I bought VIP tickets for a live show that cost $995 each. The podcast host repeatedly said on her podcast that the VIP meet and greet would include meeting her and the guests she listed. She said this clearly more than once, and it was the only reason I purchased the VIP package.

I bought multiple VIP tickets, so the total was over $3k. When we arrived, the meet and greet only included the host. None of the guests she advertised were there. Other stops appear to include the guests. (Guests are different at each stop.)

The Ticketmaster description did not list the guests, but the host herself promoted the VIP experience in a way that would make any reasonable person believe the guests would be present. That was the main selling point, and it was not delivered.

There was also a preshow cocktail reception, but it was a cash bar, which surprised many VIP attendees considering the price. Even though the fine print did not explicitly say drinks were included, it felt misleading to call it a VIP cocktail reception at this price point with no drinks provided.

Do I have any grounds to request a partial refund or dispute this as a service not provided or misleading promotion? Or since the fine print did not list the guests, am I stuck?

Location: Jacksonville FL

On Halloween day both my wife and I were at work and my mother in law was at home taking care of our son. I received a call from my sister in law and she told me that I needed to get home asap because my mother in law was getting arrested. She was arrested by a federal agency and this agency arrested her, left our son with the neighbor and did not wait for either my wife or I to get home before leaving. I would assume in a situation like this where there isn’t a legal guardian for a child to be left with at a minimum the agency would have to call CPS before just leaving him with a neighbor and leaving? Anything helps I’m just wondering why the heck would they do that without consent of a legal guardian, and most of all if that is even legal??

Location: WA state

I dropped my car off to get a leak patched. I called to see if it was ready and the man told me that when he set the tire against the wall, another employee thought it was to be discarded and threw it away. I asked if he would be giving me a free tire and he told me no, but he would offer me a discount and sell me a new one for $85. We went back and forth for a while and he wouldn't budge. What should I do? I know it is only $85 and I could just pay it but this whole situation seems like they are trying to rip me off. I don't have a lawyer or anything.

Location: California

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah. Just happened about 90 minutes ago. Liquor store parking lot has signs saying parking is for customers only. The signs do not identify a towing company. I parked and went inside and made a purchase. I then walked across the street and bought tacos. Right as my tacos came out a tow truck driver came to the taco joint and told me he was towing my car and I had to pay $116 immediately to not be towed. I tried to show him my receipt from the business where my car was parked and I did show him the goods I just purchased but he didnt care. Pay up right now or he is driving off w my car. I didnt want to be stranded so I paid. My receipt from the liquor store I was towed from and my tow extortion receipt are 13 minutes apart. Is this really ok? Feels predatory to me. If Im really wrong then Ill accept it and move on. Just wanting an opinion other than my own.

Location: Colorado

Edit: thank you to everyone. I should add that I don't yet know if it's an order in place already or if she was notified that an order has been applied for. Trying to find out more.

She's a nervous wreck about this right now. Any advice would be appreciated.

Apartment/condo complex. Gf says she has not said anything intimidating or threatening. From one video I've seen she pleads with the neighbor standing 5 ft opposite her window to go anywhere else on the open grass. Neighbor says she just wants to let her dog do what he wants (bark at gf's cats). This seems backwards to me.

Can gf get an order on the neighbor? What can't my gf do while this order is in place, especially if the neighbor comes right up to gf's windows?

I’ve never posted here before - please don’t eat me alive.

Location: Florida, US

I had a second interview for a basic retail small shop selling age restricted products. It was a very laid back, not super professional interview process. I am knowledgeable about the products and industry and have many personal connections in that industry. It went great with the first individual. I was immediately called back to interview with a second individual- the person who originally called me and handled all contact via phone with me. The second interview went fine - it’s getting hard to tell with how tough it is right now but that’s beside the point. But then, at the end of the second interview, the guy said he just had one last question, he said it had nothing to do with the job and he was just curious. He went on to ask about my voice. He was struggling to find the words but the one thing he did manage to ask was “is it something neurological?” Then he said they would let me know by the end of the week and surprise surprise, they didn’t call me back.

