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ibntumart posted:You're not supposed to on the BART either (Bay Area Rapid Transit, where Bay Area refers to San Francisco Bay Area), though I can't recall ever seeing anyone get in trouble for doing so. Unless you're a minority in Oakland, in which case you get tasered and/or shot.
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# ¿ Jul 10, 2012 18:38 |
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camels posted:Recently I brought my car in to a local garage to get an oil change and an inspection. I am in Texas. The mechanic I spoke to told me that my transmission fluid was low and offered to fill it for $140 or so. I had no problems with my transmission before that time. While driving it home the transmission was shaking v. noticeably. Checked it when I got home and it was almost empty. I'm pretty sure that the mechanic had drained out almost all of the remaining fluid. I went to Pep Boys and bought some transmission fluid to top it off. I think the guy at Pep Boys recommended me the wrong type of fluid as well. My car is being worked on and it looks like it will run me $1000 or more to get it repaired. Res ipsa?
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# ¿ Jul 14, 2012 06:11 |
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woozle wuzzle posted:I think it's rebutted by the Pep Boys fix. Even he admits that the pep boys guy may have told him the wrong thing. Yeah. I misread it and thought it was serviced at the Pep Boys
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# ¿ Jul 14, 2012 06:27 |
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LLJKSiLk posted:Alabama. It's your ex wife/current psycho girlfriend again, isn't it?
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# ¿ Jul 15, 2012 09:37 |
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Ralphis posted:I have a question about ethics. Let's use this "example" scenario: IANAL, but pretty sure they can't - it's the same firm, representing a former client on the same matter, or a matter that is largely related to the one in which they represented the former client. I am pretty certain that the conflict of interest is imputed to the whole firm in this case and they'd be disqualified from representing her against him. He should definitely run his case by another lawyer, like now, and at least get it looked at again. I have no idea what's going on with his passenger, but the circumstances seem fishy, his former lawyers may be doing something that could get the bar angry at them, and PA is a comparative negligence state from what my brief internet look-see shows. You'd think that at least the police officer himself might have been personably liable since he was off duty.
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# ¿ Jul 15, 2012 09:46 |
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LLJKSiLk posted:GameStop manager agreed in principle, but needs corporate approval. Technically they bought stolen property and know about it...
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# ¿ Jul 15, 2012 20:39 |
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Alchenar posted:Christ, you don't need a lawyer, you need a financial adviser. Stop making terrible decisions with your money. Stop... just let this happen
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# ¿ Jul 17, 2012 01:02 |
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Jaytan posted:Not a legal question, but related to legal process. I have a pretrial hearing for a misdemeanor offense coming up and have already retained a lawyer. That's not really necessary. Do it if you want, but it's not something they expect, especially since you haven't gone to court yet. I guess if you're really intent on doing this and genuinely grateful, you could send like a cookie basket over to the office- office workers love snacks. But, really, you've paid and he's doing you a service you've paid for.
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# ¿ Jul 19, 2012 23:00 |
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Alchenar posted:Things might be different in Freedomland but in the UK it would basically be a career ending ethical violation to accept a gift from a client. You're allowed to take gifts under the model rules, just not substantial ones, and you're not allowed to solicit gifts from current clients. But if you're giving your clients the impression that they need to give you a gift in addition to your fee in order to get good service from you, you're doing something wrong.
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# ¿ Jul 19, 2012 23:55 |
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euphronius posted:As was mentioned paying in advance is probably the greatest gift you can give to an attorney. Also not suing for malpractice
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# ¿ Jul 20, 2012 00:23 |
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Redfont posted:Hey I've got another question, kind of a general question about the law I guess. It's for Illinois. Tried calling the fire marshal?
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# ¿ Jul 21, 2012 18:04 |
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Redfont posted:Apparently straight talk doesn't keep their text messages on any sort of server, only call times. I'm having her forward all the messages to me so that I can either screenshot them all off of my phone and put them on a flash drive or get those forwarded versions from Verizon to send to the police. Does she have insurance on the barn?
