Title: My (now deceased) mother is in the middle of a National Labor Relations Board suit for a wrongful termination.

Question:
My (now deceased) mother, was wrongfully terminated from her employment  due to an overly broad social media policy. She was able to pursue a case through both the Texas Workforce Commission and upon winning that case, was able to pursue a case through the National Labor Relations Board. The company  is now trying to settle the case, however the settlement is quite small (~$4100). She was fired on December 3rd, 2013 at which point she lost insurance through the company. Her first admittance to Parkland Hospital was on about January 15th (I am in the process of getting her medical records released) for what she believed to be a lung infection. Over the next month she returned to the hospital three more times before an x-ray showed a mass in her lungs. Further scans showed that it was in fact adenocarcinoma. March 17th she was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer. By May, it had progressed to stage 4 and her care went from curative to palliative. The prognosis when it was discovered to be stage 4 was 6 months or less. She passed away at Parkland hospital on June 3rd, just six months after her termination. It is my belief that not only did the immense stress of being fired from a company that she loved just a few weeks from Christmas make her sick, but that if she had still been on company insurance, we might have gotten an earlier diagnosis and potentially an earlier cure. I feel like this company killed my mother by igniting what very well may have been a dormant cancer. The settlement agreement that the company has issued is just over $4100, but I feel that we may have a case.
Topic:
Labor Law

Answer:
 > It is my belief that not only did the immense stress of being fired from a company that she loved just a few weeks from Christmas make her sick

I don't think firing her gave her lung cancer.

> I feel like this company killed my mother by igniting what very well may have been a dormant cancer.

Do you have a doctor backing you up on this?  I'm not aware of **any** medical theories that stress causes cancer or causes it to ignite.

> I feel that we may have a case.

First, what does your lawyer say?

Second, a case for what?  Answer #2: I'm very sorry for your loss, but you have not asked a specific legal question that we can address.


Title: [Philly] Got robbed and then arrested

Question: I was robbed. Lost my phone, wallet, ID. I'm trying to get back to Trenton and I get stopped and the cop asks me what i'm doing in K&A, I said that I got robbed and I was visiting my friend. He then handcuffs me and goes through my pockets and magically pulls out a bundle. I'm like, if I had dope, I would have done it. Do you see how sick I am? And now I have possession charges. The entire fucking area is full of junkies slamming dope on the street, and this cop decides to stop me. Fucking ridiculous. Cops here are fucked up. I still don't have my phone, ID, wallet. That's all gone. What do I do about this?

Answer:
 Hire a competent criminal defense lawyer if you are charged with a crime.

I assume by "bundle" you mean heroin, and you were arrested for possession.Answer #2: Maybe I watch too much tv, but this is how I imagine everything happened:

You "nodded off," so you were strung out. Before you nodded off, you decided you wanted more dope. Went to buy some from a guy in street, that's why you didn't recognize the stamp. He gave you the dope, but then robbed you of your wallet and phone. Then you nodded off.

Get a lawyer. It seems like an easy case against you.


Title: Boss has been taking money out of every paycheck for 2 years for 'supplies'.

Question:
I just quit the car wash I had been working at for over 2 years earlier today. Every paycheck has had 4 dollars taken out of it and the supposed reason is for towels. I had never made it an issue due to me needing the job, but now I feel I can do something about it. Now I believe it is illegal to charge employees for supplies (especially supplies that I dont even use as a salesman), but I could be mistaken. Would the best course of action be to ask to be reimbursed or hire a lawyer? Would it be worth it to actually get a lawyer for this at all?

It adds up to over $500 dollars and I could certainly use the money. What should I do? I'm 20 years old and really have no experience dealing with a situation like this. I'm located just outside of Atlanta, Georgia.

Thanks!

Answer:
 file a wage complaint with the department of laborAnswer #2: Georgia has no state dept handling wage claims

File with the federal government.

https://www.dol.gov/whd/america2.htm#Georgia


Title: My MIL is getting cut from the work schedule after she took a day off for a migraine.

Question:
This is in south Michigan.

My mother-in-law works at McDonald's as an opening prep crew member. She has worked there for extra cash for many years. She rarely calls off, and does so with lots of notice ahead of time.

At the end of January she called in sick because of a terrible migraine, and didn't think much of it (many people have done the same, and for much more trivial reasons). When she went in to work the next shift, she was told to provide a doctor's note for her absence. When she told the manager that she didn't have one, and wasn't going to produce one, she was sent home immediately.

It's going on three weeks that she has not been scheduled any hours. She has a clean record, no write-ups, and lost insurance because she recently started student teaching and had to take a leave from her regular 9-5. She is not fired, but they completely cut her from the schedule.

I'm wondering what, if anything, she can do about this situation. Are there labor laws that protect employees from this treatment? McDonald's does not offer healthy insurance, and it seems silly to me that they can demand a doctor's note for something as non-serious as a migraine. Other employees, even managers, at that store have had criminal records, been caught with drugs in the store, and more, and yet keep their jobs.

Is there a number she can call, or maybe something she can print off so that she can take it to the manager there and protect her rights? Or is this completely legal and she just needs to find another job?

Any insight would be extremely helpful, she is so sweet and seeing her getting taken advantage of is infuriating to me. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Answer:
 >McDonald's does not offer healthy insurance

That's not correct. She should've been able to sign up for health insurance if she was working full time for years. McDonalds [does](http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/careers/benefits.html) have ins for crew.


Title: (US/IL) Ex-girlfriend charging me rent

Question:
I moved in with my then-girlfriend about a year ago because when our relationship was starting out she said it would be easier to live with her in her one room apartment than for me to stay in my dorm all the time.

I still stayed in my dorm room once in a while but after some time I spent more and more time at her apartment, and when the semester ended I decided to just stay with her. I told her I couldn't afford her rent, and instead I helped out with household chores, cleaning the apartment and making her breakfast and dinner and doing the dishes after and all that. She agreed this was fine.

After some time our relationship started to sour, and she started telling me how annoying it was that I didn't pay rent. I reminded her that we agreed I wouldn't since I couldn't afford it, and that instead I basically kept house for her. Usually this would end the conversation but she started saying it more and more as things went more south.

Finally we broke up, and I thought it was a mutual thing, but then she sent me a bill for $6,000 saying that it was the rent I owed her. I'm worried she'll try and hire a lawyer (she is fairly wealthy and she can easily afford it). We never wrote down any formal agreement saying I wouldn't pay rent in exchange for doing her chores, and now I'm worried she'll try and take this to court. Is there anything I can do?

Answer:
 If she sues you be sure to respond. Ignore her otherwise. Answer #2: ignore it. it won’t go to court, and if it does the judge will want to know why she‘s only interesting in charging you rent now you’ve broken up. if she lies about the informal agreement to a court then she’s perjuring herself. if she does follow up, speak to a lawyerAnswer #3: You are not responsible for this. And I wouldn't be too worried about getting sued, this should be relatively easy to defend if you do.

First thing first, do not make any payment and be very careful about how you interact with her, too many times people make payments "in good faith" which are then used as evidence that there was an agreement to pay. Eliminate as much contact as you can unless you are officially served

Gather up bank statements and Records to show that no payments were taking place, she's asking you for about $500 a month so shouldn't be hard to show that you never once paid her $500 for rent.


Title: Polyamorous, planning pregnancy with boyfriend while happily married

Question:
Hello lovely Redditors!  I'm polyamorous, and living with my husband and our 7 year old son, and with my boyfriend, in Nebraska.  We're a very loving, healthy family.

My boyfriend and I want to conceive a child.  My husband, son, dad, mom, and really everyone involved have been supportive.  What legal issues should I consider for this extended polyfamily situation?

Answer:
 The kid is going to have two legal parents. One of them will be you. If none of the three of you do anything else, the other will be your legal husband.

If that works for the three of you, you're done. If your boyfriend wants to be the legal father, or if your husband doesn't, either of the two of them will want to contest paternity when the kid is born. That's worth discussing with an attorney, as it may also involve things like "custody" and "visitation." If you're sharing child care duties, you may also want to set up various medical authorizations and other legal permissions for your husband and boyfriend to each do things like take Newborn McPolycule to the doctor or enrol them in preschool down the line.

You'll also want your attorney to look into any possible legal issues around polygamy and polyandry generally. _Bigamy_ - marrying, or purporting to marry, multiple people - is often a criminal issue, but polyamory is a lot more varied.

Good luck!

Edit: Oh! Oh! One other thing. The three of you should have a sit-down with an estate planning attorney. End-of-life issues and wills need to take your uncommon relationship structure into account. The last thing you want is for your boyfriend to be barred from your room by a well-meaning nurse because he's Not Family, and making sure your kids are provided for is going to take a bit of planning.Answer #2: In Nebraska [married men are assumed to be the father of their wife's children](http://dhhs.ne.gov/children_family_services/CSE/Pages/PaternityEstablishment.aspx) so that'd be something to talk to a family lawyer about to begin with. Other than that, there's custody, who gets decision making power/guardianship, what happens if you break up, etc. Really worth consulting a family lawyer on this.


Title: Suspended from work pending an Investigation into drug allegations

Question:
Hi Reddit,
Throwaway obviously, (located in Australia).

I work for a big 4 in one of our country's major cities. I am junior in the office having only had the job for 6 months or so. Anyway Friday afternoon I was called into the office and sat down with a partner of the firm and HR, they told that I was being suspended effectively immediately but they couldn't tell me what for, all they said was that the allegations had been made in the last few days. The partner told me that they were in full support should I need anything, and to give them a call. They also said that I would be called in for an interview once they have investigated further. They said I could have someone with me, and that that was recommend. I questions as to who, and if I needed a lawyer but they recommend that it was someone from within the firm but it could not be a partner.

