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A mechanic has had our property for over 3 years and we prepaid all costs for parts and labor; can I sue for breach of contract?

They always have an excuse for why it's not done and a lie about it being finished soon. All of the parts have been sitting in a garage, with warranties already started, but they just won't complete the work. We have not been able to use it but are still making payments. We told them our plan was to sell as soon as it's done. Can I sue? What about loss of use and that we would not have paid years of payments since we are selling? I'm talking nearly $25k of monthly payments we wouldn't have made on top of the $20k for the repairs.

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2024/04/29
18:53 UTC

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Pre-nup few days from wedding

Hi, a lot of things went wrong during our wedding planning. We are getting married within 25 days and need to have a pre-nup created as I come into the wedding with significantly more assets than my fiance. We live in NJ.

A few lawyers have told us that the prenup may be deemed unenforceable since it’s so close to the wedding. Is there a way to avoid this? Perhaps a postnuptial agreement or another document we could sign with a notary to increase the chances of it being enforced?

I know we were careless. Thank you to anyone who is able to help - really appreciate it!!

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2024/04/29
18:53 UTC

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Self insured Workers Comp

Are self-insured employers, that use a third-party administrator like Sedgwick, less likely to settle a workman's comp case?

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2024/04/29
18:52 UTC

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My insurance company gave me at least one bogus comp when trying to settle a claim

About two weeks ago someone hit my car parked outside of my house going the opposite direction (likely drunk or texting but all that's a different story). The short story is we have the driver and his insurance and it's the same company that I use. I will note the insurance company I have is supposed to be highly rated.

So I'm filing a claim on their policy and they came back saying it was totaled and made an offer that is KBB "fair". My car is almost 20 years old but only like 120K miles. I am unable to find the same car I had for the same "fair" price. So I've researched comps from my surrounding area and what I found was $2500-4500 more than what they offered me.

I sent those comparisons to the adjuster and I'm waiting to hear back. In the meantime, I got an email with the insurance company's "comps" and they all were lowballed around the "fair" price but they're all across the country from me. However, I decided to find a few of the closest ones (180+ miles away) and research them online.

One of the comps was from February of 2024 and they gave me the name, number, address of the company. When I did my research, it said the car company was "Permanently Closed" on Google. So I called the number provided in the comp (which matched google) and an auto company answered (sounded like a garage shop).

Me: "Is [company] here?"
Worker: "No. It's out of business."
Me: "Oh, when did it go out of business?"
Worker: "We've been here for 2 years."

Everything else (facebook, yelp, google reviews) pertaining to this car company all seems to stop a few years ago. Which leads me to wonder, is my company committing fraud by giving me false comps? Is there any steps I should take to protect my ass and get the best value for my car and hold them accountable for this?

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2024/04/29
18:51 UTC

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Need help understanding what's about to happen with my grandpa's house since his wife died and he was not on the will

So my grandpa met my nana (step grandma) in 1995, 3 years after my nana's father died and he left her a ton of acres of land. She built a simple house with her 2nd husband sometime between '92 and '95. In '97, my grandpa and nana moved back to this house. Refinanced the mortgage, and renovated the entire thing. He has paid the taxes since 1997 and has receipt. I guess back in the day my nana asked if they should put his name on the house, but he didn't see the need at the time because they were only in their 50's, doing well, and it was an extra expense they didn't find necessary then. She recently suddenly died and left everything to her children. Including the house he has lived in, maintained, and paid for for nearly 30 years. He is not the executor of the estate, and as I understand, he shouldn't even be in the home at this point. But thankfully he is still allowed in. He also still cares for my nana's cat who lives there (irrelevant) I'm curious as to how this is about to go down? State of Pennsylvania. No 'survivorship' clause in the deed for the property either.

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2024/04/29
18:51 UTC

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Please Deal

Just got a letter from my lawyer with a Plea Deal from the DA. They offered 20 to 2 years with a $2,000 fine. I didnt do what they are charging me with, but it has been almost 2 years of struggling with lawyer bills, my personal bills and a newborn baby. From the start they accused me of everything but reading over discovery the investigator arrested me on probable cause. Im not going to take the plea deal but with how much they accused me and berated me why would they go from 20 to 2. I dont know what answer i want but this stress has me so worried. Is this normal plea deals?

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2024/04/29
18:48 UTC

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my boyfriend was falsely accused of robberies in our complex, what can we do?

