Title: California. My mom's husband of 10 years is cheating on her. He doesn't know that she knows. I want to help her, but I'm not 100% sure where to start. (x-post from /r/cheating)

Question:
Like the title says, my mom's husband is cheating on her. I'm furious. My mom is such a caring, sweet person and she deserves so much better than this.

She overheard a phone conversation of him talking to the other woman, and last weekend while she was out of town at my place for couple of days he had someone over to their home for an extended period of time (someone had used things in her kitchen he never/doesn't know how to use, and he washed the bed sheets on their bed which she says is completely strange and something he has never done before). There is substantial evidence and we are sure this is happening, I just need help with what to do next.

His family is pretty wealthy and I know his parents would hire a good lawyer so I want to make sure she has solid evidence and it isn't just her word against his. I feel like we should gather evidence that he is cheating that she can take to a divorce lawyer, so I was considering buying some small cameras to set up in her home and having her come to my place for a couple of days to see if I can catch him in the act on camera.

Right now my mom feels trapped because she is being supported financially by her husband and is on his health insurance. She has a mild form of epilepsy which sometimes interferes with her daily life and the amount she is able to work. She does have a job, but would have trouble supporting herself without her husband and I want to make sure she gets taken care of after this. I would greatly appreciate any advice on what to do next from anyone who has been in a similar situation, or any legal advice anyone could offer. Thanks in advance, guys.

TLDR; Looking for advice on helping my mom get out of her relationship with her cheating husband, without being financially screwed.

Answer:
 CA offers no-fault divorce.  Their reasons for wanting to split up and who is at fault are only relevant if they have a pre-nup which has some rules regarding infidelity.  Absent that, she just needs to file for divorce and hire a good attorney.

I'd suggest against recording in secret, she could get in trouble for recording audio without consent, invasion of privacy (of the mistress, maybe both of them) and if it's publicized, violation of CA's revenge porn laws.


Title: Can i sue for free photos that are mine?

Question: I asked a friend to take baby photos. He did it as a gift and 2 years later, he refuses to hand them over. Said his computer died and all he has is the ones that are stamped with a watermark.  Can i sue? Small claims court? No contract  (stupid, i know) just a verbal contract and a few texts

Answer:
 You can sue him for your monetary damages only, which are $0.Answer #2: If you didn't pay, he owns the pictures. (And you have no damages.) And if the pictures were destroyed when his hard drive crashed, what are you hoping to get here? Courts can sometimes compel performance but they cannot resurrect dead hard drives. Anyway you apparently have no rights to the photos nor any monetary damages. Answer #3: > No contract (stupid, i know)

Presuming there was no exchange of money (or anything of value for him) then this contract would lack consideration. In other words, a valid contract will generally say "you throw me the idol, I throw you the whip" where both parties get something, it is a document detailing and memorializing the exchange.Answer #4: "Photos that are mine"

These photos are not yours.


Title: Landlord intentionally misled me in writing about electric metering

Question:
Not the most exciting ask of the day, but a clear cut one I hope. I moved into a short term lease (9 mos) in September. When I moved in, I asked the landlord how there are four units and a common basement with two coin op washer/dryers, but only 4 meters.

His response via text:
“The washer/dryer is not on your panel. There is a “common”panel we take care of every month.”

My response: opening the breaker boxes and finding labels like “basement light,” back hall light (communal, I tested), light over boiler in basement, etc. I opened another unit’s breaker: sump pump, washer, dryer, another sump pump, and some basement lights are on their box.

There are only four breaker boxes, labeled with each unit letter, and only four meters; one meter over each box.

So, am I being swindled? If so, what can I do? I was intentionally misled, in writing, and in doing so I have been led to pay for communal electric when I was specifically told I wasn’t paying for that.

If it’s necessary, I have pictures of all of this, but it’s about the same as what I’ve described here.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: You can ask an electrician to come in and look at the box to figure out if you are actually paying for the other electricity. Then, if you are, provide proof that you are and seek a refund. You will have to figure out what the amount of money would be appropriate.


Title: My 12 year old cousin is on life support after brain surgery. What's the law in MA on pulling the plug?

Question: The hospital told my aunt and uncle that it is Massachusetts state law to pull the plug on his life support/respirator after he is declared brain dead. My aunt and uncle want to wait just a few more days. Is there such a law in MA?

Answer:
 I am so very sorry for your loss.

And it is a loss, if your cousin has been declared brain dead.

If your relatives want to stay this they need a lawyer (like now) but don't expect to delay this much. There are specific standards that the hospital has to follow to make this declaration and while I understand that your family aren't ready to let go, if those standards are met we're talking about days at most.


Title: Moving out - Can Landlord enforce final inspection?

Question: I will moving out of my Ontario rental at the end of this month and my landlord has requested to complete a final walkthrough inspection the day I move out. He never took a security deposit so my question is by law do we HAVE to do a final inspection or is that just preferred? Personally, I would rather not do a walk through in person with my landlord as he has previously tried multiple attempts to put charges on us for "damages" never caused by my house or to our fault. Any advice?

Answer:
 > he has previously tried multiple attempts to put charges on us for "damages" never caused by my house or to our fault.

So then wouldn't it make more sense to be present when he inspects? How is you not being there going to stop him from charging you for damage?


Title: Mom "Accidently" used my social on her mortgage. Bad?

Question:
So. My mom and I have very similar socials. She just informed me that she "accidently" put mine on her mortgage. She says shes getting fixed. She always pays her bills on time and her credit is excellent. But I still worry about that fact that she can so easily put mine on her paperwork. so few questions:
1) how do mortgages work (in america, specifically florida)? If she fills out the paperwork with HER information, but puts someone elses social down, shouldnt it get rejected? Shouldnt some sort of redflag pop up?
2)Whats the worst that could happen in regards to this mortgage situation?
3)Has anyone ever gotten their socials changed? I know its doable. Im curious as to your experience in the matter.
4)anything else i should know? any other advice?

Answer:
 She's lying. She took out a mortgage in your name.Answer #2: that's not a fucking accident. it's mortgage fraud and identity theft.

using someone else's SSN is not a mistake someone accidentally makes. sure, anybody can make a typo, but if i want to use anyone else's SSN, including my kids', i have to look it up.

the /r/personalfinance wiki has information on freezing your credit reports. if she's done this once, chances are non-zero she'll do it again.Answer #3: How do you know that she always pays her bills on time and that her credit is excellent?Answer #4: I agree that this is likely fraud, and not an accident.  There will not be a way to "fix" this (in the sense that you imply, that she just contacts them and has the SSN changed)

1 - This definitely should have been caught.  Typically the Loan Officer taking the application would have used the SSN to pull credit (this is usually done using loan origination software). The software automatically populates the most important information (credit score, liabilities, etc.). This automation, along with the fact that your last names are possibly the same, may have led to the LO not noticing the credit report was for a different individual than the applicant.

The underwriter also should have noticed that the name on the credit report did not match the name on the application.

2 - The mortgage is fraudulent. See the following for more info about the "worst case":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortgage_fraud

3 - Not sure.

4 - Contact the credit bureaus and make sure the mortgage is removed from your credit report.


Title: Should i even bother

Question:
I was rear ended almost two years ago resulting in reconstructive knee surgery. 5 weeks before the statute of limitations was up my attorney withdrew due to time constraints, so i got another attorney, they didnt take the case because they didnt have time either, so i got another one, they wouldnt take the case either due to three "issues" 1. there was very minial damage to the vehicle, 2.  my knee had a previous dislocation 6 years before, was not at all related to the ligament tear caused by the accident but could be used against me, and 3. the damage to my knee wasnt known until i got out of the car and walked on it (duh) but again they can say i could have tripped outside the car and caused the damage since it wa weak from the previous injury (completely untrue but they can still use that against me) I only have 3 weeks to file suit and i will probably have to represent myself. my question is, should i even bother? i was forced to change careers since my previous job was labor oriented, i was put up in bed for 6 months and had to undergo 6 months of physical therapy after the surgery. all said and done it's cost over $100,000 (my insurance covered it) but i still had to change careers and take a 60% pay cut, and i now suffer from arthritis and constant annoying pain.

what should i do? please help, any advice is good advice.

Answer:
 You've had 3 lawyers tell you that your case isn't worth their time (translation, they don't expect to make any money from it.) That should be a big, giant red flag that your case, while important and tragic for you, is a loser as far as the legal system is concerned.

You are not a lawyer and have no experience in a courtroom. Lawyers go to schools for years to learn how to properly file and win lawsuits, and you have to learn how to do that in 3 weeks. Unless you're some kind of savant, that isn't going to happen.

It's a free country and you can do whatever you want. However, remember that 3 fully trained and experienced lawyers have decided that, based on their training and experience, they don't have a shot at winning your case.

You have an uphill battle ahead of you to say the least.


Title: My girlfriend's Dad spent her hard earned money and we're not sure if this can be considered theft

Question:
Hello /r/legaladvice!

My girlfriend and I (Living in US-PA) are looking to sort out a tricky situation.   She and I now run a business together ( I officially partnered a couple of months ago) in which she was previously the sole proprietor. She had employees that she payed on a biweekly basis (each received ~20,000 gross salary last year according to records) but let them both go before I partnered.  She had alluded to the fact that she was storing money from the business in a MMA, but I recently found out she didn't have any control over it.

It turns out that the account was in her father's name, and she had written checks out to his name for him to "hold on" to the money (she had expressed that she previously had issues with money and didn't trust herself with it.)  We have recently tried to get in touch with her father to get ahold of the assets.

