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Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

Quasi-legal question for a quasi-legal situation:

I've been receiving two emails a week from a company asking me to pay an "invoice" for a web hosting account that I canceled over a year ago. The "invoice" is dated on my cancellation date, and is for the six months after my account was (or should have been) closed. One emails comes from billing@[company].com, and the other comes from my email address, spoofed.

I've called, written (email and postal mail), and opened tickets in their billing system. All have been ignored. I opened one last ticket last night and was more than a little terse. I asked them, point blank, to stop harassing me.

Here's the response (emphasis mine):

quote:

The emails you receive are automated. We don't sit here sending out emails to piss you off, nor do we intentionally remove any return address to prevent the emails from being filtered. If we were actually trying to harass you, it's insulting to my intelligence to assume that's the best we could come up with. We'll do better.

The gently caress? Did he just threaten to "do better" at harassing me?

How do I stop these constant emails from a company (they're in MD, I'm in OH)? They're clearly trying to get me to sign up again by paying my "bill" and reactivating my account, but two emails every Monday for over a year is insane.

I don't want anything out of these guys (well, except to see the above rear end in a top hat fired). I just want to stop having to filter their email, and I want them to stop sending me poo poo. Does anyone know where I go next?

Sonic Dude fucked around with this message at 15:17 on Mar 2, 2010

# ¿ Mar 2, 2010 14:59

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 10:30

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

Incredulous Red posted:

Is there any chance that you actually owe this money?

I do not.

I sent a written cancellation notice (per the terms of the agreement) over a month in advance. The day that my account was to be cancelled, I got an "invoice" for another 6 months (beginning with the then-current month, which had already been paid for with their "pay for the first/last month" system when I signed up).

All of my previous (real) invoices start with 9. This most recent one starts with a 1.
When I call in, I'm asked for my invoice number. I get about three numbers out of my mouth before I'm hung up on.

It's pretty apparent to me that this is a ploy to get another $72 out of me, but I'm tired of getting their emails. At this point (based on the rear end in a top hat's response), I'm willing to put a little effort into getting them to quit rather than just filter it. I'll look into a BBB complaint, but they already have an F due to refusal to respond to "Billing or Collection Issues" so I'm not thinking that will go anywhere.

# ¿ Mar 2, 2010 18:07

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

Argh. Another post in this thread. Maybe this one should be elsewhere, but I figured this would be the place to start.

In December, I received a notice from the IRS that my 2008 taxes were wrong (H&R Block left off a 1099-DIV form). It was a $309 difference and a $7 fee/interest thing. No big deal, I checked the "I agree with all changes" box and mailed a check.
About a week later, the check I sent cleared my account.

In February, I received a letter saying that the IRS was unable to close my case and would be deciding on a course of action. I wrote back asking what the deal was, and sent in another copy of the "I agree to the changes" form and a copy of the canceled check.

Today I got two certified mail envelopes containing a total of four notifications that my 2008 return is now delinquent. Why? They want me to pay the exact same amount of money, for the exact same changes, due to the exact same error, a second time. According to the letter, I can either pay or challenge them in tax court. There's absolutely no provision made for an IRS error, which is what has happened.

I've tried sending a letter (see: February). So far, I've spent about an hour on the phone waiting for an agent, and no one ever picks up. Does anyone with experience with tax law and/or the IRS to give me some sort of direction? They deposited my check months ago, and I just want them to stop sending me delinquency crap.

# ¿ Mar 16, 2010 05:35

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

wormil posted:

Try here:
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2649574&pagenumber=84#lastpost

Hot drat, thanks!
I need to get me some search, it seems.

# ¿ Mar 18, 2010 04:35

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

Ohio petit jury duty question here.

My wife and I both got picked for jury duty, receiving our letters the same day and being scheduled the same week ("random" my rear end). This is a problem, because I work full-time and unless I can convince them otherwise, my employer doesn't have any policy in place to pay the difference in my income during the time I'm out (and Ohio doesn't require them to do so). It's a double-problem, because my wife is a full-time student and has class during the times that we'd be required to sit in the courthouse.