15 minutes later they called me and said that they wanted to let me know what the allegations were about. I sat down with just the HR people this time and they said that it was drug usage, particularly at work events (our company does a lot of work drinks on a Friday. I (like the previous meeting) was in shock and they asked me if I had a reaction. I didn't say anything because I know how things you say can be used against you. They then told me that I was free to go, and that they would be in contact Monday.

After speaking with friends over the weekend they have advised me that I should seek legal advice with an industrial/employment lawyer, and that I should in fact take them with me to the interview. Any of the events they are referring to happened at least two weeks prior.

I really value this job, It is such a privilege to be working there and I wouldn't want to jeopardise the opportunity in anyway. If you could give any additional advice as what I should do or say (they told me I should be available for them to call, but I've been told to talk to counsel before arranging a meeting) it would be much appreciated.

tl;dr suspended due to drug use allegations at work events, what should I do during the current investigation?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 Try posting in /r/auslegal as well.

But a consultation with a solicitor wouldn't go astray. At the very least it shows you are taking this seriously and they are going to need actual proof before they can do anything.

I doubt you'll qualify for legal aid so you'll probably have to fork over the money for them yourself, unless by some miracle you are in a union. But given what this could potentially do to your career it would be money well spent.

Did you actually take drugs? (You don't actually have to answer me, but make sure you tell your lawyer the truth)Answer #2: Honestly I don't know what legal counsel can do for you if the allegations are true. No where in your post do you deny their allegations.

If you were falsely accused and unfairly suspended/fired I think an employment attorney could help you out. But if their allegations are true and you can't deny them then what could an attorney possibly do for you?


Title: I don't know if I'm in a money laundering ring.

Question:
So basically a guy emails me on a freelancing website to help do some trading. He is allegedly based in the UK. He contacts me to help him do some research of the Bitcoin market in Australia (where I am based) and that he wants me to basically buy bitcoins and transfer them to his crypto wallet.

He says that he is a trader in the UK, and many of his earnings come from commissions from carrying out trading for his clients/investors. He is interested in opening a trading agency in Australia and wants me to help him do some preliminary research. He claims that he will give me a base pay and commission for each trade, and the trade will be low value at the start.

He wants to transfer me the money, and buy bitcoin into his wallet.

Why do I feel like that there is some illegal shit going down, and I'm unknowingly going to be caught in it? Today he just asked me for my bank account number. I'm in desperate need for a job, and but I sure ain't gonna get convicted for it. Some advice would be nice reddit!

Answer:
 That's almost certainly a scam.Answer #2: > he wants me to basically buy bitcoins and transfer them to his crypto wallet.

There is absolutely no advantage to him to have you buy them if this is above-board, because he will pay you more than he'll pay a bitcoin exchange directly. Where is the additional money coming from, and what is the advantage to him for spending it?

Australian exchanges, such as they are, can handle a transaction from a UK client directly.

> Why do I feel like that there is some illegal shit going down

Because there is. You're being defrauded. At some point - possibly after several "clean" trades to build your trust - he's going to send you a substantial cheque or a wire transfer for a larger trade, which will clear initially but bounce once it reaches the originating bank (possibly weeks after you've spent the money). The payment will be reversed out of your account, and bitcoin transactions can't be reversed: you'll be left holding the bag, while some allegedly-UK shithead has your money.


Title: EEOC and Whistleblower Retaliation

Question: Throwaway for obvious reasons. I work for the federal government and brought a potential fraud, waste and abuse case to my bosses attention. Several punitive measures were taken against me over a period of months, 3 levels of supervision above me were involved. I need help, and I know I need an attorney. Any advice who? I'm in an area that doesn't have any federal employment attorneys. Prefer not to include a location due to the area being a remote.

Answer: You should get in touch with the office of special counsel, which handles federal-employee whistleblower claims. There's a link to file a complaint here: https://osc.govAnswer #2: You could try contacting the ACLU


Title: Hospital belongings lost in storage

Question: I admitted myself to the psychiatric ER in October and was put into an inpatient unit at the hospital. Because I am a minor without parental supervision in the ER, security confiscated my phone against my will. they said they would lock it up in a locker with my name on it. when a bed opened up in inpatient they are supposed to transport your belongings to the unit and give you them when you are discharged. there is evidence in the system that my phone checked into the ER with me, but never came up to the unit. when i was discharged my phone wasn't there and staff in the ER did not have it either. so i contacted patient relations and they did an investigation and found nothing. i then received mail from the hospital stating that they can not reimburse me because they are not responsible for the loss or damage of my possessions. neither me or my legal guardian signed anything regarding this and keep in mind they took my phone from me forcefully against my will and told me they would not lose it. can i take legal action or file a claim? or will it get dismissed?

Answer: You can report it as stolen to the police. If you had insurance on the phone, you could then use the police report to see about getting a replacement.


Title: Living next to unreasonably noisy frat house, police have been called on them several times but they still won't quiet down [MA]

Question:
I'm a college student living off-campus. I found out after I moved in that I live right by a frat house (no prior warning was given by either the landlord nor the frat; they had been in another house last year but got foreclosed so moved to where they are now). They are also students at my university, but our school doesn't recognize fraternities/sororities (Idk how to really explain it but we are a small private school and they're not school recognized).

I don't mind noisy parties on weekends but they more often than not are either holding parties on weekdays or being ridiculously loud late into the night. I personally don't even mind the ruckus they make til 2 am or later on weekends but do feel bad for the families nearby with small children. They will often sit in the parking lot and yell and otherwise make noise until 1 or 2 am on a typical schoolnight, which isn't doing wonders for my sleep. The local town law has a noise ordinance law saying quiet hours are from 11pm-8 am so the police have been called several times to shut them down (sometimes by me but mostly by other neighbors).

I feel like having to call the police every time they start screaming at 1 am is a nuisance for everyone except the douchey fratty men. Talking to them hasn't helped and yesterday I snapped when they were yelling at each other outside at 1 am and we exchanged some not very kind words.
What can I do to shut down this once and for all? Probably nothing, but it's inconsiderate and shitty of them to do this.

tl;dr Frat boys regularly break noise ordinance laws, which I can excuse on weekends but not on weekdays. Calling the police only shuts them down temporarily.

Answer:
 Call the police when they make noise.

Every time.

If the police show up and then leave and in 10 minutes they get loud again?  Call again.

Eventually the police will get tired of coming out and people will start getting arrested and charged for the disturbance.

This will likely be faster if you say you want to talk to the officers and tell them you'll agree to sign a complaint and appear in court as a victim/witness.


Title: Mother wants to let her boyfriend "live in her house" after she passes (iowa)

Question:
My grandmother passed away about a year ago and left my mother around $200,000 and a house that was purchased for $100,000 around 5years ago.
My mother is an alcoholic and has been struggling with it for about 10 years now. She is unemployed and has no savings/retirement besides what my grandma left her. Going at her current rate I wouldn't be surprised if she passes in the next 5 or 10 years. She has been to the er multiple times in the recent years due to her drinking. She is obsessed with her own death and always brings up who she wants to have what when she does and what dress she wants to be buried in almost every time we talk.
 She has a boyfriend who has been with her for years now and has recently moved in with her. She is going to meet with an attorney next month to make a will. She told my brother and I that she wants to let her boyfriend live in the house if she passes away while my brother and I own it. Is there any way that could work? Is there any precedence for an arrangement of this kind? Should she just give the house to him if she wants him to live there? I'm honestly not concerned about the money. It's just that I imagine an arrangement like that would cause a massive headache down the road. Thanks for any advice in advance.
Topic:
Real Estate law

Answer: Yes, it's called a "life estate" - any estate planning attorney can create the proper documents.


Title: [South Carolina] Our boss steals from us and theatens us with violence

Question:
This is a thowaway account.

I work at an upscale restaurant as a server and our boss actively takes money out of our checks every week for things such as broken glasses even if we don't break anything. He's also taken money out of our checks to buy new equipment for us to use that we don't need. It seems he just takes money out of our checks depending on how he fells that week honestly. He bullies and cusses and screams at us and his kitchen staff. Just today he told someone he was "going to kill them". He's employed numerous illegal immigrants to do the dishes. Literally everyone hates him and his crazy, stupid, rich, stuck up family works there as well. We would say something but we don't know who to tell or how. We realize we're going to need new jobs but we don't care anymore. This guy needs to be taken down a peg. What do we do?

Answer:
 IANAL.

It's illegal to deduct from employees' pay for hours worked without their consent. Full stop. Contact the SC Department of [Labor, Licensing and Regulation](http://www.llr.state.sc.us/Labor/index.asp?file=wages/formswages.htm). Find every single pay stub and put them into a file for evidence. Hopefully your boss was stupid enough to itemize these pay deductions on your stubs.


Title: (NY) University staff stole from my dorm, university does nothing.

Question: Over a vacation period where all students were required to leave campus i left for a week only to come back and find someone who had access to my dorm had taken my game collection. Now as this may seem like something not to make a huge fuss out of it the fact still lies that about $300 worth of property was taken from me. The reason i say it was a staff member is because i locked the door upon leaving campus and unlocked upon return. Several members of staff such as cleaning, maintenance and RA staff all have access to these rooms in this time meaning someone who works for the university stole from me. I reported the theft to the university security department and they said they investigated the incident to no avail. Now my question here is can the university really deny any liability when its clear their actions caused this theft?

Answer:
 If only there was an agency to whom you could report theft... Maybe a taxpayer-funded agency... Answer #2: So you haven't filed a police report? Answer #3: No, that isn't clear at all. Answer #4: I went to college in NY and work at one now, and in almost every case the college states that they have no responsibility for lost or stolen items.

