Legal Advice Little brother died, police mishandled his belongings and they are ruined. Do I have any options? |
- Little brother died, police mishandled his belongings and they are ruined. Do I have any options?
- Ex-friend is 20 and trying to knowingly date a 15 year old. Is there anything I can do to stop this/get him in trouble? (TN)
- Cops completely destroyed interior of my car looking for drugs, found nothing
- Went to college on VA Benefits from 2008-2012. Just got a letter from the VA Office saying my father's service was 3 months short of eligibility for these benefits and I owe them $80-200K in Education Benefits paid out 9 years ago.
- Neighbors dog broke fence to attack my dog (caught on camera)
- Sister involuntarily committed while away at college. What are our options?
- Neighbor shot my dog. Claims my dog was pairing up with coyotes and attacked her dog on their property after escaping my fence. Do I have any legal recourse available for the killing of my dog? And am I able to refute her claims as more than one dog is mentioned in the attack?
- The SEC is investigating my roommate. It's only a matter of time before I get pulled in. How fucked am I?
- My husbands father has been using his bank account to avoid paying tax and commit tax fraud
- Paid lawyer almost $2000 retainer, hasn't returned my calls in over 3 weeks
- Sensory Deprivation Cum Spa
- Options when other parent won't disclose address
- My brother’s house was raided by the DEA without a warrant.
- Doctor I've had for years suddenly cancelled narcolepsy medication. Doctor then denies diagnosis of narcolepsy/EDS and cancelled medication because they claim to have no records of proof.
- Employer requiring employees to put their own money in register
- Found books for free online for upcoming promotion exam. Distributed links to coworkers. Bosses say I'm violating copyright laws.
- Cited for Littering because I live on a busy street next to campus
- [UPDATE] Buying a house. Seller's daughter commits fraud to stop it. Succeeds. Update two
- Husband divorcing wife. She threatened to tell cops I molested our grandchildren, I threatened to kill people, and that my other daughter and her husband are abusing their kid
- Can our landlord tell us what to do with a room?
- [CA] Valet company lost our car keys, and the company isn’t answering our calls.
- Caught neighbor slashing tire - he wants to pay. Call police?
- Squatters in my grandma's empty home?
- Wife moved the person she's cheating on me with into the house. We have joint ownership. Am I allowed to kick him out?
| Little brother died, police mishandled his belongings and they are ruined. Do I have any options? Posted: 29 Oct 2018 09:30 AM PDT My little brother got involved with drugs and overdosed because he got a bad batch with fentanyl. He was with the drug dealer when it happened and the guy had prior charges, so instead of calling an ambulance, he took my brother's phone and left. My little brother was found the next morning by some amazing woman that took him out of the car and did CPR till the ambulance got there. I got a call that morning to come to the hospital because I was his emergency contact. I knew it was bad after the phone call but not the full extent. He was brain dead and could have been saved if the guy has just called an ambulance. I didn't immediately start digging, I just thought he overdosed. My parents wouldn't take him off life support for 3 days(they have to make the decision, I was not allowed) and I stayed with him the whole time. In the middle of night 2, the nurse station got a phone call pretending to be me and trying to get information about my brothers condition. They gave the phone to me and he hung up and when I called back he wouldn't give me a name and was just very suspicious, I didn't let on that's how I felt but when I got off the phone all the ICU nurses agreed it the dealer trying to find out information. I did some digging and then I called the police and gave them everything I found. His car was still parked a couple houses down from the dealers house. A homicide detective called me and we made an appointment over text message to go get the car(she wanted it searched and I had an extra key, they said his key was gone). The day of the appointment she texted me to say she had the car towed to the police station. We made another appointment a few days later where she handed me off to the narcotics detective and told me he was taking over. The narcotics detective told me he was going to search the car after our appointment, I asked if I could be there and he said no. Somehow they ended up with my brother's key after telling me they didn't have it. I had to plan the funeral so I just let the police do their thing and they told me they would let me know when I could pick up the car. My brother was in the process of moving so his car was filled to the brim with his belongings. Fast forward 2 weeks and I am told I can come pick up the car. When I was let in to the locked lot, I noticed all his cars windows were down including the sunroof. It had rained pretty steady for three weeks and the car was literally a puddle. I had the car towed to my mother's and started going through his stuff. All his belongings are ruined including the car, electronics, artwork. The police had the key, it was in a locked lot, and they wouldn't let me get the car for weeks. The narcotics officers were just too lazy to close the windows and sunroof I guess because I don't see why they would do it on purpose. They could have let me know at anytime and I would have driven down there and closed the windows. I'm not sure where to go from here. Are the police responsible for any of this? This is in MD, if that helps. