Title: Medical malpractice regarding 5 day old baby and faulty equipment

Question:
Location: Michigan

I am looking for advice regarding my son who was born 7 days ago. I do plan on speaking with a lawyer but wanted to see recommendations for my situation.

3 days ago I took my 5 day old baby to the pediatrician. He was checked over and everything went well except for his yellow color. I was then given the choice to go get a bilirubin test drawn. I agreed that it was best and took him to the lab where they drew blood. The results ended up coming back on the higher side and we were instructed to head back to the hospital so that he could be placed under a bili light.

We made it to the hospital and were admitted to the er.  They stripped him down and did their assessment, including getting his temperature, which was normal. We then went into a room where a nurse was setting everything up. In the meantime I breast fed him.

The nurse told us she had turned up the heat in the neighboring room and that she did not have a heating lamp in our room, but if his temperature dropped she would get one. I asked why not just get one now? She stated that they only had one on the floor and it was being used and that she would have to search for another. She then turned on the light.

The light had an exhaust fan on the back of it and she made a comment that it felt like it may be blowing cold air on my son. A resident came into the room and agreed that it felt like cold air was blowing on him. They then decided to get a heating lamp. At this point my son had cold air blowing on him for about an hour.

They get the heating lamp but then place the hood for the bili lamp right in the path of the heating lamp. They also turn on the monitors on the machine and it starts beeping that my son's temperature is low and dropping and that his heart rate is dropping. From there it is chaos. Another doctor comes in and states that we got there just in time.. My son is showing signs of an infection. They then tell me that they will have to do a spinal tap, an ultrasound of his head, a straight cath and that they need to place 3 IVs. We try to argue with them that my baby was perfectly fine until they started blowing cold air on him. They tell us he is not keeping his temperature and that this is life or death.

My son then goes completely limp. They decide to test his blood sugar which ends up coming back low. So at this point, 2 hours in, my son has a low temperature, low heart rate, and low blood sugar and is lifeless. Confused and scared, we agree to the tests.

We end up in the PICU. We try telling everyone that we are in contact with that there had been cold air blowing on him for 2 hours. No one listens and tries to convince us that he has an infection. Finally the next day we tell a doctor the story. He immediately turns the heat up in the room, puts a hat and 2 pairs of socks on my baby, and puts him under a heating lamp. By now, my baby has 3 different antibiotics being pumped into him, as everyone believes he has an infection. We do not believe it but are absolutely terrified at this point.

24 hours pass and they have done multiple tests on him and have been constantly poking him for blood sugars. Test results start coming in. Everything is within normal ranges and the 24 hour cultures are negative. At this point we are no longer scared,  but pissed. It's pretty clear to us what has happened. They practically froze our baby. We demand that they quit pumping antibiotics into him. They tell us they have to wait until the cultures sit for 48 hours. And, if we refuse they will call cps. I then tell them to stop poking him. They agreed to this and canceled the sugar checks and other remaining labs.

The next day the 48 hour cultures came back and they were all negative. We are home now and baby is doing fine. He ate perfectly the whole time. But, we are tramautized and heartbroken. Do we have any recourse?

Answer:
 Lawyer.

Hopefully no long-term effects to the baby, which makes any recovery pretty minimal.  Though you can & should ask them to comp all services after the initial bilirubin test.

As a side note, being cold does not drop blood sugar, [quite the opposite](https://www.healthline.com/diabetesmine/diabetes-and-the-ice-age#2).Answer #2: These are all good questions for the lawyer you are planning to call to call today and get free/low cost consultation.Answer #3: Medical malpractice is very fact specific and it is unfortunately beyond the scope of this subreddit. It is highly recommended to speak with a medical malpractice attorney; your state's bar may be able to refer you to one. They typically work on contingency, meaning there is little up front cost to you. Similarly, consultations are typically free. It wouldn't hurt to meet with one, have them look over your info, and go from there.

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Title: Abusive parents and my dog. Alaska

Question:
I'm 16 and I have a very verbally abusive family that i plan on moving away from and am saving money to do so, the main concern I have is my dog who I have had for about a year and a half. My name is on all his tags / when we got him fixed my name was written in the owner slot at the vets.

My parents on a daily basis act aggressively towards the dog and make him play-bite ( ball their fists and growl at him, grab his tail and push/kick him). He doesn't act this way towards other people and only towards them.

They constantly threaten to put him down, chain him up outside and lock a muzzle on him. He is a short haired dog so getting chained outside in -10f would not bode well for him and the temperature continues to drop.

He is the most important thing in my life and when I move I must be 100% prepared to do whatever it takes to get him out.

I cannot go into foster care due to the laws of the country I immigrated from and do not want to do so as I can't prove that they abuse him.

Any advice is appreciated but please refrain from simply telling me to go to CPS.

Than you for your support.

Edit: Spelling, English is not my first language sorry if I make some errors.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 You might be able to get some good advice from here:

Covenant House Alaska
609 F Street
Anchorage, AK
Local Anchorage number (907) 272-1255
Toll-Free Nineline (1-800-999-9999)
http://ak.covenanthouse.org/


Title: Another Etsy shop with a very similar name/products: do I have any rights?

Question:
I'm in California, this other shop is located in the UK, which is one reason that I am not sure that I have any rights to dispute this person's name/shop.

Basically, I make nerdy bath bombs. My main seller are half red, half white bath bombs with a black stripe around the middle and a toy monster inside. I have a lot of other shops copying this designs (I was the first) which I haven't bothered doing anything about, since yes, I consider it a fan art version of a Poke Ball and it's not my design, only my idea to incorporate it into a bath bomb.

My shop name is Fizzy Fairy Apothecary. I'm only mentioning this because they named their shop Fizz Fairy. I often shorten my name to Fizzy Fairy (if you Google Fizzy Fairy, the entire first page is my stuff) and recently, this other shop was mentioned in an article which went viral and a lot of my friends/customers saw it, thinking it was MY shop that was being mentioned in the article because the items being mentioned were so similar to my own.

I've been told I should contact an attorney, trademark my name, etc, but do I even have a right to do so? Is this person beyond my touching? I have already politely messaged them (their shop has been opened about a month now) about the issue, and they said that since they have already started an advertising campaign, they have no intentions of changing their name. If it was just the name or just the product, I wouldn't be so concerned, but when it's both (not just the red and white bath bombs but others as well) and to the point that my own customers and friends are confusing the shops when they see the names, I feel like there must be some way I can take action.

TLDR; another shop on Etsy has a very similar name and products to my own, do I have a right to contact an attorney or is there nothing I can do?

Answer:
 You can always contact an attorney if you feel like you have a legal issue that needs addressing. Some even offer free consultations.

I wasn't able to find anything on this "Fizz Fairy" shop, all I'm getting is your stuff. All/most of your branding appears to use the full name. "Fizz Fairy" is probably different enough from "Fizzy Fairy Apothecary" that there isn't a strong case there.

On a side note, all of your pokeball bath bombs are blatant copyright infringement. Contrary to popular belief, "fan art" can (and usually is) copyright infringement. Nintendo just hasn't pursued you for it (so far.) I think the original red/white pokeball is even trademarked.

There's also nothing you can do about other shops copying the pokeball designs, even if you wanted to, because they aren't your designs in the first place. Slapping the design on a bath bomb doesn't grant you any special IP protections.


Title: Massage Envy Subscription/Scam

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 I wouldn't call this a scam, it sounds like she's paying a subscription fee like a gym membership. If you don't turn up to the gym your still paying for the ability to use the service, if you don't well that's your own fault.

Frankly they are being pretty reasonable with backlogging the massages she missed. If you skip a month at the gym and then stop paying your membership fee you don't get the month you missed free.

Tldr; caveat empotor, if you're paying for a service you can't use stop using the service.


Title: Help! I seriously need a restraining order! [Tennessee]

Question:
I am a 26 year old female living in Tennessee. I broke up with a guy at the end of last year after a very rocky two year relationship. Last I heard, he moved to Alabama, but he has family a few hours away from me in Tennessee.

His latest threats include him claiming that he is in Tennesseee. Threats through voicemails and texts over the last year include knocking my teeth into the back of my head, going to my mom's house to kill my family, killing my dog, killing everyone in front of me so I have to watch, shooting me, blowing up my work or my mom's house.

He does not know where I live, but he knows where my work his and where my mom's house is. I am unsure whether or not he currently has a car. I have reached out to his friends and family most of whom won't help me because he has twisted the story or our relationship to make him seem sympathetic.

I am writing this because I am tired of the abuse. These kinds of threats have gone on for a year now and I am exhausted. I am finally in a healthy place in my life and I just want to be done with all of this.

Where do I start? I read that I have to do it in the county where he lives, but I don't know where he lives. I am so overwhelmed...

Answer: You start by taking the voicemails with death threats to the police. Answer #2: In addition to going to the police, seriously consider at least one security camera for your mom's place.  If your mother lives in a separate area of the city from you, she should check to see what police department covers her house and alert them that there have been threats made against her/her home also.


Title: Local restaurant group using PPP money to reopen business after promising employees back pay

Question:
I'm posting for a friend.

Her company promised their employees paid sick leave, then reneged. Now that they got their PPP loan, they're only hiring back a few people. Her coworker was told that the money is for reopening the business, not for paying employees. I believe they are owed back pay from March as well.

She has emails and texts from her boss assuring her that they would be paid. Her boss even told her coworker not to apply for unemployment because they would be compensated when the PPP loan came through.

The company also used at least part of the loan money to start a novelty service with delivery people in vampire costumes.