From my alma mater for example:

"The college assumes no responsibility for the loss, theft or damage to personal property, even if that loss was caused by the failure os a College mechanical system such as a pipe bursting. We strongly encourage you to have insurance coverage before you begin residency. Typically, such coverage may be provided by extension of a homeowner's policy, renter's insurance or insurance specifically for college students."Answer #5: >Now my question here is can the university really deny any liability when its clear their actions caused this theft?

Yes, they can deny liability and it isn't at all clear that their staff committed theft.


Title: Used a drug in front of undercover cop. I did not purchase nor possess. Please help!

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Umm if you used you possessed.

As to what you should do now, my suggestion is "obey the law". If the police want to talk to you, say nothing and get an attorney.Answer #2: 1.  Shut up.  Do not talk to anyone.

2.  Get a lawyer.  Do talk to the lawyer.

3.  Do not talk to the police, or anyone else, without your lawyer present.

Possible penalties include significant jail sentence & a criminal record for the rest of your life.


Title: *Help* Landlord requiring a 500 dollar pet deposit for a comfort animal Utah

Question:
My rental agreement does not allow pets. My wife needs our dog because of a difficult past and I am gone a lot of the day and she stays at home most of the day. My wife went and saw a Psychologist and he wrote her a doctors note stating that she needs a comfort animal. I then called the landlord and told him my wife has a comfort animal and we have a doctors note. After she got the note she got her dog and brought him to our duplex that we are renting.

I did a little bit of reading and from what I understand is that the animal is to be viewed as a piece of medical equipment and that the landlord can't discriminate against us or tell us we cant have the animal.

A week or so after us bringing the animal to our place the landlord calls and says he needs a 500 dollar deposit because we have the animal. Can he do that?

I read somewhere that if the landlord has less that 4 rental properties that he can make us pay any pet fee he would like. Does that sound correct?    Please help thanks

Answer:
 This is a good way to get evicted.  Real world here.  A landlord can't evict for a companion animal.  But in Oregon a landlord doesn't even need a reason to give a month to month tenant a 30 day notice and I will assume Utah is farther to the right than Oregon.

"He can't do that, you can sue for retaliation".  Yes you probably could.  But you're not going to find a lawyer to take this on contingency and do you have $8000 to spend to sue the landlord?

He doesn't want pets in HIS house.  You signed a rental agreement that said no pets.  To smooth things out it might be wisest to give him the $500Answer #2: It may be worth checking into whether or not comfort animals qualify as "medical equipment" in your jurisdiction. The ADA for instance, [does not consider them to be in the same class as service animals](http://www.ada.gov/regs2010/service_animal_qa.html).


Title: How common is it for a lawyer to memorize around 100 names in a jury pool, and directly converse with them by name?

Question:
A while back, I was in my first jury pool with around 100 other people for a case. Some billionaire was suing another billionaire.

The first day, we answered a packet of questions, and were told to come back the next morning. That next day, we had to hear hours and hours of lawyer-bullshit while they asked questions of the jury pool.

The lawyer for on side had memorized the names of the entire jury pool. He would ask a question, and then directly look at a pool member and say, 'what are your thoughts on this, Sheryl?' He did this for practically everyone, which was really shocking to me. The lawyer on the other side had not done this, and looked somewhat foolish as a result. She seemed flustered, had a huge packet of names, and even commented that she 'really should have these memorized'.

Anyways, I was just thinking about this for some reason and wanted to know how common this is.

Answer: I'd be surprised if this happened at all, unless the person had an eidetic memory.  The likelier scenario is that he was using a seating chart, and just wasn't overt about it.  Given the immense amount of work that goes into trial prep, it would be a colossal waste of time (and thus money) to memorize a hundred names (if that's even possible overnight), the majority of which will end up getting eliminated anyway.


Title: My mother opened 6 credit cards in my name and destroyed my credit. I want to dispute the stuff that is not mine but I don’t want to get her in trouble. Is there any way to go about this?

Question: Shes accrued over 7k in debt in my name just from the past couple years and it’s stopping me from things like getting a job at this point. She’s managing the issues now and she’s knows what she’s done is wrong. I want to dispute these charges but clearly don’t want her going to jail for fraud.

Answer:
 Your options, pretty much in full:

* Allow your mother to experience the trouble she made for herself. Make police reports that you have been the victim of fraud and identity theft. This will generally allow you to disclaim those debts entirely and get them off your credit rating. Your mother will face legal action and may spend time in jail.

* Accept the debts and make an arrangement with your mother to have her repay them. If (realistically, when) she defaults, take her to court. Accept that your credit history has a $7,000 hole in it, but as long as the debts are paid down the damage will eventually fade.

* Accept the debts as your own and pay them. You'll still have a big dent in your credit history, but those debts will be paid off and will be much less of a drag on it.

There's no path here where the creditors eat the loss to protect your mom from her own decisions. If you report them, she's at risk. If you don't, you won't be able to dispute the debts effectively. Your mother has put you in a situation where you will have to decide which is more important to you.

Whatever else you do, freeze your credit so that she can't do it again. It's great if you trust her, but you should take steps in case she backslides.


Title: Filming others in public places?

Question:
Found a new sub, r/publicfreakout. A lot of the people being filmed keep saying "You can't film/tape me" ...how true is this? I searched some on this sub and couldn't find much directly answering this query. Is there some law wherein you can't film people without their consent? When can you?

Some google searches led to me to think public places are OK, provided you aren't prohibiting people from doing their jobs.

Any help for this simple curiosity would be appreciated! Thanks!

Edit: I forgot to include location.I am in Florida.

Answer:
 If you're in public, you're fair game.

The issue comes down to later use of that footage, which may require some sort of commercial/model release or license to use, display, commercialize, etc.


Title: Denied boarding to my flight

Question:
I bought a round ticket from Ukraine International Airlines on December 23rd 2019. I was supposed to travel from Stockholm to Kyiv connected to Kyiv Izmir flight. I arrived my hometown and spent my holiday with my family. When I was trying to go back following the same  route, I was told at the airport that my ticket is not valid anymore because I was not on the Kyiv Izmir flight. They claimed that since I miss the connected flight, my whole ticket was canceled. The thing is, I was on the flight. I was seated in seat 9A on flight PS699. However, according to their system I was not there. I have a stamp on my passport from Izmir Airport right after the mentioned flight was landed. There were no other airlines flying to my city which makes it impossible to arrive my city in such a short time. They are not compensating me for the mistake nor issuing another ticket. This delay affects my job and also I have pets at home that requires my presence.  I am just going to buy another ticket but I was wondering if I can get a compensation from the airline. It is not just about missing my flight. Their system error shows that I was not insured for that flight and if a crash happened, I wouldn’t even be on the passenger list.
Topic:
Non-US

Answer:
 Sorry this happened to you.

Good news: Because your flight touched Stockholm (and maybe even Ukraine), the EU has regulations on this that may entitle you to up to 600 Euro compensation. Search for EC-261, there are a number of services that can fight for you-- Or you can file with the regulatory bodies yourself.

Your claim may be able to be bolstered with evidence such as cell phone data showing your change in location from Kyiv to Stockholm fitting the flight, fitness data if you have a smartwatch, witnesses your may have had on the flight, etc.


Title: Shit-covered floor in my apartment- Ohio

Question:
Reposting with a new, catchier title.

So my wife and I moved into our current apartment in Ohio around June of this year. Up until this past week we’ve had little to no issue with the apartment complex we’re staying in.

  This week rolls around and our apartment becomes flooded, twice. The first time, we lost $400 worth of items that had been covered in sewage water— maintenance had come out, sucked up some of the water, admitted that during remodeling the people had dumped some dry wall and what-have-you down the plumbing.  Awesome. Later on the “plumber” comes and shoved some irrigation tool down the pipe where the water was leaking and after doing that for a bit declared that “it should be good”. After he leaves the floor cleaner guy comes and sucks up moisture out of our carpet that had been drenched in this sewage water and eventually leaves us with some of our carpet tore up to accompany a blower that blows air under the carpet to dry it— he says to leave it blowing until he comes back for it sometime the following week. Right before he leaves the maintenance guy comes back and sucks up a bit more water that had spilled out from the walls and then he leaves himself. After this first time my wife and I had filed a claim with our renters insurance to help pay for the $400 worth of items we had lost due to the flooding. Unfortunately the deductible is $500 so basically we get told to kick rocks— they can’t help us. Awesome. So my wife and I spend the next two hours picking up sanitizing gear and clean every floor and surface we can think to clean so we’re not touching other people’s poo germs. Sick. The next day we come to terms with it and say “eh it’s alright, things happen”.

   Well... we were mistaken. Three days later our apartment floods AGAIN! This time there is literally poop chunks floating around our floor and our entire carpet is soaked in this nastiness. The whole shebang happens again, except this time the maintenance man says “they’ll handle it” (referring to the inevitable floor cleaner and plumber that will arrive to meet their match). So the plumber shows up and immediately says, “what the fuck?” Then he proceeds to tell us that something is fucked up and the last plumber guy didn’t do a good job and that the apartment wasn’t move in ready. He says all the apartments in my building share plumbing but fortunately no one else had shit floating around their floor. He does his thing and starts irrigating the same pipe again that leaked. Next thing the floor cleaner shows up, does his thing and tells us that he’s here all the time (at this apartment complex) cleaning flooded apartments!

   All in all this has happened to us twice in three days and we’ve had enough with having to replace our things and furniture— and cannot be expected to keep living here where obviously the apartment has hazardous issues(hazardous being others humans waste coming into contact with ourselves, our apartment floors and walls, as well as some of the poo water floating down into the ventilation system!) , issues they need to work out before allowing people to stay in these apartments.

