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In the divorce papers she is responsible for the card. I wasn't allowed to cancel the card since she was using it. Thought my name had been removed from the account. Since the card is maxed out at 26000 it greatly affects my loan rates and insurance rates. How can I have my name removed from... View More 
answered on Oct 10, 2024
Call Discover customer service at (800) 347-2683 and ask to be removed from the account.
I have been wrongly accused of stealing from a store. And was ban another day I went to the store, the manger told someone she has me on camera stealing (oil). And that the lady on the camera wears glasses. I have never wore glasses.
answered on Oct 18, 2024
A Texas attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a month. If you're accused of shoplifting, don't worry about libel and slander issues (your posted category) for now. Consult with an experienced criminal defense attorney in Texas if you are being charged with a... View More
Had direct messages to one person hacked into by my director then shown to at least 4 people then wrote letter to a group saying we were harassing bullying, a threat to disabled and minors and dangerous.
answered on Sep 16, 2024
It depends how the director gained access to the messages. You should definitely report the "hacking" to Instagram.
It's been a year since I left but a manager I worked with that left told me the store director contacted her(showed me the texts) and was the one spreading the rumor to get me fired/force me to leave.
answered on Aug 7, 2024
Defamation has a one year statute of limitations. The discovery rule likely applies meaning that the time does not begin to run until you discovered, or a reasonable person would have discovered, facts giving rise to your claim, but it is not necessary that you discover every piece of evidence. A... View More
And second charge shouldn't even be one because I was no where around whe it happened also no firearms are were removed from home except a broken bb gun in my sons closet. I'm going to jail for protecting my boyfriend because 8 guys were about to jump him in our yard. I helped the cops... View More
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answered on Aug 31, 2024
I'm sorry to hear that you're in this situation. It sounds like you're facing serious charges that don't match the reality of what happened. If you have evidence like video surveillance and witnesses that can prove your innocence, that's a strong foundation to build your... View More
Track them everywhere they go saying it's drugs when I don't have a background history of drugs
answered on Jul 25, 2024
Yes, a group of private individuals as long as they do so otherwise lawfully. For example, they could not break into the person's home to plant a hidden camera or microphone.
I was involed in an auto accident in july 2022. My first lawyer was fired for cause in January 2024. The reasons included failing to provide LOPs so i could seek treatmen lack of communication, not being licensed in my state failing to submit PIP funding to my ins after i signed it.
which... View More
answered on Jul 16, 2024
You should inform your current attorney that the accusations being made are false.
Not being licensed to practice law in the state where the lawsuit was filed is very likely good cause to terminate a lawyer's services unless the lawyer was admitted to practice in that court pro hac... View More
My boss tried to fire me by spreading false rumors that I was threatening and bullying coworkers. She falsely claimed in a group chat with other managers that I was a gangster and mentally unstable. The store HR representative accused me of being a warlock/witch who casts spells. After discovering... View More
answered on Jun 28, 2024
Employment discrimination requires proof that your employer took adverse employment action against you based upon an unlawful reason such as your race, color, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, religion, or pregnancy. Your employer can lawfully take adverse employment against you based... View More
Their are multiple witnesses that collaborate to my statement. It cost me my job and she also lied about my right to fmal and workers compensation. It has caused me mental trauma. Was commented in a email with multiple managers.
answered on Jul 3, 2024
A Texas attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for three weeks. Depending on the nature of the statements, it's possible that an employment law attorney/WC attorney could have stronger insight into this than an ordinary defamation attorney who isn't familiar with the... View More
What legal matters can I take?
Do you take cases pertaining to false accusation and severe harassment?
I'm being harassed, 24/7 ( literally) by NY community, I guess, of being a child molester and its getting out of hand. I know you hear this a lot, but I am 100℅ innocent and... View More
answered on Jun 7, 2024
In order to prevail, you will need to prove that someone actually believed the false accusation and took some sort of adverse action against you based on that belief, such as by firing you, assaulting you, denying you a job, etc.
