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- Someone Threatened to Kill me at the Gym
- I shot and killed an attacking dog, what next? (North Carolina)
- (Update) School kept giving our son peanuts even though hes allergic. Lawyers are expensive...
- Me (26) found note on my car’s windshield accusing me of hit and run, threatened that I could get a misdemeanor.
- Crazy lady wants to report me for turning around in a cul de sac
- Me (24F) saw a kid (15F) get scalped on a cruise that was part of a school trip. Teachers of the kid hid the video because they were drinking and were not supposed to be. What can i do?
- My mom stopped vaccinating me and my brothers. I'm 17, they are 6 and 8. What can I do?
- [Ontario] Is spreading false rumors about friends of our children a crime?
- [Ohio] Wind storm knocked a neighbor's tree over which fell on the power lines in the house I'm renting. What are my responsibilities and what are my landlord's responsibilities?
- [US-OR] I could receive 6 restraining orders in less than 24 hours, what are the repercussions on my life as an 18 year old just starting out.
- Help! A company is trying to trademark the name of my game!
- Texas - What do people do???
- While on vacation, my mom's car was towed from her gated community, then got destroyed by towing company 23 days later
- Father dies a few days after being denied by a doctor for being 10 minutes late for his appointment. Then misdiagnosed
- Signed a Letter of Commitment for a University I no longer want to attend to as a student-athlete.
- Husband cheated on me with several women. Do I have to tell the women he had an std?
- My housemate's boyfriend is basically living in our rented house and doesn't pay a penny.
- Company will not allow me to take lunch breaks (CA)
- [MA] I work for the state and the only toilet my work provides us with, the water line is only 2 inches away from the rim. Who do I call?
- [New York] University mental health services provided treatment caused me [25M at the time] personal harm, and additionally resulted in my getting kicked out of degree program, losing my right to live in my (off-campus) University-ran apartment, and inability to finish degree program.
- Are dentists allowed to upsell you? TN
- [VA, USA] Client is trying to use work I did that he won't pay for at a high priced event. What damages do I hit him for?
- I was sexually assaulted months ago in Dallas. I believe the case has been closed since then. Can I reopen it?
- Titties keyed into my car
| Someone Threatened to Kill me at the Gym Posted: 26 Feb 2019 08:11 AM PST I live in Brooklyn. I was going to the gym and returned what looked like a forgotten phone to the desk. The man came looking for his phone and I told him I brought it to the front desk. He became EXTREMELY agitated and demanded me to go get it. When I said no, he became more enraged and threatened to beat me up. He threatened to kill me several times. He broke my headphones and when I approached the front desk for help he snapped my phone in half. He threatened me several times and said he would kill me/snap my neck like the phone. No one at the gym batted an eye, said anything or helped. He never punched me, because I reminded him of the cameras and the police, but he was extremely imposing and like I said did threaten to assault me several times per minute. My question is should I go to the cops? I just don't know if the Brooklyn police will do anything and I am worried that he or his friends would actually assault me should I go to the police. I am also worried that the front desk might give away my information to him since he is a long time member. I think they only have my credit card info, but still. I have what I believe to be his first name. [link] [comments]  |
| I shot and killed an attacking dog, what next? (North Carolina) Posted: 26 Feb 2019 08:23 AM PST Yesterday evening I was leaving my house to walk my dog when I was attacked by 2 large pit bulls in my driveway. As they charged at me I yelled "someone come get your dogs!", but nobody came to help. I received a quick snap on my arm, but was wearing long sleeves and suffered no broken skin or real injury. My dog was bit up some, but nothing too serious. Although the attacking dogs seemed more interested in killing my dog than hurting me I was in fear of serious injury, especially because the ~160 pounds of dogfight at my feet was knocking me off balance into my car, and if I fell I would be very vulnerable to being bitten on the head or neck. I was able to draw my legally carried handgun and shoot the larger and more aggressive dog once. After the shot, both dogs stopped attacking and ran off. My dog and I went back inside, where I made sure neither of us were seriously injured, and called 911. I went back outside while on the phone with the dispatcher to search my yard and my neighbors' yards to try to render aid to the dog if possible. A neighbor ran around the corner asking "was that a gunshot?" and "where are my dogs?" I pointed the direction the dogs ran and told her where they went, but didn't say anything about the gunshot. My gun was still on my hip, and emotions were clearly high for everyone, so I didn't want to be in a conversation with an angry dog owner about why I shot her dog. An animal control deputy (in my county they are actually sworn LEOs who work for the Sheriff) responded to the call, asked for a written report, and took photos showing the saliva left on my sleeve from the bite. As I was in the driveway speaking to the deputy the woman drove up and yelled at me, asking why I shot her dog. The deputy took the woman's information and told her to get the dog to the vet. The deputy told me that the shooting was, as far as his criminal investigation goes, entirely justified and that he would be filing his report as a response to a "dangerous/potentially dangerous domestic animal." The deputy called me a few hours later to tell me that the dog had, unfortunately, died. He told me that that doesn't change anything in regards to his investigation, but to be aware that the owner could attempt to file for warrants herself or sue me. TLDR- Got attacked by 2 dogs in my driveway, felt that I was in danger of having my face eaten, shot and killed one of the dogs. Sorry for the long rambling post, but what do I need to do to protect myself here? Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| (Update) School kept giving our son peanuts even though hes allergic. Lawyers are expensive... Posted: 25 Feb 2019 06:08 PM PST Original post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/9x6enr/son_has_a_peanut_allergy_school_continues_to_give/ The past 3 months have been long and expensive but it's finally resolved. Now I can't go into a lot of the details after but I can go over some of the details that happened during. We contacted a few attorneys and finally found one we were comfortable with and then the fun started. We first sat down with the principal and teacher with our attorney and he didn't say anything except he needs to talk to someone else and not us. Our attorney then began collecting documents and statements/affidavits from our pediatrician, another doctor and even got another opinion. Then he began having us get documents from the school, some of which they said we couldn't have but our lawyer assured us we could have them. So he sent the school district some nice letters and a few phone calls later we had everything. Talking to our insurance and the hospital was the easiest part of this entire thing which I thought would be more complicated and our insurance even offered their attorneys services to our attorney which turned out to be quite helpful with some of the other issues that came up along the way. He spent about a month going over everything, talking to doctors, getting more statements and reaching out to other parents etc. During this time our child was moved from his normal classroom and placed in a special needs classroom. Something we did not agree to or with, our child has no developmental problems and an allergy hardly is a special need. So our lawyer then starts having us request more documents, same act with the school and he had to send off letters and phone calls to get the new stuff related to him being put into a special needs classroom. The lawyer began sending letters about how the school district is punishing our child with the move to a more restrictive classroom and a different curriculum and magically the next day he's back in a normal classroom. Finally after 3 months of mostly playing the game with the school district getting them to give us the paperwork and requests they are legally required to did we all finally sit down with the school districts attorney and our attorney. Now I can't go into a lot of the details but I can tell you they settled without us moving onto the next step of having our meetings in a courtroom. Lawyers are expensive, and so are hospital bills. I just hope all of this doesn't make our child a target for the rest of the year. We are going to be moving and changing jobs over the summer hopefully. Thanks for all your help and advice guys and girls, the plans everyone brought up for us to look over was incredibly important because we already had them on file with the school. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Feb 2019 09:19 AM PST I found this note last week (Tuesday). I live in Minnesota. "The cops told me to give you a chance to do the right thing." Left a first name and phone number. What the? So I called the guy, left a message saying this must be a mistake or scam cause I didn't hit anyone and there's zero marks on my car. This guy texted back saying sorry, must be a mistake. Fine. OK. But the note did have a case number on it, and the records department said it's a real case (but they didn't have much info to give). I called the responding officer on the case and left her a message, but never got a call back. I also called an attorney and he said this appears to be a scam. A county dispatcher also said the cops would contact me first if an incident happened. Is there anything more I need to do to protect myself? This has been a horrible week and he really wrecked my sense of security. I have this horrible worry that a cop is gonna knock and my door and arrest me. Or that I'll get charged for a crime I didn't do. [link] [comments]  |
| Crazy lady wants to report me for turning around in a cul de sac Posted: 26 Feb 2019 09:54 AM PST So i'm 16 and live in the state of GA. This morning i was on my way to school and there was really bad traffic by our school because one of the roads is closed for construction. So instead of getting in the long turn lane for the upcoming intersection I continued straight and turned right at the intersection into the neighborhood. I was going to circle back out in order to catch the light and skip the traffic. I went down the main road then took a left onto one of the streets with a cul de sac. I turned around and as i was driving back up the neighborhood road this lady who was walking her dog stepped out into the middle of the road pointing her finger at me saying "NO". I slowed down and rolled my window down to ask what's up. She was telling me how this neighborhood is private property (its not even gated or anything its just a normal neighborhood) and that shes sick of seeing people use this neighborhood to get around the traffic. Now i'm not pulling in anyone's driveways or idling i'm literally just turning around in the cul de sac. But anyway she's saying how she's taking down tags and I assume reporting them to the police. So is there anything illegal about this? Like there's even a cop out side the neighborhood watching traffic but they don't have the entrance blocked off or stop any of the people coming in or out. So i'm really just curious if I'm breaking any rules or if i'm ok to keep going this way so i'm not late for school [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Feb 2019 11:47 PM PST I am from Canada, but am currently living in Central America. My mom came to visit me and booked a cool catamaran tour for us to do, and today we went on that. There was a group of kids on the boat from a catholic school in New Hampshire, and after arriving at the swim/snorkel spot we were advised that we could swim, snorkel or jump off the boat if we pleased. The teachers that were in charge of looking after these kids (aged 15-16) were drinking a lot of alcohol. About 5 minutes after arriving, one of the students did a backflip off the boat. I don't know if it was the angle, or speed, or both. But he clipped his head on the side of the boat and completely scalped the side of his head. It was hands down the most disgusting, horrifying, and awful thing I have ever seen. All of the teachers rushed the kids to the other side of the boat, and a few minutes later the teachers realized one of the students had a video of everything, (everything including them drinking alcohol when they should not have been.) They used the terror every kid was feeling to force the girl to delete the video. I didnt know any of these students but the girls who were crying, I was trying to comfort and convince everything would be ok. I saw the teacher force the girl to delete the video, and afterwards she came to me saying she felt uncomfortable deleting it, but it was a