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2018 10:13 AM PDT First off, let me be clear: this is not a first time offense. Apparently, he has willing and knowingly dated girls as young as 14 within the past two years. This is a pattern of behavior that I wasn't aware of until recently (and now no longer associate myself with him at all). He had finally left for college in a different county so everything was fine, but he came back and stayed in the same house that my boyfriend is currently renting out of (he stayed friends with the other residents). Everyone in that rented house is currently working at a haunted house. From day one, Creepy Dude set his sights on the 15 year old makeup artist there. After jokingly being warned by housemates and friends, he did not stop. After even being seriously warned by the owner of the haunted house, he did not stop. They Snapchat and FaceTime constantly. He is actively trying to date and bed her. I know I'm not directly a part of the situation. But me and my boyfriend are trying to find a way to help this girl and put a stop to this behavior. I am a 3x victim of sexual assault by older men and I can't sit by and watch this happen now that I know this is happening. I looked up the laws of consent in Tennessee. Yes, this is illegal. I know that for a fact. I did extensive research on that. The age gap is too large for any form of clause or any loophole to protect them if the police get involved. What I'm looking for is answers on what I can do. So Creepy Dude is currently under felony investigation for selling alcohol to minors at his previous job. He also now attends a state college, and is not currently employed. I have been told by many people to anonymously tip the police in his county and also his school. Will this even do anything? Do I have any other options? I'm scared that if I speak directly to the 15 year old (who I know through my little sister) then it will only encourage her to pursue the relationship. I'm scared that if I speak directly to him that he will try to cover his tracks. Literally any advice helps. [link] [comments]  |
| Cops completely destroyed interior of my car looking for drugs, found nothing Posted: 28 Oct 2018 04:37 PM PDT I had purchased a used Cadillac a few months ago for a good price from a mechanic I knew. He said his son was driving it. When I first purchased, i noticed a small container with what appeared to be trace amounts and a scent reminiscent of BHO oil, wax, shatter, dabs,... whatever you want to call it. I threw it away and searched the car thoroughly to make sure there was nothing else in the vehicle. Flash forward to the other night and I was pulled over for an improper lane change. Officer was nice enough but said he thought he saw me making suspicious movements when I was being pulled over. He asked to search the vehicle and which point I said no. Waited half an hour for the dog to show up. He alerted to my side driver said at which point they had probably caused and they searched the vehicle. He checked all the normal spaces like the glove compartment, center console, side panels, trunk,... and they found nothing. After his point they started to separate the bit of material under the steering wheel and continued to thrash the entire vehicle. They cut into the leather seats. They also cut into my spare tire. Mind you, I have no criminal background and actually am in the process of working in law enforcement. They cut open just about everything in the car and searched everywhere and found nothing. I'm obviously growing increasingly agitated at this point but the officer standing with me on the curb was anticipating this ordered me to remain quiet and wait patiently. After this well over 2 hour ordeal, I was told I was free to go. When asking the officer if they were offering any restitutions for the damages they caused, he simply told me to call the county. Before I do that I would like to know if there's any better options and how I should pursue this. The seats obviously had a razor blade go thru them and there's so many things dangling they made the car look closer to what I probably would've payed for it. Not to mention they also ruined my spare. Thank you. Edit: My location is in San Bernardino County SoCal [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2018 10:37 AM PDT So, I just received a package of documents in the mail from the Veteran's Affairs Office telling me that I owe them $80K in education benefits I was issued 9 years ago when I started school and conditions were not met. Let me break down the backstory and details: My father served 20 years in the US Air Force. At the time, I was 17 years old and looking at colleges to go to in Texas because he was eligible for 4 years of educations benefits and transferred them to me. They were only eligible for institutions in Texas. So we applied and were found to meet all the conditions and I chose a school based on the fact that we had these benefits. I would never have gone to the schools that I went to if I did not have these benefits! So I go to the first school, a very expensive private instruction. I transfer after 2 years to another very expensive private institution, still in Texas. I also had some scholarships that covered a bit as well. No traditional financial aid due to the VA Benefits I was using. The benefits covered all remaining tuition, a small stipend for books, and a stipend for living expense based on the zip code of the school. All goes well for 4 years, I submit my paperwork for every semester, there are some small clerical bumps to work through here and there, but for the most part the whole thing goes off without a hitch. I graduate in 4 years with a Bachelor of Arts and not a dime of debt. Ain't I a lucky gal. Graduation was 2012. Now, 6 years later, I get this letter. It states conditions not met, claiming one of the conditions was that my father serve another 4 years after the benefits were issued. Here's where things get shitty. For starters, we were never notified of that. We applied and we were deemed eligible. If there were future conditions, we were not notified, or were notified in such fine print that we might as well not have been. Also, my father did continue to serve, but his contract was for 20 years, so they were scheduling his forced retirement unless he renewed a whole new contract for another 10 or 20 years. And basically since no one knew about this 4 year requirement from our benefits, they scheduled it at what turns out to be 3 years and 9 months after my benefits were issued. So that makes my dad's service exactly 3 months short of meeting the "condition" of our benefits. And the crazy part is that he absolutely could have worked another 3 months and they could have scheduled his retirement then, except nobody caught this 4 year condition!! Now, nine years later someone catches what basically looks like a clerical error on the part of many individuals in the VA office and we are on the hook for it. Actually, I am on the hook as all the benefits are in my name. They are not going after my father at all. Also, a few years AFTER my college, my parents applied for benefits again because there were still some remaining and they were thinking about using it for my brother or maybe my mom. They ended up not using any more, but they were still approved again in... I wanna say 2016...? Not exactly sure. We'll have to look into that more. But basically they got the green light a few years ago with NO mention of these conditions or any problems with our previous use of the benefits. So there is information on the