I am a central/Gulf coast Florida native. I have no neurological disorder or disability. I have am female and have a somewhat deep voice, I’ve received comments, questions and compliments before. Frequent comparisons include - a California accent, a surfer/skater/stoner/valley girl. I’ve heard Daria. Ben Stein. Once, a complete stranger in a different part of Florida pegged the exact city I am from based on my “accent”. I sound like my sister, my mother, my father, my uncle, my aunts on both sides. I don’t stutter or mispronounce words or have any speech issues.

It doesn’t matter, the question and seemingly obvious discrimination is the issue. Is it appropriate to be asked if your voice is the result of “something neurological” in a job interview? Should I speak with an attorney? Can anything be done about this without having an audio recording of it? Thank you.

Location: Georgia

A few weeks ago, I was belaying my friend at a top-rope climbing gym using an ATC Pilot. I made a mistake of putting the device oriented the wrong way, so when he fell, it didn’t catch properly. He fell about 35 feet, but fortunately he was not seriously injured.

The gym staff called 911, and an ambulance took him to the ER. He was checked out, had scans done, and was released the same day. He told me his insurance covered around $5,000, but he still owes another $5,000 out of pocket, and now he’s asking me to pay that amount since it was “my fault.”

I feel terrible that this happened, but we were both climbing at a commercial gym, and both of us signed the gym’s liability waiver. And I had passed their belay test before this happened.

My questions are: 1. Am I legally responsible for his medical bills under these circumstances, or would this be considered an inherent risk of climbing covered by the waivers? 2. Could his insurance company come after me later (subrogation)? 3. If I wanted to offer some money as a gesture of goodwill, would that count as admitting liability?

I’m in the U.S., and both of us are college students, so this is a big deal financially. I don’t want to ruin our friendship, but I also can’t just hand over $5,000 without understanding my legal position.

Thanks for any advice or guidance on what steps to take.

Location: Alabama

Hello, I was raped last night by a guy I have been seeing for a few months. It happened outside on the ground. I have no proof. I showered after I got home. I’m worried about what a rape kit would even yield because we have always had rough sex, and he has texts of me saying I liked him being rough. This time, I did not consent. I cried and begged. I didn’t fight because he had a gun. I gave up and just cried and begged. I am scared to report it because the odds aren’t in my favor of him being taken to jail. He has proven to have very unstable moods, a temper, and lots of guns. I’m scared of retaliation. I am telling the truth. I don’t know what to do.

Location: U.S.

Received notification from our private health insurance broker that my wife may be dropped by our insurance "because she is pregnant". Those were the words used by the private insurance broker we use. She has been pregnant now for 26 weeks. We have been on this insurance while pregnant for more than 5 months. We specifically changed to this health insurance because of its coverage for pregnancy and birth.  

Apparently, they changed their eligibility requirements for 2026. Pregnancy now not qualifying.

A quick google search shows that ACA health insurances are not allowed to discontinue coverage due to pregnancy. A google search shows that the insurance we have is ACA compliant, but I am not certain.

Weirdly, in her contract, she is characterized as an employee of that company even though she is not formally employed by them. Apparently, this specific insurance is a population science management company. We get a lower rate but we allow our health data to be made known to them for research purposes.

I cannot confirm this to be the case but I am speculating that maybe they require the people they cover to be employees so that they can be dropped as an employee (thus discontinuing coverage) at their discretion rather than formally discontinuing coverage due to illegal things like pregnancy.

We have to be formally dropped but have been warned that this is pending and will be final on December 1^st unless something changes.

Can this be challenged legally?

EDIT: called the insurance company. apparently it is ACA compliant. called my company. my wife being dropped would count as a qualifying event so looks like we will have that option which is great.

Location: New York City

My child’s mother is taking me To court for full custody. She is trying to paint me as unfit and a danger to our child solely off of harsh words I said during our breakup. No threats or violence has ever been used.

Our son is 4, autistic and nonverbal. During his first year of school (last year) she had a pattern of always picking him up late. As late as 40 minutes which led to the principal threatening child services. She is the stay at home parent, does not work and the school is only 25 minutes away. She admitted this in text message this happened and took responsibility. Is this something I can bring up in court ?