I think they should at the very least file a complaint with the department of labor.

Answer:
 How the company uses their PPP loan and how that relates to the forgiveness requirements in the program is between the employer and the federal government.

Certainly employees might try to report misuse of the money to ensure the loan isn't forgiven (that misuse isn't clear from your story) but that's the extent of their involvement.


Title: Oklahoma highway Patrol

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 K. Do you have a question?Answer #2: It's certainly possible that your fiance was struck with a baton, not Mirandized, and had a warrantless search executed of his vehicle.   It's also possible that an officer refused to personally identify himself (they aren't required to).

It is very unlikely that your fiance was not told why he was being pulled over.

It is nearly impossible that your fiance was driven to jail in the front seat of a police car by an officer with an unholstered pistol in his lap.   That's simply unheard of.   No police officer would give a suspect such easy access to his pistol.

Was your fiance cited or arrested for a crime ?

Your recourse is what you've already said:  the Office of Professional Accountability investigates citizen complaints.

If everything he says is true, and an Oklahoma trooper simply pulled an innocent motorist over, beat him, arrested him, and searched his car *for no reason*, then the OPA is going to want to know about it.


Title: Are there potential legal and civil cases here?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: The fundraising is potentially criminal fraud, if any material information is false.  The posting sexy photos thing isn't illegal for the most part.  If it were, every "sexy singles in your area" website would be illegal.  They might be violating the privacy rights of whoever's photos they are sharing.  But the only people who could take action there are the people in the photos.


Title: Legally speaking, can I put my own dog to sleep myself? Or is going to vet for that mandatory by law? [NYC]

Question:
I have a pet dog who has been with me for over 12 years. We shared a great part of life together. However, he has become blind, deaf and  developed difficulty in walking lately. It's time for him to go, sadly.

However, the thing is, vat is asking exorbitant price for that. I have lost the job few months back and currently living on unemployment. There's hardly any saving left in my bank accounts. I don't know what to do.

So, Purely speaking from legal perspective, can I put him to sleep myself? Or is going to vet mandatory for that? I'm thinking of using rat poison or OD him via my prescribed Valium.

Answer:
 Please do not attempt to do it yourself.

If the vet is to expensive then there might be a shelter that might be willing to do it for a nominal fee.Answer #2: The vets I know will do it for free if you can't pay, or they will charge you cost price for the syringe and the meds (around $20).

Do not do this yourself. Rat poison kills by internal hemorrhage, you do not want to inflict this on any dog, it is cruel. Valium might not act on a dog the way it does on a human.

Legally speaking, you might be at risk of being charge for animal abuse or cruelty.

Humanely speaking, you don't want to inflict pain and suffering to your dog. See a vet, ask around, I'm sure they will work out something for you at a very very low cost.


Title: MN - Divorce possibly not legal, unknown second loan, house in foreclosure because of it. Need all advice.

Question:
Hello legaladvice, this is a throwaway because I'm about to put some really sensitive info that I don't want tied to my actual account.

Three years ago my boyfriend (48M) and his now ex-wife (50-something F) started a divorce process that she drug her feet with and wasn't finalized until last year. During the divorce proceedings she was court mandated to give any and all information regarding any property and financial things she had brought into the marriage.

Fast forward to now, where we (my boyfriend and I) are living in what was the marital home, and was awarded to my guy. He had 90 days per the divorce decree to get his name to be the only on the deed to the home. And to refinance to get the mortgage in his name alone. He gets approved and it just has to be sent out for finalization. Come home and find a yellow foreclosure note on the door for fail to make payments on a loan that my boyfriend knew nothing about.

Now this is out of his ex's mouth (she is still in our lives because they have joint custody of their child which is another issue altogether.): She took out a second loan while she was working in a decent position in a federal bank. She skipped a lot of the paperwork for the loan because she used forms to make it seem like her bank already did the necessary paperwork to submit to get the loan. My boyfriend's name was never associated to this loan at all.

After the divorce, she filed bankruptcy (failing to tell the bankruptcy about the second loan as well). And from what we were explain that means that the second loan got tied to the house after the bankruptcy and not a person.

Now my boyfriend and I have to go to trial in a couple weeks to try and make sure that we are able to stay in our house.

I'm looking for some help, or advice. Any would be appreciated, and anything that I could print out and take to court to make sure that we don't lose our home. I know in other states there are statutes that show that if you fail to give all property and finances in the divorce proceedings then the divorce isn't considered 'legal' and it has to be redrawn. Does Minnesota have this? And if that's the case, would that make the bankruptcy non-legal and the loan not tied to the house and instead back on her shoulders where the darn thing belongs?

Also the divorce decree itself has hand written in things to it. (this is the copy we got from the courthouse itself cause we were told to bring the divorce decree to the court next time) - I was under the belief to be filed everything had to be all typed in and signed to be considered the legal finalized copy?

And final random idea - would the fact that his son was recently diagnosed autistic have any help in making sure we keep our residence? Because it would be severely traumatizing for him to have to move out of the only home he knows and the huge disruption to his routines.

Thank you so much for any help.

Answer:
 You will need a lawyer for this.  Get one that is familiar with both family law and bankruptcy law.  It may get tricky.

The fact that her personal liability for the 2nd mortgage is gone indicates that it was listed on her bankruptcy petition and was handled normally.

The more interesting issue is how she got the 2nd mortgage in the first place without her (then) husbands knowledge.  If she filed incomplete or false documents to get that loan, she could be facing criminal charges.  Mortgage fraud is a BFD.  You will need to get copies of the loan origination documents for the 2nd mortgage.

Your primary mortgage company will likely be very interested in this news as well, especially if you are going through a refi.  If there is sufficient equity in the house, I think theres a high likelihood of this getting worked out before any foreclosure happens.  That may however entail doing a refi on the 2nd mortgage as well as the first.

Bankruptcy discharges are second only to the word of God herself in most legal matters, so the ex is likely off the hook for the 2nd loan unless it can be proven that she obtained the loan fraudulently., and then her problems are bigger than repaying a loan.


Title: I'm being extorted

Question:
Against my best judgement, I had a conversation with someone on Snapchat that quickly turned sexual. Pics were exchanged and now the person is demanding $100 or they will release the conversation online, to include reddit. I'm scared as they claimed as they will hunt down everyone's information that I know and they tell them. I reported their cashapp handle, Snapchat handle (to which all snap did was just block them), and reported the incident ic3.gov
I don't know what else to do...

Answer:
 When you're being blackmailed, you have three choices:

1.) Do what they say forever.

2.) Ignore them and hope they go away.

3.) Go to the police and report it.

I don't know which one I would do, but I know which one I would NOT do.


Title: Forced Medical Leave for Epilepsy, is this allowed?

Question:
I know someone who is currently living in Boise, ID. In a meeting with his boss and HR, his boss said they were putting him on paid medical leave for two weeks until his doctor could clear him to work. He has epilepsy and did not disclose this to anyone but his boss upon being hired. His boss thanked him for saying something...he was hired there in August and his boss did not bring this up until January about needing a letter. He has never had a seizure at work, and only called in sick once after having a seizure. His Doctor said he would write him a letter, but has not sent it, at the end of two weeks.

Is this company legally allowed to do this? I feel like this is discrimination?

Answer:
 Op- the employers actions seem pretty reasonable thus far. It's likely the manager mentioned the epilepsy to HR recently and HR determined there was some liability in your friend continuing to work w/o a doctor's approval. Answer #2: >His Doctor said he would write him a letter, but has not sent it, at the end of two weeks.

That's not reasonable. If it were me I would walk into the doctor's office and explain that I could not return to work until I had a doctor's letter which he had promised to write two weeks ago and that I would wait there in the lobby until the letter was ready.

In all likelihood it would take about 10 minutes.

(Other people already answered the legal question: since it's a PAID leave, he was effectively being assigned "get the doctor to write a letter; other than that, do whatever you like" as his work assignment for that time period.)


Title: If someone left illegal drugs in your car, are you responsible?

Question:
In CA. just found an e pill in my glove compartment that a friend probably left n forgot in there. tossed it.

I was wondering if I were pulled over and they searched my car and find it, will I be arrested for possession? What could I do to combat this?

Answer:
 >will I be arrested for possession?

Under these facts, yes.

>What could I do to combat this?

Don't associate with people who do illegal drugs.  Don't let people possess illegal drugs in your car.  Thoroughly clean and inspect your car after carrying any passengers.  Don't consent to searches if asked by the police.  Get a criminal defense attorney if arrested and charged for possession.


Title: Reporting driving without a license [PA]

Question: Hi everyone. Short simple question. Is there a way to report someone who is driving without a license? I wish too report it and plan on dialing 911. Can I tell them to keep it anonymous or will the person find out I called the police. Thanks :)

Answer: You shouldn't call 911 for that. It's not an emergency.


Title: If I were to report sexual abuse, what would happen to the family members who were aware but looked the other way?

Question:
I'm not actually going to report anything, just wondering. When I was 12, I was molested by my grandmother's boyfriend (we lived with them). I told my mother, and she told me not to tell anyone or we would get kicked out and become homeless. I told my grandmother but she said I was a liar. It went on for a year until I told my aunt, and she let me live with her. But no one reported it to the police. Everyone in my family knew but said nothing.

 My grandmother was also physically abused by this man, he would beat her with a cane until she was black and blue. My mother called the police but my grandmother refused to press charges. She has since begged for my forgiveness but I'd rather not speak to her.