documents I have now for how to submit an appeal, but obviously that process is going to make them look at the situation even harder than they have already. And what's weird is that they paid out WAY more than $80K. The institutions I attended were about $45K a year, plus I spent a semester in Rome that was more expensive, plus the housing stipends which were about $900/mo for the first 2 years and $1200/mo for the next 2. That's more like $200K I owe them, based on their claims. So starting an appeal could actually make this much worse. I am already of the mindset that this is way to precarious an issue to risk stumbling through the paperwork myself. I think I need a lawyer, but I'm not sure what kind to look for. Additionally, I don't live in Texas anymore, not even in the States at all! I married a dual citizen and I currently live in Vancouver, Canada with a permanent residency here for the past 3 years. The only reason I even got this paperwork from my college address is that by sheer chance I still happen to own a little one-bedroom condo in Texas and my very, very excellent tenant contacted me when she got this envelope and said "It looks important." What do I do? And do I stand even a tiny chance fighting against the government on this issue? It seems absolutely unjust for them to catch their own mistake so late in the game or to have conditions like this in place! I would NEVER have taken benefits that were basically a loan with my dad's career as collateral! We were firmly under the impression that these benefits were earned through the first ten years my father served and the fact that he served through the 9/11 changes to military contracts. I would also NEVER have attended these pricy institutions if we hadn't been approved for the benefits. I'd have gone to community college. It seems wildly unfair for me to be on the hook for money I was APPROVED for ten years ago and for them to come back now and say I owe it back. Their loss for making such a huge mistake. And honestly, we'd happily pay the salary for my dad's 3 months of unworked time that would have qualified us. And he would have happily worked the extra 3 months if ANYONE had notified us. Now what? TLDR: I went to college 2008-2012 on Veteran Benefits transferred to me by my father who served 20 years in the air force. This is now 6 years after I've graduated college, but the VA's office is claiming my father came up 3 months short of service to be eligible for the benefits he transferred me, so they are demanding I pay back the $80-200K in tuition they gave me back in the day. What do I do? Edit: correcting dates [link] [comments]  |
| Neighbors dog broke fence to attack my dog (caught on camera) Posted: 29 Oct 2018 06:27 AM PDT My wife, 2 year-old son and I are renting a room from my in-laws in the suburbs in TX. There is a family that moved in behind their property with a large agressive pitbull. The dog attacks the fence whenever we or my dog (male Aussie) are in the backyard. 6 weeks ago, their dog broke two adjacent boards with it's head and pushed it's face through the fence to try and attack my dog. When that happened, my dog ignored it and came back inside the house. I knocked on their door and told them what happened. My mother-in-law even supplied them with two extra fence boards she had lying around so they could fix it. They said they would take care of it. They did not. So, I purchased a home security camera. 1 week ago, I heard an unusual amount of snarling and looked out the sliding door to see my dog backing away from the fence while their dog's head up to its shoulders had gotten through the fence. I called my dog back inside and the neighbors dog eventually lost interest or they called it back inside. I checked the footage and sure enough, it pulled one of the boards off entirely. Now there's an even larger hole. My plan is to:
Is there anything else I can do or should be doing to get the ball rolling? Should I reinforce the fence line with chain link on our side? Should I look into purchasing a pistol or shotgun for self defense? Edit: a word Edit 2: The neighbor's dog is usually inside their house and we do check to make sure it's not outside before letting our dog out. My son is prohibited from going in the backyard even with supervision. Edit 3: The single fence is shared between the properties, as was the cost when it was originally built. [link] [comments]  |
| Sister involuntarily committed while away at college. What are our options? Posted: 29 Oct 2018 06:40 AM PDT (on Mobile) My sister was involuntarily committed to a psych ward over the weekend by her college counselor. He said she was not suicidal and not at risk of hurting others but he thought that she might be someday. She is 18, but has never been 3 hours away from home on her own and just did whatever they told her to. Once she realized she was being taken to a hospital for evaluation and then he planned to commit her she became terrified. She was only allowed to call our parents 11 hrs later . Parents drive through the night to get to her. Once the arrive they are told she "might" Be released on Monday. They go to the college and confront the dean who says he cannot overturn the decision made by the counselor. Counsel admits they do not think she is a danger to anyone or herself. Parents cleared out her dorm room and are beyond rage. They want to sue the school for gross mistreatment, but I'm unsure if there is any legal grounds. My biggest concern being if this is how colleges treat student stress now a days. ( Tldr: ) Sister went to see the counselor to get help dealing with the stress of going to college with multiple majors; and is instead held against her will in a psych ward for 3 days. Is there anything we can do as far as recourse? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2018 09:46 AM PDT My dog escaped my fence shortly after I left for work on October 8th. According to my neighbor's story, my dog had "paired up" with coyotes running around the neighborhood. We live in a very rural area of SoCal desert areas. She claims that 3 dogs, she thought were coyotes, charged and attacked her maltese dog. Apparently only one was actually engaging with her dog as the others stood around. She said she kept pulling on her dogs retractable leash while her dog was in the mouth of one of these dogs. She yelled for her husband and he rushed outside. This supposedly spooked the dogs and they dropped her dog. She was able to take herself and her dogs safely back inside her house. Her husband went inside to get his gun and came back outside. She claims he shot at one of the dogs because they would not leave. She says he shot one in the shoulder first, and then in the head to "put her out of her misery". She says this is when they discovered her bright red collar. They then drug her dead body to the bushes on their property. They preceeded to take their dog to the vet office near by, who then told them to seek care at another vet because the injuries were to severe. They were able to come back to their home, pack, and then drive 3 hours to a vet office close to their actual home. This lady is now wanting me to pay her large vet bill, when I'm not even sure my dog was responsible for the injuries. The lady said she didnt see a collar when her dog was being attacked. The above details were copied from a signed, written statement from the woman. What actions can I take? Do I have a chance at fighting the bills because I'm not sure my dog was responsible for the injuries? Was it legal to shoot my dog after the situation was under control? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2018 09:40 AM PDT For years I've had a job that I've absolutely hated, in a city I hate because the cost of living is so high and a roommate that's been unusually kind to me. For reasons I won't get into for fear of being identified, the company has been in a slow downward spiral for a few years now. And the job has gotten absolutely miserable. To the point where I've wanted to quit and move back home multiple times. I've expressed as much to my roommate in the past. It's always seemed a little off to me that he's taken such an active interest in my professional life and he even offered to let me stay here for free when I threatened to quit. I took him up on the offer thinking I might be back on my feet again in a few weeks with a new job but weeks turned into months which turned into years. Well when the SEC started sending letters to the apartment, I put two and two together. He's been shorting the stock the entire time I've been living here. He didn't want me leave, that's why he offered to cover my half of the rent and utilities. Worst of all, he's been making these trades based off of information I've been unintentionally feeding him while he listens to me vent. I tried to ask him how much he's made, but he won't tell me. I had no idea he was making these trades. How fucked am I? EDIT: Location, NYC [link] [comments]  |
| My husbands father has been using his bank account to avoid paying tax and commit tax fraud Posted: 29 Oct 2018 04:45 AM PDT Hi everyone. If I seem uneducated here that's because I am, I'm a stay at home mom but I get the feeling something isn't right. My partner is 35 and has very controlling parents to the point we have mostly cut them out. 2 days ago his parents were visiting and his Dad mentioned that my husband had a bank account that was $500 overdrawn so my husband owed him $500 of our money to pay him back because apparently he had used my husbands bank account to transfer some of his money into it and had lost $500 of that. We were both confused because how would his Dad have access to one of my husbands bank accounts? We've lived 2 hours away from them for the past 5 years. He then passed us a bank statement for this account and it said $100,000 had been transferred into it just 4 days previously. I looked at other transactions and noticed we personally had not used this account for 3 years. Hence forgetting that it was overdrawn. From looking at statements over the period of 4 years it's come to our attention that his Dad has regularly been transferring around 700k into this bank every year. Obviously, no tax has been paid on that. He doesn't leave the money sitting in my husbands old account of course, it seems to me that he transfers it back over to wherever he wants it once he knows the coast is clear. My husband doesn't like to be a direct person so I outright asked how he had gained access to my husbands account. Turns out that my idiot of a husband gave his Dad permission (Authority, as his dad said) over the bank account when he was 22. It was basically functioning as a joint account but in only my husbands name. We didn't know this, my husband claimed that he had forgotten. I then asked why 100k had been transferred into my husbands name when his father had no intention of giving it him. His father said that he transfers large chunks of money into ALL of his childrens bank accounts to avoid paying tax on his income. He's a very well off guy due to inheritance, I'd say he and my husbands mom had a networth of about 2 million bucks. Apparently he has access to the bank accounts of all 4 of his kids and regularly transfers big ass chunks of money over. I can't fully understand how this would work in terms of tax aversion, maybe someone could help me out here by explaining? We now have our own bank accounts as well as separate ones that are under a new bank from the one that his Dad has access to. We did this without actually knowing (Remembering in my husbands case) that his Dad had access to his old one, we just wanted new bank accounts. His dad has 100% NO power over any accounts we have aside from the shady tax aversion one that is in my husbands name. My issue is, this is illegal right? So where does my husband stand? The money is constantly put in his name and I'm pretty sure if legal action was taken and his dad was found out my husband would not have a leg to stand on because the courts would say that my husband was an adult at 22 (When he gave his Dad power over his account) therefore he was an accomplice in it all. My husband claims he won't get the blame because they're his fathers actions but I disagree. It doesn't matter if he hasn't used the old bank account for years, he should have still been in control of any accounts he had, as an adult in the USA. So what do we do? Where do we stand? I can't believe this. I am a law abiding citizen. We have 2 children, 4 and 1 year old. I'm so worried. LOCATION: NY Just a quick edit - I've also no idea how the old account was in an overdraft when my husband and I haven't used it and my father in law keeps paying funds in. I think that it is perhaps from an old bill that has bounced back and the bank has kept charging us for it. Either way, it's not the biggest problem here [link] [comments]  |