My (20f) boyfriend (24m) was dropping some papers off to the apartment office for me (i wasnt with him) when the woman at the desk asked him if he had been with friends kicking in doors on saturday. he was obviously confused and said no when she said there was "video evidence" of it being him. Of course this made him really upset and worried. I live with my mom and he stays with me a lot because we work really late shifts and we worked until midnight the night all of this had apparently happened. 100% sure it was some stupid teenagers running around. Unfortunately he was probably only accused because he is black and probably happened to look like a different kid on the footage. We were home all night and my mom has doorbell footage to prove this.

The cops showed up at my door and it was only me home. I told them if they were here about the break ins it had nothing to do with us and my boyfriend was with me all night/we worked late. told them they could talk to my managers and my mom has doorbell footage of us. This seemed to change their attitude to "oh im so sorry our bad...but does he have friends that would do this?" to which i told them no, he just moved here and we keep to ourselves. I tried really hard to keep composed but it made me so mad my voice was shaking and i did raise my voice.. my mom said if there was any more issues shed come home and send them the footage too. but they dont know names only the apt #.

My boyfriend is getting a lawyer he says, but im wondering what exactly could come out of this if anything? My mom is worried wed get kicked out just for this, im worried if my attitude made the cops suspicious/angry but i was just so mad at the time! my boyfriend was so worried and scared and i dont blame him at all. i was even more mad the complex never sent an email telling other residents breakins even happened and i brought that up to the cops too.

should I try to do anything else, or just let my mom and boyfriend handle it? ive never dealt with this before. can they do anything to me/mom/bf with no absolute proof? and will our own alibis 100% clear this no problems?

thank you in advance so much. (lmk if this is wrong thread)

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2024/04/29
18:47 UTC

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Can my Psych firm use Quickbooks if it is not HIPAA Compliant?

Hello. I am writing to inquire about the legality of using quickbooks to collect invoices and bills. I have just learned today that Quickbooks is not HIPAA compliant, and therefore, we should not be using it. However, we've already been using it for several months. Are we vulnerable to a suit of any kind? Is there any way to continue using Quickbooks in a way that IS HIPAA compliant? I.e. not entering any PHI? Thanks.

On our invoices we include a first initial and a last name. Next to the name is a list of services that the client was in our offices for.

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2024/04/29
18:46 UTC

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W9 form for New LLC in DE with a TX foreign agency

Hi everyone,

I just set up an LLC in Delaware and I intend to trade in Texas, so I set up a foreign entity LLC in Texas. Both companies have the same identical name and I am about to sign some leases for my business operations in TX and I need some clarification as I have been requested to complete and sign a W9 form.

My question is what details should I place on the W9 form? My Delaware company address and EIN number or my Texas address, and I do not have an EIN for my TX company. Also, should I get an EIN for my Texas company?

My understanding was my DE company was able to trade in all states with a foreign entity registration in the state where I intend to operate.
Thanks in advance for all and any clarification you can provide.

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2024/04/29
18:43 UTC

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[Chicago, IL] Breaking a lease before moving in?

For context, I’m looking to sign to an apartment in Chicago and the leasing agent told me that I could cancel the lease before I move in and I’d only lose the admin fee & application fee. Is there a specific law/policy that I can reference to check this? Hard to believe.

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2024/04/29
18:41 UTC

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Manager tried to flirt with me and now has put me on a two week probation after no reciprocation

24m, I had started this job a little over 2 months ago. I work for an insurance agent in their office. Pretty small office like 7 people max. My manager who had hired me would make remarks and say things like “you’re lucky you’re cute” “you look jacked” making some sexual innuendos when I would ask a question and flipping the question to a sexual question. She wanted me to invite her into my car over text message after the work day. I wasn’t reciprocating, and she brought me into her office and kept telling me not to ask other team members for help on tasks. I feel as though she was trying to isolate me. She then brings me in again a couple weeks later and tells me I’m her only friend in the office and that I’m on a 2 week probation. I plan on leaving as it’s been very unprofessional and she didn’t even give me detailed papers on the probation or have anyone to witness that. She also had not tried to correct anything in my work leading up to that probation. Which leads me to believe she just wants me gone because I wasn’t flirting back. I have contacted a lawyer but the consultation is next Tuesday. I would like to leave before then as I have other business matters and I do not feel comfortable in the office anymore. If I leave before the probation ends will this affect my case? Any advice on the case itself?