teacher and she didnt want to get in trouble. She has a pretty new version of go pro, so Im hoping just "deleting" the video isnt enough, and that maybe it will be in a recycle bin on her go pro. I told her to tell her parents EXACTLY what happened, and I urged her to tell them about the teachers forcing her to delete the video. I get it if they don't want students posting it to facebook, or sharing it. But this video also could have helped his parents and doctors in seeing EXACTLY what was wrong and hopefully helping more. Also, they could have told the kids if anyone shared it, they will get detention, suspension, etc. It all just seems super shady to me. I dont know any of the kids because i was on the trip with my boyfriend and mom and stepdad, but i found the school on facebook and I'm not sure how to proceed. All I want is for this poor kid to be ok, and if the teachers did do something wrong, for them to never be in charge of children again. Thanks in advance! this is weighing really heavy on my heart. [link] [comments]  |
| My mom stopped vaccinating me and my brothers. I'm 17, they are 6 and 8. What can I do? Posted: 26 Feb 2019 09:15 AM PST I was told to post this here. If it doesn't belong I'll delete it. Today me and my mom got in a huge fight bc she said that shes not vaccinating us anymore. My bros are 6 and 8. Ill be 17 in July and we live in Louisiana. The conversation went like this: Mom: I want to let you know that you and your brothers are not getting vaxxed anymore. Me: What?! Are you joking?! Mom: no.. I'm not.. do you know what's in those things?! Me: life saving medicine...? Mom: yeah and aborted fetus tissue. (I did the research it's true. Theres a small amount of it in vaccines. But I'd rather have fetal tissue in my body than embalming fluid. shes pro life so her morals dont align with vaccines.) More arguing ensued and i realised it was going nowhere. The fucking measles outbreak has me scared. Not for me. But for my brothers who can EASILY catch it. Were all homeschooled (go figure) so there chance of getting sickness from other kids is reduced I guess.. My dad kinda agrees with her and when I talk to him about it he tells her and she gets pissed. Idk what to do. I'm fucking scared. Pls help. [link] [comments]  |
| [Ontario] Is spreading false rumors about friends of our children a crime? Posted: 26 Feb 2019 07:11 AM PST I'm looking for advice on when the spreading of rumors about children becomes a serious infraction. Background: My STBX and I are in a very contentious divorce, I have served her with multiple offers to settle and she has refused. We've been separated for 18 months and are probably heading for a trial as she will never settle. She was being evicted in the summer and failed to find a new residence in time, so I won an emergency motion to become the interim primary parent. The mother suffers from a sun allergy which she admits is brought on by anxiety. In court she wears a black veil, cowboy hat, sunglasses and asks that the lights be turned off to accommodate her illness. She has a history of mental illness in the family, father was hospitalized with delusions twice. She suffered sexual assault as a child but did not receive counseling. She has no psychiatrist or therapist As a means of attacking me, and showing that I am an unfit parent, she has made up a story that my daughter's (6) best friend (6) has been exposing himself and masturbating at school. She is claiming that I was irresponsible and negligent by allowing them to have a play-date. She is spreading rumors that I encouraged them to kiss and show each other their naked bodies because I am a sex addict and sexual predator. When I ask my daughters if they have seen anyone naked at school, and if they have seen that boy naked, they laugh and say no. They go on to explain what they think little boys look like naked, and it's pretty funny, they have no idea what a boy looks like naked. I am getting texts from another mom in my child's class, she is receiving many text from my X where she claims that me and my father are sexually abusing my kids, my X is attempting to recruit other parents in spreading these rumors. Some reject her, but others feel for her and are easily manipulated and help her. She has the sense not to go to school staff as she distrusts authority, but she is good at picking parents that love to gossip and are easy to manipulate. She is trying to convince the parents of our children's friends not to allow their kids to come to my house for play-dates because we ( my father and I) are negligent sexual predators etc. It's the lowest form of attack I have ever heard of, but it may be the result of a delusion. So far I have not taken any steps to address this, I am just becoming aware of the situation. The information I am getting is being given to me confidentially and so I am reticent to take it to our school principal or authorities yet. I have asked this mother/friend to stay friends with my X and watch out for any message from her that may indicate she is a danger to herself or the kids. So my question is.. At what point does spreading false rumors about a child for the purposes of advancing one's child custody claim constitute some kind of crime? How bad does this have to get before I can contact authorities? I am asking on behalf of myself and the mother who wishes to remain confidential how we should proceed. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Feb 2019 07:03 AM PST I am in Ohio. On Sunday night a wind storm knocked our neighbor's tree over. The tree fell from our neighbor's yard into our yard and took down our power lines. When this occurred I immediately let my landlord know of the situation. To his credit, he was very quick about booking a hotel for me that night. I ended up having to cover the cost of the first night on my personal credit card, with his assurances that he will reimburse me. By last night, he had faxed the appropriate documents to the hotel to allow them to charge his card for last night and tonight without him being present at the hotel. This morning he sent me texts which are asking me to file a claim with my Renter's Insurance which he says will be used to pay for my lodging. My questions are:
Edit: I have read through my lease, which is very basic. It does not mention anything regarding this type of situation. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Feb 2019 08:40 PM PST Hi there, this is a throwaway account as I do not want people knowing my actual info, could complicate things. Basically a couple of days ago my step mother was getting aggressive with me (nothing physical, just a lot of verbal abuse), I did my best not to respond and generally kept calm, no violence whatsoever. Over the course of the past few days it has gotten worse and now she is claiming that I am a threat to the entire household and that my 5 siblings her and her husband (my biological dad) feel unsafe around me. So I was told to get out. Knowing my laws at the very least I knew they can't throw me a resident of the household without an eviction notice or at least some form of notice (Keep in mind, there is a verbal agreement of me leaving March 22nd, because it is a year after I received my Diploma). So someone on facebook suggested she just get her and all the kids to put a restraining order on me (They don't agree, but she will split up the family if they don't sign it). So now I have a predicament, by 9AM PST tomorrow they will go down to the courthouse to get this done. I was told to leave now (Which isn't exactly possible, since our agreed date was March 22nd, I haven't prepared completely to just move out especially because I don't own a vehicle and had already made an agreement with my brother to pay him to help me move) So no place to stay and because of the area I live in, many friends don't have the space to offer that have their own rooms due to them also having roommates. Also I will add that I just got a new job and actually was planning on moving out sooner than March 22nd, as soon as I received the first paycheck at the very least, they don't want to wait even until next week either, and would rather screw everyone else over to get their way. My question is, what can I do? and what are the repercussions of 6 restraining orders on me for the real world such as background checks e.g. Getting a Job, establishing credit, renting an apartment/house on my own. Can I even fight the verbal agreement of March 22nd? They called the sheriffs here and they even agreed that they can't intervene or force me to leave, they suggested I stay at a friends house for a while, which I have. (around 6-8 hours, can't stay overnight because of what I said earlier). Sorta begging for some advice here, can I even fight restraining orders? Thanks kind users that respond, anything helps. Edit: Forgot Location, Oregon, United States [link] [comments]  |
| Help! A company is trying to trademark the name of my game! Posted: 26 Feb 2019 07:12 AM PST Hello, a company called FuRyu has filed a trademark application for the name Hero Land, which is what my game is called.
They filed their trademark application in January of this year, but I've been using the Hero Land name since July of last year, many months before them.
If their trademark application goes through, they may be able to take the name away from me. Is there anything I can do about this? Can they take the name even though I used it before them?
Edit: I'm located in the USA. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Feb 2019 06:10 AM PST I'm being sued for breach of contract/noncompete by a millionaire. I have no resources to hire representation, and he is vindictive and uwilling to settle. I just don't understand what I am supposed to do. In my opinion, they broke the contract first, and the noncompete is 5 years and unlimited in geographic scope, so probably unreasonable to begin with. I'm at my wits' end. I've done everything on my own up to this point. I've been to a TRO hearing(judge denied), a TI hearing(judge said i could keep doing business, just not with their clients), but I failed to respond to their requests for discovery in time and the judge granted them $400 in attorneys' fees and ordered me to turn everything over. I know that I need to request discovery of my own, but I was told I should ask someone with access to Westlaw to help find out exactly what I need to request. It feels like the court system is begin weaponized against me when I'm unarmed. Is there anything I can do? I just want to move on with my life. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 25 Feb 2019 04:27 PM PST Dear Reddit, Throwaway account for this post. My elderly mom lives in a low-income, gated community in Hawaii, and went on a 5 week vacation in mid-January. There's a communal parking lot for residents and she left it there before leaving. She also informed the office building that she would be on vacation til the end of February. On Feb 3rd, building management snapped a photo of my mom's car showing that her registration had expired Jan 2019. They called for towing. Didn't send my mom an email or anything. Red flags going off at this point. My mom has been living in this community for over 20 years and they very likely know it's her car. She is always on top of her registrations and is always really prepared with these sort of things, and had put on the new registration sticker on the car before leaving (which she thinks someone peeled--it had happened to her once before). Her car looked in fantastic shape and she took great care of it. So towing company comes and takes it Feb 3. She gets back from vacation, Feb 24, and can't find her car. Called the cops. They said it was towed. Next business day, she goes down to the management office and talks to them. They showed her a picture of the expired registration and told her the towing company. She takes a taxi to the towing company. They tell her that the car was destroyed. They never send any notice or documentation. She calls the police and they come. She calls her insurance company, they tell her their policy doesn't cover this situation (idk if that's the case), but it's illegal for the towing company to destroy a towed vehicle before 30 days (true?). After the police arrive, the towing company wants more time to try and locate the vehicle (WHAT??) and tells my mom they will look some more and send my mom official writing when they figure out what happened. The police tell her they can contact them after hearing from the towing company. At this point my mom is waiting to hear from the towing company. The building management doesn't yet know of the what happened to the car, but she is waiting to get something in writing from the towing company before approaching their office again. So Reddit, what can we do? I feel like legal counsel would be helpful, but I don't know of anyone or any resources. I'm a bit at a loss for what steps that we can take. My mom has been handling it like she always handles problems and trying her best -- but English is her second language and we don't really know what to do. Any advice would be appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Feb 2019 12:44 PM PST State of ohio. Father had been dealing with an AFIB. He was recently taken off the majority of his medication because he was doing good after getting his heart cauterized. The past two weeks he had been dealing with short of breath and loss of consciousness Father had an appointment with his doctor on tuesday the 18th. He had a hard time walking through the parking lot, because he was weak, short of breath, and randomly losing consciousness. When he got to the Doctors office the doctor personaly denied treatment because he was 10 minutes late. Therefore he had to reschedule the appointment to wednesday the 19th. Wednesday the doctor listened to his heart and lungs, but ran no tests. Without considering his recent heart issues the doctor misdiagnosed him with lung issues. He was rushed to the emergency room Sunday night, and died Monday morning from heart failure due to a blood clot. So far this doctor and his office have been avoiding us and our loss. Is there a case here, and this worth talking to a lawyer about? Any information would be of great help Thank you. [link] [comments]  |