| Paid lawyer almost $2000 retainer, hasn't returned my calls in over 3 weeks Posted: 29 Oct 2018 02:59 AM PDT [Oklakoma] I hired a local lawyer in early September to file for custody of my child. I've met with him twice for consultations, less than 2 hours in total. In the second meeting we discussed filing a motion to enforce[have joint custody and the mother was refusing visitation] in which he told me to wait until my next scheduled days, if she was still refusing he would file immediately. On my next scheduled days she was still refusing visitation. I called him that morning and left a message, showed up at his office later that day[got there at 10am and hung around till after 2], and have called and left messages twice a week since. I feel like I've been screwed. What are my options at this point? Do I call the bar association? Should I just keep calling and showing up at his office until I can get a partial refund so I can hire a different lawyer? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 28 Oct 2018 11:25 PM PDT I work at a certain sensory deprivation float spa, in a certain city. You know, the therapy that Joe Rogan hypes for achieving higher levels of consciousness. Anyway, its a relatively small business, and is still very much figuring it's shit out. However, I don't believe they are taking our health and safety into much consideration. My job is mostly cleaning, doing laundry and occasionally talking to people and helping them have successful floats. There is a risk of coming into contact with bodily fluids, it is just the nature of the job when handling laundry. However, within the last several months I have had to clean cum out of the sensory deprivation tank on two occasions. After the first incident, I met with my manager to discuss concerns about lack of training dealing with blood-borne pathogens or hazardous bodily materials in general. I asked for personal protective equipment, perhaps some disposable gloves, a face mask, some goggles, nothing too complicated, but definitely necessary because you never know what can happen. I also asked that an exposure control plan be established and that all employees be properly trained on what to do when and if this occurs again. Because let's face it, people are assholes and love to make minimum wage workers clean up their cum. I expressed that these individuals should not be welcome back, as it feels like borderline sexual harassment to have no choice but to clean up cum after these individuals. Allowing them back only leaves room for this inappropriate behavior to continue. However, I don't believe these clients have been told they are no longer welcome to our services. Obviously, as I am writing this post, my requests have just been swept under the rug. After the latest incident I was informed there was a policy in place......a policy that none of my other coworkers that I reached out to had been informed of. If they have a policy, how the fuck can anyone follow it if no one is made to be aware? No proper trainings and no meeting even simply reading the policy. It is vital to be informed of a policy BEFORE an incident. I am wondering what I can do to make my employer take this issue seriously. I have been able to handle it in the past but I worry about the safety of my coworkers that have had no training in how to protect themselves in these situations. Should I file a complaint with OSHA? Will filing a complain put me at risk for being fired? Is there any other course of action I should take? Edit: Located in the U.S [link] [comments]  |
| Options when other parent won't disclose address Posted: 29 Oct 2018 10:30 AM PDT North Carolina. I have a custody order that says the other parent has unsupervised visitation every other weekend. Recently the other parent moved and will not disclose the new address. I have a DVPO against the other parent so I prefer to keep communication limited. I also have a CPS worker investigating false claims made against me by the other parent during a failed attempt to file a DVPO against me and she would like to close the case because it was denied and dropped, but she wants to have contact with the other parent and see their home environment first. Our child has spent two visits at this new location and states that "parent's bed is at work", which is an automotive shop... I suspect they may be homeless or staying there. What are my options to ensure that the environment is safe and help CPS obtain an address? If the other parent will not return their attempts to investigate can I withhold visitation? [link] [comments]  |
| My brother’s house was raided by the DEA without a warrant. Posted: 29 Oct 2018 06:11 AM PDT We're in Texas. Several months ago the DEA cornered my sister in law in her driveway as she was leaving to pick up their youngest child from school and wouldn't let her leave or go back in the house. They demanded entry into the home to search but didn't provide a warrant. When she asked for a warrant they told her they would deport her and take the kids away if she made them go back for a warrant. (I should add the most important part, there was nothing in their house, and there was no reason for them to be there. They claimed they received a tip, and they had been monitoring their house, which they were because undercover cops had been seen close to their house by multiple people and neighbors. My sis in law runs a housekeeping business so there's constantly women coming in and out to pick up supplies) So my sister in law called my brother freaking out because they threatened to take her kids and deport her while she was awaiting her residency, which was already in the process. My brother gave them permission to search his home. They flipped the house upside down looking for whatever and only found a bong in the garage that was cashed out. So not even ANY amount of pot. I'm not sure what they were looking for, and they never told my brother anything. DEA, city police, and the county sheriff showed up to search. They quickly left after they found nothing and my brother never heard anything from them directly. I'm writing this post to ask for legal advice because I just went by their NEW house (we live in a huge metroplex, they moved literally across the entire city) to drop off a check (to pay for my house keeping) and I noticed an unmarked car a few houses away that followed me after I left and I think they're probably being watched again. What, if anything, can be done? My brother is an idiot, and following that illegal search I suggested he get a lawyer and he said "I have nothing to hide" which is true and I understand but I don't think being harassed by the DEA over a "tip" when they found nothing was ok. EDIT: for those of you saying they had to have had something because the DEA doesn't just do this. I'm sure they thought they did, hence, they searched his house. They interviewed their children at school, and did what they could to intimidate my sister in law into letting them in WITHOUT A WARRANT because they didn't have enough to GET A WARRANT. Their entire case was made on "an anonymous tip" and