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2024/04/29
18:40 UTC

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Can I take action against a hotel

I won’t get into the details but hypothetically if somebody called a hotel and asked the front desk to give them the phone number of a guest that was staying there, is that a violation of privacy? I’m not asking for a debate weather the employee gave the guests phone number to the person asking for it. All I’m asking is if the hotel clerk released that phone number to the person asking for it is there any action that can be taken against the hotel for possibly violating their privacy?

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2024/04/29
18:40 UTC

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Hospital charged me for an HCG test after I told them I could not be pregnant. Can I sue for discrimination?

I went to the hospital after accidentally taking my dog's medication (it was very stupid I know). I was placed on an IV for a few hours and then sent home, no surgery or meds prescribed. Pretty open and shut case.

When I first got there they asked me the typical questions, such as if I could be pregnant. I said no; I am a lesbian and do not ever have sex with men, it would be medically impossible for me to be pregnant. They gave me a blood test while I was there, and I just got the bill a few months later. Turns out they charged me $300 for an HCG test, a pregnancy test.

I have filed a grievance with them and want more information on why they thought that was medically necessary given that I was never in any danger of needing surgery, and was also not prescribed any medication. I also had told them before the test that there was no possibility of me being pregnant.

This may seem silly to be this angry at $300, but I am flummoxed because this is something that they would never automatically charge a man for. I, like a man, cannot be pregnant, yet they still charge me this $300 and run this test because I am a woman. How is this not discrimination?

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2024/04/29
18:39 UTC

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Car accident settlement timeline

Got T-boned in an intersection. The lady was clearly speeding and planning to run the red. My car was totaled and she got a ticket. Her insurance knew she was at fault, though were surprised when I told them she got a ticket.

My insurance paid out the value of my car and then I dropped them because I no longer had a car to insure. The payout couldn’t cover my bills and a new car. I lost my job and called Carter Mario (I’m in CT)

It’s now hit my one year anniversary from the accident and I still have no settlement. My back got messed up bad. There are days where I can’t position my body in any way without pain. Medically only cleared to work part time and apparently that’s grounds for denial for unemployment benefits in CT smh. I haven’t been able to hold down a solid job due to the pain I feel.

My concern: do settlement talks take this long? My attorney says the lady’s insurance company (Hanover American) is ignoring him so he hasn’t been able to even start negotiation talks 😱😰

I appreciate any advice and words of wisdom. If I was your daughter, what would you do?

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2024/04/29
18:39 UTC

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60 day notice

TX - I am planning to move out of my apartment at the end of my lease term (early June). I wrongfully assumed that a 30 day notice was required which I attempted to give today. It turns out my lease states a 60 day notice is required. I know that if this was the end of the story, I would be on the hook for the rent.

Further reading the lease, however, there is a clause which states: "If we require you to give us more than 30 days’ written notice to move out before the end of the Lease term, we will give you 1 written reminder not less than 5 days nor more than 90 days before your deadline for giving us your written move-out notice. If we fail to give a reminder notice, 30 days’ written notice to move out is required."

I never received any notification in the mail nor by email stating that my 60 day notice deadline was approaching. I called the leasing office and they are arguing that the lease renewal email contained a reminder about the 60 day notice (it did not) and that they taped a paper notice to the door of the apartment (which I did not receive).

What is the best steps moving forward?

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2024/04/29
18:37 UTC

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Employer hired me into remote role knowingly planning to change the role to onsite shortly after starting to get a "wider candidate pool" - any options for me legally? (IL)

I recently accepted a new position. I was not actually job searching, but rather someone at this company reached out to me on LinkedIn wanting me to apply. They advertised on the job posting and in their messages to me that the role was remote. I recently became a single parent following the loss of my wife and my ~40 minute commute wasn't great with regard to time with my daughter, so the remote role sounded great and that specifically is what pushed me over the ledge to apply.

During the process I asked in writing to the hiring manager and also verified verbally during the interview what their travel/onsite expectation was. I was told: "Great question. We consider this role to be fully remote, but we do have a two-day quarterly planning meeting that is nice if you can attend in person, however, if you were unable to attend for whatever reason we could easily facilitate a ZOOM to attend remotely. We also have a summer picnic and annual holiday party that totally optional but would be great to attend in person (and bring your family).