So: just wandering what my options are moving forward. Obviously we would like to break the lease and move somewhere else, but we want to make sure they fix this issue and don’t let other people live here. Also we would like to be reimbursed any rent we have paid them, and pay for wrongful business practice, as well as the stress caused to us for this infuriating turn of events that should never have happened.

FYI: the landlord hasn’t even talked to us about anything with our apartment or has helped at all so far, no contact from them regarding the matter at all.

Should I take them to small claims court? Try and talk to them and settle without getting anyone involved? Or should I get a lawyer and go Head first into a suit? Thank you my friends, I know this is a long one. Any help is appreciated.

Answer:
 It sounds like you’re being “constructively evicted” by the substandard conditions in your apartment as a result of the Plumbing issues.

You’re going to need to send a letter detailing the issues to your landlord first, then await his response (he’s got 30 days to fix the issue) and if it’s still not fixed by then, you can either deposit your rent w the court if you want to stay in the unit, or terminate your lease with them. More information [here](http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/5321.07)

My advice-go with the terminate the lease route. In terms of suing your landlord, your lease agreement probably indemnifies him from most lawsuits from things he does not directly control, if the thing about the drywall in the pipes is true, you might have some leg to stand on, but that will be difficult to prove and I don’t think it will be worth your time or money. Just get out of there as soon as you can and don’t look back Answer #2: I hope you have photos. I don’t want to see them but I hope you have them


Title: (Ohio) Birth injury/brain injury malpractice question

Question:
My daughter will turn 2 at the end of August. 2 weeks ago her neurologist found brain damage on her MRI. It's called periventricular leukomylacia (PVL). I am considering a malpractice lawsuit and want to know if it's worth my time/stress to pursue this option. Here's a summary of what happened. My water broke when I was 32 weeks pregnant. She was breeched and so they needed to do a c-section. However they waited 12 hours before performing one and she was born blue and not breathing. They needed to resuscitate  her and was in the NICU for 46 days. On day 3, we came in to the NICU and her oxygen was disconnected. This happens another time as well. On day 13, my daughter stopped breathing and a nurse, who was on her first day, came in. She didn't know what to do. My daughter turned blue, the nurse didnt know what to do and gave her back to me, ran out of the room, to get a different nurse, who eventually came back to give her oxygen. All that time my daughter was blue and motionless and I was alone in the room.

Does anyone of this amount to a malpractice case against the hospital as we just discovered that my daughter has a brain injury that was the result of lack of oxygen to the brain. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thank you

Answer:
 >However they waited 12 hours before performing one and she was born blue and not breathing.

 Why?

>They needed to resuscitate her and was in the NICU for 46 days. On day 3, we came in to the NICU and her oxygen was disconnected. This happens another time as well.

 Why was it disconnected ?

 Did the neurologist indicate the actions of hospital staff led to your child's condition?


Title: [MA, USA] Modifying a receipt, but not in a scammy way

Question:
TL;DR:  I want to modify a few daycare receipts to change the word "tuition" to "daycare" and submit them for reimbursement to a 3rd party HR company.

Sorry if this is too boring for you guys.   This is bureaucratic tax bullshit, not landlocked property drama.

I've been using a Dependent Care Account (via my employer) to help pay for my son's daycare.  Money gets taken out of my paycheck pre-tax, and I submit receipts from the daycare to a 3rd party HR company to get my money reimbursed.  Annoying process, but it saves me a good amount of money.

This worked fine for 2 years, but just recently, the HR company started rejecting my receipts (and thus cutting off my reimbursements). I called them up to find out why. Apparently, they decided to get stricter on the rules. The line item on the receipts is "tuition," and they decided that isn't an adequate description.  I guess they really need to see the words "day care" directly in the line item (even though the business description is "child care" on the header)

I went back to the daycare to get the receipts changed (and get past receipts re-issued). They've been very slow to respond, because the owner is the primary person handling the billing.  The basic response that I've gotten is that it's a corporate receipt template (it's a franchise), and, while I trust these people with my son's care, they do not have great software skills. I have a very limited time (about 2 weeks) to get my October receipts in, and there's a holiday week in there.

I am sorely tempted to change the receipt myself, and I don't know if I'm taking a stupid legal risk. It doesn't take photoshop master to change the text on a digital receipt.  I don't believe that I'm defrauding anyone here;  I'm 100% certain that I'm legally entitled to my own pre-tax money for daycare.  It's just satisfying some bureaucrat.

So, what's the risk of submitting a modified receipt?
Topic:
Tax Law

Answer:
 take the paper receipts to the daycare and have them just take a pen and cross out "tuition" with a one solid line and hand write in "day care" then have them date and initial the change.

alternatively, YOU write a letter on their behalf addressed to your HR dept and have it explain that the "tuition" is in fact for "day care".  then have the day care sign the letter.  keep a copy and submit it with every receipt.Answer #2: Not exactly legal advice, just general advice.  Rather than complain to the HR company, or the daycare, I would reach out to your own HR for the company you work for.  They hire this 3rd party to take care of this for them, and they should be able to reach out and basically say "you're not doing for our employees what we pay you to do."Answer #3: If you have to be sneaky about something then It's probably not a good idea to do it.

Forging documents to make life easier for you is a great way to it actually harder. Imagine managing all this while an IRS audit is going on scrutinising every financial decision.Answer #4: The risk of modifying a tax receipt is being complicit in fraud, forging business documents, being audited by the IRS, etc. Do not do this. You are defrauding people, it is not legal to change other people's business documents, full stop.

That's the consequence of living in a democracy, you have to pay by the rules sometimes.


Title: Credit report shows child support/alimony. Have no kids. Never been married.

Question:
As the title says, I was checking my credit today and noticed that in the span of about 3 months, records were changed to say I owe 2k+ over 3 items. One being child support/alimony and 2 others being "personal loan".

I've never been married. I have no biological children, and I've never taken out a loan on anything.

Not sure where to start in regard to figuring how this happened or who did it. I have an idea about someone with the loans(was letting someone stay with me. Room was not how I left it a few times after getting off work). No real idea with the child support stuff.

Any insight here?

Answer:
 Post it to /r/personalfinance.  There's probably a non-legal resolution to this as long as you haven't lost any money.Answer #2: You can dispute these through the credit bureaus. It will launch an investigation to get them off your credit report.

Also might want to place an alert on your account just in case of identity theft.Answer #3: It looks like records for another person are being mixed up with yours. Contact the CRA and tell them that someone else's records are being mixed with yours. They have a standard procedure for fixing this.


Title: Getting Harassed by Security Guard (South Carolina)

Question:
Where I live currently we have a security office that patrols our community. The company is a "professional security corperation. Anyways, I will list the incidents.

The first major incident was I was skateboarding and the security guard proceeded to chase me and when he stopped in the middle of the street he got out the car and tried to grab/tackle me, I am a minor and have it on recording. This happened maybe 4-6 months ago.

The second major incident was I walking down the sidewalk and he proceeded to drive by me and than slam on the brakes and follow me and basically stalk me. He then would drive when he saw a car approaching behind him and than turn around and follow me. I do not have this on camera.

The third multiple major incidents is that he will drive by my house every night, he is not patrolling, he will drive by my house when he enters from the north entrance to my neighborhood and park or slow down extremely slow when passing my house. When entering from the south entrance he will speed about 25-30 mph in a 15mph and than slow/park in front of my house. I live at the end of the street to where you have to back up to exit, like the exit is too the right and my street dead ends, so he pulls up parks and will sit there. He once sat upfront of my house for over 30 minutes when it was around 3:30am and I woke up and watched him for 15 minutes thinking it was a tourist and he illegally trespassed on my property and I thought it was a criminal (who parks upfront of your house at 3:00pm and sits there and than enters your property) my first instinct was to provide house defense, I had to firearm but I had a knife and I torched him with my light which basically blinded him and stunned him and when I realized who it was I demanded for him to leave and he said he was doing a security check up and I told him he has no authority and to leave immediately which he did.

Fourth major incident was that he began to stalk my sister and she was driving our golf cart and he cut her off and slammed on the breaks and jumped out the car and jumped in front of her and demanded her license. Now they can request licenses but they cannot demand it and he demanded it and would not leave until it was fulfilled. Which she called me and I arrived and told him he is not a salaried law enforcement officer and he is basically impersonating and illegally detaining her and he must leave immediately, to which point he did but tried to argue with me. He also flashed his "Amazon Security Badge" and said this was issued to him by South Carolina's SLED, (South Carolina Law Enforcement Division) then I said not true and he has no authority.

Fifth Major Incident was on July 4th, they have fireworks at the beach which everyone attends to on the golf carts and we attended on one. He tried to contact us as he "said" and we proceeded to drive having him chase us and pass us exceeding 35mph in a 25mph and cutting us off and jumping out in front of us which made me slam on the brakes causing me to slide. He then illegally detained us and then we called the police and the police said to us that it is private property and that they have no jurisdiction which says when you enter "Jurisdiction under My local police Dept." The state also does work on the roads which makes it state property. We were sent home by the officers.

Sixth Major incident happened tonight, I was coming back from a mates house and he saw me and followed me and I did a 4 point turns as to tell if someone is following us. He was following me. I made a final 5 point turn and he passed me. I also exceed 45 mph at one point to escape and he kept a steady tail gating on me. I did not want to engage him because I know if I did he would be seriously injured and it would end up in me going to jail. I then proceeded to drive and he saw me and thought I was following him and he gunned it out of there and I was going 35mph behind him and he gunned it to the point of me not seeing at a 1/2 mile away.