the fact they kept seeing so much foot traffic. I'm sure they legitimately think/thought my sister in laws business is/was a front. It's not. Tax payer dollars were wasted surveilling their home for 6 months and they still could not get a warrant. EDIT AGAIN: Their housekeeping business is legal, registered, and she's paying taxes. She's not running an illegal housekeeping sweat shop or anything like that. She actually took over her moms business when her mom passed, but since she has little kids she felt it was easier for her to run the business from home. After this, she went back to her leased building and her cleaning ladies don't go to her house anymore except to clean. I'd really appreciate it if you hold back the rude comments. I'm asking for legal advice, as in what can be done (not to prevent a search, obviously). I don't understand why people immediately jump to conclusions about what they think is right or what I'm missing. This is LITERALLY a classic case of someone called in a tip, they wasted 6 whole months investing and couldn't find a single thing during the 6 months investing that could get them a warrant so they surrounded their house, harassed and threatened an innocent woman who was legitimately scared for her children (because they literally had officers at the kids school questioning the kids) and were threatening to take the kids away. If your response to this is "oh they must have been hiding something if the DEA was on to them" then you're probably not a lawyer and shouldn't be giving people legal advice. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2018 11:38 AM PDT Please bear with me, I'm very tired and foggy so if I leave anything important out please let me know and I will add information as soon as possible. I live in Ohio. This event happened a few weeks ago. I need help/advice badly, as I'm getting worse and it's getting harder to think clearly. Medical Background: I was diagnosed with Narcolepsy and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS) through testing and sleep studies around 2010. Was enrolled into the Xyrem program for treatment for EDS which dispenses controlled medication to help people who suffer from EDS. I was able to go from disabled status to fully functioning again, so it's quite a game changer for my life. History: At or bout 4 years ago, my original doctor left their practice, and my care was transferred to another neurologist/sleep doctor to continue my evaluation and treatment for Narcolepsy through use of Xyrem. There seemed to be no issues, and no problems with the transfer, and regular visits were done as needed. I was supposed to have a visit in October of 2017 with the narcolepsy doctor for a routine follow-up, but had to cancel due to flu sickness with myself and family. Nothing else was ever sent or mentioned about it. in 2018, I had to renew my prescription for Xyrem through the Narcolepsy doctor, and my last shipment of Xyrem was sent on September of 2018. It was brought to my attention the day before the medication was supposed to ship that the Xyrem pharmacy couldn't send it because the insurance needed their routine prior-authorization confirmation through the Narcolepsy doctor. I contacted the doctor through e-mail and informed them that I needed this done, and the reply was that the prior authorization couldn't go through until I came in for a doctor's visit because records had to be up to date, and scheduled me to come in within a few days. Event: I arrived at the doctor's office, and the nurse informed me that after the visit they would send the info over ASAP to get the ball rolling on getting me my medication. When the doctor came into the room to evaluate me, they told me that they weren't going to give me the Xyrem anymore because I missed a visit in October (despite just having my prescription renewed the month before.) I told them I was not made aware of this condition, and that no attempt through phone call, mail, or e-mail was made to inform me of said "consequences" if I didn't. They said that didn't matter anyways, because they have no records or proof of my diagnosis, and that I didn't have narcolepsy or EDS so they don't have to give it to me. I told her how that was possible as they just authorized with their own signature my diagnosis to the pharmacy for another six? months and just had my last medication shipment September 2018, and they said "that shouldn't have happened." They told me that "That was life" and when I asked them "Then why I am I here?" they replied "I don't know" and they got up and walked out of the room. I was in total and complete shock and have no idea what brought this on, why or how they got rid of or misplaced my records, or why they suddenly ceased my treatment. I'm now going through the hell of falling back into EDS and trying to function but it's so damned hard to even keep my thoughts straight, let alone take care of something like this. I HOPE to eventually find another sleep doctor (actively looking) but they're few and far between with distance and quality, and that actively support the medication program that worked for me. Not to mention the difficulty of explaining to new doctors or having them getting records from the previous one who either lost or destroyed my previous records? How do I even begin to explain that and hope they take me on as a patient? Questions: What legal terminology does this event fall under, and do lawyers even pursue this in Ohio? Are doctors allowed to hold or get rid of patient information, even though they have submitted claims under specific diagnoses? (i.e. you're no longer narcoleptic because I said so and no longer have your proof) Can I or would I have any grounds at all to sue? Can this doctor lose their license or practice for either withholding or destroying my records, or falsifying information to institutions that distribute controlled substances? Can I report this doctor so that they can't hurt anyone else like this again? I feel if this person has the power to selectively destroy lives like this, they shouldn't be in the position they are to do so. What I've been told so far: I have tried contacting lawyers initially and was told that I have no grounds for "medical malpractice" because "I haven't been harmed as a result" yet and therefore have no proof. Basically I feel helpless and lost because I'm so tired I don't know if I'm asking the right questions or not. Ultimately, I just want my life back so I can function for my family. Thank you all for your time. [link] [comments]  |