| Signed a Letter of Commitment for a University I no longer want to attend to as a student-athlete. Posted: 26 Feb 2019 02:16 AM PST I'm a 17 year old boy who currently plays soccer in England (I'm actually a Spanish citizen) and have been willing to go to the US to play soccer as a way to pay for university. To give you more context into my situation, back in October I signed a contract with a scholarship agency that helps people like me to become student-athletes in the US. So far (mid-February), I have received 2 scholarship offers, of which I declined one. The other one is where my legal problems begin with. The offer was from an university in Georgia which participates in the NAIA soccer division. After talking to the coach through emails and telephone calls, he decided to make a final offer which consisted of 50% of the total costs the university at hand. I was happy with it and so was my family so we decided to sign the document (Letter of Commitment) that he gave us in order to continue through the process. In the letter it states that I'm entering a 1 year agreement, subject to a few conditions (not going to list them as they are too long). So far so good, until a day later the coach explained to me that the course I want to do (Computer Science) will probably have to be done online due to the 40min commute from the campus I will be living in. I was shocked to receive this news, as I highly prefer a class-taught course over an online course. This has obviously changed my perspective of the university and I no longer want to attend to it because I don't agree with the terms off the offer anymore. The only problem with this is that I have already signed the letter of commitment saying that I commit to the university. Right now I don't know where I stand or what to do in this situation. My parents are trying to help me but they don't know much about how the system works in the US, so any help you can give will be highly appreciated. My main question is: am I aloud to back out of the agreement that I made with the university? If so, what repercussions will it have on me or my family? Thank you advanced to anyone that may be able to help me with this. TL;DR: I agreed to play for a university, so I signed the letter of commitment for them. After some concerning information about my preferred course was found, I decided that I don't want to go to that uni anymore. What do I do to get out of the agreement? [link] [comments]  |
| Husband cheated on me with several women. Do I have to tell the women he had an std? Posted: 26 Feb 2019 12:14 PM PST Husband passed away a couple months ago and I've since found out he's slept with many women I found contact information for two. One I contacted and let her know he was sleeping around and that she might want to be checked out. She denied sleeping with him to me even though I have photographic evidence. That woman lives here in Texas as do I. I have not contacted the second one, she lives in another country and does not speak English. I also found on his phone a picture of what I suspected was herpes on his penis. I took the picture to my doctor and she said it looked like herpes and then I had her test me for that and every other std out there. It came back positive for herpes. I have not slept with anyone else but my husband in 13 years. He is the one that gave it to me. Do I have any legal obligation to tell the woman that lives in our state? [link] [comments]  |
| My housemate's boyfriend is basically living in our rented house and doesn't pay a penny. Posted: 26 Feb 2019 05:16 AM PST So a bit of back story. Myself, my arsehole housemate (who we will call B) and two others live in a rented house in the UK. Recently B has got himself a boyf (Bf) and recently (roughly 6 months) Bf has basically been living in our house. He is usually round 5 nights a week, sometimes staying a lot more than that, all the while having showers, cooking food, watching TV throughout the day (he doesn't have a job btw), charging his phone, playing games on his gaming laptop and just being an itch that doesn't really go away. To make matters worse, Bf is extremely intorverted and controlling over B. Before moving into the house together B was a shy, quiet and didn't really have much self worth. He wouldn't clean up after himself, would shower probably once or twice a week, didn't put his clothes in the washing machine, basically the epitomy of the stereotypical WoW player. After a year of basically being his parent we've got him out being social, given him confidence in himself and he basically sorted his life out. He started cleaning up after himself, showered more than once in a blue moon, started buying decent clothes (he had never owned a pair of jeans) and started to push himself. We were all dead proud of B and it felt fucking amazing that we turned him into a (almost) functioning member of society! Then Bf arrived. It wasn't too bad in the beginning. The usual new relationship stuff happened and he started coming round to stay. Since all of us in the house have SO's we agreed that they can stay a couple of nights a week, any more they'd have to start contributing to the house. Anyways, Bf started staying round a lot more (3-4 nights a week) and we told B that we weren't happy with it. Firstly because its not really fair one us that he can bend the rules, and secondly because Bf's name isn't on ANY of the rental forms. B then started to regress back into his pre-house state. He's stopped showering, stopped washing his clothes, stopped cleaning his room (to the point where its stinking the whole fucking house out), never cleans up after himself e.g. the kitchen and he's basically locking himself in his room. This is where shit starts to hit the