prepare to deal with confrontational relationship for the remainder of your neighborship.

&#x200B;Answer #2: Assuming it’s not yours and if it opens towards your yard you could stick a small piece of rebar into the ground so it won’t open.


Title: Investing in my friend's crypto fund

Question:
Hi /r/legaladvice

I'm planning on investing a month's rent ($1,500) in my business school friend's crypto fund, and I wanted to draft up a contract to cover all my bases. It's spare money and I don't mind taking a loss on it, but better safe than sorry. The fund has a 1 year time horizon, and based out of the US.

What should I look to include in the contract? Should it be structured as a loan or an investment? Any tips would be appreciated!
Topic:
Contracts

Answer:
 First take your money in cash. Go outside. Place the money on the ground. Douse it in gasoline and then light it on fire. That's roughly the equivalent of what you're planning on doing right now.

Your friend has certainly not gone through the paperwork and legalities of setting up a proper investment fund which means he's operating an illegal business. Investing in an illegal business is always a bad idea.

If you want to invest in crypto pay him to set you up with your own digital wallet and do it yourself. If you're planning on buying and holding then all you need is the set up and knowing how to sell it in a year. It's not rocket science. You don't need an "expert" peddling illegal wares to do this for you.Answer #2: Your friend is still in school?  He should stay there.  Setting up a cryptocurrency investment fund requires regulatory approvals.  He doesn't have them.  He's running an illegal and poorly planned business at best, or an outright scam at worst.  You don't need to join a fund to by bitcoin, just set up a wallet and buy it


Title: My digital game has a defect - after reading the EULA and finding recourse they have changed their EULA to screw me.

Question: [removed]

Answer: Dude, I've seen your reddit history and to me it feels like you are not allowed to add people as friends because you are chat or voice channel banned. You are just a toxic player and blizzard made sure you will not ruin other people's day.


Title: Wife took her $2,000 wedding dress to cry cleaner and they lost it.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Well you guys would need the receipt, which you don't have. On top of that, they are not a storage facility. Every dry cleaner I know donates or disposes of the clothes after 90 days. It doesn't seem like the dress was all that important to her anyways with the repeated forgetting. Answer #2: You have no proof you even dropped the dress off. You likely have no recourse because you can't even prove your case.Answer #3: Without a receipt? Nothing.Answer #4: In addition to everything else, most the places I've taken clothes to have a disclaimer that limits their liability for items of exceptional value, specifically tuxedos, wedding dresses, vintage, and high value designer clothes.

There's cleaners that specialize in those items, and charge more for their service... if this was just a neighborhood clean and fold place, chances are even with an admission and a receipt, you'd be getting back like $250 or so. It sounds like they contract out the work to a dry cleaner who DOES do those items, so that would further complicate things for you, as you're not their customer, your cleaner is...

Answer #5: how do you forget dropping off a wedding dress? lol


Title: Can I be sued for calling my Principal a War Criminal?

Question:
I am a 16 year old going to high school in New York City.

My school recently enacted quite a controversial policy. Due to "vandalism and smoking", all but three of the boy's bathrooms were shut down. The remaining open bathrooms have a monitor posted outside, and you must provide them your ID card as well as record your name and time of use in a logbook. The student body has had several issues with this:

1. Only the boy's bathrooms were shut down, not the girl's.

2. Our school is quite large, and this policy leaves one bathroom for roughly every 1,000 boys

3. It's illegal (or it should be). I believe that this policy doesn't fall in line with building department codes that give ratios for required usable bathrooms for every x amount of people in the building.

Naturally, I, among many others, have decided to protest this policy.

So I made a sign saying how under the Geneva convention he is a war criminal, as he is utilizing collective punishment.

So my question is, given the context, will my principal be able to sue me for defamation of character or something similar?
Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer:
 Alleging the conduct violates the Geneva conventions is probably not reasonably true. But probably not actionable as defamation.

You can of course be handled under any applicable school code or policy. Answer #2: Dont do this.  Presuming that this is a public school, you might be able to argue that this is petitioning your govt for redress of grievances...but it's unlikely to fly.

It's more likely to get you suspended (if they treat you like a nuisance) or the target of a libel suit (if the principal is disgruntled).

Addressing it with code enforcement is a much better route.


Title: Seasonal job, fired for opting out of snow removal?

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 You can look for a new job and file for unemployment if fired.

Your boss doesn’t decide whether or not you receive UI.


Title: [VA] wife was unable to use restroom at work to change feminine product. Anything we can do?

Question:
Throwaway here, but wanted to see if anything against the law was done here or any action we can take.

My wife works in a large daycare/preschool. She is currently menstruating and needed to change her product. All of the rooms at the school have phones in them so teachers can call over for assistance, etc. she called a few rooms and no one would come over to relieve her to the restroom, ok. She then called the director of the school and specifically told her that she needed to change her feminine hygiene product, to which the director of the school basically said "sorry I'm busy" and didn't even make an attempt to find someone or make someone do it. My wife bled through and is now embarrassed at work. She works about an hour away so she can't just come home to change. She called me in tears because she has to work with that the rest of the day and has to handle parents who pick up their kids with the stain.

Is there anything that can be done in this situation?

Thanks for the advice.

Answer: You don't have a legal option that I am aware of. I'm afraid your wife just works with assholes. Her best option is to find another job sooner than later.


Title: (FL) Is there anyway to get certain people banned from a neighborhood?

Question:
Two very large men have, for the past few weeks, been knocking on doors and looking in windows around my neighborhood. The run when the police are called but last time they were caught and told to leave.

Is there anyway ban the from the area? A lot of people are even scared to go outside because of them.

Answer:
 I'd install hidden cameras to try to capture their faces so police can ID them. Answer #2: If you banned them from the neighborhood and they came back, you would call the police.

And they would run away.

Which is exactly what you have now, right?


Title: Should I get an Attorney after this accident?

Question:
My wife was in an accident a few days ago in Riverside, California. It was a 3 car pile-up with a car in front of her and a car behind her. I do not know if I should play it safe and get an attorney or not based on the circumstances of the accident.

Both other parties and the officer who took the report are blaming my wife for the accident on the accounts that only her air bag went off and the driver behind her said she was driving like a maniac swerving in and out of lanes and going fast. The front driver and police agreed with the driver behind.

After we got home we checked our front and rear dash cam and it clearly showed that the behind drivers statement was false. She changed lanes safely once and was going at speed with traffic. She hit the brakes within reasonable deceleration as well as traffic in front of her stopped suddenly. The cameras show that he hit first and did not slow down when the impact happened. She suffered a bunch or soreness and a stiff neck after the accident.

Do I need an attorney since all parties and the police report say its my wife's fault but my video evidence shows otherwise?

Answer: Contact your car insurance, provide them with the video and ask them what to do. They'll usually handle everything for you.


Title: Lawyers, what can I do to be a great legal assistant?