| Employer requiring employees to put their own money in register Posted: 29 Oct 2018 12:06 PM PDT This is in Texas. I work part time in a restaurant as a hostess and sometimes to go. It started with them requiring the bartenders to fill their own bank. There is only 2 of them and they were okay with it. Seems strange to me. Now they have told those of us who work togo that we are required to bring in our own change. So he gives me a $100 "bank" to make change out of but now expects me to bring my own coins. Honestly I'm just annoyed about it because I don't really carry coins. But it also seems like it may not be legal? Any insight would be appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Oct 2018 08:12 AM PDT My job(TX) recently sent out a list of books to read for our upcoming promotion exams. These books are super expensive and I am currently not in the financial area to buy $400+ worth of books. So I did what everyone else would do and searched for them online. I found some of the books for free in pdf format online. I saved them on my computer and then sent the attachments to my coworkers. I get an email from one of my bosses saying that I potentially violated copyright laws since I distributed the books. I did not download them illegally. No torrents were used. A simple google search was used. Am I liable for anything? [link] [comments]  |
| Cited for Littering because I live on a busy street next to campus Posted: 29 Oct 2018 08:17 AM PDT USA - Ohio My fiancé and I live in an old house that has been converted into a 5 separate 1-bedroom apartments. We are both graduate students and chose to live on a very lively "party" street because it was a five minute walk to the buildings we have class in. This Saturday, there was a huge annual Halloween party where thousands of people come from out of town to be drunk and stupid in costumes. We avoided the mess by staying in our apartment most of the day, while there were these massive parties at the house next door and across the street. Most of these people from out of town, unfortunately have no respect as we awoke to many empty beer cans in our yard. We also found taped to every mailbox in our a building a ticket from the City Code Enforcement office written at 9:30AM Sunday morning for having Trash on our Property. The ticket was only $50 but we did not contribute to the mess in our yard, and as most do, had a lazy Sunday so we weren't out of the house until late morning and hadn't had a chance to try to clean up. Though we really have no proof to provide that we didn't contribute to the mess, is there anyway we can fight this? Also each tenant of our building was fined $50 for the incident, while the house across the street that threw one of the parties is a standard 5-bedroom house shared by 5 frat guys was only issued one ticket for them to share. The whole situation just seems ethically wrong. We are being penalized more for choosing to live close to campus (and yes we have already signed a lease for a house further from campus for next year to avoid this chaos again). Any information anyone is willing to provide in aiding us with this situation is greatly appreciated. I went in the the City Building first thing Monday morning and was issued a court date in late-November to fight the ticket. I'd love to get some advice on how to state my claim to the judge and avoid having to pay an unnecessary fine. Thank you in advance! [link] [comments]  |
| [UPDATE] Buying a house. Seller's daughter commits fraud to stop it. Succeeds. Update two Posted: 28 Oct 2018 02:52 PM PDT I am updating again today, instead of Monday, because by all indications I won't really have any new news before then. I will also ask LA mods to open this up to comments, as any additional input is appreciated. It has been a wild two days. The first night of this I slept a grand total of 20 minutes in a 36 hour period. I used the rest of the time to research, and make calls. I suppose this update will include some positive news, as well as not so positive news. The good news: I managed to get the majority of my deliveries rerouted. Either to my current residence, or to a local store. The rest that I could not get rerouted I have one of my new neighbors looking out for. They said they are happy to keep any deliveries in my name in their garage until I can move in. I contacted my contractor, and he is also being really helpful with the whole situation. He is happy to postpone work until I can get this resolved, at no additional cost to me. The deposit is intact, and not at risk of being gone as of now. I spoke directly with the guy that bought my condo. He is happy to let me stay here as a tenant as long as I need, as he has a lease at another place until mid-next year that is already paid upfront. He is also willing to let me pay at cost to him. Essentially, I will be paying the cost of his daily mortgage, and no rent. I am happy that he is being cool about all of this. Will be giving him a cash gift, if I can. I contacted a real estate agent that has been practicing for 40 years, and specializes in evictions. I checked with some people that know him, and he is bloodthirsty. I will be speaking with him tomorrow morning, and go from there. I plan to go after the squatters for tortious interference (I have clear evidence of this), and the seller/REA for breach of contract, depending on what my new attorney has to say. Please advise any issues with this, minds of LA. I found the money to support the mortgage, my 'rent', and attorney fees while this is all happening. I have to cash out one of my retirement accounts, but hopefully the personal suits will make up for that in the end. If not, it will suck, but it won't financially cripple me. Bad news: The squatters know what they are doing. They have ensured to leave one person in my home at all times. I do not have the option to get in and change locks. They are doing this because the house is the only part of their father's estate that is worth anything, and not in Mexico. They are leaches trying to steal something they didn't earn. I paid full asking price, and within $10,000 of appraised value. I found out that the seller's REA went to the home before it conveyed to me, and they were already there and refused to leave. Hopefully, this provides credibility to the contractual break, as it conveyed with inhabitants, unknown to me. I have found out a lot more that the REA failed to disclose, but will speak with the attorney about this. The seller is still MIA. The squatters know where he is, but will not tell anyone. Because of this, I can't get him to verify that they never lived there. I do know that certain criminal charges against the squatters are in the pipes, though I cannot say what. I have escalated all the way up the chain of