After 9 weeks, I was told last week that the position was being transitioned to onsite because of a change in direction. When I've asked why I've received 3 different answers (visibility to stakeholders, HR, and believing the team will perform better if everyone is onsite.) I had received zero negative feedback about my performance (and in fact ample positive feedback) so I asked what the concern is with team performance, and my manager then backtracked and blamed HR again.

Now here is the nail in the coffin: this sucked, but I was not reading into it. However a few days ago I was asked to help out as a member of an interview panel while my boss is on vacation for 2 weeks, and someone added me to a hiring chat on the company chat system. In the chat history I found messages about the position I had gotten. Manager posted a link to the job posting, and someone pointed out that it had an error and said "remote." He said it was intentional because remote would give a wider candidate pool and then they could change the position to onsite later once someone was hired. Someone sent a message saying this seems unfair to candidates if the remote might not be remote long-term but there was no follow-up. There was similar follow-up chat while discussing me specifically after I was interviewed.

So now I have two problems: (1) The commute is about 1 hour and 40 minutes one way, which is not doable for me and (2) I don't think I really want to work for someone who would use this tactic. So, I am pretty much now needing to look for a new job again. However, if I leave I have to repay the sign-on-bonus I was paid as well as pay back for 2 trainings that they put me through. I can pay it, but ultimately here I am feeling extremely frustrated. This company came to me and recruited me on the guise that this was a remote position. They came to me, not the other way around, and now it was a bait and switch.

I'm guessing I probably have no recourse, but figure it does not hurt to ask before assuming I'm SOL. Appreciate any advice.

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2024/04/29
18:36 UTC

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Dead tree straddling property line [NJ]. Whose responsibility is it to remove?

We have a dead tree which has the stump primarily located on our property line (but partially straddling it), but the tree is angled at around 15 degrees, so that the majority of it is over our neighbor's property line. It is clearly dead and there is a risk it could fall and cause some significant damage as it leans right over the neighbor's pool pump, air conditioner, and where he parks his car. Who is responsible for having it removed? We asked our neighbor if he would split the cost, but he said it is on our property and our responsibility. However, I don't think he was aware that his fence is 2 ft. over his side of the property, meaning the line goes right through the stump.

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2024/04/29
18:35 UTC

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Really really old Alien number

Looking for someone who can help me (30 M) as an international student.

I finished my undergrad in 2016 and applied for an OPT to work on the US. I got the Employment Authorization Document (EAD) but I never got a job offer. Years later I came back to do my Masters degree and this time I was able to secure a job offer. I am applying for a new OPT but my school won't give me the required paperwork because I haven't provided my EAD number from the 8 year old OPT the expired, nor the I-20 I had in 2016. They don't have that info on their computers because the school deletes everything after 5 years and there's nothing on my USCIS profile either.

My EAD card may be on my parent's home back on my home country, but since I was lucky enough to secure an H-1 visa, I can't leave the country and look for it. The lawyers the company provided applied for the H-1 visa and didn't ask nor reported my very old Alien number nor my really old I-20 but I still managed to have a successful application.

I think my question is, do the Alien number an I-20 and OPT ever expire? What is my move since not even my International students affair office from my school have the info?

Thanks a lot.

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2024/04/29
18:33 UTC

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Getting out of a lease in Ohio

Hey! My roommate assaulted me in our apartment and I promptly moved out staying nearby with family currently, he then went to the police and said I assaulted him. Neither of us pressed charges as I do not have the money for a prosecution lawyer. I did not lay a finger on him. I went to the hospital and got documentation of my injuries and a letter to the landlord from my doctor. Everything is documented in my medical chart. I’m on the lease still and the roommate expects me to pay rent for the next five months. What options do I have? The landlord does not seem to want to work with me which I get it. This is his business and he wants to get paid. But what rights do I have here? Thanks.

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2024/04/29
18:32 UTC

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Nurse botched my daughter’s 2 month vaccines. What can I/should I do?

I (37f) am a ftm to a wonderful, very well tempered little girl. I was already nervous for the first round of vaccines, I believe in the science, but have a bit of ppa. I thought we found a good pediatrician. We interviewed the dr while I was still pregnant. But I was so wrong.

Firstly, every time we go to an appointment they misgender my daughter. She had a gender neutral name, but there’s someone famous with it. Not a huge deal, but annoying. Secondly, my daughter has been have stomach issues since week 3 and I’ve been bringing it up at every appointment. It took me bringing in bloody diapers to several appointments for them to finally refer me to GI (which I still haven’t heard from.)