Question:
Hello!

I just got a job as a legal assitant, part time. I'm still in school, no previous legal or office experience (fast food). I can and will learn anything and everything I need to in order to be awesome at this job.

I will work for a small firm. Their time is valuable and I don't want them to spend too much training me. I've never filed paperwork before or done document prep (in my job description). What can I do to hit the ground running when I start?

What can I do to be the best legal assistant ever?

Answer:
 Mirror the way papers and things have been done before. If you're not sure how a letter is supposed to look, find another similar letter. If you're not sure which example to go off of, bring the attorney several to select.

Be outstandingly organized and reliable. If someone asks you to do something, do not forget. If 50 people as you to do 50 things, do not miss any of them.

Never be afraid to asks questions.


Title: Urgent, Oregon: Child support options for abused friend? Please help

Question:
Hey all,
My friend recently left her abusive baby daddy, and she (and her 2 year old daughter) are beyond broke, have been given a minimal sum of money by him to survive, and will shortly be homeless (approx 2 weeks).

I mention that he is abusive because he has kept her from being able to pursue friendships, employment etc, so she has no savings and no support system, trash credit, and is the primary caretaker of a 2 year old. I live in FL or I would help her in a heartbeat.

The child support question I have is this: since her scumbag baby daddy doesn't pay taxes (he works 100% under the table), what options does she have for pursuing child support?

Please assist ASAP, she's trying to figure out her plan and any advice you can give would be helpful.

Answer:
 She has the same options as everyone else. She files for child support. She can Google child support services on her area to help her file.

Nothing will happen quickly. She can call 211 for services and shelters


Title: Possible discrimination lawsuit

Question: My employees have put a new no drinking on the clock policy. The policy states no drinking on the clock. However the management staff has decided all managers can and whoever they deem fit to drink can. But it is not written in the policy. Is this legal?

Answer: It's not unlawful to discriminate with regards to management vs non management, except for certain regulated benefits. Answer #2: Yes it is legal. Most of the time, discrimination is legal. It only becomes illegal when it is the result of being a member of a protected class. Wanting to have a drink at work is not a protected class.


Title: I'm planning on getting married and own my own house, make 2x salary of my GF [South Carolina]

Question:
I'm in South Carolina. Since meeting my GF, I've returned to college and went from making minimum wage to high $50,000s. When I started making a higher salary, I bought a house (and property) completely legally in my name. All fees/mortgage/utilities paid in my name. I also own a car bought prior to the relationship. She makes in the mid $20,000s and has no assets. We have no kids.

Hopefully someone can help. This is all just 'pre-emptive' to keep my mind at ease. I've worked really hard for all this and I can't fathom losing it.

- Does divorce take into account any earnings/ownership prior to marriage?
- Can anyone speak to the precautions I should take, in case of a divorce?
- What could a divorce look like?
- Could my house/property ever be threatened?
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 >Does divorce take into account any earnings/ownership prior to marriage?

It shouldn't, especially if you have a good prenup.

>Can anyone speak to the precautions I should take, in case of a divorce?

Get a prenup and don't cheap out on it.

>What could a divorce look like?

Ugly, uglier, or hell.

>Could my house/property ever be threatened?

That depends on how good your prenup is.

While this subreddit isn't r/relationships, it's obvious you're a guy who considers the cost-benefit analysis of major life decisions. Before you proceed, ask yourself what you stand to gain that you can't get now.


Title: Received a package from Ebay after already being refunded for the cost of the order. What are my legal responsibilities, if any?

Question:
Hello all!  South Carolina, USA here.

So, several months ago I ordered a series of workout DVDs from Ebay for what seemed to be a too good to be true price.  A few days later, I received an email from ebay stating that the account I ordered the DVDs from may have been compromised, and that I should not contact that account.  I waited a few more days, and when the DVDs didn't show up I contacted Paypal and ebay to have my money refunded.  2-3 days after making contact with Paypal and Ebay, my money was refunded.

Now, the package just arrived a few days. Am I legally obligated to do anything with this package?  Would selling it be criminal?

Thanks!

Answer:
 Would you be asking this if they billed you but never sent the item?

Of course not.

You now have an item you did not pay for.  You are not allowed to keep it (unless you ask the seller and they tell you to).Answer #2: In life you don't need legal advise for everything. Ask yourself: does it feel like the right thing to do?

Answer #3: Its not your item to sell because you didnt pay for it. Contact Ebay and ask for a shipping label to return the item. I would say contact the seller but Ebay told you not to.


Title: Ontario Canada- Fourth Distracted Driving Ticket (holding cell phone)

Question: I got pulled over for holding my phone while I was looking my my GPS the other day...  I am a delivery driver.  Unfortunately it was my fourth distracted driving ticket because a few years ago when the law came out I was young and stupid and got 3 of them...  I haven't had one since 2012 until yesterday.  So i got summoned to court.  I don't know if it's worth hiring someone to represent me and try to have it thrown out in some magical way, or just go in with my tail between my legs and beg and plead and show them how little money I make and that I've since bought a dashboard mount for my phone... Any ideas?

Answer: Since you're not employable without a license, I'd say this is definitely one worth hiring a ticket defense service for. They will advise you on the scope of possible actions, which could certainly include pleading guilty and hoping for the best.


Title: Refusing to identify even when under reasonable suspicion?

Question:
So I go to school in Virginia and am 20 years old. I was wondering if a police officer walks up to me and smells alcohols do I have to to identify myself or give him my age.
http://www.oag.state.va.us/files/Opinions/2002/02-082.pdf
I did some research and found this opinion from a commonwealth attorney stating I do not have to identify myself under a legal investigation even if the cop had reasonable suspicion. It does states in some circumstances you do have to identify but for the court cases supporting the circumstances it relates to identifying the individual and not to determine age.

Answer:
 Virginia does not have a statute requiring you to identify yourself to a police officer during an encounter.

The officer has a couple of options at that point.

He or she can let you go.

Or he or she can arrest you on suspicion of underage consumption of alcohol because you look younger than 21 and stink of booze.  Then you will be held until your identity can be ascertained.


Title: What happens if I don’t show up to a hearing?

Question:
I had a $1300 credit card that I didn’t pay off because some charges on it were not valid, at the time i filed claims and what not but they didn’t cancel them. After fees and everything it came up to like 2000 and was charged off. A year after a mail was sent for a scheduled hearing for that bank vs me! Im not in that address no more because i moved to a different state a year ago, and the credit now has been closed for about 2 years. I don’t know what to do, and i can make it there because I just finished my exams for my junior year if college and the date is in two days. Please help!
Topic:
Credit Debt Bankruptcy

Answer: They'll get a default judgment for whatever they're asking. It will likely be significantly more than $2,000.


Title: Clarification on roommate eviction?