command with the local sheriffs office. They have all said it is a civil matter, and will not take action. I am shocked by this given my mountains of proof on a lease back that is in none of their names, clean title, deed, etc. but I get it. They don't want any liability here. There are a few other items of both good and bad news that I have to omit, as this is a pretty identifiable story, and don't want to reveal my hand to the pieces of human garbage, if they find it. Other than that, I know essentially everything there is about the identities of these people. I know the ring leader is committing FMLA fraud to squat in my home, but am still researching the legalities of reporting this and probable criminal charges to her employer. Chime in and let me know if this is a horrible idea, please. As of now, I am just waiting to meet with the attorney in the morning and see if it is something that can be heard in court immediately, or if notice will need to be served. I will also be checking to see if I can cut utilities, and allow others to enter the property. Again, input appreciated here. It may be foolish, but I have resolved to not bend at all to these people. I refuse to let people like this get rewarded for their behavior; from me at least. I will not be offering cash to quit, and I will be targeting any assets they have that I am legally entitled to, after I get them tossed out. I hope to ruin them, if it falls within my legal right and what I am entitled to for damages. My apologies for this not being a satisfying update, but it is what it is. Hopefully they get better from here. Questions:
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| Posted: 29 Oct 2018 10:09 AM PDT She said she had "evidence" (recording) of me saying I was going to kill her lover's kids and grandkids, which I never did. She threatened to tell police I touched two of our four grandchildren inappropriately. I never did that either. She threatens to call human services on our daughter and her husband because she said "they abuse their kid". They don't. My daughter is the one who helped give me the info about my wife's infidelity. So I'm sure she's naturally pissed at her. What can I do to protect myself. I live in Tennessee [link] [comments]  |
| Can our landlord tell us what to do with a room? Posted: 28 Oct 2018 03:59 PM PDT My wife and I recently rented a townhouse is a community with an HOA. The HOA controls what the outside of the house looks like and our lease clearly states that we're responsible for maintaining the outside of the home in accordance with HOA guidelines and are responsible for any fines incurred. The house is 1 bedroom with a den and has a formal dining room. Our lease describes it as a one bedroom with office/den. We decided to not use it as an office because we don't need one and tuned it into a guest room because we have our niece with us for sleep overs like once a month and we have a fair amount of friends that visit so we need that space. We also don't need a dining room so we made it a game room. Our landlord had lived in the house for a number of years and has a lot of friends in the neighborhood. He called use to ask if one of them could come by to pick up a piece of mail that didn't get forwarded and we said yes. The neighbor came by, my wife invited him in and he asked if he could use the bathroom and she said yes. He saw that we made the den a guest room and that the dining room was a gaming room. The next day our landlord came by. He said that we cannot use the rooms for anything but their express purpose as an office and a dining room. It's not in our lease so we ignored him Yesterday we got a letter from the HOA claiming we were in violation of HOA regulations because we have a guest room in the den and a gaming room in the dining room. Our landlord added a note saying that we are liable for the fees because of the stipulation in our lease and that he will be doing daily inspections until we use the rooms as specified. Our lease says nothing about HOA guidelines governing the interior of the house and the lease doesn't say anything about having to use the rooms as specified by the landlord. Do we have to pay the fines? Do we have to change the rooms? We don't want to have to move but this feels intrusive. We live in Virginia [link] [comments]  |
| [CA] Valet company lost our car keys, and the company isn’t answering our calls. Posted: 29 Oct 2018 10:05 AM PDT The title pretty much says it all. It's going to cost $305 to replace the key, and a couple hundred more in uber/lyft fees. The restaurant manager was made aware of the situation and mentioned that this isn't the first time it happened. Any advice on how to proceed will be greatly appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Caught neighbor slashing tire - he wants to pay. Call police? Posted: 28 Oct 2018 09:56 PM PDT As the title suggests, I caught my neighbor slashing my girlfriend's tire. I shouted out his address and license plate as he drove off and he stopped. After the encounter and we cooled off he offered to pay for the tire and gave me his name and phone number. If I work this out privately is there any incentive to involve the authorities and file a police report? [link] [comments]  |
| Squatters in my grandma's empty home? Posted: 29 Oct 2018 09:59 AM PDT Hey there, I'm relaying info from my mom. WA state, Pierce county. My grandma has moved in with my mom for a few months, and her old home (with a MIL in the back) sits empty nearby as they try to sell it. My aunts and uncles swing by periodically and have found evidence of people being inside the MIL. My uncle went by recently and there was a car in the carport. He opened the MIL door and a squatter charged him. My uncle pulled a gun (he can carry), so the guy got in his car and drove off. As my uncle called the police, many other people fled the house and ran into the woods. The police came, the house was full of drug paraphernalia. Police said to get a camera. Next day, the big main house has now been entered, nothing busted but there's more drug paraphernalia. Police come again. They say to change locks and get more cameras. The squatters aren't technically breaking in I guess, because they're using tools to unlock doors and windows, and since it's not breaking and entering, the police won't do anything. My grandma can't go over anymore now, and whenever my mom or an aunt/uncle is over, they can hear the squatters just talking in the woods nearby. So I'd like to know, beyond spending money on cameras and locks, is there really nothing that can be done? Thank you. [link] [comments]  |
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