He has multiple reports to the police and corp about harassment but the corp doesn't do anything. The police have also contacted him about demanding a driver licenses and that is impersonation and that has NOT hazed him. We have 4+ reports to the security firm and they have NOT and WILL NOT do anything. They said they have initiated a investigation but have not done anything.

What are my options legally or not? We have complained to the security firm but nothing has happened. I am going to my police dept to file a police report as the first step to a restraining order. This worries my mother as she knows I will fight and if he steps at me I will lose it. I may threaten to sue the security firm for repeated harassment. Everyone at the station hate him and absolutely no one in my community likes him. He also tried to fight a employee and he filed a complaint and the security firm did nothing. He is a power hungry fat hog. Please help.

EDIT: I am not scared but am getting extremely pissed off. This is a multiple offense for Minor Harassment.

Answer:
 It seems you've completed some steps that I typically recommend which is to first make complaints to the company. Have you made complaints to whatever community board (is this a HOA) that hired the company?

Your other steps, besides obtaining a restraining order, is to sue him personally or the company. Not necessarily harassment but possibly assault or battery the next time he attempts to tackle/restrain you.

Harassment cases are rarely successful because you need to have extreme facts to sway a jury to find in your favor. Him just stopping you once in a while doesn't seem to me to rise to the level of harassment. In those cases where he is following you, you can simply stop, let him catch up to you, find out what he wants, tell him to pound sand, and then leave.

TL;DR: OP gets chased and stopped by rent-a-cop around 5 times over 6 months. Rent-a-cop has superiority complex but doesn't actually physically hurt OP. OP wants to know if he can get a restraining order, sue, or have him arrested.


Title: My (17M) girlfriend (15F) was abused by her father

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You can call the police and you can call CPS.  Those are your options.

PS:  Those text messages indicate she also needs therapy.


Title: Malpractice and Patient Dismissal

Question:
Not sure if I’m in the right sub forum. I couldn’t find one specifically for medical legal issues.

So here’s the story, my boyfriend goes to the same doctor as me. He’s prescribed Xanax 0.5mg x3 daily, the doctor wrote the medication incorrectly and wrote it as 1mg x3 daily. My boyfriend went to a different pharmacy than usual and didn’t put much thought into it looking a bit different.

So my boyfriend is at his new job, stressed out he takes Xanax and falls asleep at work. Finds out it’s the wrong prescription and the doctors office calls the pharmacy to confirm the error was on their side. He contacted the office manager on Friday who ended up in a heated argument with her shouting “it did not happen!” Basically calling him a liar, the bottle a forgery and refusing to call the pharmacy. He eventually gets her to call, calls the pharmacy to give them a heads up. Office manager calls while he’s on the phone so he knows she got the paperwork. He calls the doctors office to apologize for getting into an argument and wishes them a Merry Christmas.

Well today I get a letter stating I’M being discharged and I need to find a new doctor. I’m assuming he’s being discharged as well but hasn’t received the letter. I’m the non confrontational type, I show up wait 3 hours for my appointment (just happened Thursday) without much fuss or complains.

Can they really do this? I assume they don’t need much of a reason to dismiss a patient but really? We live in Florida, any advice is appreciated.

*Also not the first time they’ve accidentally upped a controlled substance of ours.

**They also did an ear cleaning on my left ear and a few weeks after I’ve been suffering fluttering/vibrating in my ear constantly. Doctor looked at it and mentioned I may have nerve damage. Haven’t blamed them because I need to see a hearing specialist first.

Answer:
 >Can they really do this?

Yes.

> I assume they don’t need much of a reason to dismiss a patient but really?

Yes.

In most circumstances, your doctor has no obligation to keep you as a patient. Answer #2: > I assume they don’t need much of a reason to dismiss a patient

They don't need any. As long as you're not bleeding out in their office they don't have to treat you.


Title: Drifting legally?

Question: I was wondering if there are any legal ways to go drifting. There are no clubs anywhere near me and there's only 1 track that  I know of that allows drifting but is extremely expensive to rent for just me and a couple of buddies, I live in Wisconsin around the Columbia county area, are there any options to do this legally?

Answer:
 Yes. Find someone that owns a big patch of private land so you can practice and be in the next Fast and Furious with your Honda Civic. Answer #2: Not on public roads, no. You're required to drive with due care and attention, to refrain from excess speed, and to ensure that you maintain control of your vehicle at all times, and while you may feel that you have control during a sliding turn, traffic courts generally disagree.

If you can't find a track, that sounds like a business opportunity to me.Answer #3: Yea it's called a track.Answer #4: If you cant afford the track, cant afford the tickets, and dont have friends with connections then you need a new hobby. I enjoy cocaine but for the price they want i aint payin for that Answer #5: No legal way to do it on public roads.


Title: Someone online is threatening to file a false report with my local police? I believe they have capability to do so and have shown intent. How to proceed?

Question:
The short story is that in the course of a cross forum trolling war where people would go from forum to forum causing general chaos (posting gore, getting banned, using VPNs to create new accounts and wash and repeat, etc) I posted a link to a ISIS Beheading video from Bestgore.com and they banned me (that was me). Someone then used a TOR node to create a new email after the alias I use only on the originating site of the flame war to register a new account and do the same think (that was NOT me). The forum moderator then emailed me and has threatened to make a false police report tomorrow morning and has forwarded a copy of what appears to be an abuse report he filed via email with my ISP. This was all largely fun and games but hes now taken it too far. I don't want to end up dealing with cops or investigations because of this sack of shit. I've not done anything illegal as far as I know but I can't just ignore someone who's doing this sort of thing. I don't believe they have my address but they have my name from my eMail address that I used to register on one of there forums (the person doing this is presumably the moderator of the second non-originating forum). They could get my approximate location from my IP address.

Should I call my local polices non emergency number and let them know someone has threatened to file a false police report against me?

Edit: The location is IL.

Answer:
 >Should I call my local polices non emergency number and let them know someone has threatened to file a false police report against me?

No.  You will sound like a lunatic.


Title: If your state defines life as starting at conception could you technically take out a life insurance policy on it right after getting pregnant?

Answer:
 You would need to find someone willing to insure the fetus. Good luck with that.Answer #2: I pay for dependent life insurance through my employer. I found out that my dependents need to be alive for at least 17 days to be covered under this insurance policy. Wanna guess how I found out...Answer #3: Typically, life insurance requires underwriting. If an unborn baby couldn’t take the exam, it would be easy for the company to deny the policy.

Also, most miscarriages occur way sooner than a life insurance policy could reasonably be placed.Answer #4: \[NAL\] Even if you could find an insurer willing to issue a policy - unlikely, considering how many early pregnancies miscarry - it'd be extremely easy for the insurer to refuse to pay out by blaming the mother for the death of the fetus, which would have the side-effect of giving the State a pretext to jail the mother for 'killing' the fetus - something that is  already happening now in the worst of the fundy-nutbag States.


Title: My father is addicted to Painkillers and aquiring debt. In the case of his death, how does the transfer of his debt work? (Oklahoma)

Question:
He looks pretty horrible and I expect him to overdose sometime soon.

I'm assuming me and my siblings are safe from his debt, but at least the house are in both my mother and his name. My mom has moved out and cut ties with him, but they are not divorced yet.

The main thing I do not understand is his credit card. I know he keeps spending money on things like alcohol and bills but he barely works so he can't have much money. Could the credit card company try to make my mother pay off all his debt when he dies?
Topic:
Credit Debt Bankruptcy

Answer: NAL- but if your mother is an authorized user for the card and also on the account, yes. She needs to file for divorce ASAP and talk to a lawyer about that.Answer #2: You and any siblings you might have should pull your credit info and make sure he hasn't taken out any debt in your names as well.


Title: Virginia: Landlord charging deposit for emotional support animal.

Question:
I recently moved into a new apartment in Virginia that is pet friendly. Before I signed the lease, I stated that I would be bringing an animal with me. I thought I had been charged the additional charges and went on my way.

Four days after moving in I was presented with a letter stating that I owed a $300 deposit that day or fines of around $2,000 would be applied to my account if I did not remove my dog from the apartment.

I am currently being treated for anxiety and depression, so I told my doctor of my situation and she wrote a letter on my behalf stating my dog is aiding in treatment. I have yet to give the letter to the property manager as I just received it today.

I already paid some of the deposit because of the letter and I could afford the rest of the deposit. However, it would definitely put a strain on me this month. I am completely open to agree to pay for any damages that the dog causes after moving out as I will have more money at that time.

I am wondering what legal rights I have in the situation. Do I have the right to ask for my deposit back? Do I need to continue paying additional rent for my dog?
Topic:
Disability Issues

Answer:
 the definition of a service animal is that the animal was trained to perform a specific task that the human cannot perform. Your own dog making you feel better does not count as a service animal.

How I wish people would stop doing this. It gives such a bad rep to actual service dogs.


Title: Can a parent legally withhold child support from a child who is over 18?

Question: Now, I’m pretty sure this is illegal but let me explain. I’m 20 years old and have a lot of medical issues which is why my father still pays child support and has to until I’m 21. My mother just found out some of the money I make from my part time job goes to something she doesn’t approve of and is threatening to withhold my money and tel my father about it as well. Is this legal? I am 20 years old, pretty much live with my gf, work part time, and am for the most part (aside from some food, medications, doctors appointments and such) am self sustained. Would really appreciate a quick response on this.

Answer: The money is for your mom, not for you.


Title: Khol's Civil Demand

Question: Shoplifted some earrings. Got confronted in the parking lot by LP. Cooperated and returned back into the store and returned the items. No police called and I was let go after signing paperwork and getting my information took. Very regretful as I have a lot going for me and could have ruined it with a shoplifting arrest. Reading a lot online that paying these is a mistake as they never pursue these in small claims. Just would like some advice on my best bet.