Her father has not answered numerous phone calls, and we've reached out to other family members that live close by and are normally in close contact with him, but that has been to no avail.  I was informed today that my girlfriend's mother (who is divorced from her father yet still lives nearby) has expressed concern that he has been spending the money on renovations for his house.  All in all, there was at least 75,000 in the account at the beginning of the year which I had confirmed through records from last year, and my guess is that there is far less than that in there now.  What's worse is that she had mentioned that she previously suspected him of exhibiting similar behavior, which had him "paying off" her student loans that she knew were long paid off.

Seeing as this isn't my family,  my interest in this issue I have is the fact that this is my SO, and as someone who officially has 50% stake in the business in which this money would made for, I believe that also allows me control of 50% of these assets.  My suggestion was that we go pay a visit to her father--he lives in the midwest and we live in the northeast; she feels like that would be a waste of money, because it wouldn't do any good.  My thinking is that the first step is to determine what, if any, of the funds are left, but she is vehemently opposed to that, claiming that I "don't know her family"  Without getting too much into /r/relationships territory, is it possible to make a legal case for something like this?

Answer:
 She put it in his bank account. He can spend his money as he seems fit. If she had her own bank account, this wouldn't be a problem.

She can try to argue it back but the fact is she screwed up.


Title: Can someone answer a question involving legal consent to search me and my friend were discussing?

Question:
So obviously smelling marijuana is justifiable cause to search a car or house, but if you have weed incense and show them the incense when they smell it will that remove the cause? Because the incense will clearly be making a weed smell and they have no proof that actual weed is the cause of the smell. Now they can't search your weed ridden car? Checkmate?

I'm in Missouri btw
Topic:
Drug Possession

Answer: Claiming you're burning 'weed incense' probably isn't going to eliminate/remove probable cause.


Title: [California] Sold house and hold the note myself. I forgot to notify buyer of last payment due?

Question:
Hi.  California, but I live out of state. A few years ago when I sold the single-family home we arranged payments whereby I hold the note myself.  So many payments at $X, then a balloon payment of $Y.
 According to my amortization schedule, X payments ended in late June.  I received another X payment dated July. When I looked at my note, it says:
"If this note is secured by real property consisting of one to four residential dwelling units, and is for a term of more than one year and includes a balloon payment provision, the following applies:
This note is subject to Section 2966 of the Civil Code, which provides that the holder of this note shall give written notice to the trustor, or his successor in interest, of prescribed information of at least 90 and not more than 150 days before any balloon payment is due."

it looks like this applies here and I messed up and failed to notify the trustor (the buyer?).  What do I do?  Original realtor is out of business and the buyer has changed the bank that issues the checks a few times. Have I forfeited the last payment?

Answer:
 [Here's the law](https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/civil-code/civ-sect-2966.html)

> Failure to provide notice as required by subdivision (a) does not extinguish any obligation of payment by the trustor, except that the due date for any balloon payment shall be the date specified in the note, or 90 days from the date the delivery or mailing of the notice, or the date specified in the notice, whichever date is later.

Just send the notice and your 90 day period for payment starts on the date the notice is received.


Title: Girlfriends Dad

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Not be dating a 15 year old at 18.  Other than that, her dad is free to go after you to protect his daughter.Answer #2: Keep in mind that getting charged with statutory rape is as easy as her saying you two had sex. And I've seen firsthand a girl testifying against her boyfriend because her dad told her to.

You should get out now before you ruin your life over a child.


Title: City closed for movie filming - What are small business rights?

Question:
A movie is being filmed in front of my restaurant. Roads are closed for 3 blocks in all directions. No notice was given. The police and staff are occupying my picnic tables and shooing away all foot traffic, except for "between scenes", which is meaningless from a potential customer's perspective. Can I ask them to leave? What are my rights?

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EDIT: Location: Boise, ID. I wasn't able to find the location manager, they had broken for broken for lunch. I did file a claim with Nationwide. I'll share what happens.

Answer:
 Not a lawyer, as business owner who had a lot of filming happening at my old location: find the AD. There will be someone onsite with an envelope full of money. Calculate how much you're losing, and ask for that amount. This is budgeted for, the production manager will have a number they're prepared to pay. If they refuse, now would be an excellent to catch up on any construction projects you're unable to get to when there are customers present. If the noise from the hammers and saws is bothering you, crank up the music and get to work. Answer #2: You can probably run some quick math to show how much you likely would have made that day, make a high estimate and a low estimate.

Also, count up your upkeep costs and employee wages and stuff for the day.

Look at the total amount, and cut it in half (lawyer’s fees, and its possible the court might not grant you upkeep fees or something).  If it worth it for you to hire a lawyer to recover that final amount, hire a lawyer to recover the final amount. Answer #3: Yes you can ask.

They can say no.

If the cops have barricades and are in on it, it was cleared with the city. You neglected to list your location despite multiple prompts so I can't tell you if you needed to be informed or by who. Answer #4: If you have Business Interruption insurance on your property policy it may kick in here.  Check with your agent.Answer #5: Ask a high school band students to come and blow there brains out, I am a trumpet player lol.

In all seriousness wish you luck


Title: (MA) Landlord changing lease months after renewal offer is accepted

Question:
I live in Cambridge, MA with my husband.

We moved into this apartment on August 1, 2014. We have renewed our lease twice so far.
My landlord requires a 90 day notice to let her know if we'll renew the lease for the next year, we usually let her know by then once she calls and lets us know about any increases on rent, but she tends to not send the new lease for us to sign until two weeks before the new lease starts. The important part here is that she ends up changing or adding/removing clauses after we had agreed to renew the lease already, and doesn't mention these changes until the new lease shows up for us to sign in the mail a few days before the new term begins, basically pressuring us to accept them.

We had a security deposit equal to one months rent since move in until last year. In one of those last-minute changes of hers, she decided two days before the new lease was to begin that she wanted the security deposit for last months rent instead or she wouldn't send the new lease for us to sign. We agreed because we had no other choice, we couldn't (of course) find anywhere to move to in two days.

So my question is, how legal are these last minute changes of hers?

Also, can she decide this year upon renewal to charge us for a new security deposit, since she eliminated the previous existing one? I really need to know the answer to this last question because if it's in any way possible, we'll be very inclined to move out this year.

Lastly, if we move out and there is no security deposit anymore, what can she charge us for damage-wise? The apartment has been well kept, but I'd like to be prepared in case she decides to charge us for small things.

Thank you!

Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: What does your current signed lease say regarding hold over or renewal?


Title: Could I get a raincheck for an item I ordered for in store pickup after they called to tell me I had my item reserved for 24 hours only to find they sold it before I arrived? [Cali]

Question: Went to Fry's to get a deal on a high end  PC, they called me in the morning to tell me they had it aside for me to pick it up but when I got there they told me it was sold out. They said they don't give rainchecks. The exception for rainchecks seems to be on the basis of availability [ 'While supplies last'] but it seems that my supply should have lasted for at least 24 hours, removing this exemption? I am not sure how to go forward.

Answer: If you haven't paid for anything yet and haven't signed any sort of agreement to guarantee the purchase goes to you then there's not really anything you can do to force them to honor a promotional sale. If you had paid the best outcome you could hope for would really just be a refund.


Title: [NY] Employers taking cash shortage out of all employees pockets.

Question:
I recently started working a new retail job. I was told that, despite us logging into the register to ring sales, cash sales cannot be tracked. Meaning, if there is a shortage they cannot track who is at fault. So they make all the employees split the missing cost.

This feels illegal to me, but is it? Working in NYC.

Answer:
 [Not legal in the slightest](https://labor.ny.gov/formsdocs/wp/LS605.PDF). They can fire you for till shortages, even if they can't prove it was your till, but they can't touch your pay. (They also can't touch your pay even if they _can_ prove it was your till that was short.)

Deductions other than those required by law must be authorized by the employee, in writing, prior to the deduction, and must be for the employee's benefit.


Title: I am the fool that wants to represent myself

Question:
Florida Law.    Dissolution of Marriage.

My attorney and I decided to part ways.    Long story short:
He wanted more money, despite the fact that he did not accomplish what he was paid for thus far.    I was unwilling to sink more money into a relationship that I was unhappy with, and decided to cut my losses.

ExW and I are 90.99% done with the agreement.   But since it is now known that I dont "currently" have an attorney, it is felt by the other party that the previous agreements are now up
for re-negotiation.

QUESTION:
Since I am now representing myself, am I allowed access to all of the opposing counsel's files, emails, communications?   (I have asked for a copy of my file from my past attorney)

If so, what do I need to file with the court to receive this information?

If not, why?

Thank you for helping me understand the law!

Answer:
 You have no particular right to access the opposing counsel's anything. It's not the opposing lawyer's job, or their client's job, to make your case for you, and information in the opposing lawyer's files is protected by client-attorney privilege: you're no more entitled to their information than you are to the contents of your ex-wife's head.

If you need some specific piece of information, ask for it. If you can't get it, look up the rules of procedure for obtaining a subpoena. You will not be able to subpoena "everything you have on your client" from the opposing lawyer, so be (much) more specific, and pick a source other than the opposing lawyer directly.


Title: (Mn) Math teacher pushed over my son and another student. The principal doesn't seem to care

Question: said they would investigate but never did. Is two weeks too late to go to the police?

Answer:
 No, it's not.  Do you have proof that they didn't investigate?  (hint: you don't)  The police may decide to investigate or they may not, but you can make a report if you'd like.Answer #2: OP it would be awesome if you could give some details. Answer #3: What happened?  Did he just walk up and push them over for no reason?