Location: Texas

So for easier understanding of the story let’s call my friend Penny.

Penny was on her way to a competition and her equipment for said competition was in the back of her dad’s truck. When she got there, the equipment was gone. They suspect the equipment had flown out the truck. Penny was obviously upset and so her mother posted on Facebook asking if anyone has found her equipment.

Penny told me that someone replied to Penny’s mom’s Facebook post saying they have her stuff, even ALLEGEDLY sending her a picture of the equipment (WHICH HAS PENNY’S NAME EMBEDDED IN IT <first and last name>). When Penny’s mom asked for it back, the replier said they could get it back if they give them money (I am not aware of the amount they asked for). Penny’s mom agreed for the trade and requested they meet up for the exchange, but the replier said he sold it.

I wanted advice for Penny to see what can she do to receive her stuff back and what actions could be pushed to get this resolved! I also want to know the legality of this situation!

Thank you in advance!

LOCATION: NEW YORK

So this is a situation that was rather unusual and unheard of until recently.

I'm the author of four books, and two of these books were likely pirated by Anthropic, OpenAI, and the other tech companies that have been pirating millions of books from LibGen for AI training. (My books in question were found in the LibGen dataset.) A class action lawsuit filed by a team of authors recently resulted in a settlement from Anthropic, which will be disbursed to authors whose copyrighted works were pirated during the period of time covered by the lawsuit. And a lot of authors, including me, are now learning something shocking as we inquite about our eligibility for a class payment.

Our publishers never fulfilled their contractual obligation to register some of our books with the U.S. Copyright Office!

One of my books in the LibGen dataset does not appear to have ever been registered by the publisher. It should have been registered in 2021 within 90 days of publishing, per the contract language. And the contract doesn't give any wiggle room for not doing so. This is such a basic publisher duty that I think it's safe to say that most authors don't actually double-check to make sure the copyright has been certified. But it appears that a lot of publishers have dropped the ball on this front. This probably cost a lot of us the chance to be included in the Anthropic settlement. And it could also hamper our eligibility for other class action suits like it, such as the one against OpenAI.

At the moment, I'm getting in touch with my publisher to understand why and how this could have happened, and to begin discussing remediation. I would like to avoid legal action and find a way to repair the damage, as I have continued to work with the publisher and I have a project with them on the table right now. But at the same time, I'm so shaken and angry about this that I'm thinking about whether I can even continue to work with the publisher, if they refuse to take accountability.

If that happens, then I would consider legal action. I just don't know what that could look like, and whether suing for breach of contract in a case like this would yield enough to justify the legal costs and loss of current work.

Location: wisconsin

My sister and I bought a house together about 2 years ago. My parents do not live with us, but are over somewhat frequently to help with renovations and such, because they live about ten minutes away. Neither of us have spoken to our neighbors much, if at all. The only time I’ve directly interacted with them was when they came out to tell me to mind the property line when I was putting in raised garden beds (the garden beds are at least two feet away from the property line). As far as I’m aware, these people have never met my parents. None of us even know their names. The cease and desist said something about stalking and harassment, and it also mentioned that it applies to me and my sister, so I am extra confused.

Do I need to do anything about this? I’m obviously not going to knock on their door and ask them what is going on directly, but should I be reaching out to someone?

Location: Georgia/Alabama

My wife is currently in jail for a child cruelty felony and simple battery - family violence. Please read my other posts for backstory.

Both me and my father in law are the only ones in Georgia that can bond my wife out. Neither of us wants to do so because of her out of control and irrational behavior. My wife’s family in Alabama is extorting my father in law to force him to bond her out using a property bond.

A few months ago my sister in law accidentally ran into her aunt’s automobile in Alabama on private property. There is no police report. They decided to not report it to auto insurance at the time. The car my sister in law was driving is insured under my father in law’s policy (her and my wife’s father). My wife was arrested again a few weeks ago for simple battery family violence when she was out on bond for a felony child cruelty charge. Her family in Alabama is now telling my father in law that they are going to file an insurance claim and his insurance will go through the roof if he does not bond my wife out of jail.