As I understand it, she should be OK if she sends in the excuse request with a copy of her school schedule and ID. I'm significantly more worried, though, about the major loss in income that jury duty presents to me. There's an option on the excuse request for "financial hardship;" is that a hard thing to justify claiming? It wouldn't destroy us financially, but I'm looking at a $700/wk. loss in income, which is significant and would certainly put us behind on more than one bill. Do I need to send in financial records, or would a letter from my employer stating that they won't pay me the rest of my wages during that time suffice?

I just want to have the highest chance possible of either getting out of jury duty, or having some way to continue paying the bills during that week (or longer if I get picked for something big).

If there's a better place to ask this, definitely let me know and I'll move it to that thread. Thanks in advance for the help.

# ¿ Mar 20, 2011 22:28

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

Solomon Grundy posted:

First, try the financial hardship thing, and if that doesn't work, then show up for the first day (take a book). In every voir dire I've done or seen, someone always asks the prospective jurors "is there any reason why, if selected, you would have difficulty serving?" When they ask, open up, and you will probably be excused for cause. It will probably take half a day, though. Financial records are not necessary at the voir dire, you will be accepted at your word.

Awesome, thank you. I was worried that if I submitted the form with "financial hardship" checked, I'd have to prove that I meet some arcane income-bracket requirement or somehow get screwed. The more I think about it, the more that doesn't make sense, because even someone who normally makes $200k a year is going to be screwed if they get stuck on a long case making the pittance that the county throws at jurors.

On a significantly less-pressing note: Are people in the pool generally allowed to have a phone with games on it while waiting, or should I take an actual, bona fide book?

# ¿ Mar 21, 2011 00:47

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

He's just a troll, guys. He's a high school kid who thought :byodood:

"I'm gonna fool them lawyers!" Then he used a combination of withholding information and good old-fashioned belligerence to make himself feel smarter than a thread full of adults. He'll go tell his buddy that the Internet lawyers said they could fight all they want, which is what he wanted to hear in the first place, and the judge will laugh at him for it. Except he's an expert on the local DA and judges and knows precisely what they'll do, so whatever.

All of the lawyers/well-wishers in here tried valiantly to get him to see what a moron he was. You can all take solace in the fact that when he's in for aggravated assault, it's despite your attempts to help and not because of them.

Now let's return to our regularly-scheduled program; I'm sure most of us find that much more interesting.

Sonic Dude fucked around with this message at 13:15 on Apr 10, 2011

# ¿ Apr 10, 2011 13:11

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

Jesto posted:

Or do you know any specific laws in California that outright forbid anyone from keeping a camera constantly trained on someone else's private property?

IANAL, but would you have a reasonable expectation of privacy on that property? I would think it might matter whether it's pointed at your front lawn or into your bathroom window. I've always been a little curious about that, too (mainly about someone looking in, rather than recording), since my current house has a picture window in the front and I tend to wander into the kitchen in my boxers most mornings. :ohdear:

# ¿ Apr 27, 2011 04:20

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

InfoAficionado posted:

He told me our best option is a waiver divorce where he's representing me. Obviously if she didn't agree to the terms then she would need to get her own attorney. How common is this?

I'm interested to know if this is common as well (I'm in Ohio). Unfortunately, as of about four hours ago I'm in need of such a lawyer (

) and really don't know what to expect. This situation seems somewhat ideal - I would very much prefer having someone "in my corner" despite this being an amicable split, but I want it to be as simple as possible for both our collective wallet and individual sanity.

# ¿ Jun 2, 2011 03:54

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

Doctor J posted:

I hope I didn't miss a question like this in reading the thread but:

This fall I will be moving to Ann Arbor, Michigan to start my Master's degree. As such, I'm apartment hunting. I have a more pricey apartment just in case, but have been hunting on Craigslist for a cheaper one. And sure enough, I found a group.

Now, before I go any further, I have stalked these people as much as possible. Friending them/talking to them individually on facebook/skype, constant emails/references, and making sure they are EXACTLY who they say they are. Despite never being in a room with these people, I trust them (to an extent. I'm not going to wire money or anything).

The house we're looking at is awesome, but the landlady only wants to deal with ONE person contractually about the rent. And now, no one is stepping up to be that person. Now, because I don't "know" these guys, I feel VERY uncomfortable doing it. But, I think that there would be a legal means of making everyone comfortable (we have our own contract to each other or something). Any ideas? Thank you in advance.