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# ¿ Jul 22, 2012 21:57 |
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firehurts posted:I'm in Orange County CA. I'm in some bad legal trouble and need advice. Someone I know brought up false assault charges against me. I spent 3 days in jail and the DA refused to prosecute. The other person got an emergency restraining order against me when they made the charges. Get a damned lawyer. You could try calling LegalAid and seeing if they have a recommendation for you. E: Try here: http://www.legal-aid.com/Home/LRS You may not meet income requirements, but they might be able to make a lawyer referral for you who might be able to do a free consult or give you an idea what it would cost to represent you Incredulous Red fucked around with this message at 15:16 on Jul 26, 2012 |
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Dolphin posted:Michigan. Sometimes landlords will just run credit reports so that they have an idea if you can actually pay, and so they can have an idea where you might run to if you skip out on a lease. A bad credit score in and of itself won't necessarily bar you from leasing, so you should legitimately just apply for housing anyway, especially if you have demonstrable income (i.e., a job or student loan income) and make them reject you. Around me at least, landlords usually don't make you provide a copy of your own credit report, they usually just ask for a release from you allowing them to run your credit history.
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# ¿ Aug 14, 2012 02:08 |
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nm posted:Get a lawyer you fool. This needs to be the new thread title
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# ¿ Aug 14, 2012 02:53 |
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Karb posted:I'm not totally sure this is the right thread for this, but it's the closest thing I could find. If any of you guys can help me out I would be eternally grateful. Disciplinary action usually means academic disciplinary action- they don't want cheaters. That said, a lot of grad schools want to know if you've been arrested, and the general consensus is that if they ask, you should err on the side of disclosure.
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# ¿ Aug 18, 2012 22:38 |
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SkunkDuster posted:If I were to sell a used vehicle in Minnesota (private party sale) that has non-functional emergency brake and rusty rear end brake lines that are on the verge of failing, would a disclaimer like this be good enough to release me from any liability in the event that the buyer drives the vehicle and mows down a busload of children due to a brake failure: You might be better off getting an indemnity agreement from them (this assumes that the person who is buying your lovely, no brake car will have money to indemnify you). Or, just fixing the brakes before you sell it.
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# ¿ Aug 19, 2012 22:14 |
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SkunkDuster posted:If I were to sell a used vehicle in Minnesota (private party sale) that has non-functional emergency brake and rusty rear end brake lines that are on the verge of failing, would a disclaimer like this be good enough to release me from any liability in the event that the buyer drives the vehicle and mows down a busload of children due to a brake failure: Green Crayons posted:Maybe. Depends upon the state. Also, depending upon the parties involved, there may be a duty to affirmatively inform about certain things, e.g., an inherently defective condition -- so that a waiver of liability clause ("as is") is inoperative as to those defects. But that, too, varies by state. Minnesota seems to allow "as is" disclaimers, but that may apply only to used car dealers and some cars with over 75K miles, other conditions, are exempt from their used car law. The best course of action here would probably be to fix the brakes before sale. The second best course of action might be to pay to have a mechanic inspect the car and put together a report on what's wrong with the car, and attach it to any sale contract to your private buyer. I'd still kinda be worried about some of the worst case scenarios, cuz it sounds like the car isn't safe to drive at all, so unless your buyer is coming by with a flatbed, you may be putting him in a position where he has to drive the car to take delivery, after telling him it's not in a safe condition to drive. I think some states might make you liable for any defect in a car you've owned then sold, but I'm not as fresh on products liability stuff as I could be. I'd also worry about the buyer getting into an accident shortly after purchase, but before he has taken it in to get it repaired- might make you liable to third parties who are injured as a result of a brake failure (hence my previous suggestion about an indemnity agreement. You'd also probably want to make sure he's insured) Or maybe you could just sell the car to a used car dealer, or donate it to charity and take a tax write-off, and save yourself some potential headaches. This is kinda stream of consciousness, I'm not a Minnesota lawyer, I'm not your lawyer, I'm not a lawyer, I'm still kinda hungover, take it with a grain of salt.
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# ¿ Aug 19, 2012 23:34 |
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entris posted:Re: selling a car with defects #3 isn't really an effective shield if the guy buying the car has no assets, right?
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# ¿ Aug 20, 2012 22:23 |
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nern posted:hahah, i know its not ideal. but it is actually an improvement from the previous track i was on which was to attend an unranked PhD program in philosophy without funding which would have meant 4-6 years of taking out more student loans (i already have debt from getting an MA in philosophy) to get a phd in philosophy which would pretty much guarantee that i could never get employed. at least this way i am going into a profession that actually has a job market, however lovely it is, and will be attending the top law school in my region. Same trap, different face. No jobs, die alone
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# ¿ Aug 21, 2012 20:40 |
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nern posted:University of Pittsburgh Is this a troll? entris posted:Your backup plan is to proceed with a PH.D. philosophy program? Are you kidding me? You are saying that if your risky law school plan doesn't pan out, you'll just move on to an even riskier graduate school plan? And incur more debt? No, just let this happen. We can chronicle it and add it to the Megathread OP as it progresses.