Answer:
 Kohl’s is pretty notorious for going hard on shoplifters.

Remember, they can still report you to the police if they so wish.


Title: [MI]Wife received an explicit photo from a supervisor, being threatened with a criminal investigation

Question:
Throwaway obviously

So, my wife and I work together at a government job.

A couple of weeks ago, while she was working an overtime shift she was “accidentally” airdropped a nude photo from her (female) supervisor.  I am sure it was an accident it was sent to my wife, as my wife and this particular supervisor have not had the best of history together(previous attempts by said supervisor to make her job specifically harder and remove her breaks-both failed due to union intervention).  But the supervisors story is she was trying to delete said photo(I find this hard to believe that she accidentally hit extra buttons on the opposite side of the phone, but this also doesn’t likely matter).

She then proceeded to go around the office and ask everyone if they received said photo.  Notifying the entire shift that it happened, which obviously spread to the entire office.

Once it became common knowledge, the supervisor claimed she felt harassed by my wife...

Yesterday, my wife was called upstairs to a higher management office.  Once there she was told that they didn’t want it to go to(our version of)corporate and wanted it to “go away.”  She was ordered by this manager to show him her deleting the photo and then told if she didn’t, they could and would look into criminal harassment charges.

Possibly important other note, she did not send the photo to anyone else.  The only other people who have seen said photo are me and the Person who was sitting next to her when it came through(not confirmed, but assume they likely saw it as they were looking at a picture of our pet when it happened); and now also the manager who had her delete it.

I am fairly confident we don’t have anything to worry about on the criminal front, please correct me if I’m wrong.  It sounds like this is getting swept under the rug, but my wife exposes herself to retaliation if she goes above our division manager.  How can she protect herself?

Thanks

Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 Protect herself from what? A boss who likes to blow things up? She cannot. But she didn't do anything illegal so there isn't anything to protect against there. Get a new job away from the crazyAnswer #2: If anything your wife has a claim of receiving said photo from her manager. Answer #3: I’m not sure I understand. The photo was sent to your wife by accident, but she is reluctant to delete it? Why didn’t she delete it immediately if it was a mistake? Why was she walking around asking people about it or was that the supervisor? It’s not clear from your ambiguous use of pronouns.

I’m not saying anything your wife did was wrong, but I don’t understand what you’re asking or why this developed into a situation. It does sound like it was an accident and sending a nude picture of yourself as an adult to someone isn’t illegal as far as I know. I doubt there is anything criminal going on here on either side, but I’m not a lawyer so I’m not sure.

> she was “accidentally”... I’m sure it was an accident.

Which one is it?

Regardless, I don’t understand why you think management is sweeping this under the rug. It sounds like your wife was keeping the photo as blackmail based on how you described the chain of events. I may have misunderstood, but I can’t tell exactly what happened. I can’t understand why your wife spoke to anyone about it other than people who legitimately needed to know, e.g. HR. Why does the supervisor feel like your wife is defaming/harassing her?


Title: My dad is traveling and wants to put my name on his checking account. Good idea or bad idea?

Question: He wants my name on his checking account so I can write checks on behalf of his business and do wire transfers maybe. Is this a good idea or bad idea?

Answer:
 There's nothing explicitly bad about this as long as he's not trying to defraud people.

If he wants you writing checks on his behalf, however, it is best if he gives you power of attorney to sign things in his name.


Title: Recently got fired from my delivery job (contracted), for BS reasons, but they told me I was fired a day after I had to rush to the emergency room because my mother had a seizure. Is there any legal recourse for this shitty situation?

Question:
So I deliver for Grub South, and when she told me I was fired, she said it was because I had accidentally left the food on a delivery a week before, and that it cost them too much money.   What bothers me is that they didn't fire me right away.  I was fired after I was about to pick up an order, and had a call from my mom in the emergency room for a very dangerous Grandmal seziure (she has never had one before so I freaked out).  The day later, they fired me for the "other reasons".

I am contracted, so I don't know if that makes this a bit more difficult.  I am just so upset that I lost my job, due to something like that, because I was also in dire need of it since I was trying to buy a home, which completely screwed up months of planning, and hard credit pulls.

edit:  I live in Alabama
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: File for unemployment. firing somebody for missing work due to going to see a family member in the hospital is not illegal.


Title: Prospective employer rescinded offer because of "drug test delay" but may be because of sexual assault

Question:
Location: Midwest United States

Recommended tldr;
"Was offered employment. Missed the mandatory drug test prior to start of work due to being victim of a crime. Company rescinded the offer. Is this legal?"
Thanks very much to u/bastionfour for this summary.

I apologize for  the length of this post. I am not legal smart whatsoever. I am sincerely hoping that I am just being paranoid, and that this is something I should just wash my hands of and forget about.

I was hired by a great company for my dream job. The interview process was tough, and they took months to get back to me, but i finally got my offer letter. Unfortunately, the offer came right around the holidays and I am trying to finish up my masters. My busy schedule will come into play later.

Here is the chain of events:

*Mid October- I interview with them, visit, and they say they will let me know in two weeks.

*Beginning of December - Almost two months after my interview, I get the initial offer.

*Second week in December- Negotiations are final and I get the revised offer letter

*Third week in December- I send in my signed offer letter. A few days later, I get a request to sign up for the drug test. I see that after I sign up and choose my testing center, I will have three days to report and give a sample. I decide to wait until I get back from my holiday vacation to do this, as my start date is in late January. I combed through my offer documentation sent to me to see if there was a time limit on when I would have to sign up. It says nothing, except the sample must be given before my start date.

*Last week in December- I sign up to time the 3 business day drug test window exactly when I get back from my visit. HOWEVER, my flights got cancelled the next morning, and due to my rescheduling, I had only one business day available to me to take the test. That's fine. It's doable. I'll come back, give my sample, it's cool.

*First week in January- The night before my drug test. I was raped. The full story is for another sub, but needless to say, I was in no condition to be leaving my bed, let alone give a sample. Two days later I got myself to the advocacy center on my university campus to go through the process of reporting (I had up to a week) and the woman I spoke to said that the center offers a service where they contact employers and ask for leniency, let them know that I am willing to work with them but I am not comfortable in giving details of my assault. I agree to do that, because honestly I was a mess and wasn't in the mood to call my employer myself.

*Late first week in January: I get an email saying that HR wants to speak with me. I schedule a call for the next day because I am eager to figure things out, They schedule the call for Monday, yesterday.

*Yesterday: I get a call from the woman who would be my direct supervisor. NO HR person on the phone, which I was confused about, but whatever. She said that the legal team (not HR?!) had some questions for me. They understood that there was an incident and that I had to miss my test. However, they were wondering why it took me "so long" (10 days? Less than 2 weeks compared to the 2 months is took them to send me the initial offer) to sign up for giving the sample. I gave the full timeline and offered to send documentation of cancelled flights, where I was, etc. At the end of the call she said "is there anything else that you want the legal team to know?"

I found the question odd.
Two hours later I get an email from the talent acquisition team saying that they are rescinding my offer due to my delay in initiating pre-employment screening. NOT because I missed the test.

It turns out, that phone call was supposed to be me rallying and fighting to defend my position with the legal team. I was not notified that this was the purpose of the call and there were no HR or legal representatives on the line (that I knew of). If I had known, I would've had my advocate with me during the conversation.

They never said anything to me about the delay in taking my drug test until AFTER I contacted them about my sexual assault. Were they within their rights to terminate my offer even though I was under the impression that I had no time limit on signing up for my drug test?

Thanks very much for advice. Honestly, I am hoping there is some law out there that says they are in the right. I want to put his behind me and move on, but I can't get over how shocked and hurt I am.

**Extra details:** For those of you wondering why I did not sign up for sample collection while on my vacation, yes, there is a collection sight near my parent's place, but my visit home was actually a tightly held secret. I have recently finalized a nasty divorce and my ex-husband has been stalking/harrassing me for almost a year now. I wanted to spend time with my parents, but I could not go into town where the collection site is because that is the one he lives in and I would risk seeing him. I know it doesn't sound dangerous but, believe me, he will find me. If I showed my face within 3 miles of town, someone would tip him off. One of the reasons I took this job was so that I could move and possibly change my name. I did not say this in my phone call because, dammit, I have a right to privacy. I'm tired of having to put myself and my past on display.

Edit: formatting

Edit2: I want to say thank you very much for everyone's replies. As I said before, I am not very legal smart. This was my first job offer and I did not know that it was common practice to give a sample within the first few days of getting an offer letter. It also wasn't outlined in the letter. If I had known, I would have given the sample on the day I signed the letter. I also did not know that an offer letter wasn't legally binding. I just thought that signing it would mean they agree to give me the job if I did such and such and I was doing such and such. This has definitely been a learning experience. I will not go and beg them for a job because that is not the person I am. I would rather start over, get my head on straight, and work my way up again.
Again, thank you all.

Answer:
 I'm sorry what happened to you but let's be honest putting off a drug test until literally the last possible moment doesn't make a candidate look good. Now you may know you are 100% clean but they don't.Answer #2: They were within their rights to terminate your offer on both accounts. Their timing means nothing in relation to asking for your timing. At my firm, if you don't test within 48 hours, your offer is rescinded. Full stop. Sorry about all of the things you've gone through, but there isn't anything you can do in relation to this job. Answer #3: OP - I'm really sorry about what happened to you - it sounds awful and I hope you're getting the care you need.

That being said, I'm not really sure what the legal question is here. You really don't have any recourse here. I know hindsight is 20/20 but your best bet would have been to do the drug test immediately before you went on vacation.