IANAL, but it sounds not-dissimilar to what my ex-wife and I are doing for some things in our separation agreement. You'd be responsible for the rent, but then would have separate agreements with the other people about paying their share of rent/utilities/whatever. If something isn't paid by the other people, it's on you to pay the landlord upfront, but then you can pursue small claims or whatever against the roommate.

Now, whether or not that's legal/advisable/possible in your area (is it subletting? I don't know) would have to go to someone with actual schooling in something which is not music.

# ¿ Aug 10, 2011 22:57

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

Should be sleeping posted:

My wife was recently sued for custody by her ex husband. He filed the papers and used her old name. She has legally taken my name. Does she file with the old name or the new name or is there a special way to list both? The jurisdiction is California.

I'm not a lawyer but I've read almost all of this thread and the one before it. I can virtually guarantee that since the word "custody" appeared in your post, the lawgoons' responses are generally going to begin with "Your wife should talk to her lawyer about..."

# ¿ Sep 28, 2011 03:34

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

Choadmaster posted:

California Lemon Law question.

My friend purchased a computer from Apple three and a half months ago, and it's been crashing, refusing to wake from sleep, randomly shutting down, etc. the entire time. It's been in for repair at least three times, and they've failed to fix the problems. They know for a fact the problems are real, because he's been bringing the computer into the store when the problems happen so they can see them in person. However, when they take the computer in for repair, they are "unable to find the problem" and then simply reinstall the OS, which doesn't do poo poo to fix it.

More details if you care in the Mac Hardware thread here and here.

They're refusing to replace the machine, despite multiple repair attempts, because they can't find the problem (despite the fact that they acknowledge there IS a problem). California's Lemon Law should cover this situation, should it not? The biggest question I have here is whether we've exceeded the "reasonable number of repairs" stipulated by the law (since that is left vague and depends on the product in question). I'd appreciate any info/not-legal-advice anyone might have on this type of situation.

Not a lawyer, just an ex-employee:

Lawyering up against Apple probably won't have the intended outcome you desire; it absolutely never did in any of the situations I encountered while I was there. If you don't want to handle things with Apple normally, the BBB or state attorney general's office usually gets a response from them. That's probably going to be closer to what you want, rather than finding a lawyer to go up against the pack of monstrously-successful lawyers Apple has at their disposal, and being torn to shreds on a technicality.

# ¿ Oct 12, 2011 13:42

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

Dave Inc. posted:

I'm sure this has been asked a bunch of times in the thread, so sorry to ask for it again--I'm just not feeling tip top.

My wife and I want to get a divorce. We're on very good terms and believe we can do it pro se since we have very straight forward assets and no children. I'm just wondering if anyone can give me a quick sum up of how the process goes*--I've looked at a bunch of sites but I feel like there's a block and I'm missing important steps in the process or something.

* - i.e. "you do this" "court does that" "you do this" "court does that" etc.

Edit: I'm in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

Not sure if it's kosher to be too terribly specific in this thread since I'm not a lawyer, but I just went through this process about three weeks ago so it's relatively fresh in my mind.

My ex-wife and I did a dissolution rather than a divorce since we're on speaking terms. It's much easier and much faster and much cheaper. I had a lawyer handle mine, but a friend of mine handled hers all pro se and she said it wasn't hard (to the point that she was surprised I hired a lawyer).

Mine was in Franklin county, but it went sort of like this:

Make a giant list of everything you have, and decide who gets what. Furniture, bank accounts (both the money inside and the account itself), property, cars, pets (remembering that pets are property and not children), etc.
Talk to the clerk of courts and find out what form you need to fill out.
Turn in said form and get a court date.
Prior to the court date a magistrate says "okey dokey" to your paperwork.
Make sure you're living separately by the court date, and the more property/assets you can split up in the meantime the better.
Show up to court in decent clothes, answer the judge's questions with short, honest, statements (and don't be a blubbery mess like some of the people were - the court really doesn't care how you feel), and wait for the judge to say "the court grants you blah blah blah."

While it is definitely possible to do one your own, I was much, much more comfortable knowing there was a lawyer on my side (since he or she will only be representing one of you) in case something went wrong or there was some other form that needed to be filled out along the way. At a minimum it would not hurt to have someone with actual legal training and experience look over everything, and maybe draw up a paper requesting a name change on behalf of your wife if she wants that. I'm not sure when that gets filed, because my lawyer handled that.