The man is probably dead now, and even if he weren't I'd be too afraid to do anything about it. But let's say I did, what would happen? I'm 29 now, and have zero evidence. What would happen to my family members, who knew what was happening but chose to keep it quiet? This all took place in Maryland.

Answer:
 >What would happen to my family members, who knew what was happening but chose to keep it quiet?

Nothing legally. It could cost them employment or friendships. Answer #2: Now? Absolutely nothing.  If you were still a minor and the family member who looked the other way was a guardian or parent then CPS would get involved.


Title: Vehicle has been stolen when rented an Airbnb apartment

Question:
My friend’s vehicle has been stolen when he woke up . He parked at the host appointed driveway- where in front of host’s apartment! He phoned the host first  before the check out time. The host said will come after church. It meant he had to wait more than an hour. He called the 911 filed the report.
Any suggestions for what can he do the next step? Can he sue the Airbnb?

Answer:
 I don't see how it's airbnb or the hosts fault that his car has been stolen. Stuff happens. Unless you are implying the car has been towed.
Answer #2: He can contact his insurance and wait for updates from the police. It's not Airbnb's or the host's fault your friend's car got stolen. Answer #3: > Can he sue the Airbnb?

lol. Was it somehow AirBnB's fault that his vehicle got stolen?


Title: (RI, US) Selling my father's unoccupied home, suspect realtor's team left window open after leaving for inspection. She previously stated she is obligated to secure the home, which she failed to do.

Question:
I am selling my late father's house to a realtor/developer and we are in a long inspection period before closing. I gave the realtor a key for a lockbox so that they can go in and out for inspections and she stated she is obligated to secure the house as the realtor. I figured this was pretty common.

On Thursday a neighbor who is close to my grandmother, who lives next door to the house, noticed that a window was wide open and decided to call the police, as he knew the house was unoccupied. The police came but did not notify me as they didn't have my contact information. I looked at the window today and it was off it's track (it's a crank window) with no screen, wide open. Luckily no one took anything from the house.  It seems like negligence on the part of the realtor and her development team, almost certainly not forced entry.

Are there any actions I should take with this? I tried to contact the realtor but had to leave a message. My mother thinks I should move into the house for the month until closing.

Answer:
 I'd speak to the realtor for sure. Not just a message.  If it was lack of care, they should likely be more alert. If not, you may have had a break-in. In any event secure the window, and ask them not to open it.

Additionally, I would leave your contact information with the police for that address and alert them to the fact that the house will be unoccupied while being sold. The realtor's sign in front likely already does that. It may (or may not) make a difference in their watchfulness.


Title: [MN] Landlord's personal items are all over and in the way, can I legally put them all in a bin or something?

Question:
When I first visited this place, it seemed very cluttered, but I was told that it would be cleaned before I moved in if I rented the place.

The lease I signed has only the basics on it and doesn't go into details on cleaning beyond, "Tenants are responsible for cleaning bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen."

I moved in right after Labor Day, and still nothing has been cleaned. There is one other tenant here who just says that all of those things are the landlord's. I emailed him several times, and he just says he'll get around to cleaning it all.

He has things like stuffed animals and globes that are all over the floor and kitchen table. There is a veranda in the back that has broken and soggy things piled on top of the chairs and table.

I'm wondering if legally, he is responsible for cleaning up his things when he is leasing the place out to another person. And if not, if I clean it all up myself and put his things into bins, am I doing something illegal?

Answer:
 > if I clean it all up myself and put his things into bins

That really depends on what you do with the bins afterwards.  If you put them out on the curb to be taken by the garbage men, then, yes, you've effectively stolen his stuff.  However, if you put them in a bin and store them somewhere for him to get later, no you haven't done anything illegal nor have you done anything that would violate the portion of the lease you quoted.


Title: second speeding ticket in less than 2 months

Question:
[TEXAS]

Hello I recently got a speeding ticket back in June. I took the defensive driving route and that was it. This was also my first ticket ever. 3 weeks later I got caught up and got a second speeding ticket. I had not even go to the school yet. No certificate or nothing.

I talked to the cop and and told him I had just recently got a speeding ticket a few weeks ago and had not even got to defensive driving yet. The cop was pretty cool for the most part. I told him if this second ticket went through, I would have this on my record, it would affect my insurance rate, and just pretty much dent me for a while. He said he would lower the speed of the ticket and to bring my certificate of defensive driving to court on said date and "we would talk about my ticket"

I really don't know what to do. My friends tell me to hire an attorney and I do want to do it, but I read from most attorneys in my area on their Yelp reviews that its useless to hire one most of the time. I want to trust this cop that he will work with him but the reality is I don't know if he can actually dismiss something like this. By the way, he was in a undercover camaro just waiting for people to pass up the 35 speed limit in a restricted neighborhood street. I know I was the one of many to get caught.

Should I trust the cop or attorney up? Thanks.
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer: The defensive driving class is really just a motion you can go through to stop yourself from getting points. You are expected, as a licensed driver, to know not to speed. It's not like this class will literally teach you to not speed; you *have* this information. Accept the consequences.


Title: Difference between DoS, degradation of service, and "bandwidth rape"? (New York)

Question:
I haven't done any of the things mentioned in the title, and am not being accused of or prosecuted for any of them. The thing is, while surfing I've encountered the statement that launching a DoS or even DDoS attack is illegal, but that "bandwidth rape" is "quasi-legal", i.e. repeatedly requesting the same files of a webpage in order to either exceeding the owner's bandwidth limit or raising his bill. I've seen both the statement that "bandwidth rape" is legal and that it is in more of a grey area than a DoS attack. Is any of that true?

Again, I am not looking to do any of the above stuff, I'm just interested.
Topic:
Computer and Internet

Answer:
 It's unlikely that any intentional damage inflicted on someone would ever be completely legal, but causing someone bandwidth overage charges via overuse of their service would be harder to prove intent on than a DoS attack and can be done slowly over time with the results not being obvious until the bill comes due.

The "grey area" is the same "grey area" that a lot of tech-related crimes still fall into, in that the language and spirit of our laws haven't completely caught up to the nature of the technology. In most jurisdictions, whatever theft or fraud statutes this would fall under probably don't have language that would make it easy for a prosecutor to show that a crime was committed by someone repeatedly accessing freely-available files.Answer #2: It's not legal, the intent is to cause a denial of service attack.


Title: What does it mean when a lawyer calls you to "talk about your options?" (ON Canada)

Question:
Not going to mention to alleged offense.

My lawyer called me today to announce that she'd received all the disclosure from the Crown regarding my case and that she'd like to "discuss your (my) options."

I might be overthinking things, but is this lawyer code for a good or possibly bad thing? I'm quite stressed out over the matter. Her tone seemed fairly neutral throughout the short exchange.

Answer:
 It means that they have the disclosure, and that you have some options which they would like to discuss. Answer #2: No one can answer that question but, generally, having options is better than not having options. Answer #3: She probably wants to discuss the different options you have. Perhaps the Crown offered some sort of diversion or conditional sentence. Perhaps the Crown offered a time dependent screening position (ex. If you plead guilty within 90 days you'd get a reduced sentence). Or perhaps she just wants to discuss your options regarding the charge - for example if you want to plead guilty, take it to trial, etc.
Answer #4: Its not code. It means what it sounds like: you have options on how to proceed, and she wants to discuss them with you.


Title: [NC] Is it legal to "accidentally" fire someone, then rehire them causing them to lose benefits, in retaliation for a transfer?

Question:
Not me, for a colleague. "Anne" works as a CRNA. She employed by a private anesthesiology group that is contracted to work with a large hospital system we'll call LHS. She is an employee of that group but she also apparently receives benefits from LHS, including insurance and PTO. (I tried clarifying this, since this isn't how many group/hospital agreements work, and this is what she said. May or may not matter.)

She was recently approved by both LHS and the private group to transfer from one LHS site to another in the same capacity working the same hours for similar pay. In both the eyes of the group and LHS, she maintained continuous employment. Unfortunately, her boss at the initial site didn't like that. When she gave notice of her move, he stopped talking to her (like the mature medical professionals we all are).

She continued working her normal shift at the new site when she received a mail about starting COBRA benefits. When she queried HR, she found she had apparently been fired by her former boss and had not been given notice. She then received a check for her PTO payout. When confronted, her boss said he "accidentally" fired her. She was then rehired by the group and LHS.

However, she was rehired with far less PTO than she had before even though she paid back the PTO payout. This is problematic because she had trips planned and suddenly she is not allowed to take them. When asked if she could go back to all the benefits etc. she had before she was fired, HR said it wasn't possible since they no longer have records and since she's technically a new employee, she isn't entitled to those benefits either.

This sounds like "One great trick to reduce accrued PTO! Companies hate him!" It also sounds like retaliation. It also sounds like bullshit, since I know HR software - friend builds shit for Oracle - and I know there's a record of this.

At my urging, she's getting a lawyer. But in general, is this legal?

Answer:
 >However, she was rehired with far less PTO than she had before even though she paid back the PTO payout. This is problematic because she had trips planned and suddenly she is not allowed to take them. When asked if she could go back to all the benefits etc. she had before she was fired, HR said it wasn't possible since they no longer have records and since she's technically a new employee, she isn't entitled to those benefits either.

Sounds like a very clear case of constructive dismissal. Changing the terms of employment is generally illegal -- and it is absolutely illegal to do so neither advance warning or written consent. (Else why even have contracts in the first place?)