Question:
Central Mississippi resident, here. I have a destructive roommate who owes me over $500 at this point, plus I'll have to replace the carpet in her room because her weenie dogs aren't house trained. I requested numerous times that she moved out, and then per request of the first deputy, served her an unofficial eviction notice detailing dates and balances on 'Wednesday, and then Thursday morning I went to civil court and served her with the formal eviction. She has been putting off paying me, saying she's moving out any ol' time now, for three weeks. She was making no effort to make arrangements, clearly intending to just wait it all out, until I flipped the breaker to her room several days ago, and locked the bathroom last night. I've been making this wonderful house as uncomfortable as I can in petty ways, because before I was, she was making no attempt to leave, flatly telling me I'd have to take her to court to evict her. She's calling deputies to the house over everything, using 911, for silly stuff that they don't really have any say over.

She's already declared to today's deputy that she's moving out today, but intends to make me drag through court eviction to get her stuff out. She's already taken herself and her dogs and some necessaries.

Now correct me if I'm wrong, but by moving out, she's cooperated with the eviction and has forfeited her right to the house, right? The Sargeant I ran this by said it sounded right but couldn't say for sure, and asked that I leave the house available to her at least for today/tonight. I've already changed the front door lock, I've been leaving the bank porch for unlocked for her, which drives her nuts. The way I'm thinking, she forfeited her right to the house, and tonight or tomorrow I'm entitled to lock her out. She then has to make an appointment with me to let her get her stuff. Next Friday I should be free to box her things and put it in the garage.

The eviction process is done now, right?

Edit - okay, so what CAN I do to encourage a squatter to stop squatting? After listening to her talk about the kind of crap she's used to living in, my house is a crazy luxury. It's a quality, slightly older, middle class home with brand new utilities, including tankless water heater. I just bought it in November and she took a room late December. I've been working on remodeling this house constantly, and have gotten dog piss and shit stained into the carpet, wood, and furniture for my trouble, which she refuses to clean up and tries to blame on my dog, who is easily 5x their size and obviously not the one making those potties. She ran over a quart of semi gloss oil paint, let the dogs track it into the house, and refused to clean it up. Her room is a filthy pack rat's nest that smells of Bo and dog. What little carpet is visible is covered in pee stains. She was fired for incompetence almost immediately after moving in, and managed to lose her severance package. She has belligerently refused to acknowledge my attempts to collects rent, even walking past me in my home like I don't exist. I started this completely civil, with every consideration. I'm a good and nice person, but her attitude and entitlement is infuriating. I'm at my wit's end. She's costing me money, and intends to cost me more before it's over. I am not a rich person. I have what I have because of a carefully balanced budget.

Answer:
 > I flipped the breaker to her room several days ago, and locked the bathroom

That's illegal. Her calling 911 is appropriate when you are trying to illegally evict. You need to file a court order for eviction. If her stuff is there, she is not moved out. You cannot change the locks. That is illegal.


Title: [CA] Our parked car got hit. Luckily the driver was nice enough to report it, but we have some concerns. What are our rights?

Question:
Got a knock on our door from a policeman last night. Our car got clobbered pretty hard by a young driver. We exchanged info.

Our concern is that the damages exceed the KBB value of the car and they're going to try to cut us a check and total the car.

The problem is that we will not be able to replace this car for the KBB value. Even though it's almost 10 years old, it has low miles and has been well taken care of.

We feel bad for the kid who hit our car but we do not want to get screwed from this. Can we legally demand that his insurance company fix our car instead of totalling it?

Answer:
 You only get what the car is worth. If you can find proof that similar cars sold for other amounts, then use that.

The insurance will not pay you more than the car is worth. You are not owed more than the car is worth.Answer #2: The insurance companies don't jut go off the kbb value. They will look at comparable sales in the area and if it would cost more to repair than what it is worth will pay that out. With that money you should be able to buy a similar car.


Title: [Arkansas] State college requiring mandatory sexual harassment training for all students?

Question:
I go to a state college in Arkansas and just received an email from the school regarding mandatory sexual harassment training for all students.  Here is the first part of the email:

> As part of our comprehensive sexual misconduct prevention and awareness programming, [public university] expects for all students enrolled for the 2014-2015 academic year (including graduate students), to complete Haven—an online course on healthy relationships, sexual violence, stalking, and relationship violence—which is designed to help you understand sexual assault and to learn about consent.
>
> Completion of this course by the course deadline is mandatory.
>
> The course has two sections, both of which must be completed to fulfill this requirement.  You are required to complete Part 1 of Haven by October 1, 2014.  You are required to complete Part 2 of Haven by December 1, 2014.

I'm not particularly interested in completing this "training."  I see they did not outline any consequences for students who do not meet the deadlines or complete the training, so I'm inclined to think that there will be none.  I have a hard time imagining what they could possibly do to someone who did not complete the training.

Can a public university enforce required training on students?

Answer: Go to another school if you don't like the rules this one has. Life is filled with plenty of things we have to do that we don't like. Your parents should have taught you that but they didn't. And there is not a law that covers everything. Would you really expect there to be a law that says public universities cannot mandate certain types of classes for their graduates? You seem like someone who is in dire need of as much education as possible.Answer #2: They can refuse to grant you your degree. Or refuse to allow you to register for classes, because you haven't completed a mandatory requisite. I mean they have all the power here, so you would be wise to complete the course.


Title: Can a neighbor claim "historical use" to drive over my property?

Question:
OREGON, USA: I just bought five acres of land. My neighbor (who bought his land three weeks after me but also owned it years ago) is unnecessarily driving over my property, claiming that that part of his circular driveway has been there for years (it has).

He contends that he can drive over any part of the easement, even if it is not on the right-of-way, even though he has another driveway just 50' further. That is, his driveway starts in the easement but well on my land, and then goes along the easement, through my front yard, until it finally turns into his yard. And he contends that I cannot landscape or do anything near that part of my land because it is his driveway.

Lastly, and inexplicably, the sheriff (who has been called) seems to be backing the neighbor even though no-one disputes the property line. The neighbor claims *historical use*.

Answer:
 So he had an easement on your property? Is it on the deed? Answer #2: When you purchased the property was the easement disclosed in writing or verbal?

Can your neighbor show you an easement in writing?

Does your neighbor have another way to go into their property?

My basic questions.  More may come later Answer #3: You need to talk to an attorney to sort this out. I think he claiming this https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/who-can-claim-property-based-adverse-possession-oregon.htmlAnswer #4: Is there an easement listed on your property's title?   If not then your neighbor would need to be able to show he has been making use of your property for at least ten years in order for there to be a prescriptive easement.


Title: CA - Breeder withheld my puppy due to cosmetic issues from an insect sting. Now charging me $750 for cancelling the agreement. Is this right?

Question:
In June, I chose to adopt a puppy from a well known breeder of a specific breed. This is a rare breed, that has only been recognized by the UKC and AKK for the past 10 years. It's a relatively new breed, so there aren't too many breeders around. After my dog passed away in 2005, I did not look into getting a dog until a few years ago.