Were the two kids out of control and he tried to restrain them and then fell?Answer #4: No, it's not too late to go to the police.

You can also go to the school board and complain that the principal did not take any action.  As /u/key2616 wrote, you don't actually know that.
Answer #5: He was probably just testing their limits.


Title: There's a pet shop near me that I suspect is a puppy mill.

Question:
I'm in Florida.

I don't want to get into details but if they are mistreating the animals, can I hand out fliers that say that? Something like _____ is mistreating their animals, demand better treatment or we won't buy from there!

Could I hand them out anywhere? How about outside their business? How about outside their business but far enough where I'm on the side walk (where said sidewalk is where cars drive over to enter the parking lot of the establishment)

Thanks.

I hope I don't sound whiny, I really just want to know what can I do.

edit: I'll report them to the authorities i guess that's the only thing i can do to stay safe, thanks

Answer:
 > if they are mistreating the animals, can I hand out fliers that say that?

Why wouldn't you just contact the authorities?


Title: [GA] Ex BF stole my identity, only spent $50 before setting off fraud alerts. He committed the identity theft in [OR]

Question: He only got $50 but he tried to spend hundreds. I am willing to do whatever even if it costs me money to get this prosecuted and on his record. Will they even file a police report from me, or just laugh in my face?

Answer: Sure they will file a report. Nothing you can do to force them to persue.


Title: [GA] Drove through a crosswalk with a green light while a pedestrian began to cross against a DON'T WALK signal. Got a citation.

Question:
At approximately 7:20 PM Friday, I was returning home after picking up dinner. I was at a red light facing westbound with the sun directly in my face, waiting for the light to change. Unbeknownst to me (the men were hidden by the shadows cast by the cars in the opposite lanes), 2 men entered the crosswalk from the two eastbound lanes after the light turned green, meaning they had a "DON'T WALK" signal. By the time I saw them, I yielded to the men, but they had stopped in the center of the crosswalk and allowed me to continue and finished their cross behind me. Moments later, a police cruiser whipped out of a CVS parking lot and turned on her blue lights. I pulled into the next parking lot and she gave me a citation for failing to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk. I took a picture of the sun to show the driving conditions after she took my license to write the citation.

When I go in for the court hearing, should I even attempt to fight the charge or just take whatever punishment the judge gives out? Do I have any options or enough evidence to fight the charges?
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer: You can argue your case, and the Judge decision is subjective.Answer #2: why in cases like this do the pedestrians not get cited for failure to obey a traffic control device is what I'd like to know? why is the vehicle in the wrong even if the vehicle had the right of way according to the traffic control devices and the pedestrian traffic control device instructed the pedestrian to wait. Where is the accountability for the pedestrians?Answer #3: Under what code were you cited?


Title: I hit a kid with my car and I'm not sure what to do about it! (Florida)

Question: So I was driving at about 10 miles per hour and a kid comes around the corner of a big bush going as fast as me probably. I slammed on my brakes and it was too little too late. I get out and I'm shaking out of pure terror. I feel so bad. I ask the kid what hurts and he's just on the road holding his head. He asked me if it was bleeding and it wasn't, just a few bangs. He isn't crying and I ask him to take me to his parents. He takes me to his house and he's walking just fine with me. Trying to comfort the kid by asking questions and what not. Some neighbors come by and said they heard the noise. The mom sees what happens and kind of ignores me a little as I explained what happened. She is mad at the kid as she said not to go out in the rain. The kid all of sudden starts limping and I wasn't sure if it was really hurt or he's just in shock. The mother takes his bike and puts it in the garage and then closes her door and locks it. She didn't ask for anything from me. I live in their neighborhood and would like to see if the kid is alright. I can barely sleep and it's all I think about. I would like to go back, but I'm scared out of my mind if they want to sue me or cover medical bills. If she even took the kid to a hospital. I really am lost and have no idea what to do. Should I go back or let it be? She didn't want anything from me when it happened. Sorry of this was written poorly kind of still shaking.

Answer:
 I appreciate your heart to make sure the kid is okay. From a legal perspective, you should have *no* contact with the family going forward as you don't want to say thing that sounds like you're admitting any guilt/responsibility.

You should contact your insurance company and notify them of the accident so that if the family does make a claim against you, that your insurance is already aware what happened.


Title: [Massachusetts] I am a tenant at will in my landlords basement. Does my landlord have a right to come in and out of my room with no notice?

Question: She constantly comes into my room with no notice when I am not there. I know because I record what goes on in my room while I am not there. She claims because I am a tenant at will she can do whatever she wants. I have asked her repeatedly to not invade my privacy, yet she continues to. Is she breaking the law?

Answer: Is your landlord your mom?


Title: [Illinois] Mom slipped on ice and fell hard on her coccyx in Aldi parking lot; need advice on suing for medical purposes.

Question:
There were weather advisories all last night about severe ice today because of the rain and freezing conditions.

My mom went to Aldi at 9:00 AM this morning because she needed some groceries. She's 64 and slipped in the parking lot of Aldi. There was an employee she asked if they salted the parking lot, she says that the employee said no. My mom decided to leave because she was in a lot of pain. She doesn't think this employee saw her fall.

My mom proceeded to visit my brother and her grandchildren because they made plans today so that she could give the kids their late Christmas presents because they had been at Disney World for vacation and were busy the past weeks.

My mom gets home in the afternoon and tells me what happened and that she had trouble sitting. She said she also experienced whip lash. Her neck was stiff and her head hurt.

I'm extremely concerned because a few weeks ago I read somewhere that coccyx injuries can lead to long-term pain and complications. My mom is very unlucky. She always has many very bad situations all throughout the year, every year it seems. I feel so bad for her and I'm afraid she might need serious medical treatment.

I told my mom to leave the doctor a voice message about this and ask for advice, what she should do, etc. She is currently in bed, taking a nap first and resting. I had to remove her shoes for her because she's in so much pain. She even has trouble walking up and down stairs.

I intend to write Aldi an email for her to encourage them to salt the parking lots.

My mom says she doesn't want to sue Aldi, but I told her that if she needs medical procedures and care, she has to. She doesn't have the funds for medical treatment, if it's necessary.

I want to be proactive in case of the worst-case scenario, but I'm not sure if we can actually prove at this point that she hurt herself in the Aldi parking lot if we need to sue. Would she be able to sue if we don't necessarily have any proof other than medical records and her interaction with an employee that may not have seen her fall?

Answer:
 She should speak with a personal injury lawyer.

If they ask for a fee upfront, she doesn't have a very good case. If they are willing to take the case on a contingency (they get a percentage of the settlement), you have a decent case.


Title: I had a collision with a fellow skier yesterday on the slopes of Northstar (North CA). The collision was low speed. One of the instructors took a photo of my ski lift id. Can I be sued? I admitted no guilt and no one seemed injured

Answer: You can be sued for having blue skis. Point is, don't stress out about it. If there were no injuries/damages, there is probably nothing of merit to be sued over.


Title: [NV] Sister went back to abusive “boyfriend,” concerned for her safety and her young son.

Question:
Las Vegas, Nevada

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I’m writing on behalf of my family.

My sister, 28, has relapsed into an abusive situation.

Her physically and emotionally abusive ex-pimp was paroled from prison almost two weeks ago. Within that time, she has been in and out of the home, clearly distressed. Her sole focus is now getting money and an apartment for him. She has a prior prostitution record.

Over the last two years, since he was in prison, she has been living full time with my parents, along with her son, 11. My parents are the sole providers for the four of them, as she does not work. She has shared custody with his father, who we have an amicable relationship with.

We know she is in a dangerous situation that she doesn’t know how to get out of. She’s afraid of him. Last Thursday, he stopped by my family’s home and had an altercation with her. He almost hit her, if it weren’t for my mother being in the house and his cousin stopping him. My nephew saw that altercation. Since then, she’s barely been home (no one has seen her physically, only traces that she has stopped in.)

Our main concerns are getting her back to safety, and making sure my nephew is taken care of in case the worst situation happens.

1. Who would be best to talk to in Law Enforcement about this situation?
2. Are there any other departments that could help abuse victims like herself?
3. Are there any steps we can take to document this correctly?
4. If she moves in with that man, she may try to bring her son with her. Is there a way to prevent that legally?
5. If she gets hurt or killed, would my parents be able to get custody of my nephew?

We really don’t know what the best course of action is. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 There is nothing you can do to stop her from living her life how she pleases. Her BF has (presumably) paid his debt to society and unless he has some parole conditions saying otherwise, he can live with whoever he wants. Same goes for your sister, she is a grown 28-year old adult and you really have no right to control her life (legal or otherwise).

That said, if you are fearing for the child's safety, you can contact CPS (Child Protective Services) and the state will make a judgment of whether the child is in any real danger. They will certainly weigh your family's objections into their assessment, but they are not usually in the business of breaking up families.

It sounds the father is not the BF so really the only person with real standing to sue regarding custody would be him. Keep in mind that family courts are extremely unlikely to alter custody agreements to the detriment of the mother unless she's a colossal fuck-up.


Title: If a landlord wants to evict a tenant. They must serve them an eviction notice. Correct ? Wasn’t “served”

Question:
Is the serving defined ? Is it specific ? My landlord slipped a envelope in my mail evicting me . It was sealed poorly so I could just say I never saw it . Please let me know what the process is . Thanks
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 To be clear: you got a pay or quit notice, and you paid all rent currently due since?