fan a bit. So at the start Bf had a paid internship, which due to circumstances which were out of his control fell through and he lost his job. This is pretty much where Bf started staying round 5 nights a week, usually coming on a Friday and staying right through to Tuesday/Wednesday night and going home. When Bf is round B turns into a completely different person. He's quite snappy, cheeky to us, never gives the full answer and LIES CONSTANTLY. He tries to cover up how much Bf is staying. He says that he's going home and they'll both leave the house. Around half an hour later B will return with Bf closely following behind him through the front door. They usually do this quite late on the night because they think we'll all be asleep. Only problem is that my bedroom is above the front door and you have to SLAM the door shut due to the frame being warped. Anyways they wake me up every time with the door being closed at like 1am and I can hear B and Bf giggling to eachother like school girls who've run away from school. After this happening I confronted the pair of them and basically said that its unfair on us that Bf round all the time and doesn't contribute anything towards the house. They've agreed and said that Bf won't be around as much, but little to my amazement nothing has changed and he's even been round for two whole weeks without going to his parents house. This is where I need legal advice. Since Bf is technically living with us and isn't on the council tax, rental contract, utilities or registered as living here under the Housing Register, how illegal is this? Is there anything I can do to limit how often Bf stays over? It doesn't help that every time we confront B and Bf about this, they say that they can't afford to pay the rent, but STILL PUSHES THE FUCKING BOUNDARIES on how much Bf stays. We're all students in the house so we're pretty poor as it is, but we've reached a point of just kicking them out by a majority simply because if they don't give a fuck about our rules then why should we give a fuck about him? I'd also like to say that myself and the other two don't want to move house. We quite like where we are and want to stay put. Tl;dr housemate's boyfriend is round 5 nights a week, doesn't work, doesn't pay any bills and is super controlling over housemate. Refuses to leave or pay anything. Wat do? [link] [comments]  |
| Company will not allow me to take lunch breaks (CA) Posted: 26 Feb 2019 12:23 PM PST Am I legally entitled to a lunch break? In the employee handbook it states, "Employees must take all scheduled meal and break periods." My boss openly told me we don't take breaks and it seems a little ridiculous I can't stop to eat. Meals are provided and I only work 8 hours straight. Other places I've worked you get paid an hour of OT for working through your lunch, but you work for 9 hours. I am an at will employee. Is this legal? Can they actively stop me from taking any breaks? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Feb 2019 10:30 AM PST I work for the state. The only toilet my work provides us with is overfilled with water, I reported it to my supervisor, my director, all in writing. And the plumber was called monthly who said "it's fine" it's gross! Sorry to be TMI but even when we pee it's too close for comfort and splashes back. Coworkers and I have complained to HR but they said there's no money in the budget for a new toilet and unless we can prove we got an STI from the toilet they won't do anything (what the fuck?) The only other working toilet is in the basement 4 floors away (all other toilets are for our patients) and that one is all rusted and has a jagged seat my coworker cut her rear end on. We took our disposable measuring tape and measured the water to the rim and it was about 2" away from the rim. I don't know the standards but that seems awfully close to the rim. Also if it matters there are no ceiling tiles in the bathroom because there was a sewer leak in the bathroom 6 months ago and there are visible rusted pipes. I wish I could get a new job but I need to keep my pension and stay vested. Who do I report this issue to? TLDR: Toilet water from rim of toilet is 2" away. HR won't do anything unless we prove we got an STI from the toilet (wtf) only other working toliet is in basement (all other toilets are for patients) and that toilet is rusted and has a jagged seat coworker cut herself on. Can't leave job due to pension and vested in the state. Who do I report this issue to? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Feb 2019 10:26 AM PST Let me preface this by saying all of the following is verifiable and documented in official paperwork. I (25M) returned to school to complete a second degree in the Spring semester of 2014. This is a SUNY school in the Buffalo, NY area. After beginning the semester, I experienced severe panic attacks (may or may not be relevant, but just in case: this was the first time I'd ever experienced panic attacks). I reached out to the on-campus mental health services which are provided for free (i.e. paid for by student tuition) for students and staff of the University. I began meeting regularly (every other week) with a counselor there, as well as a psychiatrist through this service. They diagnosed me with depression, general anxiety disorder, and panic disorder. The psychiatrist wanted to prescribe me an anti-depressant, but told me I would have to cease taking Concerta for my ADHD. They told me I would have to be assessed by an 'approved' service - I'd been diagnosed by my Doctor back home about 2 years before going back to school, which they considered inadequate. However, this second ADHD assessment would not be provided by a university service, it would have to be done by a private medical service, which would not be covered by the University's student health insurance plan, and would cost me more than $300 out of pocket, which I could not afford. I was told I would have to choose between being treated for my anxiety/panic attacks, at the cost of not being treated for ADHD, or continue taking my ADHD medication without medication for my depression, anxiety, and panic attacks. Feeling there was no way I could continue school while suffering from the depression/anxiety/panic attacks, I opted to forgo the ADHD medication. However, this resulted in my inability to adequately learn and complete my coursework, and my grades began slipping. Subsequently, my depression and anxiety only worsened; and I became paranoid and fearful of my family's reaction and perception of me in light of what these failings, as I saw it. This was causing me further stress and anxiety, which I brought up with my University