I wanted a very specific dog, one that is rare to find in shelters and such, so I chose to do some research on the reputable breeders. I finally found one last year and joined their wait-list.

In June, I got an email of the dog that I had been waiting for and I quickly put a deposit and the rest of the money was due a week later. After the payment went through, I went and bought all of her essentials, bed, food, crate, bowls, carrier, etc. I even went and scheduled puppy socialization classes for the week she was going to arrive.

The puppy turned 8 weeks of age on July 10th. And I had arranged with the breeder that I would pick her up the day of. The breeder is located 4 hours away so I was already up there during the weekend, the night before I was supposed to pick the puppy up, I got an email stating that my puppy was stung that week on Tuesday and that I would not be able to bring her home the next day.

I was disappointed but I understood that the puppy needed the extra time to get back to health. Leading up to the day of her sting, I got weekly email updates provided by my breeder that included 3 pictures; however, after the incident, my breeder claimed they had technical difficulties sending me update pictures.

I let them know that I understood and thanked them for taking my puppy to the vet to get her checked up, and that to let me know when she is back to health and I would pick the puppy up asap. After this, weeks has passed and still no pictures and no update on when my puppy would be ready for pickup.

I continuously voiced my concerns about the puppy getting socialized with my family cat and the big city life, that it was important for her to come home to me during her twelfth week of age, and my breeder agreed to it being important to me. However, she still refused to send me pictures until I told her I would be willing to sign a non-disclosure for her pictures, this was at her 13th week of age. After I received the pictures, the breeder told me that would not be able to let her come home to me until August 27th, making her 15 weeks at this time.

This specific breed is very shy, and after 6 years of research and time spent with my friend's dog of the same breed, early socialization was the main concern of mine and I have made this very clear, not her atheistic issues which was a patch of missing fur on her muzzle.

The puppy was validated by the vet at 10 weeks of age that she is back to health and was ready to go home with me. And I had offered on multiple occasions that I would not mind to take over the vet bills and would pay for her future follow up visits as long as I could pick her up asap. However, my breeders still chose to keep this puppy away from me until the patch of fur grew back. My breeder lives in a ranch in Nevada, which is a very secluded area and this puppy was not going to easily adapt to my environment as I live right in the middle of San Francisco.

Because this puppy has reached the peak of her early socializing stage, the breeder told me that I can pick another puppy from the upcoming litter. The new litter pictures was sent to me, and I was not interested as it did not share the characteristics I was looking for. So I asked for a refund.

The breeder told me due to me changing my mind, I would have to pay a cancellation fee of $750 and that it is final.

Is this right? Is there anything I can do about this? I had chosen this specific puppy due to her characteristics and not only is she a rare breed but her coat color is very rare as well, she was the only one in the litter that I wanted. The newer litter she offered me did not share any characteristics of the puppy I had chosen, and all the other owners had gotten their puppies from the same litter a month and a half earlier than I could, yet she is now stating I have to pay for cancelling.

Answer: Sorry but, you aren't seeking to "adopt" a dog. You are purchasing a dog.


Title: I was rear-ended, my insurance won't cover it, and the responsible party's insurance is giving me the runaround

Question:
Hi folks!

Quick summary:

* This happened in the Boston area in MA.
* While stopped at a red light, I was rear-ended by a driver essentially going full speed.
* My housemate who was riding with me at the time tried to call the police, but got an automated message that due to COVID-19, all crash reports had to be filed online.
* The other driver lied about her name, phone number, and insurance. She did not have her license or any other identifying information with her.
* I do not have collision insurance because my car was old at the time of purchase, I was naive when I bought it (eight years ago), and was advised not to get collision insurance.
* I was able to find the insurance for the other car, because I had the license plate number and took several photos.
* They sent out an appraiser who declared my car a total loss, and offered to pay me an as-yet-undecided sum for the car to tow and scrap it.
* However, they've been "trying to get in contact" with their insured party (different name than the driver gave) and if they can't get in contact with them to find out more about the driver/get their side of the story, they say they'll drop my claim.
* I've filed a police report online and confirmed it was received.

My central questions:

* Can they just drop my claim?
* Do I have any other recourse?

More detail:

* I was driving my housemate home from adopting a cat from the MSPCA. We were on the road about ten minutes when we stopped at a red light. I happened to glance up at my rearview mirror, had enough time to think "hey, that car's going kinda fast-" and then we were rearended at full speed.
* We got out to look at the damage and check on the other driver (I was kind of freaking out, yelled "what the fuck," and then apologized) and then I and the other driver pulled our cars forward out of the intersection to a wider shoulder of road where we could stop safely.
* I assessed the damage and started taking photos, and my roommate called the police. However, she was directed to an automated message about reporting crashes/other incidents online, and no police were dispatched.
* That being said, as I and the other driver (we'll say she gave her name as Betty) were exchanging info, a police car happened to drive by. They were visibly reluctant to get out due to COVID-19, and when they saw we were exchanging information, they kept driving.
* As soon as the cops left, Betty revealed that she didn't have a license, at least not with her.
* I gave her my name and phone number (she was older, and appeared to be having trouble entering that information in her phone, though she may have just been pretending) and told her my insurance was \[BLANK\] Insurance. The second I said that, she hastily said she had insurance with the same company.
* She gave me a name that later turned out to have no listing with regards to the car/no details findable online, and two numbers ("hers" and "her sister's") which turned out to be inactive.
* She drove off, and I called a AAA tow truck and Lyft for me, my housemate, and the new cat, as parts of my bumper were dragging on the ground from the impact.
* The next day, I called my insurance company, who were unable to do anything for me without collision insurance, but who were able to look up the car that hit me via the license plate and photos, and found it registered to someone at \[OTHER INSURANCE\].
* I called \[OTHER INSURANCE\]'s local office and set up a claim with them, sending pictures and details.
* I also, now that I had more details on the car's registration and official owner (if not the driver), submitted a police report to Boston PD online. (I've submitted one to my insurance too, and tried to submit one to the RMV, but they don't have an email address and trying to contact them is like pulling teeth)
* \[OTHER INSURANCE\] sent out an appraiser who looked at the damage, the age of my car, and the mileage, and delcared it a total loss.
* The agent at \[OTHER INSURANCE\] said that if my claim went through, this meant they would pay me a sum for the car, and then tow and scrap it. She sent me an incident report to fill out, which I submitted.
* Since then, over the past two weeks, she has been trying to contact her insured via email and phone, and hasn't been able to reach her; she hasn't found any information on the driver, and we've concluded the driver gave a false name. She contacted the insured's daughter, who claims to know nothing about this.
* My insurance gave me the address of the person who holds the policy of the other car when they told me her name; I'm obviously not going to use this information in any malicious manner, but I did some googling around with the name and address and going off that and the estimated ages listed online for the insured and her daughter, I'm guessing the driver was actually one of those two.
* The \[OTHER INSURANCE\] agent told me early last week that if they can't get through to the other party, my claim will be flatly denied; ever since she told me that, in every point of contact we've had, she's made sure to "sadly" drop that in the conversation, as if trying to discourage me.
* I called my insurance, and they pretty much confirmed that's standard practice.
* Since the beginning of this week, I haven't been able to get in contact with the \[OTHER INSURANCE\] agent directly, just gotten maudlin "sigh we'll probably have to deny you" voicemails in response to my calls.
* I've determined that today, if I don't get a call back from her, I'm going to call and ask to escalate the case.

r/legaladvice, what can I do? What recourse do I have?