You may have one more shot to beg them to reconsider - maybe offer to do a hair test at your own expense?

From their perspective, I can understand why the whole thing looks questionable. It sucks - it's a series of awful things that happened to you. But to them it looks like you really took your time before getting the test.


Title: Manager says my undesirable work schedule is because I took medical disability leave

Question:
I recently had to take three weeks of disability leave from my corporate banking job to undergo major surgery to remove a life-threatening ovarian cyst as well as a Fallopian tube, after which I spent a week in the hospital and then time at home recovering.

Prior to this, I had always been scheduled to work two Saturdays a month and have the other two off. Since my leave, my manager has scheduled me for five Saturdays in a row. I asked her about this, and she explicitly stated that that she was giving me this schedule due to the fact that I had three weeks off due to medical disability.

Is it legal for her to schedule me in a way that shows preferential treatment towards other employees who did not take time off for disability? This is in California.

Thanks

Answer: Did you qualify for FMLA protected leave?


Title: Fiancé & I just signed a 12 month lease. He broke up with me last night & is asking what I want to do about the apartment. Don’t want to leave, can’t afford to stay. (VA)

Question:
Title pretty much says it all.

My fiancé and I recently moved into a nice apartment (really, my dream apartment) and we signed a 12 month lease good through March 2019. We literally just signed this lease...

He’s throwing ultimatums around, saying I can either take over the lease, we can find someone else to take over, or we can break it.

I can’t afford this apartment on my own. I would be living paycheck to paycheck, and I spent my entire adult life making sure I was able to have a savings, and not having any kind of credit to my name. I won’t let myself dip into savings or ruin my credit over this. I absolutely love this apartment and do not want to move (especially since we JUST moved in). I’m emotionally wrecked from the breakup, and losing this apartment would really be the final blow to my now non-existent self confidence. I spent about 6 months finding this place and planning the move for us, buying furniture, decorating since we moved in...

Anyway. My main question is - since we are both on the lease, can he move out and refuse to pay?

Answer:
 >  I won’t let myself dip into savings or ruin my credit over this.

Well you may not have a choice. If rent isn't paid your credit will be damaged. So you can't stick your head in the sand about this. Can you get a roommate?  Does your former fiance have good credit? Does he care about it at all? He may be under the mistaken impression that if he isn't living there then he isn't responsible for rent.Answer #2: You are jointly and severally liable for the lease.

That means the landlord can pursue either you or your boyfriend for the entire amount of the lease.

Your options are to continue the lease, find someone else to take over, or break the lease.  Your ex-fiance is liable for half of whatever comes out of your pocket.


Title: (CO) regarding boats, the state literature uses the term, “recreational boater.” Is there such thing as a “non-recreational boater”?

Answer: Commercial boater?


Title: Can I choose my school as a minor?

Question:
A while ago my Jehovah witness dad found out i'm atheist and that i had been communicating with my sister who they had shunned. Now as punishment he's pulling me out of my current school so that he can home school me.
I live in the Oregon, in clackamas county and am 16, do I have any legal ability to stop this, especially my school has a deal that I can graduate with a 2 year degree.

Answer: Nope. Your parents hold your education rights. Sorry.


Title: Privacy Laws concerning automotive repairs.

Question:
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Topic:
Business Law

Answer: Your car does not have a right to privacy, sorry.


Title: [NJ] Just opened a new restaurant, fire marshal came by 7 days later and gave me a fine of $3000 owed by previous tenant saying, "This is how it works."

Question:
What kind of law is this?  I just opened a new business, I am working extremely hard and don't want to pay for fines that someone else owed.  He will be visiting again in about 10 days and he did say that I can pay $1500 for now.  I told him I don't have it, I put all my money in the business.

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There must be something I can do?  Write to the mayor? Someone else?  It just doesn't seem fair I have to pay old fines.

Answer: What are you being cited for? What does the ticket say? Is it addressed to you? How are they asking for payment? Are you sure this isn't a scam?


Title: My wife and I both have online accounts at our local college, She got a parking citation and it got stuck to my account

Question:
EDIT: Dangit forgot location. This is in Utah, United States.

I don't go to this college, and never will, but this citation would keep me from registering. My wife however does go to this college, so it would affect her if it was on her account.

My question is, is there any reason I need to pay this? Its the schools parking office that issued it, and they got it on my account by looking up the state registration and seeing my name. If all it's going to do is keep me from registering for classes at a school I don't go to then i'm not going to pay it. Can anything more serious come of this?

Edit #2: Paid it, it wasn't really that big of a deal, but $60 was worth asking if it's just a formality to pay

Answer:
 > Can anything more serious come of this?

They might send it to collections at some point, which would ding your credit.Answer #2: It's entirely possible they will realize their mistake and assign it to your wife. How much hassle are you willing to go through for a stinking parking ticket? Answer #3: > My question is, is there any reason I need to pay this?

Most college parking citations are also legitimate, legal parking citations.  In other words, this is just as serious as any other parking citation.  So failure to pay could have consequences for your license and registration as well as the collection issues.

This ticket is never getting cheaper, only more expensive.


Title: [WA-US]I lost my checkbook, canceled it (stop payment), and someone forged a check from it. What can I do?

Question:
Hi everyone.

I lost my checkbook a couple of months back when it fell out of my jacket pocket. I did what I considered the most sensible thing: immediately went to my bank and ordered a stop payment canceling all the affected checks. I then ordered new checks, considered the problem settled, and forgot about it.

Today I fished a "notice of dishonor" from Moneytree out of my mailbox. It states that they cashed a check under my name from the canceled checks payable to someone with a name that could not be more different from mine for $160. They are demanding that I pay this $160 despite canceling the check because my "check was negotiated with a third party" and they are a "holder in due course," whatever those terms mean.

I'm really in above my level of understanding here, but I definitely do not want to pay Moneytree $160 so some criminal can get away scot-free. What should I do?

Edit: Apparently the bot is saying I forgot my location even though it's in the title so this is in Washington state.

Answer:
 A lost checkbook sucks.  Unlike debit or credit cards, checks don't get immediately authorized at the point of sale.  This tends to result in businesses accepting fraudulent checks well after you have cancelled them through the bank.

You did the right thing by cancelling the checks.  If you haven't, you now need to file a police report.  You are going to need to send that police report to any and all businesses and collections agencies that come after you for bad checks when you explain to them that the transaction was fraudulent and that you are not responsible for it.  That will last until the checks are all spent or the people passing them are caught.  Good luck.


Title: Maintenance workers and my security webcam: Is it legal for me to record them inside my apartment? [California]

Question: I apologize if this is a stupid question. We have an annual lender inspection coming up and I was wondering if I need to turn off my webcam that I use as a security camera in my studio apartment. I have no reason to suspect that anything will happen, but I like to be prepared. Just in case something does happen, I'll have video proof.

Answer:
 They have no expectation of privacy in someone else's home, unless they are taking a shit in the bathroom, or whatever.

You may record them.


Title: Can 18 year's old date a person who is 17 years old but only a week younger

Question:
I feel weird posting about this but hear me me out.

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My friend (16) got a grilfriend recently, when he told me about it the first thing i asked was her age and he responded "She's a week older then me" i joked saying "Lol your relationship will be ilegal for a week" and he responded  "No when you are 16 you are legal and can even fook"  so i told him that that one day she will be 18 and he would be 17 for a week, so technically she would be an adult and he would be a minor so it would be ilegal, and he said that as long as he they are 16 they are "legal" and can date or even fook if they want. so he claims that as long as they are 16 they are "legal" and can fook and even date someone who is 18 year's old. is thi true? Am i an idiot? is he an idiot? i need answers

Answer: You can date anyone, the question is whether it's legal or not to sleep with them, and that all depends on your jurisdiction.  Some states allow for it if there is less than a two year gap.  Others don't allow for it at all.  Worse comes to worst, just keep your hands off each other for a week.


Title: What legal rights does a parent have in Arizona if their child is intimidating/threatening them?

Question: I know a parent who has a terrible child who blatantly disobeys and when the parent tries to discipline the child then child starts slandering parent to everyone and even calls CPS to report parent for the abuse. There is no abuse going on in the household I know that for a fact. This has been going on for too long. CPS says that if they get called one more time they are taking all of parent's kids. So child is basically doing anything they want. Even changed the door knob to lock parent out of the room. Parent would just take the door, but they are just too scared of child making a fuss. Parent wants to get a lawyer to figure out their rights and possibly even give child what they want a way out of the household. The reason that hasn't happened yet is because according to most people there isn't a way to get one child removed unless all children are removed. The household is unsafe because of that child not because of the parent. Is there anyway in Arizona to punish a child who is abusing their parent and fellow siblings when the child is still a minor. If parent kicks child out are they still responsible for child's actions?

Answer:
 >CPS says that if they get called one more time they are taking all of parent's kids.

CPS does not just pull kids because of the number of calls that they get.

>Parent would just take the door, but they are just too scared of child making a fuss.

It is not a good sign that the parents are afraid of the kid making a fuss and so are not implementing any consequences.


Title: Do I have a valid lawsuit? *need advice*

Question:
So I've been told that I can file a lawsuit against my mom and step dad for emotional damages and things to that effect? I've been thinking about it and I honestly think I really need to do that. I don't have any health insurance (haven't for 3-4 years, mom cancelled my policy when the house got searched), and have had to drop out of college since this fiasco because I cannot afford it on my own. I am hardly scraping by as it is, it's been a really poor time for me since I moved out when I was 17. I've been told I will definitely win and that I should be able to get help with a lot of these issues I've had for so long now and that I could also potentially receive some sort of monetary compensation.. PLEASE let me know if there is anything I can do to help myself. As much as I would hate do to do something like that to my mom/family, I really think I deserve every single bit of anything after everything I went through and dealt with for 17 years.