It sounds like your landlord moved to evict in court. The one thing that I see happen the most that I can not unwind is people who think they can pretend they didn't see something and the problem will dissolve on its own. You are not making the problem go away.

You live in CA. You almost certainly have free legal aid for low income tenants in your county, or a tenant union. Contact HUD, call 211, or Google to find one in your area and ask for help. DO NOT IGNORE THIS even if you think the landlord did something wrong.


Title: [TX] Landlord suddenly says they won't accept late rent anymore, even with a late fee included.

Question:
I'm asking this on behalf of my sister, who doesn't know what Reddit is or how to use it.

She got home yesterday with a note tucked in her door. It said that in order for the apartment complex to maintain all of its amenities, they will not be accepting late rent anymore, even if you include a late fee. They said they will now give you an eviction notice if you pay rent past the 1st of every month.

Now, my sister has never paid rent late so she's not really too worried about it, but in the event that something comes up, she's wondering if this is something they are even legally allowed to do in the first place. It seems like it would be something they'd be allowed to do, since it's more of a courtesy that they give you a grace period before evicting you anyways.

She has a really standard TAA lease, and like most of them it says that if you pay rent past the 1st of the month you incur a late fee for each day. So, does anyone know the legality of this? Thank you in advance!
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: They cannot adjust the wording of your lease agreement without your consent. If your lease has a timeline for eviction due to non-payment, follow that, and send a copy to your landlord with the portion highlighted.


Title: [HYPOTHETICAL] If I was suing someone, and I died, could my estate continue with the suit?

Question:
This is completely hypothetical, I don't live in the USA and I have no intention of filing a civil suit against anyone. However, say someone owed me a fair amount of money, so I did file against them, but died before the court date happened, would someone (the executor?) be able to continue the suit on behalf of the estate?

Edit: Interesting, thanks guys :)

Edit 2: I'm also not planning on dying any time soon but you never know :(

Answer:
 Most likely. Depends on the nature of the case.

To be sure make to give your executor that power in your will. A clause stating they can conduct legal business for the estate etc.

Every will I've ever helped prepare has had something covering this possibility.


Title: Wife's work claims they 'accidentally' paid her too much, now they are docking her pay. (Georgia, USA)

Question:
When my wife started her job as an adjunct instructor in January, she signed a contract saying that she would be paid 'x' for the period Jan-May. Turns out that they meant to say 'y'. Now they are going to dock her pay for the fall, for the difference 'x-y', which turns out to be a substantial portion (like >50% of her paycheck). Had she known that she would be paid so little she would never have taken the job. It's a teaching job and she might be forced to quit mid semester.
Topic:
Labor Law

Answer:
 IANAL, and this one's a little tricky. On the one hand, the company can't retroactively alter her pay for time that she has already worked. On the other hand, if it truly was a mistake, they can try to get that money back, and they can  sue her to recover that money.

The deciding factor here is probably going to involve their discussions around the time of hiring. If $X was the rate they discussed, the rate stated in the contract, and the rate they paid her, its going to be pretty hard for them to claim that $Y was actually what they  meant to pay her.

However, if $Y was the agreed upon rate, but $X was just a typo, then they have a stronger case.Answer #2: "Oops we didn't mean to pay you what we said we would" is not a mistake that will get them out of a contract.

Did they mention a rate of pay along the lines of 'Y' at any point before the signing of the contract?

If not then they have to honour their contract.


Title: [Alabama] Wife ticketed for passing a school bus, but was on opposite side of divided highway

Question:
Legal difficulty level: Hard ([Harpersville, AL](http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2015/02/harpersville_and_childersburg.html))

My wife has a long drive to her job which takes her through the notorious town of Harpersville, AL. On the way to work this morning she was pulled over for passing a school bus that was stopped (See edit: she was parallel with the bus when it came to a stop). She was on a divided four lane road, traveling in the opposite direction. I suspect she was [right about here](https://www.google.com/maps/@33.33448,-86.42215,3a,75y,73.45h,70.85t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sf6R02klVPe90Z1KaehK7aw!2e0). Where she pulled over there was grass in the median, but where the cop initiated the stop the median was paved. Both the grass and the median before it were flat with the road, so no part of it was raised. The grass started very close from from where the stop was initiated. He stopped two cars and the officer told my wife that the other speeder had a history and he couldn't give him a ticket and not give her one which I think is a load, but whatever. He also said since the divided median did not have grass on it it didn't count as divided. My wife was nice and just went with it since cops are not there to argue the finer points of the law with.

From what I'm familiar with, it's fine to continue driving if you are on a divided highway. I can't find anything stating that a median must have grass on it. From  [Alabama Code Section 32-5A-154](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/codeofalabama/1975/32-5A-154.htm)(d):

>  The driver of a vehicle upon a divided highway having four or more lanes which permits at least two lanes of traffic to travel in opposite directions need not stop the vehicle upon meeting a school or church bus which is stopped in the opposing roadway or if the school or church bus is stopped in a loading zone which is a part of or adjacent to such highway and where pedestrians are not permitted to cross the roadway.

The best I can figure is that the turn lane does not count as a divided highway, but I can't find any wording defining divided and undivided highway. Is it worth trying to plead not guilty and fight it to avoid our insurance, or should she try to plead it down? My understanding is that it's a mandatory court appearance anyways, so we may as well make the impact as little as possible if she was in the wrong. If I'm wrong and it's an undivided highway, what would be the best way to plead down the charge?

Thanks everyone! Sorry this isn't an update to the landlocked neighbors. :P

EDIT: Finally heard from my wife. I nailed the location (yay me?) more or less. She said she was right about [here](https://www.google.com/maps/@33.333923,-86.421221,3a,75y,66.88h,74.49t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1svECxaOGVNVK7hBV1LQJS-w!2e0), right before the little stripes start. She also said that when she passed it the bus was not quite stopped yet, it stopped when they were parallel and if she had stopped right when the red lights/stop sign came out she would have been about in the middle of the bus, but if she thought that wasn't a median she would have stopped when she saw the lights. The cop said that's the only area in Harpersville that had a "non-median median like that" (wut?), I guess referring to the striped area where the turn lane is about to end, so maybe she was further up.

Answer:
 That's not a divided highway.
Answer #2: A divided highway has a median dividing the highway. That road does not have a median.Answer #3: >The best I can figure is that the turn lane does not count as a divided highway

Why would you think that it does?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_carriageway


Title: Need some emergency advice regarding breach of NDA by major US tech company. Location (Washington, US).

Question:
Hi Guys,

 appreciate any advice any of you may have.
In early 2014 I dropped out of college to work on my start up full time. Long story short, it went from strength to strength. We received 250K investment from various high profile tech investors.

Fortunately we were invited into a prestigious start-up accelerator back in November by a major global US tech company. For obvious and legal reasons, I won't disclose the name... yet.

Naturally we signed an NDA before disclosing any of the details of our product.

What began then was an ongoing communication with various representatives of the company - and ultimately - higher profile members of said company. After a long process, our application for investment was declined, respectfully. This is not something I have any issue with and is almost a guarantee on the long road of working on any start up. There are always going to be knock backs. I was prepared for that.

What I wasn't prepared for was this. I received an email from my closest friend and confident earlier this week. He was congratulating me on the launch of my product and partnership with aforementioned tech company. He was also enquiring why I went with the name change.

As it transpired - an almost exact replica of my app has been released by this company without any warning or contact on their behalf. It is almost a carbon copy of my app so obviously I am totally overwhelmed by the whole thing.

Apologies for the length of this post, but does anyone have any advice on how to even begin to deal with this? I've exhausted pretty much all of my finances through setting the app up, so I don't have the funds to speak to an expensive tech-specific attorney. I really just feel like i'm in over my head, but more importantly, shocked at how such a big company could completely disregard an NDA (something which I was lead to believe was airtight).

I sincerely appreciate any advice you may have to offer.

Thank you in advance.

Answer:
 You need an attorney. Call around until you can find one who can fit your financial requirements. You aren't going to be able to fight this on your own. You need a pro here. If what you say is true it seems pretty cut and dry and you should be able to win. I think here the end game would be some sort of settlement + licensing fees. You can profit from them ripping your stuff. It might not feel right but I think financially it would be the best approach to guarantee you income from something you have been working hard on.Answer #2: Isn't this the plot to Silicon Valley?

Seriously though, I hope everything works out for you. Get a lawyer!


Title: [NV] (minors) My college dorm roommate has alcohol in the fridge and i just reported it

Question:
Since yesterday (approx 1am) i came back home after playing smash with some friends and thought to look at the fridge, which i don't use, since a couple days ago i saw that there was packs of meat in the fridge. (My dorm doesn't have a way to cook it so i thought i would be funny to check up on the meat that wouldn't do anything, especially since the tag said best used by oct 30) I then found a bottle of vodka in the fridge and took pictures of it. Then today i checked it again once my roommate left the room and took pictures again while also noticing that he drank some of it since the amount went down. After i got the courage, i have some anxiety when i have to confront things and I'm mostly scared of him trying to beat me up since thats the feeling i get from him, to tell my RA since i didn't do it yesterday. He asked his supervisor and they need him to be there to talk about it and my RA told me i wouldn't get in trouble. I haven't showed them the pictures since I'm not sure if that would put me in a position that would make me an accomplice, i think that's the right word for this situation. Is there any way that would get me in trouble? I looked up the punishment of possession of alcohol for minors and it scares me honestly.

Edit: well i got the advice i wanted and i don't really disagree with most of what you guys said but it's simply the way i do things. I try to abide by the law/try not to get in trouble with authorities and obviously this puts me in a situation that doesn't make people happy. I'll stand by my convictions even if people's opinions of me are lowered.

