u/collegestudent1818

I was forced to pay $100 USD to check my bag at the gate immediately before boarding. Unfortunately, someone stole a phone from the bag while it was checked.

Aeromexico has told me that the theft isn’t covered and is refusing to help or refund the $100. I’ve been trying to resolve this with them via email, but I’m getting nowhere.

Is there anything else I can do or anyone I should contact to dispute this or potentially recover the cost of the stolen phone and/or the baggage fee?

Any advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated.

I've been looking for a law firm to represent me on a contingency-fee basis for an employment matter. I had an initial intake call a little over two weeks ago, and they said they would represent me and send over a retainer agreement.

In the same emails, they did ask some additional questions, but communication has been pretty slow. It's now been about a week since their last email, so I followed up today.

Is this fairly common when working with law firms during the initial stages? Do attorneys often take a while to finalize a retainer agreement, or should I take the lack of communication as a sign that they may no longer be interested in taking the case based on new information they learned?

I'm trying to figure out whether I should be patient or continue reaching out to other firms. I'm concerned that I may have been ghosted, but I don't know if this level of communication is normal during the initial stages of hiring a law firm.