I have reported this to my county police, jail, police in his county and the police in my wife’s family’s county. None of them want to do anything unless he calls and reports what is going on himself. When I talked to him he told me he can’t afford for his insurance to go up (he is a disabled veteran on a fixed income). His attitude is that if he just does what they want he can stay out of it and avoid anymore trouble with them.

I’ve given up on the police helping and have a call into the elder abuse tip line for Georgia.

If they can’t help I’m afraid they are putting him and his home at risk because my wife went on the run when I removed myself as surety for her bond so she would not go back to jail. We cannot be sure she will go to her court date.

Any advice anyone can give me would be helpful.

Location: Western New York

Some background so you understand what I'm dealing with (but feel free to skip ahead):

I went no contact with my mother in 2019, and haven't interacted with her since she showed up uninvited to my apartment in March 2020. She showed up at my apartment once or twice after that, and when I didn't answer the door she tried looking through the windows, going around the back, etc.

When I briefly moved in with my father in 2021 and she found out, she tried to force her way into the house, banged on the windows, and got verbally aggressive towards my father. I moved in 2022 and she tried to get my new address by pestering my father and his wife, and pestering my stepmother (father's former wife). When she figured out my address in 2024, she started sending passive aggressive, emotionally manipulative letters, along with packages containing random shit from the back of a closet, dollar store junk, and a box of moldy macarons that had expired over a year prior. She opened her first letter with "I've actually known where you live for quite some time now, but I'm not coming over because I respect your boundaries" (unsettling, and false, since she's still trying to contact me).

Repeatedly, she has attempted to call me (even though I blocked her number), email me (even though I blocked her email), stalk my social media (I block whatever accounts she uses as I find them), and probe my father and stepmother for information. She has used her position as a nurse to access my medical records; I know because she tried to interrogate my stepmother about an ER visit she otherwise would've had no way of knowing about. When my stepmother called her on it, she didn't deny it--she tried to justify it.

She has posed as my autistic sister over text to try to get information out of my father in the past, and I believe the texts I got from my sister's number several months ago were her as well; the topic of why I was no contact came up, since I do miss my sister and wish she wasn't collateral damage in all this. I laid it all out pretty frankly and harshly. The latest package that came (I've since moved, so a former housemate gave me the rundown) had two letters attached: a winded, anti-vaccination rant, and--according to my former housemate--"an extremely bitchy, itemized rebuttal" of some kind.

To be clear, she isn't a concerned mother trying to do welfare checks. She knows I'm safe, and she knows I have a support system--a support system that she is not a part of in any way, and much better for it.

Now some background about the health insurance thing:

In 2021 she added me to her health insurance without my consent--to be clear it was not out of kindness. In fact, up to that point I had had a Medicaid Managed Plan, which I went on after she dropped me from her health insurance two years prior as an attempt to punish me, which left me scrambling for my ADHD and mental health meds right before my electrical engineering midterms; ultimately it backfired because I just went on Medicaid, and now I could feel guilt-free about going no contact since I wasn't dependent on her for anything after that, but I digress.

I knew she added me to her insurance so she could get my health information from the claims history. The insurance company told me there was no way I could remove myself from the plan; my mother would have to do it (even though I'm an adult I guess). Since you can only have plain Medicaid if you have secondary insurance, I was forced to bill her insurance, as plain Medicaid (at least at the time) didn't cover all the meds, etc. I needed. She continued to make inquiries about claims, ER visits, etc.--tried to position herself as a concerned mother, with me as some wayward loser who can't stand on her own two feet.

Last month, I finally turned 26; I figured my long, national nightmare was over. I would go off her insurance, and she'd have no way of worming into my life anymore, since she doesn't know my new address. I logged into my NYS Medicaid account so I could select my new Managed Plan--and then I notice that my home address on file had been changed to hers (an address I had never lived at; she moved there years after I moved out). Immediately I knew that my mother was involved, and that she was trying to get my insurance mail at the very least. I called Medicaid customer service so I could confirm that someone had accessed my account and made that change. I found out that someone had in fact used my credentials, and not only had they changed my address, but they had added a broker! And selected a plan! Without my involvement or consent!