Answer:
 You reported your college roommate for having a bottle of vodka? Why...?Answer #2: > i have some anxiety when i have to confront things

So instead of telling your roommate of your discomfort with alcohol in the room, you instead caused him the most amount of headache and issues possible.Answer #3: The RA will make your roommate pour out the vodka, and probably give them a good talking to. Worst case they get a fine and have to go to alcohol class.

Seriously, I say this as a former RA, RD and RLO employee, but you're being a bad roommate. Reporting him is fine, though I would have told him I was uncomfortable with having it first and asking for it to be removed.

documenting the alcohol disappearing is ridiculous. If you are uncomfortable, request a room change.


Title: Is it okay to use a heavily abbreviated signature on your Social Security card?

Question:
If not, I might have messed up.

I got a replacement Social Security card yesterday and signed it according to the instructions, which basically just said to sign it.

I'm kind of new to signing things and was told by someone a while ago that my signature could be anything I wanted, so I signed it as I normally sign things: with a few letters of my first and last name combined and lowercase.

A while after I signed it, I started wondering whether I should have been more formal with it and signed my full name, but then it was too late. Is this going to cause me any problems?

EDIT: I forgot to mention that I live in Texas, if that is relevant.

Answer: It's fine.  There's no such thing as an official signature, as long as you are putting your mark on something as an acknowledgement it counts.


Title: [Ontario,Canada] Question regarding calling Canada Border Services to report illegal alien

Question: I know someone who is American and is currently staying in Canada illegally. They are causing numerous problems with the family. The worst of which was stealing medication from someone who was dying of cancer. Many people want to report them to Canada Border Services, the only concern is that they have been living with a family member who is aware of the person's illegal status would that person be likely to be charged for allowing them to live there when they are not legally allowed to be in the country? I imagine it would be difficult to prove they knew about the status and it is not like they were paying the person for work just allowing them to live with them as they were in a relationship with their child.

Answer: How do you know they are here illegally


Title: You know when you rob a bank with a gun and they catch you they add attempted murder to the charges?

Question: What if you rob a bank with a fake gun and drop it after your done at the scene? Would they still charge you for that if you're caught?

Answer:
 I don't know of any jurisdiction that considers the mere possession of a gun during a robbery to be attempted murder.  Can you give a location or an example?Answer #2: The only thing I have heard of is adding an aggravated factor to the crime which can increase sentencing greatly . I have heard arguments that a fake gun is not dangerous and that those sentencing guidelines don't apply . Every state has different case law and elements to the crime of an armed robbery.

United States v. Perry.     1993

No Attempted murder should never be charged for that .Answer #3: Are you thinking of the felony murder rule?

You take your friend to rob a bank, you wait in the car for him, he runs inside and shoots and kills someone during the robbery.

The cops find you and charge you with murder, because you participated in a robbery (by driving your friend there) and the robbery resulted in a murder, so all participants are guilty of murder in the eyes of the law.Answer #4: That's not a thing. In no jurisdiction is mere possession of a gun during a felony an attempted murder. I have no idea where you heard this but it's wrong. The only thing I can think of is that you're misconstruing felony murder, but that has nothing to do with guns specifically, and someone has to be killed.Answer #5: If they discharge the firearm I could see that. Otherwise, it's a hard sell when armed robbery is already on the table.


Title: Doorknob broke in rental dog at emergency vet for heat exaughstion

Question:
This happened a little before midnight last night. I live in far east valley of Arizona USA. Its a new complex and I'm on the second story. I took my dog to out potty without keys or phone. Left the door unlocked. When I'd tried to get back in the door wouldn't open.

I had no way to reach anyone. The complex is new and banging on doors didn't work. No one answered. It was 87f, humid, and I was in a tank dress without underwear. My dog was panting the whole time but I couldn't find any sources of water for her. The nearest store is 5 miles and I didn't even know if they were open.

A couple on the other side of the complex were driving home and I flagged them down. I left a voicemail with emergency dispatch at 2:16am. He arrived at 3:40ish AM (I asked the time) and he had to leave to get a tool to break the doorknob off. He came back almost an hour later. It took until 5:08am to get the door open.

I ran my dog to the emergency vet and they said she has heat exaughstion, diarrhea, and needs observation and fluids. It's a $600+ bill.  I haven't spoken to the manager on staff yet but I am going to wager they are going to tell me they aren't liable for the door breaking. Even if I had keys I wouldn't have been able to get in.

I could careless that I don't feel good, can I get them to pay my vet bill? That's all I care about. The vet said they think shell make it through but she needs around the clock care right now. $600 is the minimum bill. They said it might be more if they think she needs medication or etc.

 Thanks for reading, I appreciate it. I'm sorry for the typos and grammar, I am so tired.

Answer: So what exactly happened with the door? That is the key. Was it actually locked, did it break?


Title: Friend being charged with false accusation of rape

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >Any advice to give him?

Get a defense attorney, and don't say a word to anyone else.


Title: Is there a legal precedent for paying rent in pennies.

Question:
So I am having a bit of a dispute with the company that manages my apartment. As a contingency plan, if shit really hits the fan, I just placed an order for 413 Lbs in pennies. Is there any legal precedent relating to this matter? Nowhere in my lease agreement does it stipulate unacceptable forms of payment.

Edit: I've been lied to and threatened by this company for the past two months. I've been subjected to unsanitary living conditions. These people are despicable. Now you guys keep saying I will get sued for doing this. What on earth will I be sued for?

Edit 2: I think I found my answer. This more specifically deals with my problem.  http://www.snopes.com/business/money/pennies.asp

Edit 3: It also cites statutes and stuff.

Edit 4: So everyone is either calling me names/telling me to kill myself, or making wild claims with nothing to back them up. Can anyone actually cite a real case? That's what I am looking for guys.

Edit 5: So I found another article from and it seems like it is legal to pay this in legal tender (i.e. pennies) because I am contractually obligated to pay the given amount. http://cashmoneylife.com/paying-debts-with-legal-tender/
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 Great, so you have a dispute with management, and your petty revenge is to make some low-level clerk suffer.  I'm sure your mom is proud.Answer #2: Your landlord can legally refuse to accept rent paid in pennies. Pennies being "legal tender" just means the US Federal Reserve system must honor them. That's the same reason stores can refuse to accept $100 bills. There's no need for this information to be written in the lease.

Your "contingency" will get you nowhere. The company will refuse to accept the payment, and you'll be stuck with a massive amount of pennies. If they sue you, and you try to use that defense in court, the judge will not only disregard it, but probably also hold it against you since it shows massive bad faith.Answer #3: They don't have to accept it, and you'll look like a massive douchebag in front of whichever judge hears the eventual lawsuit. Answer #4: > Edit 5: So I found another article from and it seems like it is legal to pay this in legal tender (i.e. pennies) because I am contractually obligated to pay the given amount. http://cashmoneylife.com/paying-debts-with-legal-tender/

Did you fully read the link you cited? It explicitly states that for private transactions (which is the case here), payment can be required in any form, even proprietary tokens or coupons. Stores can refuse pennies. It's not "illegal" to offer it to them, but they certainly don't need to accept it.Answer #5: Eat a bag of di... I mean pennies. This is not how responsible adults conduct themselves.


Title: I was dragged out of a bar, by the neck by the owner.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Move on. Answer #2: As soon as you refused to leave you were guilty of criminal trespassing.


Title: Ontario, Canada: do I have any chance of getting joint legal/physical custody of a newborn?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 First you'd have to establish (1) there even is a baby, and that (2) the kid is yours. You'd do this through a paternity test. Answer #2: If she is pregnant and it is in fact yours then it depends on whether she is breastfeeding. If she's breastfeeding then you're not getting joint custody for months (maybe even over a year? I don't know when most babies don't require feedings every few hours or at what age they're capable of doing overnights a way from mom.)

If she is not breastfeeding then joint custody becomes more likely for you but your first move right now is confirming a) is she is actually pregnant b) if it is actually your child.


Title: Is it legal to record license plates on a public street?

Question: If some of your home security cameras are aimed in such a way that they get the license plate numbers of everyone who drives by on the street in front of your house, is it legal to keep those videos and give them to any investigators who might be investigating any crimes in the future?

Answer: Sure. You have no expectation of privacy while driving down a public street.


Title: My 2 month old baby's mother is preventing me from seeing him.

Question:
I live in Michigan. We were never married and there is no current visitation ruling or anything like that.

She has blocked my phone, my facebook, basically anyway to contact her. I'm not going to give up on seeing my child. So what can I do?

Specifically, what's the "next step"? Do I call a lawyer, submit something to court, or call the police? Thank you all.

Answer:
 Absent a court order you have no right to see the child.

Getting an attorney and filing for custody is your next step. The police have zero control here and no laws are being broken.


Title: Reasonable accommodation question [WA State]

Question:
Back story: I am a 70% disabled Veteran, primarily because of a back injury. I’ve learned to live with it and honestly it doesn’t hinder me too bad. I can still play with my son at the park, walk across the Walmart parking lot (aka haven’t asked for disabled placard). As long as I don’t do repetitive impact exercises and wear arch supporting shoes I’m usually fine.

I have never claimed my disability on the reasonable accommodation form at any place of work, I’ve never needed any accommodation and didn’t think I ever would (I am an office worker and if it’s not repetitive I never have an issue doing manual labor every once in awhile). When I started at this position a few weeks ago, I did not list my back injury as a disability.