counselor. She told me the best course of action would be to lie to my parents and family, by not telling them about my mental or academic difficulties, and to try and 'just get through it on my own'. Ultimately, my slipping grades resulted in being kicked out of my degree program, at which time my University counselor suggested that I apply for a medical leave of absence from the University until I could get my issues under control. She did not inform me however that by doing so, that I would become ineligible to continue reeving treatment from the University medical services - I did not withdraw from the University, which is a different process, so I did not think to ask about this at the time, given that I was so wrapped up in dealing with constant panic attacks and the general issues associated with anxiety and depression. I met with an academic advisor to discuss taking a medical leave of absence during the Fall Semester of 2017, what the implications of doing so were, and she did not mention either the loss of access to University medical services. Nor did she mention that I would become ineligible to continue living in my University-owned apartment (I learned that they require that you have to be taking classes or employed by the University to live there). I was informed within a week or two after I had requested and been approved for a medical leave of absence that I would need to vacate my apartment in two weeks. The end-result of all this was that I was homeless (my family lived on the other side of the state), I could no longer receive counseling or medication for treatment, I was broke and could not receive further student loans obviously, and was unable to return from that medical leave of absence to complete my degree as a result of all this. It also drastically strained my relationship with my parents and family when I finally did inform them of all this, at last. During the time I was in school, I was taking out Federal Loans (only) to pay for school. Some of the above consequences stemming from things like the medical leave of absence may have been able to be known in-advance in some literature on the subject had I thought to ask for or search for it, but I feel (as does my current, private, Psychiatrist) that I was medically incapacitated during this time and unable to adequately fend for myself.
Also, do I have a case for Borrower's Defense to Repayment, to at least have the portion of loans I took out during this time period discharged? It was recently suggested to me by a family member that I should look into this, but I'm not sure if the events described above qualify for the Borrower Defense to Repayment; I'm not certain if the University ever did anything illegal or intentionally misled me in some way. EDIT: Per a note from the AutoMod, malpractice of any kind is very fact specific and it is unfortunately beyond the scope of this subreddit. If this is a medical question, 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. So, perhaps only the second question I had about the Borrower's Defense to Repayment may be answerable here. [link] [comments]  |
| Are dentists allowed to upsell you? TN Posted: 26 Feb 2019 12:42 PM PST Last year I went to the dentist for the first time in four years (finally got a job with dental insurance, yay). Dentist #1 took X-rays and told me that my mouth needed "massive work"; twelve cavities, three crowns, at least one root canal, and serious gum recession. I was surprised because I'd been taking meticulous care of my teeth when I couldn't afford real dental care, and because I wasn't having any pain or sensitivity issues, at all, or any noticeable gum recession. I told them I wasn't having pain issues and confirmed that they hadn't mixed up my X-rays/chart, but Dentist #1 insisted I had huge dental problems. They quoted me 10k after my dental insurance, paid in advance, with no option to do and pay for one tooth/procedure at a time. I'm not great with money, I guess, and didn't have 10k laying around, so I put it off. I moved out of state and recently went to a new dentist in my new state for my yearly cleaning and to get a new quote on how much it would cost to fix my apparently whack chompers. Dentist #2 looked at Dentist #1's X-rays, looked at my mouth, and told me there was nothing wrong with my teeth. I told her she must have been mistaken because I needed a ton of work done, and paid for a new set of X-rays, but Dentist #2 insisted they were identical and I definitely didn't need the work Dentist #1 had described. She went on to tell me that there is, apparently, a "morality problem" some dental offices are faced with, that since younger people have better teeth (due to fluoridated water and better overall dental care available to us than to previous generations), many dentists are faced with progressively shrinking incomes and some less than savory practices will inflate or exaggerate the severity of dental issues so that they have more to charge for. This story, combined with the surprise of suddenly not having a large health issue looming, seemed honestly kind of unbelievable, so to be on the safe side I got a second/third opinion on it. Dentist #3 reiterated that there was nothing wrong with my mouth and quickly agreed with Dentist #2's explanation that Dentist #1 had been basically trying to scam me. Apparently this is actually a relatively common, known issue? Overall I'm just wondering if I should make a complaint about this. I know that they were just trying to sell me a service, but it seems really unethical that Dentist #1 was about to jack up my perfectly healthy fangs just to make some money. Are medical professionals allowed to do that? I can't imagine it's legal for, say, a dermatologist to tell you that you need to pay to have a pre-cancerous mole removed when in fact you're perfectly fine. Dentist #1's receptionist is still calling me to try to get me to schedule the first of my apparently unnecessary root canals over a year later, which I guess does lend some credibility to the idea that they're hurting for cash. Is this worth reporting to the medical board (or some other authority??), or are there different rules for dentists? Are they allowed to try to upsell you like that? Tl;dr: Dentist #1 tried to get me to pay for 10k of dental work that Dentists #2 & #3 agreed was unnecessary upselling for a profit. Are dentists really allowed to do that? If not, to whom do I make a complaint? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Feb 2019 08:15 AM PST So a client of mine had me rush a project for him, and we have a very clear cut set of messages exchanged, and I do have a timeline documentation of the hours spent on it. (Which is bad for him, because I have an hourly rate he is aware of, and I underbilled him for this project as a kind gesture, but still kept a record of the hours) At one point in the project progress, he asked me to up the budget so I could make the project look nicer, I did, and I made it quite clear I was going to do what I could within the time constraints/monetary constraints. I completed it before his deadline, sent him the invoice, and he promptly told me he would only pay the ORIGINAL budget cost, as obviously I didn't "up the product's quality". Here's the thing. He has a VERY expensive event he wanted to use this at. He's selling tickets to it, etc, and he's ALREADY posting pictures of the material I made as a promotional thing (I have screenshots of this). He actually already informed me he plans on using it there anyways. He is going to be printing it all out, and each attendee gets a copy of the materials I have made. There was a slightly heated exchange of words on a messaging service about it all, and he did tell me that I know he has "no choice" other than to use it at the event, and he claimed he was going to pay me, but he obviously hasn't or I wouldn't be posting here. So here's my question. Can I go after him for the costs of just for the invoice? Or would it be for the ACTUAL working hours and cost I spent on it? Or...as a friend of mine mentioned...can I go after him for the estimated costs of the damages by him distributing what is basically stolen services/materials, to ticket holders at an event? Also, should I send him one more reminder/warning and be like "I know your event is in a few days, if I find out the material is being used, I'll see you in court"? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Feb 2019 06:59 AM PST In the month of October 2018, I was traveling by bike from Oklahoma into Texas. I brought with me camping supplies, a stove to cook with, that sort of stuff. I am also a 19 y/o male. At that time, the weather had made travel much more challenging. My vision was limited on the road due to dense fog, which also meant I was not as visible on the road. I carried my camping equipment in waterproofed bags, but the rain was so heavy that my tent and sleeping bag still became drenched. I could camp, but my tent/sleeping bag were wet and cold. Travelers might be familiar with the app Couchsurfing, which allows you to connect with locals in the area and find an alternative place to sleep without paying for a hotel. Usually, this is in the form of visiting someone in their home/apartment and crashing on the couch/guest room. It's also pretty normal to pay for your stay by non-monetary means, i.e. do the dishes, help around the house, be good company, etc. The app is generally pretty safe because "surfers" can leave reviews for their hosts and advise others if it's a good/safe place to stay. While traveling by bike, I've used the app multiple times. I used the app Couchsurfing to find a host in Dallas, after deciding that the weather was too intense and I needed to turn around. I had found a host, sent a request to stay, and was denied. However, he did send me a message after, saying that if I was okay with a messy apartment, I'm welcome to come by. this is important because since he denied my initial request, I was not allowed to leave a review of my stay. I went to his apartment, and he was a friendly and inviting 43 year old hispanic man. He explained his career as a physical trainer, and I told him about a sprained ankle I had had a month ago. The night progressed and he offered me IPA beer, and then several glasses of harder liquor. He began massaging my foot, saying he was just interested in taking a look. He kept pouring my glass with more liquor, after I had repeatedly told him I had enough, but he insisted I drink more. And so I did, and eventually blacked out. I woke up completely naked, being fondled in bed. He was also in bed with me, presumedly also naked but I didn't check. The blinds were shut, the curtains down, and the lights off. I did not know where I was or what time of day it was. I rolled over, and while he continued to touch me, I saw a spray of my vomit across the floor and partially in a bucket. My clothes were strewn about the room. I got dressed, collected my things, took a picture of him, and left. I dialed 9-1-1, called my parents, and cried while I was being carried by ambulance into the local hospital. A rape kit was used to collect samples off of my body, and eventually I was brought back home in Oklahoma by my parents. Several months have passed. I live with my parents while I work a part-time job, take classes online, and plan for the future. I will return to Dallas by bike in the future, but I'll have a brother to stay with this time around. A month or so ago, it was I believe a sheriff of the local department in Dallas that called me and asked if I wanted to close the case. I assuredly did not want to, but I told him I'd call back with an answer. I didn't end up doing that, as a sister of mine came to visit and I became distracted by my immediate surroundings. I believe he said if I didn't call back, the case would be closed. I did not speak about it in the past because it was the most traumatic experience of my life. Even recounting my experience for this post, my body is shaken. The reddit account that I use to share this information with is separate from my main account because I want to remain anonymous. It is difficult for me to go back to that place in my head, I only wanted to forget it had ever happened. Friends and family told me I needed to follow up with this case, but I just did not have the courage to face it. But I have the courage now, and I need to make sure he faces justice. Can I reopen this case? I will return to Dallas in either the Spring or Summer of this year, but I am a resident of Oklahoma. I'm kicking myself for the cowardice that prevented me from following up earlier and allowing the case to close in the first place. I could not even leave a review on Couchsurfing to warn others of this horrible man. Please, any legal advice is much more than greatly appreciated. Thank you. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Feb 2019 01:24 PM PST Ima keep this short My gfs ex ( we will call him dean) keyed the word titties into my car. Now my car isn't worth much but I love it to hell and back so I am really pissed off Deans roommate told me that dean said he did it, and makes sense cause he is pissed im dating his ex. I have his address and name and plan to file a report Whats gonna happen and how do i handle it from here? [link] [comments]  |
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