Spend a lot of time with friends, and don't drink too much. Unless your relationship is very bitter and you're both scrambling to be out of it (which it doesn't sound like is the case since you're on good terms), each step in the process is going to be more and more lovely.

# ¿ Oct 14, 2011 14:24

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

ibntumart posted:

A dissolution IS a divorce. The terms are equivalent.

Not in Ohio. A dissolution is basically a fast-track thing whereby a complaint isn't needed. You just fill out the form, say "we both want the court to end the marriage" and that's that. A divorce is treated as a lawsuit brought against one party as the defendant (as I believe it is most other places), and involves a lot more crap.

http://www.ohiobar.org/pages/lawfactspamphletsdetail.aspx?itemid=8

Again, not a lawyer. Just did this last month though.

# ¿ Oct 15, 2011 02:58

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

Dexter Stratton posted:

Honestly I was hoping someone might be able to shed a little bit more information on the subject. This is not an uncommon task; arrangements of pop music are available everywhere, but he's not sure how to break into the racket. If anyone has experience in the matter, I'd appreciate hearing about it.

Talking to a specialist is about the only way to go. I'm a small-time recording engineer and acquire mechanical licenses through HFA for some of my clients. Beyond the simple compulsory "this group made a recording and sold it, here's your money" stuff, you need someone that knows what they're doing to guide you.

To explain how insane this is: you can license a recording, the sheet music/arrangement for a song, or the song itself (as an entity). Does your brother use a particular, identifiable, recording or sheet-music arrangement in his works? Does he need to license each item or just the song? Does it matter if he licenses the song if he licenses the original arrangement? These are questions that most people won't know, and the people who do are paid mainly to know the answer to those questions.

# ¿ Nov 7, 2011 23:44

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

permabanned posted:

1. Location: A metropolitan city in Russia
2. I am not being sued
3. I am not a criminal defendant.

I have just reported a textbook case of sexual workplace harassment- a head of a small department (6 people) was harassing his employee - touching, leaning, jokes about her being here to wash dirty tighty-whities for the entire department etc. - despite her asking him to stop.
Now, when her boss stopped and went somewhere, I went there (a couple of desk rows away in an open space) to ask her the name of her boss etc, her name, but she refused to give both and said - "It's a normal fun professional atmosphere, don't intervene with the regulation crap. It's very normal, why does it bother you. I think it is fun...".

I argued a bit, but then I thought that she was scared of her colleagues and boss - probably experiencing some kind of Stockholm Syndrome too, so when she went home I asked one of her colleagues, who witnessed the whole thing and said nothing, to give me the names, he refused to give me her name, said that "It's very normal and fun", to which I replied that it's only fun when it's not done at someone else's expense, then he was quiet for a bit and gave me the name of the boss.

I made a formal complaint to the HR dept., but could someone tell me if he runs any risk or I have just made the life of this woman worse?

I'm not a lawyer by any means, but I've dealt with terrible bosses and HR in the past. Always remember that HR is there to protect the company, not necessarily its employees (unless those two goals overlap). If no one who is involved with the situation cares, I'd be more concerned that HR is going to have a chat about you making waves more than I'd expect them to have a chat with the boss.

Of course your HR could be awesome and solve the problem right away. It's just something to keep in mind.

# ¿ Mar 21, 2012 21:43

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

Apollodorus posted:

The real message here is, don't lease from big realty businesses based in another state.

Wait, what?

Apollodorus should have posted:

The real message here is, ~~don't lease from big realty businesses based in another state~~ be prepared for a signed contract to be enforced as-written, even if otherwise discussed verbally.

That's better.

I feel for you, because I understand that it seems heartless and insane for the company's representative to explain the situation one way but then stick to the letter of the contract when it comes time to actually do something about it, however (IANAL) I would assume it's really hard to show that they did so in bad faith. It's great to try to work things out to your mutual benefit (as it sounds like you may have done yet again with the current manager), but I think it's really in your best interest to at least be prepared for what you've signed to be enforced. After all, you never know when someone is going to find another job, have a change of heart, find out that he/she isn't authorized to make that kind of offer, or just plain forget that the conversation ever took place.

