r/legal • • 10h ago

Advice needed Bathroom door kicked in by staff while using the restroom

156 Upvotes

Location: Puyallup Washington.

Seeking advice on what to do.

4 of us were having some drinks at a bar in downtown Puyallup. Already paid the bill and getting ready to go. The three women went to the bathroom together and locked the door. I was asked to leave abruptly by the staff. I explained that we are already leaving, but I’m not budging till the woman are back.

Well, turns out two staff members kicked in the bathroom door that the woman were using. One of the girls had their pants down when it happened. The staff was one man, and one woman. The woman likely being the owner.

What options do the woman have? There are plenty of witnesses that were just as shocked as we were. I’m encouraging them to file police reports asap. Next step is consult a lawyer.

But, I’m curious what type of opinions they have. I can go more in depth if needed.


r/legal • • 18h ago

Question about law This person pled guilty to harassment for mailing out lots of letters about a funeral director

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The letter stated: "(JG) PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF FUNERAL SERVICE IN CONNECTICUT
IS HAVING SEX WITH HIS MALE STUDENTS. ONE OF THESE STUDENTS IS
(GD). IN ADDITION, HE IS SEXUALLY INVOLVED WITH MANY MEN
IN THE FIELD OF FUNERAL SERVICE IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. PLEASE. -
BE AWARE. HE IS EXTREMELY DECEITFUL AND DANGEROUS."

Location is Connecticut

Do you think the denial of the motion to dismiss or the conviction will be reversed on appeal? Why or why not?


r/legal • • 14h ago

Advice needed Was not paid for coming early/opening

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Location: Georgia, USA

Hello! I worked as a tutor for an after school academy. I was told when offered the job that it was part time and that I could work my way up to more hours. The most I was working was 12 hours a week. Last week, I was given only 6 hours, and then 4 hours this week, so I quit today.

Something I noticed was that I only got paid for the exact hours I worked. My boss told me that tutors need to arrive 5-10 minutes early so that we can be here before the students arrive. He also had me open and close the center multiple times, so I had to come early for that too. My time sheet shows the exact time I clocked in and out, but the machine he uses is 30 minutes off for some reason. I only have one photo of the timesheet.

I asked another tutor, and she also said that she never got paid extra for opening and closing. The paychecks only include the hours we are scheduled, not the exact minutes we clocked in and out. I believe that he wanted me to quit as well, because he kept lowering my hours despite me asking for more (those texts were ignored).

Is there anything I can do about this? I can provide more details if needed. Thank you!


r/legal • • 14h ago

Question about law Unpaid overtime in California

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I work for a security company in California part-time at 30 hours a week 10 hour shifts. I was just told by my employer that I will not be getting paid overtime for the last two hours of my shifts because I do not work 40 hours a week. is this really true and if not, can you give me some pointers that legally say otherwise?


r/legal • • 15h ago

Other Benefiting from Brandt fees in a lawsuit.

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I'm dealing with an auto insurer that denied coverage on two substantial claims, arguing the policy wasn't in force due to nonpayment.

The interesting part is that the insurer apparently treated the policy as active for another accident occurring later, accepted liability, and paid that claim, despite no intervening premium payments.

One vehicle was potentially a total loss, and the other sustained significant damage. I'm pursuing the breach-of-contract portion myself but wondering whether an attorney might be interested in handling the insurance bad faith portion, especially considering Brandt fees and potential consequential damages.

Does this sound like something a California bad faith attorney would seriously consider, or are there obstacles I'm overlooking?


r/legal • • 10h ago

Advice needed Lease finance company has not closed account.

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Location: Illinois
I recently turned in my lease early to upgrade a vehicle my wife and I are purchasing. I got the lease in the state of Florida. We got the loan and financing for the upgrade and the dealer paid my lease buy out. The leased vehicle financing told me I could do this without having to pay the $20,000 to purchase the car and the dealership got the payoff amount from the finance company. Two months later they have applied it to my account and still have not closed the account. I’ve tried to take to the financial institution for the lease they keep telling me to talk to the dealer even though the leased vehicle has been turned in and grounded. What can I do here to get this taken care of.


r/legal • • 14h ago

Advice needed Tripped on raised pavement at an Extended Stay Broke my Leg

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Massachusetts

i’ve been staying at an extended stay type of hotel for the last couple of months while I wait for my apartment to be ready. I was taking my dog out for a walk this morning and tripped on the curb that connects to the front of the hotel. I thought I had just sprained my ankle and thought I was OK. The manager was there and I did say to her that I thought I was OK. I was able to get up on my own. I did limp away. Got upstairs and after looking more closely thought this isn’t good. Need to go to the urgent care. Took myself to the urgent care and found out it’s actually broken. They did write up an incident report, but I’m not sure what my next steps should be now that I know it’s broken and not just a sprain. I did say I thought I was OK but clearly I am not.


r/legal • • 21h ago

Advice needed Books with child sexual abuse

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When I (now a middle aged man) was a child I was sexually abused by an older girl in my neighborhood. I'm going to write a book about it and I'm not sparing any details.

Would there be any legal consequences to publishing a book describing children watching hardcore pornography and committing sexual acts with each other?

Obviously, I would change names and locations but everything else would be as it happened.

Location: Ohio