...also I've never written up something like this before, let me know if more detail is needed, I'm trying to leave out anything identifying because I don't want to cause anyone harm.

Answer:
 They'll drop the claim as there's no proof that their client was responsible.

Your recourse would be to pursue it civilly either in small claims court or regular court. You'd need proof of the identity of the driver. That would likely involve a private investigator to track them down, and I suspect you'd be entering "getting blood from a turnip" territory.

I'll bet the driver was suspended or otherwise had no license, and the car owner is claiming to not know anything because they'd get in trouble for knowingly letting a non-licensed driver operate their car.


Title: Towing Company Crashed My Car

Question: So, my wheel axle on my car broke yesterday morning, I called a tow truck to come pick it up today to take it to my mother's house where it can get fixed by a local mechanic. So I gave them the keys to the car here at my home & he removed the emergency break off so it would move. Well, when he brought the car to my mother's home he parked it on a hill and gave her the keys. He did not put the emergency break back on when he left the car so a few minutes later the car rolled down the hill & crashed into a wall. He is claiming he isn't responsible for the damages because we didn't inform him about the emergency break having to be on, but when he received the car the emergency break was on. Can I peruse this at all or am I stuck with a totaled car?

Answer: Do you have auto insurance? File a claim. Your insurance will fight with the tow companies insurance to get their money.


Title: Drunk driver hit me - need advice on legal options

Question:
I'm located in California.

Last night, I was at a complete stop, and a drunk driver rear ended me while driving around 30-35mph. I was pushed into the car in front of me, but the police told me that I would not be at fault since my car was considered "disabled" the moment it was struck.

Now, here's the kicker - the drunk driver was in a company vehicle, and it's a rather large and well known niche company here in my small town.

I went to the ER today, had X-Rays done, which I assume will be paid for by the offender. Other than neck/back pain, the doctor said I should be able to return to work within a week or two.

What are my practical options in this case? Can I press charges against the company, as well as the individual? He was promptly arrested on site after the accident occurred.

Thanks for any insight. I'm pretty devastated on losing my car, more than anything. It was a heavily modified show car, worth quite a bit of money (to me), and I'm completely heart broken. Even if it's repaired and not totaled out, I don't want it anymore. There's no way it will ever be the same, nor will I be able to return it to the quality it once was. Can I legally refuse to retain the vehicle even if my insurance adjuster says it can be fixed? I'd honestly rather move on at this point, knowing I will be losing thousands of dollars in (unclaimed) modifications to the car - some of which were custom, and I won't be able to replicate.

Answer: You do not press charges, the government does. Contact your insurance. Alternatively, you can try to sue the driver and company yourself. You can retain the vehicle.


Title: School Withholding Transcripts for Non-Financial Reasons and It's Affecting My Mom's Employment

Question:
Hi all - Two months ago my mother moved from Virginia to **Pennsylvania** where she received a job offer in her field, massage therapy. She was told that she would need to acquire a new license to work, from the PA state government, by filling out an application and getting her old school to send a form verifying that she graduated, along with her transcripts.

*The issue?* The school's parent company, Cortiva, can only fulfill the request through their HQ in Utah (the original campus closed) and after several calls and emails back and forth, the request still has not been completed, leaving her unable to work.

In this case, she has no outstanding payments, they simply keep dropping the ball on getting the forms back.  Outside of filing a complaint with the BBB for their terrible customer services practices, is there some sort of legal action that we can take for the loss of wages, lack of response, etc?

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**TL;DR:** If a school refuses to verify your graduation/send transcripts and it's affecting you ability to obtain a job, do you have grounds for taking legal action?

Answer: Just to note, but the BBB rating means squat, as those can be erased or suppressed by throwing money at the group (which it has some notoriety for).


Title: My sister had a c-section and they left fragments of the placenta in her.

Question: It's been a few weeks since the c-section and she is in the ER now. Do we have some kind of lawsuit here?

Answer:
 Only in America do people let doctors save their lives and then try to sue them for the favor.

Retained placental fragments is a widely known complication of C-sections, you have no case. Answer #2: It would come down to specific facts of the case but a retained placenta is a very common and well known complication of childbirth so I very much doubt that the doctor could be successfully sued for this.
I was a postpartum nurse for 10 years and it happened frequently. It usually presents as severe postpartum hemorrhage shortly after birth but if the fragments are very small, the symptoms are not so obvious. This is why we stress to new mothers that they should monitor bleeding and pain level after discharge from the hospital. Your sister can consult with a medical malpractice lawyer if she likes.


Title: I'm making an iOS app that might cause seizures in people with epilespy. What is my legal duty of care?

Question:
Hello!

I'm located in Maine (USA), but this question is for an app that will be sold on the iOS App Store.

I am making an app that visualizes reaction-diffusion systems, which produce some cool effects. The app gives users the ability to modify the math behind how these work, which can lead to very rapid strobing and pulsing visuals, and I'm concerned that these can trigger seizures in people with epilepsy.

I have an epilepsy warning that requires the user to press "ok" before the app fully launches. I will also prominently feature an epilepsy warning on the App Store page.

My questions are these:
1. Is my epilepsy warning enough to legally protect me if a person decides to ignore it and suffers a seizure?
2. Is this epilepsy warning what epileptic people expect? Is there a better, more standard way of warning people?

Thank you!

Answer:
 1. It mitigates your liability.  The fact that you aren't deliberately doing it and it is instead caused by a combination of user selections also mitigates your liability.  These would be used as defenses if you are sued for triggering epilepsy in someone.

2. There are several boilerplate epilepsy warnings I quickly found by googling it.  See if any of those fit your purposes and use similar text in your warning.Answer #2: I’m epileptic and not photosensitive. There is an active epilepsy subreddit that has a number of users who are photosensitive and would likely be willing to give you their opinion although I recognize that doesn’t cover your ass from a legal perspective.

Just as a heads up: only a small percentage of people who are epileptic are photosensitive, and those who are seem to have an idea of what kinds of things may include triggers.

Thank you for your care and concern!