# ¿ Apr 12, 2012 23:01

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

Re: the divorce case

My ex-wife went through the divorce without a lawyer to represent her. Since my lawyer did all of the paperwork, he asked her to sign a document saying something to the effect of "I understand that attorney X represents Sonic Dude and not Wifey McGee, and I understand that I am entitled to representation during this process. I am voluntarily waiving that entitlement and agreeing to the settlement anyway."

Not giving anything resembling advice, of course, but I'm assuming my lawyer didn't pull the idea for that form out of his own hat; your friend's lawyer might have something similar to use in these situations.

# ¿ May 8, 2012 21:21

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

Lord Gaga posted:

UPDATE:

I went to work immediately after the interview getting oriented but I didnt meet with the lady who processes the hiring paperwork until Friday which makes that my official start date and it seems like they're trying to tell me oh hey youre not getting paid for 31 hours of work.

I'd appreciate any help with this including with the manual labor definition I was looking at before. If they straight up are like sorry you should have done what the person who hired you told you to do I am quitting and suing immediately. I brought up the FLSA with my boss (who I mostly communicate with via email) and now my hours have been cut from unlimited to 20 hours max. I have or could get evidence of numerous violations of the FLSA and I think the cut was retaliatory but can't prove it. I also have an email where she asks me to falsify my time sheets to include the 31 hours that now it looks like they're going to try to not pay me for.

Since all of this is via email and most of it CC'd to another person I think I would have an open and shut case should this go there.

About five people have said "call your state's department of labor or equivalent," and yet your most recent post did not tell us what they said. Certainly you've done so, right?

Also, I'm certainly not a lawyer, but even I see "I'm quitting and suing immediately" as an absurd statement. You're certainly free to do that (probably?), but it would be silly to sue over something which caused you only minor damages when doing so as a knee-jerk reaction may totally screw you – or even prevent you from seeking damages through various departments of labor.

# ¿ May 14, 2012 05:09

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

MrKonarski posted:

Thank you , Of those 17 you spoke about , you'd say they'll also outlaw the abortion in rape cases or malformations ?

I don't know specifics, but coming from an incredibly-conservative area, the intent is to not allow any exceptions for rape or disability. Whether the laws would be passed to actually say that, I'm not sure.

# ¿ May 19, 2012 19:30

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

Josh Lyman posted:

The poo poo never ends: I received a letter from Hertz (the other car was a rental) a few days ago saying that they were processing a claim against me since they had to salvage the car. I was under the impression that had been handled already, but apparently they hadn't even come up with a claim total, nor did they have my insurance information . My question is whether I could end up having to pay out of pocket. My policy only has property damage coverage of $25,000 per incident, and the car in question was a Nissan Rogue. Blue Book value on a 2011 model seems to top out around $20k, so presumably I would be okay, but the 2012 MSRP can exceed $25k depending on configuration. But shouldn't the salvage value of the car (a couple thousand?) get deducted from their claim amount, putting me in the clear?

What did your insurance agent say? They're really not your enemy in this case; their commission comes from selling you the policy, not reducing your benefit. Now, the adjuster is not necessarily your best friend at the moment.

I know this isn't the best advice since you're already in the situation, but it really reinforces the necessity of having an insurance policy with a person you trust on the other end. There's something to be said for being able to call someone and get an honest (whether that's good or bad) answer to your questions. I called last week with a question about rental car coverage and got an answer in about 5 minutes; my old company would have put me on hold for an hour and required nine supervisors to get an answer.

IANAL, IANA insurance guy, etc.

# ¿ Jun 12, 2012 19:24

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

Black Cat posted:

Remarkably short-sighted plan, showing a baffling lack of understanding about what has been explained to you.

Arcturas posted:

Extremely helpful, detailed post about how to best resolve a complicated situation.

Taking all bets on which one he goes forward with.

# ¿ Jul 16, 2012 21:40

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

daveincognito posted:

I know this sounds like something that belongs in E/N Bullshit, but I'm serious about wanting to avoid a physical confrontation with somebody who has a history of becoming physical.

I'm reasonably certain the answer is "move out." If you can't do that, you'll have to deal with your forced roommates until you can leave. I'm not a lawyer of course, but as a normal person I can't imagine the police giving a crap about "I got into a fight with my sibling and I'm afraid she'll make me do it again" - save for the off chance that the cop is incredibly bored, and wants to take your statement as a threat and give you an unpleasant talking-to.