And then there contract violations of whatever terms were in the original, old contract, such as promised pay rates, PTO, etc. Or, if we play along with the charade and assume she actually was fired and re-hired, they have then waded deep into the hellish legal quagmire of hiring medical staff without following proper procedure. Which means (depending on her position) hiring someone without the recent background checks, without jumping through whatever extra legal hoops are required to enforce medical safety and patient privacy law, but most importantly **without signing an employment contract**. This could cause all sorts of legal nightmares for the hospital in terms of accreditation, insurance, etc. Sounds like the boss may have screwed the pooch here.

It's by no means a guaranteed actionable case, but it's at least a very strong basis for one. Certainly far more than enough to justify consulting with a few lawyers.


Title: Former Employer won’t take us off Company website

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >What real, strong, heavy threat can we make

The directive from your lawyer *was* the threat.  I assume the lawyer's letter said something like "Do this, or else..."  It's time for the "or else" part.Answer #2: ...your lawyer should tell you what the next step is. 90% of the advice on this sub is “talk to a lawyer” and you already have one. Go


Title: Do I have grounds for early lease termination?

Question:
I live in Ohio.

My roommate and I reside in an apartment complex, near a college campus, which until about August of this year has been overall great. We’ve had college kids come and go out of the apartment (I’m also in college, but not a direct from high school student), but most of them have been respectful by and large. Then our upstairs neighbors moved in.

At first, they just stomped around a lot which was fine... I figure they’re not used to having downstairs neighbors, since it’s probably the first time out on their own and not living in a dorm. I’m not going to fault them for walking around in their own apartment. But then they started having friends over. And by having friends over, I mean blaring their music, thumping around (like they were dropping shot puts onto their floor... oddly specific, and I’m sure that’s not what it was, but just as a descriptor to give you all an idea of what it sounded like), yelling and carrying on. Not violent or anything, just a group of college kids having a good time... while having zero respect for anyone else in the building.

We’ve done the polite thing and have just gone to knock on their door to ask them to keep it down, which they sometimes do after one visit upstairs, but usually it takes more than one a night. And the next time they throw a party, they’re right back to it again. We’ve filed noise complaints with the apartment complex, but I’m not sure they’ve done anything at all. I’ve even called the cops, but I live in a decently sized city in Ohio, and they’ve got better things to do apparently than come talk to a bunch of noisy college kids.

These last two weeks the university has been on break, and they’ve had people over literally every night. Same story. Loud music, banging around, yelling. Last week, after they were at it until 3 AM, we filed another noise complaint with the leasing office who told us that they’d reach out to them about it... but it’s been the same story this week. In fact, I’m writing this post after being woken up out of a dead sleep by them at 2:45 this morning once they rolled in from the bar. This is no small task, considering I can sleep through just about anything.

Them waking me up tonight was actually the last straw. I went up there, pounded on their door (which popped open... don’t know if it was because I hit it so hard or because they were drunk and didn’t close it all the way) and told them in no uncertain terms to “shut the fuck up.” The one girl’s tough guy boyfriend was like “you can’t just open the door” but that’s irrelevant I think, considering I am pretty sure it was ajar already, and I never crossed the threshold. I wanted to include it though, in case tonight’s confrontation is a separate issue I might need to address.

Anyway, my local noise ordinance says city quiet hours are 9:00am - 7:00pm. Our lease has no strict provision about quiet hours, just general language of “you and your guests are prohibited from behaving in a loud obnoxious manner that disturbs other residents”. I’ve highlighted that provision with the intention of bringing it over to the leasing office tomorrow to remind them that this is a provision in their lease, and that I expect something to be done about it re: my upstairs neighbors. However, there’s also a paragraph in the lease basically saying that we won’t be released from our lease for any reason except for a few, non applicable reasons to this situation (like military service, mold, etc.)

So my legal question is this: because there’s nothing in the lease regarding quiet hours for the complex, and because there’s no language to the effect of “if we don’t uphold any of these provisions, you have grounds to terminate your lease”, and in fact, the lease has language more to the effect of “you can’t terminate unless we violate health codes and stuff” would we still have a case for obligation-free early lease termination? To be honest, I don’t really want to move and can’t necessarily afford to, but I also can’t afford to be woken up at 3 in the morning week after week either, so something has to give either way, and if it has to be us, I just want to know what my options are re: checking out of my lease early without having to pay for the next six months.

Any help or advice with either the neighbors or the apartment lease would be appreciated.

Answer:
 Your landlord has no obligation to evict other unruly tenants.  Call the police EVERY time your neighbors violate the noise ordinance.

EDIT: Oh look, downvotes by people who have no understanding of the law.


Title: Coworker called me a "f***ing a**hole" behind my back at work

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 File a hurt feelings report.

http://www.redonkulas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/DA-FORM-IMTWF1.pdf


Title: Is there anything I can do about a family member calling in bogus police welfare checks? (Ohio)

Question:
I am over 30. I have a family member with mental issues. He loves to call the cops on people in his neighborhood for dumb reasons or to get back at them for upsetting him. The cops in his town know all about his bull but never arrest him.

Several times over the past 5 years or so I've had  cops show up at my job or home to conduct welfare checks every time I stop speaking to him. He'll tell them baloney like I made suicidal threats or I'm being hurt by someone else or I harmed myself. Half the time the cops treat me like I've done something wrong and run me for warrants. Probably because I look young. The cops eventually realize it's bogus but tell me they have to respond to every call for service.

At this point this family member contacts me once a week or two. I pretty much just put up with him because I don't want problems with the cops. I don't want to worry about losing my job because the cops show up there looking for me.

Answer: Did you call the police and see what your options are? The guy is making false police reports after all.


Title: USA, PA: AES taking tax return without notification of doing so. Any way to retrieve it?

Question:
At the end of October 2014, until January 13th, 2015 I was out of a rather ok job. Immediately, I contacted American Education Systems (AES) to inform them that I was out of a job and had experienced a major life change. I let them know I as actively searching for a job, and would gladly pay them as soon as I found one that I was able to sustain a living on.

   I did find a job working at the mall, making $21.00 a week, a max of $50.00 over the holiday season. It was barely enough to eat and keep gas to get to interviews, and more. I had to lean on my two credit cards to make it. I informed AES of this as well, and told to keep calling them every two weeks to let them know my progress. I did fulfill their request up through being hired at my present position, and through March 2015. Though, the person that I was working with to keep my loans out of default, never returned a phone call after November 2014.   As of March 2015, they defaulted my Loan. They have sent the letter s telling me “This is not a bill” and I called them to see why it was defaulted. The only information I could get was that I owed 1200 something to them. I informed them of the situation I was in and my plan to have my finances straightened out this month. They agreed, to wait. Well come to the tax time… they took my tax return. I was never informed they were going to take it. I just found out today that they had intercepted my return.

Now, I fulfilled their request to continually call them every two weeks. Though I never got a response. When contacting them prior to my return, they did not answer if they would or would not take the return. Though, the repercussions from them taking it, Has cause financial distress to my situation. What possible grounds, could i use to get my return back if at all possible?
Topic:
Tax Law

Answer:
 They did nothing wrong. Your state allows delinquent student loans to garnish without a court order

http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/pennsylvania-wage-garnishment-law.html


Title: Employer threatening no pay for late timesheets

Question: I work in the USA in Kentucky. At my current job, we submit our time sheets weekly, and get paid biweekly. We turn in our time sheets on Friday. I turned my time sheet in on Monday this week because I forgot to on Friday. After I turned it in, I got an email from the lady who collects them and she told us that of we turn on our time sheets late, we will simply not get paid for that week. I know (or at least strongly suspect) this is illegal, I just would like to know what law says this.

Answer:
 Someone else chime in with a specific law or let me know if Kentucky is randomly different.

Generally speaking, if you worked those hours, you have to be paid for them, even if that time was not strictly speaking approved for you to work (for instance responding to business emails after hours at home).

If you submitted your time sheet late, they don't have to pay you on time, but they still have to pay you for hours worked.


Title: My sister-in-law is moving out from controlling parents, can she take the car she's exclusively driven for 8 years, or do the parents own it?

Question:
She's been the exclusive driver of this car for 8 years. The parents have referenced it as "your car" (to my sister-in-law). The parents own the title and pay the insurance. Can my sister-in-law take the car if they demand it back, and what are the consequences if she doesn't immediately comply?

Please let me know if you need more information. I'm assuming that she has to return the car asap, but I'm hoping that it might be considered hers or she can continue using the car somehow. This is in MN, btw.

Thank you for your time.

EDIT: It looks like my assumption was correct, Thank you for confirming it for me. It's incredibly unlikely the parents will do anything to help my sister-n-law out, unfortunately, considering how they reacted in the past.

Answer:
 > The parents own the title

Their car.

> Can my sister-in-law take the car

Not without their permission.Answer #2: Parents are on title? Its legally their car. If she takes when she moves and parents object, they can report it stolen.

Her best bet would be to convince parents to transfer title to her. Otherwise, consider the car gone and move on.


Title: [PA] Looking to move in to rental house. Can landlord ask for non refundable pet deposit?

Question:
I am having to deal with private owners, which is what I prefer, but the property we're looking at has a young owner, which is fine. I have 2 cats and a dog. He mentioned something about a non-refundable pet deposit. It some states, any money taken in any form of deposit, its illegal to claim it as non-refundable.

Does it work that way in PA too? If I have to pay a larger security deposit, thats OK I guess but I don't want to just give money away if the animals don't cause an issue and I could get my money back.

Thanks guys.

Answer: They can charge you a non-refundable pet deposit if they'd like. It may be better to simply refer to it as a fee, but it's not a problem.