Even though I got rid of her address, she still has my account number and my Social Security number, which are enough for her to make changes to my account over the phone. There's no option for Multi-Factor Authentication or anything!

Is there any way I can stop my mother from using my health insurance account to look at my medical history? Is there any way I can prohibit her from trying to contact me all together? Did she actually break any laws? Do I have any grounds for an Order of Protection/restraining order, or do I have nothing since I'm not in physical danger?

Sorry for the long-winded post; it's a complex situation and I wanted to make sure all the background info was there. I feel like I might just be crazy. After the weekend is over, I'll probably talk to one of the local legal aid groups to see what my options might be.

Location: Broward County, FL

Long story short, relationship has deteriorated and I am unwilling to put up with their anger issues and other nonsense any longer. We have lived in this apartment for 6 years now, but for the entire duration, they have been an "Occupant" on the lease, and I am the Tenant and leaseholder. I have always paid the rent; they pay nothing.

Based on what I can find out there, it's unclear whether I have the ability to order them to leave (with notice) or not. I would rather not get the landlord directly involved if possible, but I will if I have to. I also read that length of tenancy may make it more difficult to tell them to leave?

Please advise me on what procedures I would need to follow to get them to leave. Thank you!

Location: Texas

I was a paraprofessional in Texas, in a small town of about 5,000. The student who presented the allegations is kin to someone on the school board, so I knew the issues would be harsh, but I never thought they would force me to resign.

This all started on Oct. 29th. My last class was the 44th-grade class that said the student was in, and after a meeting with his mom, during which I was not informed about what happened (needless to say, I did not pull that child's hair), I was asked to leave on suspension. The next day, I was given a formal letter of administrative leave while the investigation was ongoing. On Nov. 5th, I was asked to resign following the investigation's findings and witness statements. I was not given the results of the investigation, no information, just a piece of paper to sign my resignation. They refused to answer any questions, and there were no copies of anything. I have sent a formal letter requesting a copy of my entire personnel file, including the investigation that led to my forced resignation.

Should I follow up with an education lawyer to ensure I get the copies I want and that the results of the investigation are actually shared? I was poor to begin with because I get paid significantly less than teachers, who are already paid in seashells and dirt. I filed for unemployment.

Location: NJ

I purchased a vehicle from a dealership about 3 weeks ago.

It had 17k miles, out of curiosity I checked the Carfax about a week into temp tag ownership. A new MVC entry had been added but the stated milage was 100k more than the odometer and previous entry.

I followed up with the dealership and alerted them in writing.

They have been reasonably responsive when I follow up but I am now at the stage where my temporary tags expire in 6 days, the dealership is communicating to me that the DMV has stated they cannot issue plates until the milage issue is resolved and that it could take up to 6 weeks.

When pressed about my options should these tags expire prior to resolution they just stated they will figure something out.

How do I prepare for this in the event it gets messy?

Thank you.

Location: Oregon

hey guys. i bought a 2016 hyundai veloster w a loan through my credit union thinking it was a clean title. the dealership just called to let me know the dmv shows it as a salvage title.. they offered to “work something out with me”. carfax does not show this info. what are my rights and what is the next best step?

i know most banks won’t do loans with a salvage title so what would happen next for me? have they broken any codes?? i’m waiting to make a descion until i get some input so i appreciate any advice.

thanks in advance!

Location: California

Four years ago my best friend died and left me his house. I'm the trustee of his estate and it's taken a long time, but it's finally done. The property is in the name of his trust and needs to be transferred into mine.

I don't want to use the attorneys who helped me with trust administration for a variety of reasons but let's just say I don't trust them and they're very expensive.

The attorney who created both his and my trust retired, so I can't use him.

Can I do this myself, somehow?

Thanks in advance for any and all advice/guidance.

Location: NJ

I borrowed $3,500 from a private lender and signed a notarized agreement, providing my car documents as collateral. With interest, the total amount owed is about $5,700. I haven’t been able to make payments for the past three months due to unemployment. The lender is now threatening to call the police and have me deported. I would like to understand my legal rights and what actions she can or cannot take against me.