Now for the main issue. My husband and I bring our daughter in for her 2 month checkup and vaccines. We are there a little before 1, don’t get brought back until 130ish (ok totally normal). We get back to the room, this nurse who’ve we seen before but is fairly new takes all her measurements. Now this girl is very nice, but clearly terrified of the world. Just shy and nervous as hell. When doing her head measurement she says “oh that’s weird, it’s an inch smaller than it was at her last measurement. Whoever did it must have done it wrong.” It was her, she did the last measurement. She asks us a few more questions about how baby is doing, all the normal stuff. Then asks US what all the measurements were that she just took. ??? We repeat them back to her. She leaves dr comes in for the exam. LO is looking great, but the dr is surprised GI hasn’t gotten back to us, so says she’ll put in another referral. Asks us which vaccines we would be doing and we said all. She said ok, they have to make sure they have all of them but will be back shortly. LO was crying a bit at this point because she was hungry so i was able to feed her as the dr left. Then we waited another 45 minutes.

Nurse finally comes back with a paper for us to sign off for each vaccines. I asked her to remind me what the HiB vax was and her response was “Oh, actually, I’m not sure. I’m sorry.” We googled it. Signed for all 6, one oral 5 shots.

She comes back about 15 minutes later with all 6. We start with the rotavirus which is oral. She took her time, but most of the dose ended up on my daughter’s shirt… figured ok, maybe they account for that in their dosing. Next we move onto the shots. I ask if I can breastfeed my daughter while they are administered. She says “oh yeah, I guess that’ll be ok.” And before I can get my girl settled she tries to come in with the first shot. I ask her to wait a second. Now I’m not seeing what she’s doing with her hands, but she didn’t hold my daughter still at all, and this starts to go sideways. She does the first 2, (neither my husband or I can see how much or how effective they were) but I ask her to pause so I can reposition my daughter because LO is not interested in eating and is just crying. Nurse says “but I only did 2 in that leg, oh, I guess I can just do the 3 in the other leg.” So we move onto the other leg. I’m holding y daughter upright now, she’s still crying, I’m trying to soothe her. And the nurse goes to administer the next 3. She does nothing to help my daughter hold still, has given me 0 direction, hasn’t told me which she’s given up until this point. Now I can see what she’s doing and she tries multiple times with each shot to get them into my daughter, different angles and depths, with less and less of the dose actually getting into my daughters leg. Finally the last shot essentially just pooled up on top her leg and dripped down onto my pants. The tray that held all the needles was a mess throughout the process as well. Opened and used needles left on an angle on top of the new. I was seriously concerned by the way she was moving she was going to accidentally stab herself.

She left to put the sharps away and when she came back I asked to talk to the dr. When the dr came in I pulled her out of the room and explained what happened. She told me this girl was a “known issue” and that she was sorry but because this was their “overflow office” it was just them and she didn’t have much control over what this girl did. She took a picture of my pants to show to the head dr. Told me to wait for a call from the other dr because we weren’t sure which vaccines actually got into my daughter and which didn’t. She then told me I should just make all appointments for the other office to avoid being “stuck” with this nurse. Mind you part of the reason I chose this office was because of its location, and the other one is more than twice as far from my home.

When we get home we realize 1, she didn’t give us any paperwork as far as what vaccines were administered and what side effects to look out for, and 2 the vaccine card wasn’t filled out properly. Only 5 of them had dates and none had manufacturers or signatures on them. I called the office manager and when he called me back I got a total brush off. Essentially “she’s been fully trained and we have no other complaints.” Which according to the other dr is at least a half lie. I insisted she needed to be retrained or fired because I can’t imagine her doing this to more babies. He also told me I’d be hearing from their head dr in regards to how to actually handle the vaccines. But that I could come by whenever to have them fill out the card. Which, I don’t know why they would fill it out if we don’t know which vaccines she got.

At this point I’m changing Drs no matter what. We have an appointment later today with a new one. But what am I supposed to do? Is my daughter safe to start things like swim classes? Is my daughter always going to immune comprimised? Do I double up or wait until her 4 month round? What about the card? That’s supposed to be a legal document and it isn’t properly filled out. Do I have any legal recourse? I have a consult with a lawyer in a few weeks. I’m just in absolute total shock and and don’t even know what the right thing to do is. I also already reported the incident to the country medical board.