Here's my main life event in a nut shell, keep in mind I was emotionally, mentally, and physically abused on a daily basis for years and years:

Okay so growing up sucked. I'll cut to the chase and get to the real problem here. My step dad is and was a total creep. He's in prison right now supposedly for 8 years, all because of me. None of this feels real at all. I'm completely detached from anything it's surreal talking about it.
When I was 15 I got a text on my phone from a random number with 5 or 6 pornographic cartoon pictures saying I had to recreate them and send them back by a certain time or else they were going to send a video of me having sex with some guy to my parents.
Okay well my mom and step dad were PSYCHO to me so if anybody told me they were going to do something like that, I would do anything to keep it from happening to avoid the wrath of my parents. I told my step dad about it that night and told him I was really scared. He told me to just do it and that they would leave me alone, it would be okay. Well I did it.
He was my only 'friend' I couldn't hangout with any friends, all numbers blocked on my cell besides him and my mom, trackers on everything... And my mom hated me so he was the only person I was really allowed to talk to or be around. Obviously it didn't stop, it wasn't okay, and they didn't leave me alone.
It got worse, and worse and worse. More vulgar, more demanding, much much more terrifying and scary, so obscene. It started out as just pictures sent, then went to memory cards delivered (my stepdad would take memory cards and drop them off somewhere....yeah right can't believe I didn't realize it was a huge lie.), then added videos to the mix..
There was overall probably hundreds and hundreds of pictures and videos of me created throughout the six months or so that this went on. It was so scary. I thought I was being stalked, I was doing the nastiest things that I was definitely not comfortable with, I was acting like NOTHING was wrong.
Nobody knew besides my step dad, and not a soul suspected a damn thing was even somewhat bothering me. It finally stopped because I cracked because I was on the verge of suicide and told my gma.
A family meeting happened and my step dad told me I had to lie and say I made it up to cover my mistake of really sending shit to boys at school. I didn't do that. Anyways nothing really happened.
I stayed at my gmas house a couple days and went right back to my mom. Couple years later I even found a small box of memory cards in their garage when I was moving and yeah, they were full of stuff of me. I showed my mom and she didn't do shit.
Fast forward to when I'm 19, I file a police report. House gets searched, I get a call the day after my bday from the detective. What do you know. They found everything I said they would and more, my step dad is the suspect and it is so serious now.
Fast forward two and a half more years (now)..... He just got sentenced to prison for 15 years, 3 felonies to do with child porn... Has to serve 8 or something like that. So now I never go in public.
I work and go home and that's it. I go to target every once in a while but I try my hardest not to make eye contact. the only way I see my friends anymore is if they come over, but not for too long! My boyfriend thinks I'm absolutely perfect. I know he is perfect. For some reason I feel so detached and unplugged from life I can't really seem to make connections to anything. I'm just kind of here. My anxiety is off the charts, I have this weird sense of fear always weighing me down, I don't like to be touched, I have zero sex drive, I'm snappy, I'm scared all the time.... I'm at a loss. I want to be normal and feel normal and act normal...... Any feedback?

I'm in oklahoma, this happened in Oklahoma, and the specific situation happened 7 years ago and continued for about a year.

Answer:
 That is a colossal wall of text.  It's very difficult to read - at minimum, put this together in paragraphs and organize a little better.

To the best I can tell, your stepfather is currently serving time for a sex abuse crime, and you were the victim?  Maybe?  If so, you can potentially sue him for damages as a result of that abuse.  That depends strongly on your state(which you didn't provide) and the timing of the abuse.

You can't, generally speaking, sue him or your mother because your life sucks.


Title: What is the fastest way I can get rid of a tenant in my house

Question: I live in California and would like to know if I can kick out the only tenant I have without going to court. I just read an article where it states if you just have one lodger you don't have to go to court and can just give him a notice. Is this true ?  Thanks in advance and sorry for any misspellings.

Answer:
 [California's rules](http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/whois.shtml) on lodgers do offer certain extra options for those situations where you have one lodger in a home you otherwise have full control over.  If you think you qualify, you can proceed under those rules.

I'd recommend starting with trying to convince him to leave - that is, by negotiating it, not forcing or threatening.  That may be the fastest way.


Title: [Minnesota] Father, sole-practitioner, passed away leaving us with A LOT of client paper files. What to do with them?

Question:
My father passed away about two months ago and he was a sole practitioner.  He didn't use a computer and has all of his client files from the past 15 years in boxes in our basement.

His business has been taken over by another lawyer that was close to him.  We keep getting requests from him and past clients that want their file.  So myself and my brothers have to drive an hour out, look through EVERY file in 80 different boxes to find one persons requested file.  We have done this with 15 different people now.

Are we obligated to keep these files and act as delivery boys to find and deliver these individual files?  It takes up a ton of our time that we could use to focus on closing other parts of the estate.

Answer: Forward the files to the other attorney. Please do not look through those files. You could breach confidential. It is the attorney who took over the firms responsibility. You can tell the clients they can contact that attorney. If an attorney did not take over the practice, I would tell you to contact the bar for guidance, but as it stands there is someone who now has the duty.


Title: What can my family do about our alcoholic, gun & knife wielding neighbor?

Question:
My family lives in VT and we’ve recently become very concerned about our neighbors downhill spiral, and rage outbreaks.

But if background on my neighbor “John”. He’s always been a somewhat creepy fellow, but still relatively friendly. The mildly concerning behavior he’s done in the past include:

Walking his dog in the middle of the night past our house a few times. During these time that my family has noticed, my mom swears she’s seen him stare into our windows from the road, perhaps attempting to watch my mom change.

Completely blocking the road with logs (dead end road, no other way out of our neighborhood) to confront another neighbor for driving too fast.

Drunkenly screaming at no one and throwing things into the woods.

And many other creepy and off-putting behaviors

Recently, his dog that he loved wholeheartedly died, his wife left him, he lost his job and his car either was totaled from driving under the influence or repossessed (not sure). Since these events have occurred his behaviors have become extremely concerning, and I am concerned for my family’s safety. My mom and  the woman who lives next door (“Alice”) work at the only nearby store (5 miles away) and have frequent uncomfortable and concerning interactions with him there. Some of which include:

Possibly stealing from the store. My mom and the “Alice” noticed single beers missing from 6 packs after he leaves. He also seems to have figure out where the cameras are and spends time looking at items in areas that are not covered by the cameras.

Angry outbursts when his card declines or is unable to pay for his beer, (which is the only thing he ever buys.) He was informed that he couldn’t use starter checks and aggressively demanded an “IOU”, stating that he would come back with the money another time. Once informed that was not possible, he then asked another customer for $20 to cover his purchase.

Frequently seen drunkenly walking to and from the store, to buy beer, and only beer. He will reach out to other people from the neighborhood as well, asking for rides to get alcohol.

Will come in with not enough money for a single beer, go outside, and come back in with the money. This makes my mom and “Alice” think he could be entering customer and or staff cars, taking spare change or dollars and spending them on beer.

Will come into the store intoxicated to buy more beer.

These are a few examples of his concerning behavior, but it’s amplified by the fact that he is always armed. My mom and “Alice” are both afraid that if they were to not sell him alcohol (much like his angry outburst when his card declined) that he could resort to violence.

My mom also informed me that she’s noticed change missing from the change jar in our kitchen and it’s entirely possible that he’s entering our house while we are not there and stealing our money. My mom, dad, younger sister (15) and I have now started carrying keys with them as to not leave the house unlocked during the day (something that we’ve never had to do as my neighborhood is in the middle of nowhere and is very safe).

So what can we do? His creepy behavior isn’t illegal but the stealing definitely is. My mom is afraid that any confrontation could result in violence against her or “Alice”. He knows where both of them live and could do something drastic.

Answer: Call for a wellbeing heck when he's at home and his behavior is getting erratic. .


Title: Lawyer Definitely Screwed Up, but Malpractice?

Question:
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Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: I would talk to the malpractice attorneys and just tell them he whole thing. They will tell you if you have a case and what they need.


Title: Can my apartment complex withhold packages they've accepted until I pay a "package holding fee"?

Question:
So like all apartment complexes I've lived in, if FedEx or UPS comes to deliver a package to my door and no one is home to accept it, the front office will sign for it and hold it for me.
This week my apartment complex sent out an email and letter to everyone saying that due to the large volume of packages that they have to sign for and hold, they will be charging us a fee before we can pick them up.  The fees aren't crazy and range from $0.75 to $3.00 depending on size, but I wasn't sure if this was legal or not.

Is it legal for my apartment complex to withhold packages from tenants until they pay them a fee to release it?

Answer:
 They're not legally obligated to accept your packages, at all.

If they do, they can put conditions on it, like a package fee.

Your recourse is to tell them not to accept your packages.  Answer #2: USPS may have a different legal answer than the other guys. They sometimes get special legal treatment.Answer #3: Given this is advance notice and not after the fact, I think it would be legal **as long as** them not accepting the packages at all is an option


Title: Roommate takes cat without permission to get neutered.

Question: As the title says my girlfriend has a cat named Cake, and my girlfriend is the one who adopted her from the pound and her names on the paperwork. Then without my girlfriends permission her roommate takes Cake and has her neutered, is this illegal and is there anything she can do about it? We live in Alaska.

Answer:
 Legal advice - exactly what /u/travio said.

Non-legal advice - good. Neuter your damn pets.

Answer #2: She took someone else's property and damaged it. That it a crime. The problem is that unless she was planning on breeding the can, the damages are negligible so it is a very small crime.