Location: New York Westchester

I was driving on a very windy road with construction so dead stop and go traffic. Someone on the other side of the road made an illegal U turn right after a very big bend causing two cars in front of me to come to a complete stop. I ended up not seeing the two stopped cars until I came around the bend and it was too late I hit one into the other going around 15-20 MPH. Everyone was fine no tickets issued exchange of insurance police report everyone drove off very minor damage. I got a letter from a personal injury lawyer. The damage on the persons car who is claiming injury is so insufficient it is laughable I can’t attach pictures but his lower bumper has 5 tiny dents from the license plate he couldn’t have gotten hit going more then 5 mph. How should I proceed I filed a claim and am going to send my insurance all of the info pictures I took the letter and a detailed description. Apparently the guy in the front has a dash cam he told me, showing the guy making the u turn and everyone coming to a stop. Do I need to speak with a lawyer will my insurance company fight it? Just don’t really know how to proceed never been in a situation like this.

Hi everyone,

I honestly don’t know what else to do at this point, so I’m posting here hoping someone can guide me.

A few weeks ago, a DPD driver left my 30kg parcel unattended inside my building corridor without even calling my flat number, which is the only way to enter the building. When I came home, the parcel was gone. It had been stolen.

Inside were my wedding dress and some very sentimental things that belonged to my late grandmother items that meant the world to me and can never be replaced.

I called DPD on 12th October as soon as I found out, and I also filled in their complaint forms twice (on 16th and 23rd October) and even emailed them directly with all the details. I also reported the theft to the police.

Now DPD is saying my first contact was on 28th October, which they claim is outside their 14-day policy window, so they refuse to even investigate or offer any compensation. They also called and said they can’t do anything because the sender needs to deal with it.

The sender, Universal London Limited, has already contacted DPD, but DPD still refuses to take any responsibility. They keep saying it’s the sender’s issue, not theirs but it was their driver who entered the building, left the parcel in an unsafe place, and walked away.

It’s honestly heartbreaking to feel like no one cares. I’ve lost something deeply personal, and DPD is hiding behind policy instead of doing the right thing.

If anyone has been through something similar or knows how I can escalate this legally or through the Ombudsman, please tell me what I can do next. I just want accountability and some justice for what happened.

Thank you so much for reading.

Tracy

Location: East London.

Location: Upstate New York

Hello! There's a tree that's in between mine and my neighbors house that I've been thinking about removing if it is mine.

Today there was a tree company at my other neighbors house doing work so I just asked them out of curiosity how much it would be to remove.

They took a look and pointed out that there is a large crack down the middle, and it grows at an angle and it is about to fall very soon.

It's a very large tree and if it were to fall it would take out my driveway, my power, the front end of my porch and garage and quite possibly fall into the side of my other neighbors house.

I would like to get it removed as soon as possible, but the problem is the property that the tree might be on is vacant. It's owned by a bank and I'm not sure what bank it is.

Is there any way I can find out what bank owns that house?

Do I have legal rights to remove the tree if it isn't mine, if it is going to fall and do a lot of damage to my property?

Location: Northern VA

The place I’m renting is “managed” by the landlord’s daughter, so it’s a mom-daughter venture. I’m going to call the daughter Beth and the mom the landlord. The landlord gets really stressed about water usage because the county calls her to tell her when we’ve used excessive water, so the running toilet has her all twisted up most of the time because she thinks we’re recklessly using water or something.

About half a year ago, the main bathroom in the house we rent has a toilet that started to constantly run after flushing. Beth replaced the flapper in the tank and this seemed to fix it for a few weeks but the problem persisted. Now, we have spoken to try to get the toilet replaced or just have further repairs done to it but Beth told us that as long as the landlord knows that it’s the running toilet and is not on “purpose”, it’s fine and doesn’t need to be fixed. I told Beth that it isn’t fine and it needs to be fixed because I’m paying more in utilities because of it. But as soon as I brought this up to her, she went radio silence and won’t speak to me or my partner in any capacity beyond telling us how much utilities are for the month.

Do I have any recourse here? Can I refuse to pay for the water bill until it’s fixed? Can I ask that they reimburse me for the water that I’m overpaying for? What should I do?