TLDR: Nurse didn’t give vaccines correctly resulting in less than full doses being administered. Didn’t know how to actually restrain my child or put a needle in the skin properly. Also didn’t fill out my child’s vaccination card properly. The practice management doesn’t seem to care or have any way of rectifying the situation. What can I/should I do?

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2024/04/29
18:31 UTC

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Where to start on civil suit? Texas

At the end of 2022 I was assaulted. The person who assaulted me was convicted with a misdemeanor assault and given prohibition and had to pay me a whopping $500. As a result of the assault, I had multiple teeth knocked out and have had multiple surgeries to correct it. I am just about done with the medical aspect and it pilled up around $15k debt with it. How do I go about starting a civil suit against the person to try and cover all of the medical bills? I've never been involved in a legal issue so I am really unaware of what to do.

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2024/04/29
18:30 UTC

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Bought & built a basketball hoop as a gift for homeschool group that meets at my neighbor's house. Should I have their group leader/my neighbor release me of liability before delivering?

No good deed goes unpunished. I'm nervous that my "assembly" of the hoop could get me in hot water in the event they get too rough and a spring snaps or something silly.

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2024/04/29
18:29 UTC

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Accused of Burglary

Hello, I 24M living in the U.S. was just falsely accused of burglarizing apartment units by the manager in which my girlfriend and her mother live in. As I walked in to drop off a maintenance request for their unit I was handing her the list of fixes she asked me who's apartment it is and am I visiting. I responded "yes" she then went on to claim that she has me and "my friends" on footage "kicking in doors". I was too shocked to speak for a while in her doorway. As she stormed back to her office, I returned to my girlfriend who was waiting outside with her dog for me and we went back to the apartment. Her mother and several other units have ring doorbell footage of me going to and coming from work with my girlfriend. We work together as well. Reddit I've never been in a situation like this I'm pretty upset and I'm thinking of contacting a lawyer.

P.S. As I was writing above, the manager sent the police to my girlfriends unit and they asked her a few questions and left and apologized for the "miscommunication".

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2024/04/29
18:28 UTC

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LG refrigerator

We purchased a LG refrigerator in 2017. Over 2 weeks ago the compressor broke. Was told by LG CS that the compressor is covered but we can't fund anyone to work on a LG compressor due to all the prob lems and class action suits filed against the compressor. We haveno working refrigerator now. LG CS also tried to fi d a tech to no avail. I have to get a refrigerator and don't know what to do. When I get one delivered we want the non working o e hauled away. LG has me in contact with their Liaison To the President but nothing is getting done. Any advice is appreciated. TIA

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2024/04/29
18:22 UTC

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Need advice

Got a call marked as “spam” from a 1111111111 number. They left a message saying they’re a legal process server for my old county (I’m in California) and that a judgement is being filed against me and will try to serve me legal documents at an address I haven’t lived at in 20+ years. It’s also listed under my previously married name (I’m sure this is attached to my ex and have been separated since 2018 and legally divorced since 2020). Anyways, they did leave the firm’s information and contact number and case #.

My concerns: If I call back to inquire about this should I state that “ I’m not taking responsibility or acknowledging this as mine and just need to know what it’s about?”

Will contacting them reset the time limitations if it is old?

Should I wait for them to serve me?

*I’m only mostly worried because I don’t know what this is about, I’m in the middle of purchasing a home set to close in the next 2 months and also my credit is amazing now and I don’t want any negative action against me. Also worried about if it’s a scam and they’re phishing for info.

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2024/04/29
18:21 UTC

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Apple Credit Card got stolen somehow, next steps on suing thief?

Okay, to start off, this is a long story; I'll include a TLDR at the end. It all started back at the end of October (31st) I bought a new phone (iPhone 15 Pro Max) and I specifically remember purchasing the payment/installment plan through Apple.com, A few days later, I noticed I got charged $1291.92, I thought at first that this was just a mistake or maybe they would charge the full price of the iPhone and then charge it back for records or something, but it turns out, it was fraudulent... So I called Apple, and they connect me to Goldman Sachs since they are in charge of the Apple Card, and they said "Oh yeah, looks like fraud, we'll put it under review for now and refund you" It seemed like a simple fix at the time, and I also want to make it clear that I had no clue or idea how my card was used to buy this iPhone. My first thought was that it was my mistake, and I accidentally bought 2 iPhones, then I thought maybe my computer was compromised, but neither of those were the case, which is fascinating seeing as I didn't lose my wallet and considering how secure their card protection system is... Anyways, maybe a week goes by, and I noticed I got charged for $3500+ and also a few smaller payments at a coffee shop and bookstore.