Title: Someone bashed in my car window in the shopping mall parking lot

Question: I left my dog in the car. It’s 60 degrees Fahrenheit and I even cracked 2 different windows open. Still someone bashed in our car window. Now it’s pouring and there’s a window missing. I don’t know what to do. He was in the car for 35-40 minutes tops.

Answer:
 > I don’t know what to do.

Make a police report and call your insurance?


Title: Received Marriage Certificate without getting a license - I DIDN'T WANT IT!

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Did you sign anything? This sounds extremely weird.


Title: If you were being held captive and they gave you heroin to subdue you then you escaped and drove away could you get a DUI?

Question: I get this isn’t really realistic and you (at least I hope) wouldn’t get charged in this situation, but if your local law enforcement were all Aholes does the law permit a charge here?

Answer: You could, but it would most likely be threw out of the court. Charges wouldn't stick


Title: Is it necessary to declare income made in Bitcoins?

Question:
I work as a freelancer, and I'm getting paid in cryptocurrency. This is the only work I do besides tutoring high school students. I need to pay rent and bills, and I don't pay taxes on the money I make tutoring either. Do I need to pay taxes on BTC or ETH income? Sorry, I've never had to pay bills/rent/taxes before.

Thanks

Answer: Yes.


Title: How long does a judge have to file a judgment in a civil suit? Austin, Texas Travis County

Question:
Filed a civil suit against previous landlord for failure to return our deposit within 30 days.  Original hearing was on 2/6 of 18.  Austin Texas, Travis County JP 1.

Been scouring the code and I'm not 100% sure that I have a legit answer on how long it takes a judge to give us their judgment but I believe it to be 90 days but that was yesterday, so today would be the final day.

I can imagine, putting pressure on a judge to make a judgment is not exactly going to help us win favor with the judge however, I'm hoping to get some answers in case this goes on for another few months.

Thanks in advance

Answer: [Per this](http://www.txcourts.gov/media/1437060/rules-of-judicial-administration-updated-with-amendments-effective-march-22-2016.pdf), it's within 12 months for a civil non-jury case.


Title: If a big company interfered with your own business...Do they have to compensate you?

Question:
Location: Houston, Texas

So I wanted to get cable in my room and Xfinity sent some dude who was 19...Worked for them for a month...And his last job was McDonald's...They sent him and he is slow as hell...Not like mentally but like he took a long time and didn't know what he was doing...

So he got his stepdad here as well and they finally install my cable but apparently he was doing something about the cable in the backyard and just yesterday another cable guy came here to upgrade our Wi-Fi...And then told us that the last guy blew up a transformer and it fucked up almost all the neighbors cable...and internet.

Now the new dude spent like from 2PM all the way to like 5-6PM working on it...And told us 10 more minutes...He just left after that (I'm using my data)

We also have a business of our own and get calls from the home phone (office phone) which in turn we lose money from each call we miss pretty much.

The calls from the home phone are then forwarded to the main cell phone...But without the home phone it can't happen.

Xfinity is either going to come out today or Thursday.

Can Xfinity be held responsible for any money we lose to our company?

Answer:
 >Can Xfinity be held responsible for any money we lose to our company?

No. Your agreement with Xfinity states that service may be subject to interruption for any time for multiple reasons, including equipment failure and their need to make repairs. It also contains a service level agreement, which reiterates that your service is NOT guaranteed (unless you're on a business-class package) and that you agree that such interruptions are fair given the price you're paying.

If you ARE on a business-class package (far more expensive than residential services), contact your representative and ask for a service level adjustment. Your agreement will spell out how much you're entitled to for each hour or day of interrupted service.

In either case, your agreement contains a mandatory binding arbitration clause. By agreeing to that, you've voluntarily waived your right to sue Xfinity, even if they break the law. You can try arbitration, but that's a can of worms that is almost certainly a waste of time.


Title: My employer fired me for not learning quickly enough? [RI]

Question:
I got hired a few months ago, and am still going through training for a job. The company I got hired for has a big amount of training, which is mostly reading that you do. The other trainings are in person, and are spaced apart for the first three or four months of your training. My last training wasn't due until a couple weeks into December. I told my manager numerous times the computer trainings are overwhelming to me. I don't learn well from reading, I better hands on.

About a week ago, I was late because I had to take my husband to work (we share a car), and I hit traffic. I left over an hour before my shift to make sure I got there on time, but due to traffic I was 15 minutes late. That day my manager pulled me into the office and said I've clocked in for my shift after my scheduled time multiple times, and I don't seem to be picking up on my training quickly enough. Their tone was more accusatory than helpful. They used phrases such as, "You aren't getting it and I don't know if you aren't getting it because you don't understand or you don't care. But you've done enough trainings to understand by now." They more or less said I ask too many questions, but like I said, I'm still in training, so I don't see the issue with asking questions. This particular station they were complaining about I only trained at a couple weeks before that and they typically only schedule me for one or two days a week. So I had maybe 5 days total on this station, but during my shifts they always have me focus on other tasks, as opposed to focusing on this one station I was supposedly struggling with.

They also said my availability changed since my interview, but it hasn't. I'm in school and made my exact availability known to them in the interview, to which they agreed they would have no problem scheduling me for at least 30 hours a week. But never scheduled me for 30 hours a week, because my availability "made it difficult."

So, I worked one day for four hours after my manager talked to me, and I was very early for my shift, clocked in and got started. Then I wasn't scheduled again until today. I clocked in early and immediately went to work. She asked me an hour before my shift was scheduled to end to clock out and she needed to talk to me in the office.

She then said I still haven't improved and my availability changed and they needed to let me go because of this. Where do I go from here? I've never been fired from a job and I'm at a loss.

Answer: Yes, they can fire you for this. Sorry it happened, but it sounds completely legal from what you've said. [File for unemployment](http://www.dlt.ri.gov/ui/) and move on.


Title: Friend unknowingly bought heroin and got caught with it, what can he do now?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: He needs to find a lawyer **ASAP** and do everything the lawyer says. His possible punishment depends on how many grams he had.


Title: [MA] Sister and Mom bought a car - The dealership gave her a "discount", and instead of taking 2,500 off the car, like they said, they maxed out two credit cards under their names.

Question:
So, as the story goes, this is by way of mouth, I wasn't there.

We won a contest in the mail, it was one of those President's Day events where they use the lot as a hub for unsold cars, and the salesmen come with them.

We won $2,500 off a car, sounds great, right? They got a used car, 2015, good price, and they used that thing we won in the mail to take $2,500 off the car, they also had them both sign up for a credit card, and they though "Wow sounds great, have an emergency only credit card on hand", only to find out that when we tried to use it, it said it was maxed out.

We contacted the dealership, and they said to give them the forms, and they would pay for it, we faxed and e-mailed them, they won't return our calls, so we've disputed it with the credit card company.

My mom is on the phone with them now, and it seems like it's not going to work, and that we're going to be responsible for a charge they did not agree to.

What are my options? She's going to go up there tomorrow, what sort of game plan should she bring?