What I didn’t know about my new job is that the parking garage for my building is full, and that the wait list is 5 years long. I have to park in a garage that is about a half mile walk one way.

First question is, did I screw myself by not putting my back injury on the form during on boarding?

Second question is if I can update it and try to get reasonable accommodation, would moving me to the front of line for my buildings garage be reasonable? Or would they make me go get a disabled placard? I’m hesitant to even do this because I don’t want any animosity between me and coworkers who’ve been waiting for years.

I really don’t want a disabled placard and I don’t want to be “that guy” to skip everyone that’s been waiting for 5 years but I am genuinely worried that the half mile walk each way (up and down a ton of stairs and hills) will eventually compound into daily back pain. I can already feel it coming. I have to quadruple check I don’t leave anything in my car when going into work because if I have to do that walk an extra time it’ll kill me that day.

Thank you all for your time, go Seahawks!

Answer:
 I am not a lawyer in WA but I am a lawyer in another state and occasionally help my workplace handle requests. (I am not your lawyer and this is not legal advice but more general anecdotal information.)

 I don't think this would be an issue. Failure to put it on the form at hiring  can easily be explained by the fact that you do not need accommodation to do your actual job duties as you understood them at hiring (unless walking a mile a day was listed). After you started you realised there was another aspect of the job for which you believe an accommodation is necessary.

That said, they don't have to move you to the closer garage. They could offer you a shuttle for which you have to be parked by a prearranged time or buy you a scooter or something else that wouldn't "take a spot" from someone already in the garage or result in line skipping. However, either of those might be ok with you.

As for you getting perceived as having special treatment?  If you care to share your status as a disabled veteran I would assume that would shut down any resentment. If you don't, then you may just have to deal with the speculation about why you got a spot. Not much to be done about that unless it rises to actual harassment or retaliation. Honestly if you do a good job at your job and pull your weight, so to speak, I don't think most people will care.


Title: California pulled over police offer was being rude. Refused to blow is there any defense

Question: I have a pretty bad criminal record from when I was a teenager. I drive an older work truck that has loose steering. The police officer said I was severing. I've been pulled over for the same thing multiple times. Police officer was acting rude and said a bunch of negative comments about my past. he didn't ask me to do any tests. He asked me to blow and I refused. I'm on a blood thinner and my knees are bad from being dislocated. I read up that refusing is usually worse then blowing. Is there any defense to the refusal? This will be my first dui what most likely will be the results if I'm found guilty? Thank you for your time.

Answer:
 He doesn't have to state the Miranda unless you're being questioned directly related to the case at hand.

It's not illegal to be rude. It is, however, a major issue to refuse to blow.

You need an attorney. Yesterday.Answer #2: Most states will auto-suspend your license for refusing to blow, and it's conditional to getting and retaining your license.

There is generally no defense to refusing to blow. However, medications and past injuries are a defense to having trouble with the various physical tests, so you should have blown, done the tests, and then fought. Get a lawyer ASAP, but be forewarned that they may not be able to stop whatever happens due to not blowing.Answer #3: > I read up that refusing is usually worse then blowing.

It can be, depending on the circumstances.  Some states have case law that states refusal to blow is evidence of "consciousness of guilt."  Meaning, you knew you were going to blow over so you refused.  They can use this consciousness of guilt as evidence in the case against you.

> This will be my first dui what most likely will be the results if I'm found guilty?

Potential jail time, fines, and restrictions on your driving privileges.


Title: Extortion of person with disabilities

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 (IANAL) Go to the police. With or without being formally legally classed as disabled, she has been extorted and taken advantage of. Nothing bad will happen to your sister for going to the police, apart from getting this toxic person out of her life.

I would suggest looking into social programs fro the mentally disabled. There are groups that go out together to movies and things, it can be a good way to make friends (both with mental disabilities and without) in a more controlled environment, which might be what she needs to recover from what this person has done.
As far as the banking, a joint account with dad is an easy was for dad to monitor her banking activity, and low transfer and withdrawal limits can make sure she can't lose too much at a time.
Look into apps and software for monitoring her activity online and over the phone.

As someone with a disability she's very likely to be taken advantage of by shitty people, but this doesn't mean she has to lose her independence.


Title: TIFU (4 years ago) Need some legal advice!!!

Question:
Ok reddit, gonna try and shorten this up. 4 years ago on April the 17th, I worked a 14 hour work shift and afterwards, around 6:30 pm, decided I wanted to go to a friends birthday party out in the middle of nowhere. Had 4-5 beers over the course of maybe 3.5-4 hours, was exhausted so I decided to head home. About 3/4 of the way home (probably a 45 minute drive) I could hardly hold my head up. Let me remind you I am an avid drinker, usually take turns with my SO driving home if we go out, or drink in the backyard with my guy friends. Needless to say, I was far from the normal drunkards version of being intoxicated or drunk Anywho, here I am going down the road, struggling to keep my head up after a long ass day at work. So I said the hell with it, pulled over at the local civic center (which is a safe popular place for people to park used cars for sale, park cars over night, etc) It's mid April, at 12:30 in the morning in Alabama, so the temperature outside is perfect to shut the car off and nap with no A/C. I take the keys out and lay them in the cup holder, and commence my slumber. BAM BAM BAM "SIR WE'RE GONNA NEED YOU TO WAKE UP"... Three cops are knocking on my window shining flashlights in. "SIR WAKE UP NOW". Like an idiot, I grab my keys and turn the switch to ON and casually roll down the window to figure out what I've done wrong. Small chit chat goes on and I was told to get out of the truck which I know now I shouldn't have done, nor did I have to do in the first place. The head officer looks at me and asks what I'm doing and I reply "sleeping in the parking lot, I've been at work all day and couldn't make it home from a friends house". He ask if I had been drinking and I tell him I had a few about an hour ago but nothing serious that I was fine. He calls me a liar, blah blah blah, some chit chat goes on, and he more or less treats me like a lying dumb drunk. Long story short, the officer tells me someone called in a white SUV (I drive a white SUV) swerving all over the road that pulled into the same parking lot, and he gives me 10 minutes to call someone and hitch a ride. Obviously at 1 a.m. I can't find a sober ride so off to the pig house I go. Get their and like an idiot I blow into the breathalyzer, and up pops an .09! Legal limit in Alabama is .08, so DUI it is. Based on the facts I've given you, and assuming they're all true, what are my options? Also I now know I didn't have to get out of my vehicle at first, didn't have to take the breathalyzer, or at the very least should've got in the passenger seat so I wasn't legally in control of the vehicle

TL:DR: Had 5 beers, at a friends after work, couldn't make it home so I pulled over to nap. Got hauled off to jail because the police officer assumed I was mad drunk and blew .01 over the limit.

Answer:
 That was a lovely read and I'm glad you were able to get that off your chest.  I wish you the best.

Please let us know if you have any legal questions.  We're a helpful bunch.


Title: Random customer wanted to sue my workplace

Question: I live in Toronto, Canada, this incident happened a week or so. Some random customer threatened he will sue the store coz we won’t give him the sale (asked him if he’d like to sign up for membership - which is free - so we could give him the sale but he doesn’t wanna be in the system) and I just found it amusing he wants to sue us because of it lmao. I called his bluffs but my question is, if I ever encounter him again and he was being serious about it, what would happen? Just curious (I mean I’m just following protocol and company policy).

Answer:
 Nothing would happen to you.

If he decides to actually file a suit (which he won't, because it's nonsense) your company attorney will just go to court and laugh in his face.


Title: (Victoria, AUS) Someone has filed a child abuse police report on my behalf, how can I see this report?

Question:
So I had an ongoing sexual abuse situation as a child, and as far as i know and remember i had not talked about this to any authoritative person as a child definitely not the cops. I am now 23(f) and yesterday i started specialised counselling in this area.

The new councillor told me that there had been a police report made but i had chosen not to go through with an investigation.
I have no memory of ever talking to police about this and the only people other than a close friend who knows about this have been psychologists and workers i obtained as an adult.

I tried to get more information about the report but she said she couldn't tell me anything,
How do i see this report and find out who made it?

If a report has been made does the abuser get informed even if nothing happens?

I have no idea whats going on and i just want to know who knows what about my life any help i can get would be amazing thanks guys!!

Answer:
 > How do i see this report and find out who made it?

I'm not 100% sure of this but you probably can't, or at least if you can you won't know who reported it. And for good reason. It's not good if people go on revenge missions for a police report filed in good faith.Answer #2: IANAL, but I’m in Vic, and have a little experience with this.

Firstly, how does your counsellor know that a report was made?

Secondly, you have the right under FOI to see your DHHS file. They won’t be able to tell you who made a report, if there is one, as reporters are always protected. That section will be redacted if your file is provided to you.

I would recommend you call SECASA or some other specialised sexual assault counselling services for advice and assistance with this.

I also am curious as to how this counselling is helpful to you, if your counsellor isn’t answering valid questions you have the right to have answers to. Qualified and well trained sexual assault counsellors will not revictimise you, and will go out of their way to empower you.