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# ¿ Aug 21, 2012 23:01 |
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nern posted:Look, I have tried to make very clear that I understand the risks associated with my choice and am not deluded at all in thinking that I will just be handed a job. When I was in my master's program for philosophy, it wasn't controversial or an interesting topic of discussion to point out how stupid it is to go to graduate school in the humanities. I am honestly a little blown away at the radically different attitude of many of you in law who seem to act like it is supposed to be a surprise or something that going to school and spending alot of money is a gamble. The best decision would have been to just snagged a job out of high school and earned whatever I could have that way. I recently heard that the lifetime spending power of a plumber without any education after high school is greater than a university professor or similarly educated individual. I know this, but I chose a different life. Is this so hard to grasp? If it were only about what is the smartest move or most responsible choice financially, no one should go to college. But were not robots and this isn't merely a matter of calculating risk and finances, etc. Is this really so complicated to understand? nern posted:Okay, so I am looking to file an uncontested divorce. We have a 9 year old daughter and have been split up for something like 8 years. I live in Rhode Island, my daughter lives with my mom in NY, and she lives in Kentucky. All the custody stuff has been determined in NY Family Court and we have no joint assets to divide. My question has to do with residency requirements. In Rhode Island, to file for a divorce you must have been a resident of the state for a year, I just moved here from 45 minutes away in MA 4 months ago. So, I guess I cannot file for a divorce in RI. Now, it seems like only one party need fulfill the residency requirements to file for a divorce in Kentucky, but I am not sure how I would go about filing the divorce from afar. Surely its not possible to be in a situation where I simply COULDN'T file for a divorce. I am just not sure how to go about filing. It will be uncontested and all the big stuff is already decided or already established, but I am just not sure about the venue. Wait, you just got divorced in November and now you're making decisions with life altering consequences based on where a new person wants to live? Or where your old theoretical ex with a restraining order against you wants to live?
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# ¿ Aug 21, 2012 23:46 |
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Choadmaster posted:So an old lady ran into me last month. It was very obviously her fault but she refused to admit it even on the scene and was quite snooty about it, even (dammit, didn't I see her blinker was on when she pulled out in front of me??). So basically the old lady refused to admit liability and you've been trying to solo your damages with her insurance company? Old lady is way smarter than you man
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# ¿ Aug 22, 2012 08:21 |
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DrakoDWyvrex posted:I have a question for you all. Maybe get an attorney. Funny how quickly they'll start taking her seriously after that, and the attorney might be able to talk to someone in the DA's office and get the ball rolling. The attorney would also be able to help her get a restraining order against the guy. There might be a local women's advocacy group that would do it, or a lawyer who'd do it pro-bono. Several posters in this thread are prosecutors or public defenders and might be able to give you more direction than that. quote:She lives in Georgia if that makes any difference. Well, if you read some of the stuff coming out of Missouri lately...
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# ¿ Aug 22, 2012 23:12 |
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Alchenar posted:I'm not sure any non-compete could possibly survive when someone is being employed on a freelance basis. Unless it's not really freelance employment
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# ¿ Aug 26, 2012 18:09 |
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Lord Gaga posted:If an engineering research student is doing research on projects that will likely lead to patents, grant money and/or published papers for the school but is unpaid, is their lack of being paid minimum wage illegal? Is doing research part of their educational curriculum?
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# ¿ Aug 27, 2012 22:26 |
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the kawaiiest posted:What if they try to sue me by sending all the paperwork to my old address? My mother wants to call them and tell them that I no longer live in Brazil but they will demand an address from her. I'm so confused. You really don't think they'll come after me here? I doubt it'd be worth their time. However, I don't know what Brazil's collection laws are, or if they're likely to hire some thugs to threaten your mother or something if you don't pay up.
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# ¿ Aug 31, 2012 18:50 |
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reyalsnogard posted:Yes. A bit more eloquent than my initial statement but you've captured the idea. wait, so you're trying to argue that damage you caused moving in was preexisting damage?
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# ¿ Sep 7, 2012 06:41 |
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# ¿ May 16, 2024 10:56 |
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bigpolar posted:I'm not a lawyer, but as a Louisiana resident I can assure you that as a practical matter this will stick. They won't hunt him or monitor him, but if he is arrested in your town for anything else, he'll be jailed and fined for contempt in addition to whatever else he gets tagged for. Unless he has enough money to hire enough political clout to fight that judge, I would tell him to keep out of trouble if he ever comes back. So... how much money would take for a yankee to buy his way into the Louisiana elite?
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