Edit: So apparently the credit card company didn't put the paperwork through to actually contest it, so now that ball is rolling.

In the meantime I'll have her find the contract tomorrow and I'll look it over. Despite my name, I don't actually live with her, lol. Thanks for the help!

Answer:
 > We won a contest in the mail

No you didn't. You fell for a sales gimmick.

Was this charge on the credit card made without their signature? Or did they sign it but didn't know what they were signing?Answer #2: Just a FYI, you didn't win anything in the mailAnswer #3: I once 'won' a key to a lock-box at a car dealership to see if I won a car.   I showed up, saw about 5 thousand keys tossed on the table around the lock-box that looked just like my key.   I knew I didn't win before I even tried.

Dealerships do really crappy things. Answer #4: You didnt win a competition and you very likely did not completely read the contract you just signed.

I would start by re-reading the forms you signed.Answer #5: What was charged on the CC? This story doesn't make sense. Who bought the car, how was it being finance? Answer #6: >She's going to go up there tomorrow, what sort of game plan should she bring?

You're going to have to begin by reading the contract. Did it authorize the $2,500 charge?

Also, as other have said, this was a sales gimmick not a contest. Sorry to hear your sister and mom fell for it.


Title: During a period of depression/gambling I sold items which I did not provide (UK) due to gambling.

Question:
I know this is UK not US but the principles are the same...

In early-2014, I was in a cycle of debt where I wouldn't have enough money to get through the month before my next pay. I would sell things to get enough money to last.

I got so desperate that I would sell things I did not own (for example, an iPad, iPhone etc), then buy the item I had sold when I got paid so I could send it to the buyer. For example:

*eBay member 'X' buys an iPhone from me off eBay. I would tell him that it wouldn't be delivered for a week. When I got paid I would then buy the iPhone he had paid for and send it to him.*

I would always have to sell at a much lower price so that I could have the price attractive enough for the buyer to purchase it. I would sometimes sell them at around 30% less than retail price, so I would always lose money but I just need to last until pay day.

I had a severe gambling problem at the time due to depression (which I still suffer with til this day - I have been in hospital due to depression and take meds).

I probably sold about 5 iPhones all succesfully, bought and sent them and received positive feedback. I have been a long established ebay member of 12+ years and over 800+ positive feedback up until this point.

So..

Finally I kept making losses so my money situation became even worse. I (wrongly) believed I could gamble my way out and chase my losses so I could afford to live.

I sold 2 iPhones and wrongly gambled the money to afford to live and to pay for the phones to send them. I lost the money. I repeated this and fell into a spiral, selling 10 iPhones in a day via eBay and losing all of the money.

I had no money left, and when I got paid I had nowhere near enough money to pay for the iPhones I sold.

I contacted all of the buyers, apologising profusely and lied saying that my "supplier" had gone bust and I couldn't get my money back or send them their items. I phoned eBay and gave them the same story not the truth and organised/told all of the eBay users how to claim their money back via the eBay money back guarantee.

All of the buyers claimed their money back from eBay and eBay invoiced me over £5k for refunds and fees. I have ignored all of their letters since. I have no mention of court action etc just letters from debt collection agents stating I owe eBay money.

I will be going bankrupt due to other debts (all through credit cards/loans but not for gambling - the only gambling debt was the eBay debt). In total I have around £50,000 of unsecured debt.

I am not asking for judgment on why I did it. I was depressed and was hospitalised months later. I was on lots of medications and going through a lot of stress at the time. I have stopped gambling. I just want to go bankrupt to start again.

My question is:

1. When going bankrupt, will the court/bankruptcy workers (official receiver) view this as fraud?

2. Will I likely be convicted?

3. Will they see that I had the intention to supply the goods I sold as I had previously fulfilled my sales and realise it was due to depression and gambling I made these mistakes?

Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 1.  "Yes" would be a safe bet.

2.  Maybe, no one here can tell with any degree of certainty.

3.  They'll "see" those things, sure, but they would make a very little difference, if any at all.


Title: I need legal advice on the steps our community is about to take in regard to my brothers death past Tuesday.

Question:
Hello everyone, last Tuesday I lost my 16 year old brother. He had fallen off the 5th floor of our local shopping mall and we cannot really determine if it was suicide, or an accident because there were no security guards or cameras present the area. I found out hours ago that our community was planning on suing the mall for negligence or something close to it. Apparently, my brother was the fourth person to have died in that mall; all deaths were covered up. Now I know it looks like we're just looking for someone to blame, but what grounds do we really have?

We're going against a very very powerful man. Any advice would be appreciated. I know laws vary around the world so general advice would do.

P.S. I'm from the Philippines

Answer:
 I'm sorry about your brother.

None of the regulars here know anything about Philippine law. What you and the other relatives of the four people who have died need to do is speak to an attorney.


Title: Am I being targeted for hate crime?

Question:
I'm in Utah, and I will not mention the sex of either parties involved. I will refer to my significant other as "my spouse", and the other two people as Person A and Person B.

I was out with my spouse while walking my dog in my usual area. We pass a particular house where a lot of the family members always hang out with the inhabitants of the house. The owners of the house were not outside, but the other family members were. Whenever we see the family outside, we always make it a note to say hi. We were always on friendly terms. Well, they had a couple of dogs outside, and one of the dogs decided to greet my dog. Their dog was older and bigger, but was happy to say hi. My dog obliged. Person A was sitting near the porch of the house had said, "How about you reel in your leash, dumbass?!"

We were confused because we had never had any problem with the people before.

My spouse told the person to "Just chill. We're fine." because we've seen that dog before, and they've met already. Person A says, "Don't you fucking tell me what to do." Spouse says, "It's called a Valium. Take one. We're fine." And we continued to let the dogs greet each other.  Person B gets up out of the chair, and got mad at my spouse. I began telling my spouse to let's just go. And I began shaking my head in disappointment over the situation.  We kept walking away, and then person B says "Are you calling me a pussy you fucking faggot?!" when neither of us had said such a thing. We were silent. We turn around, and Person B was still mad. Person B began to walk over to a parked vehicle (which I assumed was theirs) and reached over into the glove compartment. and said, "Don't you EVER walk down this street in MY HOOD again!"  We had already ran away at that point.

I took that as a sign that he was going to draw a weapon on us.

We don't look like everybody else in that area. The person who reached over into the glove box was unfamiliar to us. We had never seen that person before.

I know who Person A is and we've met before. This happened last Saturday.

Last Sunday we avoided that street all together until we saw Person A riding an adult sized tricycle on a different street. This person was with a small child. My spouse asked me if that was Person A. I was not sure, but person A and I had locked eyes. Person A stood right where they were and commanded the child to stop as well. We continued to walk in the opposite direction.