Title: Working off the books as a bouncer in NY, can I carry a weapon?

Question: NY, not in the city, I started about a month or so ago. It's a dive bar, cash only, peanut shells on the ground kind of place. Anyways I'm working off of the books as a bouncer. I'm not small and I have a physical background, but I'm by no means the biggest or strongest. And I'm wondering if I can carry an expandable baton in the worst case scenario. What sort of liability would I face if I were to use it in that capacity? I already carry a small flashlight that I've used.

Answer:
 Working off the books as a bouncer and clubbing people with a flashlight sounds like a great way to be arrested for aggravated assault.

The advice is stop doing this period, not move up to other weapons.Answer #2: It is illegal to carry a baton as a civilian in NY.

You could face criminal charges for that.Answer #3: You don’t want to be working off the books with a potential use of force situation. There’s a reason security guards need to be certified and insured, there’s a huge liability issue. Without being properly employed by the venue, all that liability falls on you. Not only should you not carry a weapon, you shouldn’t be working off the books.


Title: In the US, is it legal to boobytrap your home?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: No.


Title: Have a question regarding FMLA/ADA for new jobs

Question:
So I’m starting a new job shortly and I may need to have an invasive surgery soon but I’m also starting a new job in July. I won’t find out if I need the surgery until July. I know to have my leave covered by FMLA I need to work for my employer for a year. My question is if there is any way that if I need surgery I can protect my job. The surgery would put me out of work for 8 weeks minimum. Losing the job isn’t an option as it’s a massive pay increase and gives me multiple certifications and opportunities for the future.

So what can I do?

Answer:
 > I know to have my leave covered by FMLA I need to work for my employer for a year.

This is correct. So if you start a new job in July, and then need a surgery that puts you unable to work for 8 weeks within the first month working there, your job is not secured and you can be let go.

> So what can I do?

Either put off starting the new job until after you have surgery, or put off having the surgery until after you're protected by FMLA at the new job. Any choice other than that and there are risks to your employment.


Title: [FL] I have been demoted due to my mental illness and would like to know my options.

Question: [deleted]

Answer: What accommodation would have allowed you to perform the job at the required standard of performance?  Are you eligible for FMLA leave?


Title: Lease is ending this month. My Landlord says that if my roommate wants to continue living there and won't sign a roommate release form, I am stuck paying for the apartment.

Question: I am in the state of Washington. This does not seem legal to me. I thought the point of signing a lease is so that you can leave the apartment without liability after the contract is complete. Is my landlord correct? If so, what legal recourse do I have for removing myself from liability.

Answer:
 > I thought the point of signing a lease is so that you can leave the apartment without liability after the contract is complete.

Your lease and your tenancy are two different things.  The lease sets a period of time in which certain parameters apply - amount of rent, amount of utilities, rules of the apartment, et cetera.

Your tenancy is separate.  That's the amount of time you're living there.  You can be a tenant without a lease.  If you stay over past the end of your lease, you're still a tenant.

In this case, you and your roommate are one tenant, legally speaking.  There is no you or him, there's just one entity.  So you can't move out and leave it to him, because your tenancy wouldn't terminate.  It would only terminate when you both leave **or** when you all agree that it terminates and your roommate becomes a new tenant on his own.  Hence the Roommate Release Form.


Title: Wife separated while I was out of town, and we share a vehicle under my name. She wants half the value immediately.

Question:
My wife and I reside in NC.

My wife separated from me while I was out of town. She took our son, and most of our posessions, and some cash. I came home to a letter from her attorney on the kitchen counter. We share a vehicle under my name, and she left it at our residence. My wife has asked for half the value of our vehicle, so she can purchase her own.

We were never in a position to afford two vehicles, but I would like to be amicable and assist her with transportation. However, she did this to herself and I am unsure of her intentions long term. This whole situation caught me by surprise and I want to avoid paying more than necessary if this ends in divorce.

The reason she has not already purchased a vehicle herself is that we have a joint checkings account that has enough money + buffer for bills, but our savings account happens to be under my name. We both have credit cards, and she continues to support herself (food, clothes, gas, etc) using my card. I realize she is entitled to half, but dividing property before I have representation seems unwise.

Thanksgiving is approaching and I am unable to retain the services of an attorney until early December. She is currently borrowing a vehicle that she has to return by Thanskgiving. I would like to reconcile, so I want to be careful about how I handle this situation. What do I do?

Answer: She’s lawyered up, so you need to do the same. Contact your local courthouse and see if they can put you in touch with some family law assistance programs.


Title: Indiana, USA. Is it legal for an employer to require you to stand for entire 8hr shift without breaks?

Question: It is a retail job and I walk around or run the register all night.  I work the overnight shift.  My boss refuses me to sit.  There is no breaks whatsoever.  No lunch breaks nor coffee breaks.  Is this legal?

Answer: So long as you are at least 18, state law does not mandate any breaks in Indiana.


Title: Wife left and took the kids

Question:
My wife left me and took the kids. She drained our bank account and took everything of value from the house.

I dont know where they went and she wont respond to my texts or calls.

I don't know what to do

Answer: Talk to an attorney about filing for divorce and custodyAnswer #2: Get an attorney and a private job investigator, start by tracking them down.


Title: Possibly getting terminated from work tomorrow but would like to go in owning the questioning part

Question:
So I got drunk posted a rant on my facebook. My facebook is public. Today im off and im informed that management at Walmart were looking for me to talk in the office. A coworker informed me that he was pulled in and theres a video going around of someone live streaming flicking off the store manager. and also asking him who called him a retarded crippled POS. which the second leads to me as my rant didn't 100% address his name or any entitlement to that being him but i did give a story ending it with "autistic crippled fuck". I've deleted the post on my fb. they didn't show anyone any screenshots or anything. Whats would be the safest game plan to execute in denying all accusations even in case they have screenshots.

location is texas by the way

if this doesnt belong here please guide me in the correct sub thanks.

Answer:
 You're an at will employee.

They can fire you for almost any reason barring a few illegally discriminatory ones, or no reason at all.

Deny all you want, but if you're fired you have no recourse.


Title: The mirror of my pick up hit a bicyclist in the arm. Now he is claiming neck injuries the next day. Kansas

Question:
Maybe I’m just worried, but I’d like to know my best choice of actions here. I was in my personal vehicle driving down the highway just getting into town. This is a 2 lane highway with a turning lane in the middle, cement curbs on both sides about 10” from the white line. He was traveling the same direction as traffic right on the white line. All traffic was traveling the 45 mph speed limit and I didn’t see him until last minute, due to the truck in front of me. None of the other vehicles swerved around him so I was unaware there was someone on the side of the road.

My mirror hit him in the upper arm and folded the mirror back, then I looked in my rearview and he was still riding his bike. I pulled over to the next driveway and waited for him to cycle up to me. I apologized and we talked, he asked for my phone number and a ride to his house. He was generally nice, in good spirits and did not seem angry at all. He recognized me as working at a large business in town that his business does work with.

Today he came into my work and talk to the owners. He led them to believe I was in a company vehicle when this happened, and that I knocked him off his bike to the ground, neither of which are true. I called him up to talk to him, and he stated that his neck was hurting and he had a couple doctors appointments today, but they did not accept his insurance. I told him he had no business coming to my work and involving them, and he said he had a phone call and would call me back.

I’m thinking that he came to my work looking for a big pay day, but I worry that since it had nothing to do with work he will come after me next. I talked with my insurance, and this is a no-fault state. She explained that my insurance was not responsible and that he should file it with his, but I worry that he may come after me. My towns population is around 60% Hispanic, many of which are illegal, and I fear he is one of them with no insurance.

Should I file a police report? Is it necessary to get a lawyer right away or can I wait to see how it plays out? What should my next steps be?

Answer:
 >The mirror of my pick up hit a bicyclist in the arm.

How long has the mirror of your pick up been driving?


Title: Breaking a Lease in Iowa

Question:
Hi All,

I recently obtained a job in Iowa and have been working it since. Yesterday they asked me to move to Florida. I have a 12 month lease that I need to either sublease or end.

Can someone help me find legal information on breaking leases in Iowa. Are there any? Am I able to do this for work related reasons?
I appreciate any input!

Answer:
 > Am I able to do this for work related reasons?

You cannot break your lease because your work transferred you - at least, not without penalty.

Your options are as follows:

1.  Find a sub-lessor(if allowed)
2.  Negotiate an end to the lease(if the landlord's willing)
3.  Break the lease, and pay rent until the unit is re-rented under normal process.


Title: Georgia (Non-resident) Extreme Speeding Ticket

Question:
Hello, I am in quite a bad position and would love any advice on the matter.

Just today, I got a speeding ticket in south Georgia (Randolph County) on a two-way road. The speed limit was 65 and I was going 89 up to 100.

I am not a Georgia resident but am moving here currently. I am used to going fast in Florida with much higher speed limits, and thus was unaware of the super low speed limits. This was my first time driving in Georgia. There was nobody anywhere in front of me or behind me, so I didn't have traffic to match speed with.

Excuses or reasoning aside, I screwed up and need to know how to get through this.

I was charged with speeding in excess of maximum limits and also got a super speeder violation. I was arrested but immediately released (in lieu of bail) by showing my Florida driver's license.

When I asked what all this meant for me (never had a ticket or arrested), I was told that it was very likely I would have my license suspended. Looking at the Georgia traffic laws website, I noticed that it says " If you were going 34 or more mph over the limit, you're penalized with six points. Drivers in Georgia with 15 points in a 24-month period will have their licenses suspended."