Title: Son (21M) in TX accused of stealing money from employer

Question:
I've never posted here before so if this is not formatted correctly I apologize as I am on mobile. My son works at a gym. He is responsible for putting the days' cash receipts into the safe every night. He has no access to the safe other than the slot to push money into. Two nights ago he counted the money as he has every other night for months and put it in the safe. This occurred around 11 p.m. Another employee had clocked out but was still in the gym using the facilities and her ride, a guy, was in the gym waiting for her. There is a security camera that records the area the safe is in. The next morning, my son was called because Brinks came in around 1 a.m. as they always do and found no money in the safe. I believe my son 100% that he did not take the money. I did not raise him that way and he has never ever taken money that he didn't earn himself. In fact he's pretty anal retentive about not taking money for any reason. I had to pay his car registration renewal online as a Christmas present because he would not accept the money from me to pay for it. (The tags had come due before he got the job.) He has plenty of money in his savings account, a very large brokerage account and he has his paychecks deposited into his checking account. He has absolutely no motive to steal anybody's money and he is very generous with his own money. He has not been charged with a crime and has not been able to give a statement to detectives. Apparently this is not high on their list of crimes to investigate. He did call every single number in the police department trying to find out which detective was handling this case and the detective's suggestion was that my son just pay back the money that he took and let this all go away because it seems pretty obvious that my son took the money---except he doesn't have the money because he never took it. There are other people who have access to the safe. When my son consulted a lawyer the lawyer said there was nothing he could do because he had not yet been charged with a crime and that his only advice was to not talk to the police. My son is very tall and has to bend over quite a bit to put the money in the slot in the safe and because of that the gym owner says that he was obscuring the camera and therefore is guilty. What should his next move be? He was already planning on leaving the city that he's in and moving back to our city because working minimum wage in a gym wasn't nearly as good as working for $10 an hour in food service here in our town so he decided he wanted to move back home. He told me this 2 weeks ago. All his moving expenses are is a one way bus ticket. His car is here in the town that I live in waiting for him (he currently rides his bike to the gym to go to work.) He has absolutely no motivation and no reason to steal over $800 from his employer. His room is still available at our house and his lease is up 1 July so it's not like he needed money to break a lease or needed money for a deposit elsewhere. He has no idea what could have happened to the money other than he did not take it.

Tl;Dr Son wrongly accused of taking money from employer. Has not yet been charged with any crime and already had plans to leave the area within the next week.

Answer: He consulted a lawyer who advised him already. You won't get better advice from anon redditors.


Title: I left my medicine in my girlfriend's car. She was pulled over they saw the container and she gor arrested.

Question: I aaccidentally  left my prescription in my girlfriend's car. It is a controlled substance, I have to containers, labeled prescription bottles. The one I left in her car only had a few pills in it. I always keep them with me as my emergency supply and the regular amount I take for a day. When I got out of her car I forgot my extra bottake. It had 2 pills in it. She was stopped for speeding. She had been drinking. Agreed to breathalyzer and blew below the legal limit. They still searched her car and found the pill container with my name on it. She was arrested for controlled substance. If I go and talk to the d.a and explain I accidentally left them in there is there a possibility of it being dropped for her? Also she volunteered to take a drug test (and even though I don't think it's protocol) they tested her and came up clean. Any suggestions? It was truly an accident.

Answer:
 >If I go and talk to the d.a and explain I accidentally left them in there is there a possibility of it being dropped for her?

I would not speak to any prosecutor on her behalf, without an attorney present.


Title: Another Etsy seller is threatening to take Legal action against me, claiming that I have stolen their designs.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You can't copyright an idea, you can only copyright the creative expression of that idea. "Student planner" or "Calendar" or "Planner" are all ideas, they are not copyrightable. Also, not all visual elements are copyrightable - only creative elements. For example, you cannot claim a copyright in the grid structure of a monthly calendar. If you do something to it that reads as artistic, then it may be copyrightable, however. It doesn't look like your designs' creative elements (typeface, layout) are at all similar to the creative elements of the products in the other store. This looks like an attempt to muscle out competition with threats of legal action.

If you're really concerned, you can always contact your local county bar association for a referral to an IP attorney who can evaluate your case. Otherwise, you can ignore the other store, unless they serve you with court papers.  Answer #2: Report it to Etsy yourself.  They might be interested to know that one of their sellers is trying to use dubious legal theory to shut down another seller.Answer #3: These templates are general enough that they have no claim. Or, they need to be threatening every planner designer on the planet with legal action.

Ignore them.


Title: (CA) UPDATE: A little nervous about federal court Monday

Question: so we went and it was at the State of California building.  They didn't fly in and they were on the phone.  The woman that represented me was all shaking her head and correcting him on worker laws and made himself look like a fool a couple of times and she took all those notes to report him to federal.  He said we didn't pay her because she still has our "license" and if she gives it back we will give her (the sub-minimum) wages we paid her.  So tomorrow morning at 6 (9 in Boston) they can tour my computer and pluck out their "license".  He was very diabetes-inducing sweet and was this morning when we made the appointment for tomorrow.  He's gonna get ugly though, I think,  because he said a few things and she told him they were blatant federal law violations (like not allowing lunches or breaks, having to work 8-1/2 hours a day) and he thinks that if he sent me a check now there would be be no repercussions.  LOL...I know I have the upper hand now and for a CFO he should have known those laws that he misrepresented like "oh, I didn't know you had to have paycheck in hand when you fire someone for something they didn't do" and then later acknowledged that it is law in every state...she didn't fall off a turnip truck yesterday and after he hung up, she wrote down 2 pages of stuff I have to file and get it to her by the 23rd.  Going to spend the day doing that tomorrow after I get off the phone with that weasel...Thank you so much everyone for your advice and support.

Answer:
 original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4h800w/ca_a_little_nervous_about_federal_court_monday/

Original Post TL;DR: Employer didn't pay OP for her last two weeks on the job and she filed with the Department of Labor Enforcement for unpaid wage claim. Went to court with the Department of Labor

Updated Post translation: Employer didn't understand California and Federal labor law and was constantly corrected by DOL. Employer did not pay OP (her = OP if I'm understanding this correctly) because OP still had employer's property and when property is returned then employer would pay OP; license being the property in question. The last part of the post TL;DR is that employer thinks that sending OP back pay now will end the case but does not realize that there are repercussion costs for not paying on time. OP will be returning to court with DOL to hopefully finalize a court ruling to get back pay plus some.


Title: A few questions regarding FMLA law

Question:
Hello everyone,
I was hoping that someone could help me clarify FMLA law, and possibly give me some advice.

I currently reside in Ohio.

I will try to be brief. Without going into too many details, I am a firefighter, and I need to have surgery on both of my hips. I have two conditions, one that is a growth defect, a second (labrum tear) that was caused by the defect. This is not a workman’s comp issue, although the tears were most likely caused by years of high activity due to the work I do, I cannot pinpoint an exact event that caused it. If I do not have the surgeries to repair the issues, there is a good possibility I will have to retire early on disability.

My surgeon told me that for 1 hip, I would be unable to be on “full-duty” for 4 months. I currently have enough paid time off (vacation,holiday,sick, etc) to cover all but 240 hours of the 4 months. I was also told there is a good possibility that I would not be allowed “light duty” (desk work to avoid using time off) during this time.

After reading FMLA law, to my best understanding, it would only cover me for 12 of the 16 weeks I would need off. What I am unsure of is:

1. Does that 12 weeks begin as soon as I have the surgery? Or as soon as I run out of sick time?
2. If it does, do I HAVE to file for FMLA starting from the day of my surgery? Or can I wait to file until I run out of time?
3. If I have to file immediately, and it starts immediately, I will run out of time off and FMLA time before I can return. From what I understand, I can be terminated. Do I have any other options here other than just not having the surgery?
4. I work a rotating shift (24 hrs on 48 off). Does this in any way affect how the 12 weeks would be counted?

Every day that I don’t have this surgery, I am in constant pain. I am only 27 years old and I feel like I am 50. I have tried other avenues of treatment (therapy, chiropractic, meds, etc) and every time I pick a patient up, or lift something heavy I run the risk of injuring my back because of my reduced range of motion.

Any feedback would be appreciated
Thank you.

Answer: This is a tricky one to unpack, but I'll tell you for sure that you can't game the system. You need to contact HR immediately with these questions. If you are unionized, you should contact your union rep as well. Finally, what does your doctor say is the cause of this condition? If your doc says is or could be caused work activities, it may be compensable through work comp. Filing a claim at this point in the game will raise some red flags, but I would very much hope that your leadership and HR would work very hard to help you pursue the correct methods to take care of this medical issue. Your HR department may even encourage you to file a claim first and see if work comp will cover it. This may not be the case everywhere, but you're a fireman...I just can't see any of the parties not going out of their way to take care of you.


Title: I'd like to threaten a reporter/journalist for wrong information in a news article.

Question:
I live in Southern California

My friend passed away recently in a climbing accident. There's a news article that states he was a beginner in climbing, which was then cited and regurgitated by a different journalist and news outlet.

I'd like to speak to the journalist who originally made this statement and threaten him to redact it or else and then forward that to the second news outlet which cited the original source.

Can I claim defamation of character or libel? I believe that we can prove that he was not a beginner climber he's been climbing for at least a decade. He has taught others how to climb.

He passed away tragically but I don't want it in print that he was a beginner when it's simply untrue. I'm calling the reporter tomorrow to speak to him and question how he can make the claim and what evidence or info he had, and threaten him to take it down.

While a mistake was made during the climb, it's factually incorrect that my friend was a beginner. His whole family had experience climbing and he's been doing it for over a decade. It's simply incorrect.

Thank you.

Answer:
 > it's factually incorrect that my friend was a beginner

That is not even close to defamation. It was a simple oversight at best. There's no legal action to pursue here dude.Answer #2: Defamation and libel are difficult things to prove. Rather than even trying to go down that route, just be civil.

Mail the author, explain who you are, and ask them to post a correction to their article stating that he was not a beginner. Provide them any information you have proving this as well as you don't look like a random crazy person.