I call again and they apologize, refund me and change my card number. I thought from here I would be all set and good. Then a few weeks pass, and they charged me back the $1291.92 for my first fraud charge, stating that I was in fact the one who bought the iPhone and it wasn't fraud, they said they got "confirmation" of pickup and said it was "shipped to my address" at this point I was fed up with dealing with the other charges (takes forever on the phone for something that should be so simple) I challenge them and ask for a manager/supervisor, they basically say there's nothing they can do other than reopen the case and put it under review again. He then says they will send me a letter in the mail showing proof of confirmation of pickup/delivery. So while I'm waiting, I file a report with the CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) and tell them everything start to finish. I then receive the letter in the mail, in which it clearly states, CLEAR AS DAY, that some RANDOM PERSON, that isn't my name obviously, placed the order and picked it up under a different name too in Newport Beach (I live in California) which is 20 miles away from me... 3-4 days later, the CFPB finishes investigating this shitshow, and they obviously see that it was placed and picked up by someone's name that isn't mine (which is also crazy that they were able to place an order on MY CARD under a completely different name??) and after they released that report, Apple/Goldman Sachs dropped the chargeback within a day.

So there were a couple of ways I wanted to go about this in terms of possibly suing, so I asked my friend's mom, who is an Attorney what she thought. She said, in terms of the Apple/Goldman Sachs debacle, that there could be a case there for negligence, possibly a data leak of some sorts on their end, but she said that it would most likely need to be a class action lawsuit for a lawyer to want to take on such a big company like that. Then I asked her about the guy who stole my card info and bought a bunch of stuff (which he totally got to keep the iPhone btw) and she basically said that I would need to take him to small claim courts, but I would probably need to involve the police? The thing is, on the letters I received from Apple, this genius put his home address on the order when he placed it, he may have picked it up from the Apple store, but he put his home address for the billing... So I asked her if that helped at all, and she was able to look up the homeowner's property info, and it turns out he lives there alright; we believe it is his son, as the owner's name is different but has the same last name... So how would I even proceed in such a convoluted situation as this? Do I have any grounds at all? Is it worth my time, and would a lawyer be willing to take something like this on?TLDR: Apple Credit Card got charged a bunch of money; I eventually got it all dropped; I have info from Apple / Goldman Sachs on the thief's home address; I want to know the next steps on suing for fraud.

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2024/04/29
18:21 UTC

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Nursing Home Issues

Hello. I need some advice. My grandfather is in the nursing home due to Alzheimer's, he's unable to walk himself and he's so stubborn if he tries he falls and has hurt himself multiple times. So my Nana had no choice since she works, and me and my brother have school and work. We had to put him in the nursing home.

Now here's where it gets bad.

In the beginning it was just small things like losing clothing. My started taking the clothes home to wash them herself. We have a sign on the his closet that says "Family washes clothes". Some clothes are still missing. It shows how much they care. They don't. Another thing that went missing was my grandfather's cellphone. It was a flip phone my Nana gave him so he could call whenever he needed. A few months after the phone was gone. We checked under the covers, under the bed. No luck.

Another thing.

My grandfather, having Alzheimer's and being very picky, is again very stubborn. He won't eat certain things and if he doesn't want to do something, such as getting up or taking a bath, he won't do that it. And the nurses don't make him. My Nana instructed them if he refuses to bath then call her and she'll go over and do it. They did that at first and then stopped. He hasn't been bathed in months nor were his teeth brushed. His mouth now hurts every time my Nana tries and brushes them. Also his hair was caked in oil and gunk, which my Nana didn't notice until she actually touched it. Also another thing. My grandfather has to wear adult diapers and the nurses need to check it once in awhile. When my Nana visits his diaper is drenched and full. They don't check.

And with the food, it's a mess. My grandfather before Alzheimer's lived off of meat and sweets. The man has never touched a vegetable in his life except potatoes. And he was always healthy, surprisingly no diabetes or anything. Anyways, he's very picky. So when they don't have a meal he likes, they have a second option, usually some sandwiches or something like that. They'll do two things. One, they won't give him the second option and forget about him in general. And two, they give him stale food. As of posting this today, they gave him a PB&J that was made three days ago. They date the food and they didn't even refrigerate it. It was stale.