As I was going 35 over at one point, I will get 6 points, but since I have no other points, I don't see why it would be suspended.

I also read somewhere that non-residents don't get points, so I assume that would be from Florida's department.

I am just very confused, scared, and don't know where to begin. Should I hire a lawyer, or is that pointless? I am on my dad's insurance and know this will kill his rates, so I assume I should get my own as well. If so, will this still affect him?

Any advice is welcomed! Thank you!

Answer:
 Your insurance is about to go to "hold you by the ankles and shake until the money comes out" rates.

An attorney who can help negotiate this penalty down is likely going to be cheaper than your increased coverage rates+fines.

Your advice going forward is to stop driving like this. "I didn't know I couldn't do 100" is a ridiculous excuse that no one is buying. You have a speedometer. You have posted speed limits. If you cannot figure this out then you shouldn't be behind the wheel. That's what this ticket is indicative of.

Your penalties as a nonresident of GA are the same as if you were a resident. And can easily carry to FL.Answer #2: Just curious.  What roads in Florida have 85+ mph speed limits?


Title: Can I sue my Apartment complex for my vehicle being stolen, twice in 4 months?

Question:
So my Vehicle has been stolen twice in 4 months at my apartment complex. When the first time it happened I got it back the same day. This most recent time it was gone for almost 3 weeks and when I got it back it has a blown engine and blown transmission.

Now here is the kicker. My complex is gated, has 24 hour surveillance cameras, and night time security. I find out the cameras dont work because of the  "bad weather" (we haven't had snow or rain in months and very low amounts of wind) . And the night security is never around. I keep my car in a well lit area. And also my insurance wont cover it because I only had liability coverage.

Is there anything I can do? I'm out a vehicle and dont know what to do.

Also I'm in NM.

Answer:
 Unfortunately not, not unless you can prove your apartment actively contributed to it by allowing a known car thief to roam the lot. It's not breaking their contract with you to have security that's mostly for show, and indeed this is distressingly common (unless, that is, your lease specifically promises certain security measures).

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Title: Final foreclosure hearing on my mother's house is at the end of the month, they apparently don't know that she's passed away. [FL]

Question:
My mother passed away 2 years ago, leaving a house with a year of mortgage payments unfulfilled. I have been living in the house since then, but I can't afford the payments and have had no contact with Bank of America. My brother consulted a paralegal acquaintance, who confirmed the final hearing regarding the property will be held this month, but mentioned that they appear to not know she's dead. I'm currently in the process of getting ready to leave the house.

Is it at all worth going to this hearing, considering I have no way to pay off any of the debt of the house? If I were to produce a death certificate at the hearing, would that speed up or delay my inevitable eviction?

Answer:
 >I have been living in the house since then, but I can't afford the payments and have had no contact with Bank of America.

Why did you not notify them? Were you simply hoping to freeload as much free shelter as possible?

Are you the personal rep/executor of the estate? Did anyone actually go through the probate process?

>Is it at all worth going to this hearing, considering I have no way to pay off any of the debt of the house?

I would notify BofA of your mothers death. It is unlikely that if your mother is deceased BofA will want to speak with anyone not named Personal Rep/Executor etc beyond being notified of her death. They will likely appreciate being notified of her death.

>If I were to produce a death certificate at the hearing, would that speed up or delay my inevitable eviction?

I doubt it.


Title: The company I was working for was shut down. We are told that their assets were frozen, but if the company/owners are found guilty does that mean me and my coworkers will not be paid?

Question:
I worked for a small tech support company in south FL and near the end of June the Attorney General and law enforcement came to our building and shut everything down. They said the company was under investigation and took everyone's information who was there (I was not working that day). This was 2 days before pay day and up until now the assets are still frozen. Now I heard rumors of why they're under investigation but I can't say for certain why, but I just have 2 questions.

1. I heard that after a certain amount of time that, even if the company comes to some agreement, they will not be required to pay us the money we are owed.

2. Can I file some sort of claim against the owners of the company? Even if the assets are frozen for the company, whatever shady things were doing was not an issue of mine or my coworkers. Why do we have to suffer?

Hopefully I explained everything well. Let me know if there is anymore info I can give.

Answer:
 >I heard that after a certain amount of time that, even if the company comes to some agreement, they will not be required to pay us the money we are owed.

The company in nearly any possibility in which they are allowed to continue to exist will likely have to pay you what you are owed.

>Can I file some sort of claim against the owners of the company? Even if the assets are frozen for the company, whatever shady things were doing was not an issue of mine or my coworkers. Why do we have to suffer?

This is complex and there can be a lot of factors at play. I'm assuming if all of their assets have been frozen, it's because those assets are suspected of being fraudulently gained. If that's the case, the money does not belong to the company in the first place so they can't pay you out of it. It needs to be returned to it's rightful owner. It could also be a tax issue, or a number of other things that while it sucks for you, can indeed preclude you from being paid from those assets.

File for unemployment, and start looking for a new job.


Title: Moviepass "we reserve the right to change the terms and conditions at anytime"clause

Question: Moviepass is constantly changing their TOS. If Moviepass decided to charge my account $1000 for a membership that I agreed to pay $90, could they cite the above clause to justify the charge? Could limit my membership benefits to the point i cant use yet claim there are no refunds(which is a clause in the contract)?

Answer:
 ToS will not protect them if they decide to exorbitantly raise their membership prices without notice to consumers in advance.

Imposing restrictions on how you use their service is within their right, as long as the service they provide is not fundamentally changed.

They can't for example, suddenly say your MoviePass is now only good for viewing historical documentaries without giving you proper notice to allow you to cancel your subscription before it goes into effect.

They CAN however raise their prices moderately (again, with a warning so you can cancel before it takes effect), and they can also change the frequency at which you use their service, or add a stipulation that says you cannot see a movie the opening week in theaters.

*Edit: I am not familiar with MoviePass and its restrictions. If you are on a yearly commitment, this would change my response. Afaik, it is a monthly program that you can cancel at any time without penalty.Answer #2: Look, monthly people are on a month to month lease - so to speak.  MP says 'next billing cycle it will be $15' you are free to hit the cancel key - MP will work till then.

I don't see the legal problem here.

However....

Deciding all of the sudden - between billing cycles - that you have to pay an $8 surcharge to see a movie IS changing the deal between cycles.


Title: [Phoenix, AZ] Are you entitled to wages for hours you were scheduled but could not work due to employer's fault?

Question:
My Google-fu is failing me on the right keywords, although I'm sure the answer is out there.

My boyfriend works for a large national retail store. He's part of the morning crew, and there is always one manager scheduled to be there to physically unlock/open the store and let them in.

Everyone is supposed to be there at 7AM, but today due to some sort of miscommunication the manager did not show up until about 8:30. All the other employees were waiting around for 90 minutes at the store from 7AM on, but unable to go inside.

Are they entitled to be paid from 7AM, when they actually were scheduled/showed up, or only from 8:30 when they were actually able to begin working?

Answer: He was at work at 7 AM, his scheduled time. Whether the manager showed up is irrelevant. He is required to be paid for the time he was there.


Title: I was in a car accident, was it my fault?

Question: I was at a crossroad earlier today and wanted to turn right. The opposite lane to me had the same light pattern (ie, opposite directions were both green at the same time). As I was crossing the line to enter the junction the light turned amber and I indicated and slowed down. At this point the light I just passed would have been red. I saw a gap in the traffic and assuming  the light was red, I began to turn right and a van came from ahead and my driver's side headlight and his drivers side front wheel collided. Who was at fault? I hope this makes sense!!

Answer: It would have been your fault. The other driver would have already been in the intersection and therefore had right of way. Sorry about your accident man.


Title: [Arizona] Car dealership called references and told them I was late on payment

Question: Hello everyone I would like some advice on this situation.  I bought a car from a used car dealership who finances in house.  I was late on my payment by about a week, and they called all right of my references.  I am not sure about all of them, but the dealership lady told one of my references that I was late on my payment and I had just bought the car.  My question is whether they are allowed to disclose this to anyone besides myself.  No dollar amount was stated to this person, but I am wonder if they are allowed to do this and if no what recourse I have.  Thank you very much!

Answer:
 If this is a buy-here-pay-here dealership, it is legal. The law I believe you are thinking about would not apply to the  original creditor like that. They do have quite a bit of leeway on how to attempt to collect payment. Places that offer this type of financing require you to provide personal references for this exact reason. They aren't cosignatories; they're people in your life the dealership knows will poke at you to remind you to pay bills.

If the vehicle is repossessed and the balance is sent to a third party debt collector, there are restrictions on what information they can give over the phone without attempting to confirm your identity. But they can still reach out to references you provide.

Edited a redundancyAnswer #2: They do, if you put them as references you agree to allow them to call them so that they can try and contact you. A week seems a little early, but when you put them on as references you agree to allow them to call those people. Answer #3: Yes, they can... that's typical at most in-house financing businesses.  Car lots, rent to own stores, payday/title loan places, equipment rental shops, etc.

If you're only going to be a little bit late you can usually prevent them from callng your references by giving them a call a little bit before your due date and letting them know when they can expect their $$$.


Title: Fired for stealing $50, that I didn't take.

Question:
So this just happened, first time writer, also on mobile. I'm 19, and I've been working here since I was 18, my first job. My manager pulled me into her office today, asking me to confess to taking the money from the cash drawer. It was me and another guy there, I mostly handle the register while he stocks the store. It's a small convenience store in California. Apparently a lady came and bought a novelty hand bag, gave me the bill, and I gave her the change of 3 bucks, and the till was $50 short. Long story short, I didn't take it, but she's talking good cop/bad cop.

