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Employment LawEmployer mandating employees to buy a product on TikTok shop (self.legaladvice)

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ContractsAZ - Can I recover a non-refundable $500 puppy deposit in small claims when the specific litter produced zero puppies? (self.legaladvice)

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I bought a car, never made payments, and the car is still here over a year later. (self.legaladvice)

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Criminal LawMentally handicapped friend of mine partially witnessed a murder 6 years ago and never reported it. Can we still report it? (self.legaladvice)

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[TX] Can a dog rescue repossess a dog after adoption? (self.legaladvice)

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Moving bin rental company abandoned their bins for 6 weeks and are threatening to sue me for disposing of them. (self.legaladvice)

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Landlord Tenant Housing(18f) My sister and her boyfriend decided to breached our lease without my consent, am I legally held liable? Losing lots of money. (Posting for my girlfriend) (self.legaladvice)

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Consumer Law[Update]-Citibank added a stranger to my grandmother's account, account got blocked, and $6000 on hold. The stranger in the account got garnished. (self.legaladvice)

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Still named on ex-wifes car title 7yrs later (self.legaladvice)

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an apartment complex i never got accepted to live in is trying to force me to pay 4 months of electricity, what legal action can i take to make sure they take financial responsibility for that empty unit? (self.legaladvice)

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Company did a bad job so I disputed the charge and won. Now they are threatening to sue me. (self.legaladvice)

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[CA] Inheritance obtained while married. (self.legaladvice)

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Wills Trusts and EstatesWidow is not the beneficiary on deceased husband’s Roth (self.legaladvice)

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Not trying to get out of speeding ticket but they made a mistake that I wonder if it will make a difference (self.legaladvice)

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Drug PossessionNeighbors got raided recently and I wake up to my roommates allowing said Neighbors to plant illegal items in our house. (self.legaladvice)

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Criminal LawI was arrested for a case of mistaken identity (self.legaladvice)

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Employer asking employees to sign a form stating they won't make any political contributions, on top of asking them install the Paylocity app which claims to monitor banking information. (self.legaladvice)

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Business LawCalifornia won’t enforce SB-244 right to repair act. (self.legaladvice)

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My brother (18) slammed me (16m) headfirst into the side of a table unprovoked. No charges were pressed against him at the time. Do I call CPS? (self.legaladvice)

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Juvenile and Youth LawMy best friends mother is becoming a danger to her and I don’t know what to do (self.legaladvice)

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I am being harassed and accused by a former colleague of running an impersonation account of them (self.legaladvice)

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Other Civil MattersJurisdiction (self.legaladvice)

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NRECA and divorce (self.legaladvice)

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