One more thing. My grandfather could be found in uncomfortable position. His bed could be inclined to and he'll be laying flat and his head will be on the incline. The nurses should be checking on him and fixing his position so he's not uncomfortable. They don't.

I 100% understand that these nurses are business with so many other patients. But it's no excuse for all this. He's a very stubborn man and has Alzheimer's and I also understand you can't force him to do anything. But they never call and haven't called in months. And I just want to know if something can be done. And if not I'd appreciate a straight forward answer.

Thank you.

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2024/04/29
18:17 UTC

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Guidance

Hi Everyone! Sorry for formatting, I'm on mobile.

I am currently a student at a Massachusetts university. Last week as i was entering one of the on campus buildings to get to class, a metal bar thats attached to the inside of the door hit my head in front of other students. This has resulted in a concussion, during finals week of all weeks. The school EMS were called and they advised me to go to the ER, and i chose drove myself in lieu of an ambulance(US ambulance rides are expensive) to the nearby hospital where i was diagnosed as having a concussion.

I requested by email video footage from the school the day after and was met with silence. I sent another request via email yesterday for the footage and got a phone call from the on campus police officer today saying that the footage from the camera, which is in front of the door, catches the bar falling, but not the bar hitting me, but then also captures the EMS treating me afterwards, which makes no sense to me as the EMS treated me in the same place as where the bar hit me.

I was hoping for guidance on how to proceed holding the school accountable, if i have a case at all. There was a person from facilities management there, who took my name and phone number and told me someone from their department would be reaching out to me but no one has. I also have the contact information of the other students who witnessed the bar falling on me.

Thank you and if any more information is needed i'll do my best to provide it!

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2024/04/29
18:17 UTC

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The house I was meant to move into is being evicted, got scammed

So this first happened back in June or July of 2023. I (23F) was supposed to be moving into a new apartment and had been chatting with a girl that lived there, Chloe (33F, name changed for anonymity). She gave me a tour of the apartment on two separate occasions as well as a key to the apartment, so at the time everything seemed fine. A friend of mine (also 23F, I’ll call her Hailey) was also set to move into the other available room.

Hailey ended up moving in a little bit before I was supposed to and we quickly realized that something wasn’t adding up. The situation started to seem sketchy and we couldn’t get Chloe to give us any of the landlord’s contact information. After a while we were able to get ahold of someone who worked for the company that owns the building and they essentially told us that everyone in the house was being evicted and that Chloe was told not to let anyone else move in. He also provided me with time stamped screenshots between him and Chloe making it clear that she was aware of the situation.

Unfortunately by this point I had already paid Chloe about $700 for rent, which I was told would go to the landlord (stupid I know). I tried contacting Chloe and politely asking for my money back since I wouldn’t be able to move in. She gave some bs excuse about why she couldn’t send it to me yet. She claimed the landlord had it but the landlord told me he hadn’t received rent from her or the other tenants in months. I tried to be as polite as possible but she quickly grew hostile.

When it became clear she had no intentions of paying me back I threatened to take her to small claims court. In the past I’ve found that the threat alone is enough, but unfortunately it wasn’t, so I did actually proceed with small claims. She didn’t show up to the initial hearing (I believe it was in September of 2023) so I won by default. She unfortunately still didn’t pay me though. There was a follow up hearing scheduled but I unfortunately couldn’t make it (I was in between housing at the time).

I’m wondering if there’s anything I can do moving forward? I know $700 isn’t a lot to some people, but to a struggling 23 y/o it would make a world of a difference. There have been quite a few times since this happened that I could have really used the money, especially when I had to unexpectedly find housing after this place fell through. I’m not sure if it’s relevant, but I’ve been able to gather her first/last name and middle initial, previous places of residence, etc. It also seems that she has some sort of criminal record but I’m not sure how to go about figuring out what it’s for. I was able to find that there’s an outstanding bench warrant for her in a state she previously lived, but that’s about it. She has also blocked my number, but I found a potential alternative phone number for her.

Can I do anything with any of this information or anything to get her to finally pay me back? Realistically I know I should just let it go, but it’s something that never quite stopped bothering me, so I wanted to post in the hopes of maybe getting some advice/outside opinions

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2024/04/29
18:15 UTC

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Autorenewal for rental )

Hi, I trying to leave at the end of my lease by the end of May for a 9 month lease. But the landlord said I need to give 90 day notice or find a replacement tenant . Is this enforceable in California?

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2024/04/29
18:15 UTC

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