In order to find out if Person B actually lived at that residence, we took an alternate route and viewed the house from afar. Person B was seen looking down the street in an alert manner, and their chest was sticking out. We were lucky they didn't see us because their back was facing towards us. Even though there were a lot of people outside (a lot more than normal), we decided to avoid that street all together.

I am not sure if Person A was out riding their bike in order to find out where we live. I have never seen Person A riding any bikes in the neighborhood before.

I have not contacted the police just yet. This family is dangerous and is rumored to have ties to biker gangs (the owner of the house once bragged about having those ties back in the day, but said he was too old for that now). This was from a casual, friendly conversation from a long time ago. I paid it no mind at the time but now its a concern.

So far, I uploaded a live video streaming app on my phone just in case I should run into any of them in the future in order to build a case.

I'm asking you a few questions:

What are my next steps? Should I avoid that area even though I may not be able to since I live there? I know who person A is already. I know the names of the people who own the house (even though they themselves are not at fault due to not being outside to witness the situation).

So far, they don't know exactly where I live, but I know I'm going to run into them sooner or later. Outside of using a streaming app to record my walks, how do I protect myself without resorting to open carry?

Answer:
 Just ignore them.  Your spouse was escalating the situation as well.  You two were also looking for them(just as they, you).  Don't let this minor unpleasant conversation blow up any more.Answer #2: In what way is this a hate crime? Answer #3: > What are my next steps?

Um, mind your own business and ignore them?


Title: Someone is selling moonshine out of my family's restaraunt

Question:
So a local man that is well respected among everyone (And a regular customer) has been selling moonshine from my family's restauraunt. We have no alcohol for sale period in our establishment and don't even have anyone TABC certified working there. So i wanted to know if there was anything i can do legally.
Topic:
Alcohol Related Other than DUI

Answer:
 You call the TABC and tell them someone’s selling moonshine illegally on the premises of your business (obviously without your consent). Tell them, who, what, when, where.

Or, you just ask the guy to stop doing it and to take his business elsewhere.


Title: Penalties for someone caught crossing from Colorado into Kansas (on their way home to Missouri) with 10 lbs of marijuana? First offense, both federal and Kansas charges (THIS WAS NOT ME)

Answer:
 Tell your "friend" that there are only a handful of major routes that cross from Colorado into Kansas and guess what? KANSAS COPS ARE ONTO ALL OF THEM.

Don't try to transport drugs from Colorado into Kansas or any other state.  The cops aren't stupid.  This is easy pickings for them.

1) US 36

2) US 40

3) I - 70

4)  US 400

5) US 160

6) Route 96


Title: Got a ticket for possession under an oz in OR and paying it off slowly. Now that it's legalized will i still have to pay it after it goes into effect?

Question: explained in the title. ticket for speeding and less then an oz. kinda hefty so wondering if i still have to keep making payments on it or not. thanks!

Answer: Yes you will.Answer #2: Yes.Answer #3: It was a crime when you committed it


Title: Terminated apartment lease 7 months early; Recently billed for all 7 months; Letter threatened collection agency

Question:
Hello,

I recently terminated my lease for my apartment and paid a reletting fee (~1 month rent). The lease stated that I would pay rent until the apartment is able to find a replacement tenant. However, I recently received a bill that included rent for all the months left on the lease (>$8000).

My questions:

1. How should i proceed? I know i need to mail them a letter to dispute the bill. But what else?

2. Is it possible to renegotiate the lease termination? Offer to pay 1 or 2 months rent penalty?

It just doesn't seem fair for them to charge me the rest of the months on the lease. Aren't they obligated to make reasonable efforts to rent out the apartment? The state is Texas.

Thank you so much.

Answer:
 Hi,

Based on what I've read from http://texastenant.org/termination.html it looks like you're liable for the remaining months unless you reached a deal with your landlord (which it looks like you did). The website suggests (and I would too) getting that deal in writing. Even if it's an email or a text.

I would respond politely and seek to understand. The best ending to this is the landlord agreeing to not pursue the charges. If he won't agree and pursues you could go to small claims court and argue that he had previously verbally agreed to end your lease with just a one month fee.

Good luck.


Title: Liability for Chick-fil-a workers standing outside in the drive thru line?

Question:
I was at a Chick-fil-a drive thru today and noticed that they have their workers standing out in the drive thru line among the cars in the almost freezing cold to take people’s orders and deliver them their food. I understand that it’s necessary to speed up the ordering process given the sheer amount of people that are constantly there (had to be at least 100 cars when I went today), but there has to be some liability concern with the workers getting sick/frostbitten or hit by a car.

Obviously they’re doing the right thing from a purely economic standpoint. The risk of anything bad happening is fairly low, and the money that they’re making off of getting more customers through the line makes that risk more than worth it. I’m just wondering what the ethical implications are of this policy and what likely lead to the decision being made to allow this to happen.

Answer:
 Any injury (whether weather related or car related) will be a workman's comp issue.

Yeah, there is some risk, but no more than people driving or climbing ladders or whatever.


Title: USPS sent 401K check to the wrong address [TX]

Question:
My SO's mom has been going through some financial troubles. She withdrew her 401k account to have some extra money on hand, but the USPS guy dropped it at the wrong address. By the time they back-tracked and figured out *where* they left the check, the people had locked their door and drew the blinds. USPS knocked first, no reply, even though they were inside peeking out of the blinds. Called the police, they knocked. Still nothing. Police informed us they can't get a warrant or anything until it is 100% confirmed they have the check. (CLEARLY they have it, what other reason would you not answer the door for USPS and Police?)

Fast-forward a week, the old check is in the process of being cancelled, a new one was sent out to be HELD AT USPS OFFICE until she could go pick it up. Apparently nobody at USPS is using their heads because she just went up to the office and the package is out for delivery on a truck.

On top of all of this, the bank is now trying to put their home in foreclosure for a bill that wasn't paid due to this whole fiasco with USPS. I'm sure she will eventually get the check and resolve the situation with the bank, but is there any legal recourse for all of this? I'm not even directly involved and it has me extremely stressed out. I told her she should take it to small claims against USPS but would that be an option? Negligence? Or at the very least, emotional distress?

Answer:
 > (CLEARLY they have it, what other reason would you not answer the door for USPS and Police?)

They are American citizens who have freedom to not be bothered by every person who bothers their door.

The USPS can barely affordable payroll. Immunity aside what are you hoping to collect? Stamps?

If this is as frequent occurrence, encourage mom to get a PO Box or put a hold of ALL her mail


Title: first time being sued for a traffic accident back in 2012

Question:
I was involved in a wreck back in june 2012 and i just found out about it today. this is my first time being sued and its for 30,000$. they said its for medical bills but there was no ambulance on the scene and no mention of an ambulance on the police report. i just want to know what to expect and if theres a risk in them getting all 30,000. me being only 26 i cannot afford it. any input is appreciated

thanks

Answer: You'll need to contact your insurance company (from the period of the accident). They should help you.