I signed a lease with a guy in college who turned out to be a total nut job. We didn't talk for about 3 months, save for pleasantries and bill division, and when the lease was up we parted ways. It's not the end of the world to just play nice, and a situation that could have really blown up was instead totally avoided.

# ¿ Jul 29, 2012 05:52

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

ReD_XIII posted:

Really quick/vague question that I know depends on state laws. Someone recently told me that when 2 people get divorced they only fight over "marital property" or things that happened/assets that were obtained after the marriage. They said this is why Mark Zuckerberg waited until after Facebook went public to get married. This challenged my limited understanding of divorces as their are depicted in the media (which has never ever gotten the law wrong.) I don't need a long drawn out explanation of the subtleties of divorce laws, but is the marital property thing true?

Not a lawyer, just a divorc�. This is my recollection of what happened.

In Ohio, you basically list everything you own in the world and submit it all to the court. Then the court is supposed to find an equitable way to divide it all up. Then, if you're dissolving the marriage rather than divorcing (which are different things in Ohio), you submit something signed by both parties saying "we already agreed who gets the crap, so ignore those other papers."

Marital property is listed right along with separate property, and you declare what stuff is yours, what stuff is theirs, and what stuff belongs/belonged to both. The court generally (maybe always? I'm not sure) gives each person the stuff that they came into the marriage with, but also factors that into how much of the joint property they end up walking away with.

A friend of mine had a very rough split, and that listing/paperwork included things like the drawer handles in the kitchen (because they apparently went with the curtains, which were not staying with the house). Mine basically said "furniture, house, appliances, misc. property, misc. debt" and was done with.

Sonic Dude fucked around with this message at 16:09 on Aug 16, 2012

# ¿ Aug 16, 2012 16:06

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

And if they somehow, through black magic and shrewd dealings, wind up with an order to employ you, I'm pretty sure you're getting paid minimum wage until such time as you sneeze without permission and are fired.

# ¿ Sep 4, 2012 19:40

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

Xibanya posted:

My mom tells me she's not slept soundly in months because she's terrified that someone will come out of the blue to euthanize her dog, so I hope the answer is that we're not it too much danger!

Perhaps one of the actual law-types can elaborate on this, or even tell me it's a terrible idea, but if someone shows up and doesn't have a document from an actual, non-imaginary, elected/appointed judge saying that they can take the dog, my response would "get the hell off my property before I call the police."

# ¿ Sep 23, 2012 01:00

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

THE LUMMOX posted:

I can't for the life of me make sense of this. In simple English, what does this paragraph mean?

It means the person used a fill-in-the-blank form for the document and kept typing "THREE MONTHS" in every space. :v:

# ¿ Nov 22, 2012 18:00

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

I'm not a lawyer, but I have enough clients in the law profession (judges and lawyers alike; everyone breaks their computer sometimes) that I get a feeling for how irritated they get when someone wastes their time. I would imagine it going like this:

Gobbeldygook: "They roofied me! Glargh blah blah blah!"
Medical center's lawyer: "No, here is the form he signed saying he consented to the anesthesia for surgery, here's his admission on the phone that he was told about it while being wheeled in, and here's a loving dump truck of case law saying that's how it works."
Judge: "Bailiff, please throw Gobbeldygook out the nearest window."

Then he throws you out the window and you require more surgery. At a different hospital.

# ¿ Nov 29, 2012 15:36

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

Gobbeldygook posted:

It's like "A Beautiful Mind" but without the useful math skills.

# ¿ Dec 1, 2012 01:45

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

Outrail posted:

Sure, the problem with that is their terms and conditions state you can't fly with an expired ticket. So they changed my flight to a time i couldn't use use it. My flight was expired before it left.

Also, their terms and conditions make no reference to the term revalidated (word search). I'm out over $750, and I need to by a flight home (currently stuck in South America).

I'm not sure why you're arguing with people here; some have offered their interpretation, and it seems to fit the airline's idea of what's going on. If you're not ok with that, I think you're best to contact the airline and try to get a supervisor or do the Consumerist-style email carpet.