She has stated he has narcissistic personality disorder (he has not been diagnosed) and that he was abusive mentally and physically during their relationship. She has stated things about myself as the “mistress,” like I have been stalking her and plotted to steal the house from her. No plot... View More
answered on Jun 6, 2024
If the information she has published is false and defamatory and other people have believed what she posted and taken adverse action against you and your fiance such as firing, demoting, declining credit, refusing to do business with, etc., you can potentially sue her for any actual compensatory... View More
answered on May 14, 2024
It is probably not possible for an individual without legal knowledge, education, training, and experience to file a discrimination or "slanger of name" (maybe "slander"?) against a city without a lawyer. In fact, most lawyers would require the services of another lawyer with... View More
Recent national class-action success against these providers is probative as admission but of no avail to my class or me individually, with unique and actual damages worth $350,000 plus treble that amount for DTPA violations.
answered on Apr 9, 2024
You should search in Justia for a lawyer in or near the county where your property is located with experience in real estate litigation and perhaps defamation cases depending upon what you mean by "disparaging" your property.
Unlike other types of cases--especially personal... View More
My then new born brother was named the executor. 67 years later both parents passed within 37 hours. Our mother was mentally incapacitated. My brother began his role as executor even though he had a long history of drug abuse, had been batteling cancer for 7 years in poor health. The farm was... View More
answered on Apr 1, 2024
I'm sorry for your loss, In Texas a Will must be submitted for probate within 4 years unless the applicant can show a valid reason as to why it was delayed. Here there was no probate. I would be interested in how the brother divided anything if it involved real property. Though he could write... View More
One of my acquaintances is calling people around and spreading slander about me. He has called me a prostitute in front of a witness. I want to know my legal options against this person and how to put a stop to it immediately. I thought of getting an injunction or cease and desist order but as per... View More
answered on Mar 28, 2024
Yes, you can sue. You will need to prove that someone actually believed the slanderous statement made about you and took some sort of adverse action that caused you to sustain damages. For example, if an employer heard and believed the slanderous statement and fired you, you likely could recover... View More
Can you ask the District Court for a writ of possession from a title action in 1938 in Texas due to a person claiming title through a person who from whom the property is recovered and against a person claiming the property through that party to the action that title was recovered from the first... View More
answered on Mar 28, 2024
A quitclaim deed does not transfer title and shouldn't create a cloud on your title. A judgment usually becomes dormant after ten years. You may need to file a quiet title action against the new party claiming an adverse interest to your ownership in the land.
I was accused of something on social media by local department and it was not like they said it happened. no. charges filed but the it made me look like i was still guilty . I wàs defended in comments and even after things were over they chose to lie and make me look like a thief still and... View More
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answered on Mar 8, 2024
If a local police department has posted false or misleading information about you on social media, suggesting you committed a crime when no charges have been filed, it's essential to address this matter seriously. The police are expected to adhere to standards of accuracy and fairness,... View More
I know they went to the court house and filed for a marriage license but I haven't found one yet se never claimed his last name but he is listed on the deed of trust his name first & hers following and now I found out she signed a warranty deed over to her daughter without my grandfather... View More
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answered on Mar 4, 2024
If Grandfather's wife owned an interest in property, she can convey it. Hire a TX attorney to search the title and determine present ownership. No fraud by your stated facts. Deed may have been a nullity with not interest conveyed. Grandfather would then have standing to file suit to... View More
My ex boyfriend has serious mental issues. It’s become too much for me and I’m trying to break away. Not easy because all he does is threaten me and destroys everything good in my life. He has already gotten me fired from one job, gotten me evicted.(I’m assuming so I would have to live with... View More
answered on Nov 29, 2023
You should immediately move to another residence and not provide him with a forwarding address. Instead of having your mail forwarded by the USPS, individually contact anyone sending you mail through the US Post Office to let them know your new address. Block his telephone number and change your... View More
I received a message from a mutual friend who it’s a screenshot of her telling him she was glad to get out of an “abusive relationship”. I have previously had other people, namely fellow church members, ask things like why did I hit her, etc.
None of this is true. My daughter (16... View More
answered on Sep 17, 2023
Yes. If you can prove that your ex made a false statement of fact about you which disparages your reputation and was believed by others causing you to lose some amount of money that can be calculated with reasonable certainty, you could prevail on a claim for libel or slander.
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