 I asked her if she had proof, and she said that she had me on video taking the bill, but when I asked to see the pictures, she said that if I made it a big deal, she would call the police department. I don't think the security camera could see everything in detail, I've seen footage before, it's at a really weird angle, but she 'assures' me that she had a third party company look at it. I didn't do it though. The guy could have minded the till while I was away, but it was a month ago. Did I use another register because the tills weren't  stocked to give change for a big bill? There are days when the same amount of coin change is in the register, so I don't know how she can verify the entire till when her supervisors only grab the cash. Did I put it in a weird place like where the change goes instead of under the drawer, because there's no counterfeit pen or bill scanner? I wear an apron as part of my uniform, did I grab a chapstick or a pen, and that's her proof?

 I told her if she was going to fire for for it, I didn't want to work there anyways. There's been mumors that's she's racist and homophobic, and we live in a rural area where I'm sure it'll be hard to get another job through word of mouth. I've only received great reviews, and I feel like she was out to get me. I asked her if that's why she did it like this. Anyways, I signed the letter that said she fired me, but I'm bothered because I didn't take the money. Did I accidentally throw it away, was it just lost, I'm so confused, I don't think I accidentally took it. There were police officers waiting in the office area next door, but I didn't do it.

 I could go on about the times she's covered for me hitting my fifth hour lunch violations because she's overworking us, how she's seen me and others work off the clock, she asked me to check in on the store when Im off so it's not my fault when things go wrong, though I don't have proof of that last part.

TL;DR I believe I was wrongfully terminated for theft, what should I do.

Answer: Generally, your employer can fire you at any time for any reason or none.


Title: [New York] Could one will that their skin and bones be used to create instruments after their death?

Question:
A colleague and I were having this discussion (composers), and this is an idea that popped up after reading about skin-bound books. Considering that I don't care what happens after I die, I am planning on one day writing a piece of music where the instruments are made out of my bones and skins (drums and flutes, pretty much). For the curious, this is purely because it would be a ridiculous thing to ask people to do after my death, and it would be the equivalent for me of the person who requests strippers at their funeral. It isn't supposed to be anything profound, just a spectacle. It isn't often you get to see a piece of music played on instruments made of the person who wrote said piece of music.

Legally, can I will that my bones and skin be left to someone who can craft them into instruments?

Answer:
 Wills are instruments instructing how you want your property distributed upon your death. You can put in that you want certain things done, but there has to be some incentive built in to actually do the thing. You could make inheriting the estate contingent on these musical instruments being created. If you don't have much of an estate then there isn't much incentive to risk the criminal sanctions for improperly disposing of a body.

Either way, wills are not instructions that must be followed. As such, you can put any wishes you might have into your will. That doesn't mean a court will enforce them, and I don't foresee a court enforcing this particular request. Like I said it likely rubs against some criminal codes, and I don't think you can make inheriting contingent on criminal activity.Answer #2: Those who survive you may not be capable of accommodating your request even if they want to.

This reminds me of a story of an actor who wished to donate their skull to a theater, for use in Shakespearean acts. Their wishes were not fulfilled because no one could be found who was willing to remove the actor's skull from the body.

It would be far harder to find someone willing to flay your corpse and tan the skin. That's an extremely grim procedure even by a mortician's standards. The same holds true for extracting and cleaning bones.Answer #3: Why not?

On a side note, are there going to be strippers at your funeral?  Can we get on the invite list?


Title: Teenage Custody - Defiance

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Read a book on parenting teenagers. What is your legal question?


Title: Visitation and Child Support questions (Oklahoma)

Question:
My daughter is eleven, my ex has full custody but I retain joint legal custody. We have been divorced for 6 years and share a standard visitation schedule. I get her every other weekend and we swap holidays.

Now that my daughter is reaching an age where her social life is starting to blossom she is being invited every weekend to stay with a friend. This has become a problem because if I make her come with me, she sulks the entire weekend and my ex helps to enable this behavior. Recently my ex has texted me that my daughter will be making her own decisions as to when she will go where and with who and that no court or legal document will tell our daughter how to live her life. Again, she is 11

I feel so trapped because on the one hand, if I take her to court to enforce visitation, she will absolutely poison my daughters mind into hating me for it. On the other hand, if I do nothing, then I am kind of "agreeing" to this...

She has texted me all of this about my daughter living her own life and no judge or paperwork or legality will make decisions for her... so I have court admissible evidence of the contempt. Right?

Can I have my child support payments reduced or eliminated if she is not going to let me see my daughter?

She has been brainwashing and poisoning her mind for 6 years now against me and members of my family. I have done my best to try to counter them, but seeing her only 4 days a month, I can only do so much...

I feel so helpless and stuck. Advice about any of this would be greatly appreciated!

Answer:
 > Can I have my child support payments reduced or eliminated if she is not going to let me see my daughter?

Absolutely not.

You can have the visitation schedule changed to say, she is with you during Tues-Thrus (assuming you live close enough to not upset school).

You can also ask that family cousneling be ordered so yall can together get in front of a professional who can help mediate these things and help your daughter understand that you aren't keeping her from her friends

You can also ask that your wife not allow your daughter to schedule weekend things without informing you and set up a meet with those parents.

Assuming your a decent person, why aren't you giving all parents a break and host the slumber party at your place!!!

Don't go to enforce visitation, go to make adjust visitation into a family plan that works.


Title: [California] Alimony/spousal support question re employment status

Question:
I have a friend that is going through a divorce.  It's messy and I don't have all the info on what the hell is going on.  Basically, his wife of over 10 years drained all of their accounts, started seeing another man, and filed for divorce.

My friend has the idea that if he is unemployed when the divorce is finalized, he will not owe any alimony.  So for the better part of the past year, he quit his promising position as a researcher at a lab, and is penniless and homeless, waiting out the finalization of the divorce.  And then, after its final, he is going to lock himself up, become unemployed, and put this life back together, with the idea that he won't have to pay any alimony if he has no job when the divorce is final (otherwise he is looking at owing 43% of his income to her indefinitely).

I don't know much about alimony, but I'm betting that the state of being unemployed and homeless at the moment divorce is finalized does not preclude future situations.  So when he gets a job again, won't he just gave to start paying alimony anyway?

Is this the case?

On an aside, he must have had the worst divorce attorney ever, because he was unsuccessful at getting any of their assets back from his wife when she took them (or I'm only getting a small part of the story, or maybe not even the truth, which is very possible).

Answer:
 >maybe not even the truth, which is very possible).

Bingo. I think you've hit the nail on the head there. Yes his thoughts on this are extremely unrealistic and I suspect that what he has told you also isn't reality.

Look - anyone who voluntarily becomes unemployed and homeless on the off chance it might stop any alimony payments (which it won't almost certainly) isn't playing with a full deck.


Title: Closed on a house today (OH) and the seller refuses to leave by the date stated on the contract.

Question:
My wife and I closed on our first house today.  We signed all the documents this morning and had our walk through at 7pm this evening. When we showed up to check the house for damages, we found out that the seller is 1/2 packed and wanted to wait until Sunday morning to give us the keys.

We were justifiably upset, since buying the house has been frustrating.  Our original closing date was March 30, with a possession date of March 31.  Then, we found out the sellers had a lien on the house and there were a lot of problems with the bank processing the paperwork to release the lien.  Then there was another problem with the title due to a divorce not being listed on it.  Because of all this, the closing date kept being moved, a week at a time, until my wife and told them that it had to be this Friday (April 17th).

The last version of our contract said this:
"To move close date from April 14 to April 17 with a move in date of April 19 or sooner if released from the bank with a move in date the day after closing.  All other terms and conditions remain the same."

We ended up closing April 15, because the seller needed us to close earlier.  My wife and I took the contract to mean that we would take possession of the house the day after closing, April 16.  The seller took the contract to mean that they had possession until April 19 (Sunday).  The seller claims that her Realtor explained the terms of the addendum to her as meaning this.

When we showed up today, the seller told us a sob story about how she couldn't be out of the house because she has to go on a trip on Friday and just can't possibly give us the keys until Sunday morning.  We later learned that her 'trip' is so she can appear at a court ordered summons in Kentucky.  She can't move tomorrow because she has to drive to Kentucky and won't have time to move her shit out of my house.

A couple other things:
The title agency has already transferred the money to the seller, so we are unable to use the money as leverage.
Our Realtor put April 19th in the contract because, at one point, we told him that we had to move this Sunday or we would start looking at other houses, because we were starting to get worried that the lien/title situation was never going to be taken care of and we have to be out of our rented apartment at the end of the month.  We regret letting him put a fixed date instead of "24 hours after close".

We had no idea what to do.  In the end, we made a verbal agreement with the Seller that she has to give us the keys by 7pm on Saturday. She acted really put out by this.  Cause we are clearly being huge jerks here.

What else can we do?  We are both irate and worried this lady is going to fuck up our new house or stay in it and we won't be able to do anything about it (aside from hire a lawyer and sue her out).  Wife took pictures of all walls, doorways, appliances, and anything else she thought could be damaged.