# ¿ Dec 22, 2012 21:21

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

753951 posted:

From the debt collection thread, sorry for the double-post.

I'm definitely not a lawyer, but I had basically the same clause in my Ohio divorce (which was actually a dissolution, because Ohio differentiates between the two; not sure if that mattered). My lawyer explained that, as it would have been if we'd still been married, both of us were on the hook for the debt, because the bank couldn't care less about the divorce. He said the process is basically what you described: pay it yourself, then sue her.

# ¿ Feb 1, 2013 01:42

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

As someone who is annoyed by insurance companies, I would recommend you check and make sure there's not a delay in when you can use the benefits. For example, my short-term disability insurance required that I pay premiums for 30 days before they covered anything but the most egregious of accidental injuries, and 3 months before it covered illness/medical issues.

Hope it's alright that I chimed in here. A real lawyer might have better/more useful advice.

# ¿ Apr 15, 2013 18:30

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

Baruch Obamawitz posted:

9 months is typically longer than 30 days.

Yes, but insurance companies are usually aware that pregnancy is an event that lasts for a period of time before the birth. It would not surprise me in the least if the official pregnancy test is what they use to determine the date of the "injury" or "illness" for which the leave was taken.

I know for a fact that's how my short-term disability insurance works (or at least how it applied to my ex-wife), and I assume others will be similar.

I was just trying to offer a perspective that it didn't sound like the OP had considered, since it caught me by surprise several years ago.

Sonic Dude fucked around with this message at 23:38 on Apr 15, 2013

# ¿ Apr 15, 2013 23:31

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

We have a surprising number of "theft of services" reports, considering we're a small computer shop. We just call the police and give them all the info (since we take name/address/phone for everything we do). We never hear anything from the police again, because I'm sure it's their 5947th priority, just behind "keep searching for Jimmy Hoffa."

In terms of getting the money back from the "theft," we have to either decide that small claims is worth it (it's not), or go to a collection agency.

# ¿ May 27, 2013 22:36

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

Funambulist posted:

What are my options for getting them to go away and leave me alone?

You can make a rule on your mail client to delete their email maybe? That seems way easier than getting any sort of court or police involved.

I'm not a lawyer though, just an IT guy.

# ¿ Mar 23, 2014 03:57

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

the milk machine posted:

He could, but if he later gave them more money he would have to sue himself, and Defendant him would definitely assert a waiver, modification, or similar defense against Plaintiff him. Plus he'd have to hire two separate lawyers, and it would be a big pain at trial to keep having to switch back and forth between sides.

Why do I have this weird feeling that some sovereign citizen/freeman on the land/whatever has read your post, and it's given him a new life goal. Of course, he would represent himself as well as himself.

# ¿ Jun 12, 2014 13:50

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

If your roommate isn't the landlord, keep in mind that some leases basically require you to live there for the duration (ostensibly to prevent non-residential/weird use of the space), not to mention the fact that you'll likely have to pay rent through the duration of your lease. If your roommate tries to boot you out and you choose to move, you may have a significant financial obligation to the real landlord even after leaving. One of those tenant associations mentioned previously can give you an idea if that's a real thing in your case.

IANAL, but I've rented from some lovely landlords so I've learned to stick to the letter of my lease whenever humanly possible. It prevents surprises.

# ¿ Jul 31, 2014 04:15

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

Here's a related question/curiosity: is it possible (and if so, does it happen often) that a person can cause so much damage to their own case through ill-advised actions that the majority of lawyers just won't touch it with a 10-foot pole? Or is there always that guy who will take any case, no matter how hopeless?

On an unrelated note, when I typed that last part I pictured Saul Goodman in my head.

# ¿ Aug 23, 2014 03:52

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

Yikes, I didn't realize the average person was that bad. I can't imagine trying to fix legal things myself and then dumping it all on a lawyer once I got in over my head.

# ¿ Aug 23, 2014 14:52

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 10:30

Sonic Dude: May 6, 2009

FrozenVent posted:

Have you not been reading this thread?

Yes, but some part of my brain ~~assumed~~ hoped that normal, functioning adults conducted themselves differently from people who ask Internet lawyers who refer to themselves as "goons" for legal advice. I learned a sad, sad lesson today.

# ¿ Aug 23, 2014 16:34

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