Once that is done, do the same for the other articles you would like to see corrected. News outlets post corrections all the time, there's no need to go straight to threatening.Answer #3: Or else *what*?


Title: What happens if a cop commits perjury? (Serious)

Question: Because it just happened, and I'm pissed off.

Answer:
 Was it actually perjury?  As in "willingly telling an untruth."  Or was it more along the lines of officer testimony that you think is untrue, but the cop thinks is true, and the jury/judge will ultimately decide what the truth was?

Because there's a huge difference. Answer #2: The same thing that happens when anyone else commits perjury. Somewhere between nothing and felony charges, depending on how harmful the perjury was and how easy it is to prove perjury was committed.Answer #3: Everybody who's ever been convicted is convicted because the cops lied, or because the judge is biased, or the prosecutor is crooked -- according to every person who's been convicted.


Title: Friend’s wife’s family logged into his iCloud to access his texts during divorce. Can anything be done about it?

Question: A friend of mine is in the military and going through a divorce. He and his wife separated months ago, and have both been seeing other people while separated. Yes, I know it’s immoral, but I support him as a friend and just want to be there for him in any way that I can. Per the Uniform Code of Military Justice, they’re both committing adultery and can be punished for it, but he didn’t care about his wife doing it since he was also doing it. She, on the other hand, logged into his iCloud and screenshotted all the text messages between him and the woman he has been seeing during their separation. He’s worried that she’s going to take it to our command and have him punished for it, but doesn’t know if what she did is technically legal. He is on her families phone plan, so they’re technically the ones with their name on the bill, if that matters. He’s in a real panic and doesn’t know what to do. Is there anything that he can do?

Answer:
 Well for one he really should change his passwords to prevent further abuse.

Second he should get from Apple, his icloud login history.Answer #2: Was it his personal account or was it an iCloud account they shared? That may make a difference.  Answer #3: IANAL, I don't think it is legal. There are most probably issues with copyright / privacy.

But if he's going through a divorce, I hope he has a lawyer? Why not ask the lawyer?Answer #4: Are they both active duty in the military?

Edit: by both I mean both him and his wife. It makes a big difference your he should proceed.


Title: My mail is being marked as "moved" and returned, but I still live at the address...

Question:
[ON] I live in the basement of a house, with a tenant above and a landlord that does not live on premises. I received a call from my car insurance company today stating that the mail that they sent to me was returned and marked as "moved", and requesting me to send 2 pieces of proof of address.

I still live at this house, and either the upstairs tenant or the landlord usually checks the mail. The landlord has claimed ignorance to what is going on, saying he didn't do it. What are my options, if they have been returning my mail as if I don't live there? This surely cannot be legally allowed.

Answer: Sounds like it is time for a PO Box.


Title: Employment Contract Question

Question:
Hellp! first I want to thank all the contributors here for providing a helpful service in a pain in the butt (expensive) industry.

On to my question: I signed an employment contract in California with a man from Idaho to work on his fishing boat in Alaska. The contract was rather straight forward; it was easy to understand and the conditions were agreeable and fair. I will be paid ~12% of the gross sale of fish if i complete the season. If I fail to complete the season I am only owed 10% of the gross of fish caught while I was on the boat and I would have to repay him for my transport to Alaska, my meals while on-shore, and any fees he has to pay to change the flights he has booked for out return trip home at the end of the season. I am a recent college graduate in fisheries biology and learned of this position thorough my college, as the captain was a graduate from the same school and decided to recruit a crew member via old professors. During my communications with the captain prior to signing the contract he was communicative about his history working for several departments of natural resources and other governmental agencies.

Fast forward to the first week in Alaska. We are preparing the boat for launch and the upcoming season and I begin to get some inklings that things are not entirely within the law in this fishery. Tales of dumping catch to avoid quotas and not getting shut down. Or about the necessity of shooting seals dead from the flying bridge. I try an push the thoughts out of my head and continue working hoping that is not how this captain will run his boat. Fast forward one more week and boy was I wrong. From our first net set we were up to no good. Towing the net, illegal. tossing every pink salmon caught, illegal. I was told that we would indeed be shooting seals to keep them from stealing fish. The current captain, and the former who was on-board, had a penchant for throwing trash overboard. They seemed to enjoy it as they would pull trash out of the bin to toss overboard. Oil and diesel over the side was not a problem for them either. They even used the oil "diaper" provided to the boat by SeaGrant to prevent oil overboard to sop up spilled diesel and oil and toss it over. Illegal to the point of flagrant. As I said, I was a fisheries major and I knew these things occur in most fisheries. And I knew they would probably happen in this one as well, but I did not think a captain who represented himself as a natural resources professional would conduct himself this way. I feel he misrepresented himself in that regard.

The final straw came at the end of our first "opener." To clean out the fish holds they mix a fair amount of Zep-a-dine, a concentrated iodine product, with a fair amount of sea water and let it circulate a while before pumping it overboard. As a biology student i know the havoc that iodine would cause on the surrounding area. And there were between 10 and 15 other boats anchored around us in a pristine, sheltered, little cove. I couldn't do it. The next morning I am on deck drinking my coffee and the captain comes out steaming and asks if i need to go home. He had seen my messages to my girlfriend and mom about what had been going on and how I was thinking of calling it quits. Capt. goes off on a rampage calling me a quitter and how I'm a "puss" that will never go anywhere yada yada... I offer to work till he can drop me off at a convienent time, he says he wants me "off his F***ing boat immediately." He make for the nearest port and drops me off. I end up spending ~$2000 on emergency flights home from the remote area we were at.

Now his season is over, and he says i owe him ~$900 after he deducts my small amount of pay. He is withholding my persona effects that were left onboard and at our home port (not where he dropped me off). All togther, I am in the hole for near $4000 on this "adventure." On the surface, sure, I suppose I was breach of contract for quitting and leaving early. But is there any recourse for me having to breach it due to his unethical orders and actions?

Thank you all again!

Tl:dr: Signed an employment contract for a specified length of time. I quit early due to being explicitly requested to do illegal things to fulfill the contract. Am a I really in breach of contract?

Answer:
 Actually, the United States Coast Guard might be very interested in this report. Alaska is a bit broke right now, the price of oil being quite low, but the Coast Guard is well-funded.

File the pollution claim with them. That should tighten Cap's jaws.

Moving right along, were you justified in leaving? Absolutely. Cap wanted you (ordered you) to commit a crime. That's a bit of a "no no".

Could you sue him? Sure, but that is a practical impossibility. In all likelihood, you'd make more money from your cut in a "whistleblower" action (see above).


Title: Homework question involving searching a fired employee desk/work computer.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Assumed that the computer and workspace are the company's property, the company may do with it what they will.


Title: Washington State Scammed for $15,000 Bought a car and the original owner stole it back.

Question:
So this is my first time on this sub reddit and advice for a friend of mine.

My Friend Bought a car not off a dealer so just a person not sure if he met him through craigslist or just off a random sign.
So My friend buys this car for $15,000 gets the title of the car and everything and drives off home.
Couple days go by and his car breaks down , he happened to be near the guys house he bought it from. The guy said he would work on the car for some money .
My friend agreed gives checks to his wifes name. The guy keeps asking for money to work on the car and my Friend got a little worried because of how the guy was actting he just wanted his car back and to work on it him self.

(side note) he left the title of the car in the glove compartment.

Friend calls DMV , find out the car has been put under someone elses name. He then calls the person her brought the car from and he says he has guns and to never go there because he will protect his family.

My friend has proof of all transactions and texts .

Does he have a case ? what should he do?

Answer:
 Call the cops. It's theft. Answer #2: Call the cops. People who would do this are also involved in other crimes (meth, fraud, etc.) The cops will really enjoy bringing the banhammer of justice down on them.Answer #3: So your friend pays 15k for a car, gets the title but doesn't transfer it to his name. Car breaks down and is put into former owners possession for repairs. Former owner realizes title was never transferred and decides it's his again....
So far correct?

Answer- cops. Theft report with as much documentation as possible. Answer #4: For real? You needed to come here to have people tell you to call the cops... cmon.


Title: Can I use my college for forcing me to use Google Chrome?

Question: None of the content works in firefox or any other browser they are giving me no choice but to give up my privacy can I sue?

Answer: Universities can choose how content is delivered. You can choose whether or not you want to agree to that by accepting it or studying elsewhere.


Title: [FLORIDA] How can I protect my son from false accusations?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >Is he just stuck with whatever she says?

For now, yes. The school will investigate and take action. If they report it to the police and they want to question him or charge him, hire a criminal defense attorney for your son.

>An innocent kid being destroyed by a girl who is being hateful?

You think he's innocent, and that's understandable. However, you have to keep a balanced point of view as hard as that may be. If you go through this entire process with the view of "My son is 100% innocent no matter what", it will only make things worse.

Until anything else happens, he can present his side to the school and she can present her side. They'll examine what's available and make a decision. If the police get involved in any capacity, he needs an attorney.


Title: Is it considered theft if I took away the food bowls my neighbor left outside her apartment to feed feral cats? (California)

Question: I live in apartment complex and have spoken to the management's VP who said they dont allow feeding feral cats but it's hard to enforce so neighbor has continued feeding the feral cats despite my nicely asking her not to. So finally I took away the bowls she left out in the breezeway and then she comes accusing me of theft. Is that considered theft?

Answer: Yes, you literally took her property.


Title: Workplace has contaminated water that was used for drinking and is not giving out the information of what the contaminant is.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Call OSHA: https://www.osha.gov/html/Feed_Back.html