Also, what are we legally allowed to do on Saturday if she still has stuff in our house?  Call the cops?  Call a lawyer?  Cry?
Topic:
Real Estate law

Answer: Are you saying there are no funds left in escrow? I seriously doubt it. Anyway, when I've personally run into this before, the best solution is to let the realtors come up with something equitable. That usually looks like the seller paying prorated rent based on your new mortgage + insurance + utilities, any extra cost for moving and storage associated with the late move-in date and a posh hotel and meals if needed.Answer #2: Is it just me, or is it weird that the buyer did the walk through after closing?  When I purchased my home, the walk through was done *before* closing to make sure the house was in good shape, nothing was missing, the seller and their family had vacated, and that there were no other situations that had arisen to give the buyers a last chance to walk away.  Granted, I have only bought one house, and I am neither a lawyer nor a real estate agent, but this seems incredibly odd to me.


Title: My neighbor says that my movers dented her car

Question:
California

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I just moved to a new apartment and we hired a moving company. My neighbor came up to my right after my movers left and showed me a dent in her car that she claims wasn't there a few hours earlier.

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There was a dolly and a dresser a few feet from her car and she is saying she thinks the movers dented it. I asked her to get an estimate and said I'd call the movers and see what they say.

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Note that no one saws mover hit the car or even touch the car and we were watching them pretty closely.

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She told me the estimate is $150, I asked to see it and she said she would get it to me. I have her the movers number and she said that she doesn't want to call them cuz it's not her problem, it's my problem. She also told me that if the movers don't pay then we would be liable. I told her I disagreed and we argued for a bit and she left very angry.

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My question is this:

1. Should I have to call the movers and get this resolved?
2. Am I liable for the damage if they don't pay?
3. Should I just pay the $150 to keep from making enemies at my new apartment? Or is that admitting fault?

Thanks!

Answer:
 IANAL

You shouldn't be the middle person. If she believes the movers damaged her property, it is *her* responsibility to contact *them*. You should have zero liability for what someone else has done.

Edit: If someone actually knows what they are talking about, please correct me.Answer #2: Stop engaging.  If fed ex hit her car while delivery a package to you, would you be responsible?


Title: [LA] Was offered 'credit deletion' services by a collector, is this legal?

Question:
I owe an apartment complex in Texas money for a broken lease.  I've been disputing some of the charges because some of them seemed predatory ($800 'illegal retainer' fee when there was no eviction filed, $800+ in cleaning fees, etc.).

Anyhow, they are using a collection agency to try and collect on this debt.  The collection agency tried several times to get a total lump sum out of me, with no offers for a payment plan or a reasonable settlement.  I made it clear that the lump sum just wasn't going to happen.  On our latest call, I finally brought up that I was unemployed and had no assets, so they might as well leave me alone if that's the best they can do.

On hearing this, the collection agency suddenly shifted gears.  This entire time, they've been pinging my credit.  Instead of asking me to pay off the debt, they've started asking me if I wanted to pay a "credit deletion fee."  Basically, for something like $170sh dollars, they will go back and remove the last month's report.  The inference here is that I could pay for each month's removal.

I don't have that kind of cash to pay month-to-month, but even if I did -- I was always under the impression that this is illegal.  Was I mistaken?  Is this a legitimate offer to keep issues off my report, or is this a scam?

Answer: What there doing is a violation of their contract with the credit reporting companies and scamming you for money. You can report them to your State Attorney General for their activities.


Title: [CA, USA] Negotiated my rent down. Now property manager says she misunderstood corporate.

Question:
I had a sheet hung on my apartment door, like the last 6 years, stating my lease will be up soon and here are the new rates per term length. It jumped a much larger amount than usual, from 1,475 to 1,585. I called and asked if it could be negotiated. She told me to make an offer. I shopped around, found a cheaper place (1,470) with basically same stuff (50 less square feet but has a gym, spa, security patrol, and car wash area). So I asked if it could stay the same price considering the market/competition.

I received a reply from her stating corporate said to remove $95 off the rent rates on the sheet I had and to sign it and drop it off in the manager box.

I did so but about 1-2 weeks later, which is today, received a call. She states that she made a mistake and corporate said they will only raise is $95, not $110.

So I have emails saying $95 off and to edit the doc and sign. It already had their signature. Should I press that it was signed and agreed and no take backs?

What is worse, all this negotiation and thinking it was solved but it is now past the 60 days required before sending a notice that I want to move out. So if I want to move now, there will be a penalty amount. I need to look up how much that is but recall it is fairly large. I made the decision to stay and sign based on this exchange.

If I can help by providing any more details, please let me know. Thank you for your time everyone.

Answer:
 I'm a little confused, it sounds like you accepted a renewal believing you'd negotiated it down to $1490/mo ($1585 - $95 per manager) and property manager came back to clarify they meant to approve an *increase* of 95? For a renewal rate of 1570 (1475 + 95) ?

Depending on that answer, and her ability to sign for corporate, you could have a case.

I'm a PM and if an owner tried to switch their offer after renter acceptance by "correcting" a poorly worded counter, I'd have a problem.

You might need a lawyer on this, CA is very tenant-friendly. Alternately, you've been there 6 years and "corporate" is going to be facing updates and almost certain replacement flooring due to age. It's cheaper to keep you right now, use that leverage as you can or ask the PM to do so on your behalf since she may have stuck them to it anyway.


Title: Hypoethical: If someone has a heart attack and causes an car accident, killing someone, will he get charged?

Question:
All theory.

If someone drove and had a heart attack, or whatother condition that incapacitated the driver, and causes an accident that claims another person's life, who would end up paying $$? and charges?

Answer:
 Depends on if you are restricted or not I would suppose. Like your friend, if they drove knowing they shouldn't then yes they could be culpable. If you are just driving and not on any medications or restrictions it's just an accident. Answer #2: It's very unlikely they would be criminally charged unless there were really really strange facts.

Civilly, if the person wasn't taking the right medication or had some knowledge of the condition that they recklessly ignored, it's possible. It's still probably going to be an uphill battle as a heart attack is pretty hard to anticipate, but everything depends on incredibly specific facts.


Title: Evicted For Drugs Found in Brother’s Girlfriend’s Car (Louisiana)

Question:
Today I (20M) have been served eviction papers. I’m not a writer, and don’t know what to do or if I can or can’t be evicted for this. Please let me know. Here’s the situation.

This Christmas I spent my last $1,000 buying my younger brother (20M) the best car I could find because his car had just broken down. While on our way to a notary this morning my brother and I were talking about his mental health. He struggles with a lot mentally and sees a doctor regularly. Well this morning he opened up to me and told me that there are voices in his head that talk to him and that he thinks multiple people are controlling him. After about an hour of talking in my car I convinced him that he should go to a metal hospital and get some help. The plan was to go to his girlfriend’s (17F) grandparent’s house where she lives to let them talk and then take him to the hospital. Well come to find out he had let his girlfriend into the apartment last night, which I had no knowledge of. I don’t like his girlfriend being around because she has even worse mental health problems.

We show up to the apartment and my brother wakes up his girlfriend and tells her that he is going to go to the mental hospital tonight. She then begins to have a panic attack and starts screaming at him telling him that he can’t leave her alone with herself. They leave the apartment and go into their car. Fifteen minutes go by and they’re still out in the car so I go downstairs to try and mend the situation. I walked up to the car and knocked on the window to get my brothers attention. My brother rolled down window and I tried to convince them both to come inside and talk. His girlfriend tells me that she isn’t leaving the car so I get in the back seat and start to help the situation. As I’m calming his girlfriend down I get chills down my spine and look out the window to see 3 police officers approaching the car from behind. It turns out someone had made a disturbance call to the police.

The three of us exit the car with our hands in air and each officers pulls one of us aside to three separate spots in the parking lot. I explain the situation to the cop and he goes over to the other two cops to explain the story while both my brother and his girlfriend are having two separate panic attacks. The police decide to search the car and find my brothers girlfriends bottles of prescription medicine, but inside one of the bottles there was two different kinds of pills. There were two ecstasy pills in her prescription bottles. The police arrest her in one car and my brother in another to take him to a mental hospital because he had been acting “crazily” during the questioning. They let me go with no issue.

No later than 10 minutes after this an envelope is slipped through the side of my door. The envelope reads that I am to give possession of the apartment back before January 1st or I will be evicted by the city court.

I really don’t know what to do. I have no other family that I can call on for help and will be homeless if I don’t figure this out. Please help.

Answer:
 Are you in an apartment complex or a privately owned house? What does your lease say? What does the letter say you are being evicted for? Sometimes having the police called on you, say for a disturbance, can be considered a violation of the lease? Is your brother on the lease? Is the letter actually from the apartment complex? Have you talked to them?

I'm gonna check, but even in Lousiana, I don't think any landlord has the option to evict you in 3 days.


Title: How can I submit a tip anonymously?

Question: I know someone who is selling heroin in my neighborhood and I want to tip off my local police without it coming back to me, I tried 'crimestoppers' over a month ago with no luck. Is it safe to say *69ing my number won't really leave me anonymously? My brother is buying off him and I need it to stop ASAP before he overdoses.

Answer:
 Call from a payphone if you're concerned about having it traced back to you.Answer #2: If you call the police using their non-emergency number, a *67 (I guess 69 where you're from) would be sufficient. Their non-emergency number is no different from a regular landline.

Personal advice, if you're brother is doing drugs the solution is not removing the dealer but to get your brother help.


Title: [California]Citizen is carrying a concealed legal gun but w/out a CCW License and shoots person(s) attempting to either rob a store or shoots person(s) in self defense.

Question: So if a citizen legally owns a gun but does not have a concealed carry permit and does discharge the gun in those scenarios what would happen?

Answer: The citizen *could* (but might not) face criminal charges for carrying a concealed weapon without a permit.