Comments on: Car Accident Leads to Death of South Korean Man

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:43:18 +0000

Just for the record I cleaned up the comments since Brendon and Sean seem to have patched things up and come to an understanding about the disagreements they had.

By: JiveTurkey

JiveTurkey — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:41:11 +0000

all the comments are gone. It was just a bad dream. Sean Hayes never plagerized. He is still a professor, a lawyer who never lied about his credentials. Just a bad dream…. it never happened….

By: JiveTurkey

JiveTurkey — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:27:59 +0000

My grammar is poor. ;(

"American law" 2,280,00 results in google.

"America law" 73,000 results in google.

Yes,the name Korean Law Blog is much better. Yes just one blog. I choose Korean Law Blog first.

Why not just ask Professor Hayes. You sound like you two would complement each other as you have different styles, targets and practice areas. oh snap!

By: Brendon Carr

Brendon Carr — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:41:40 +0000

I don't think I'm going to get into a grammar argument with you. Your grammar is not exactly top-notch. There is also zero possibility of me and Sean combining our blogs — our writing styles, practice areas, and target clients are widely divergent.

By: JiveTurkey

JiveTurkey — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:32:43 +0000

Brendon Carr, which is right. I teach "America law" or I teach "American law"? I think Korean law blog is the right way to say it. Maybe you can join the two blogs into the Korean law blog.

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:31:21 +0000

JD,

The solatia payment is not a confirmation guilt. The way the Korean system looks at it is that since the guy died even if he was at fault the person that killed him should make a payment to the deceased family. By not doing this is considered extremely inconsiderate in Korea.

If the driver is brought to trial than he will need to make a settlement with family or go to jail. As far as the SOFA since he is a civilian driving off post he is subject to Korean laws.

By: Brendon Carr (Korea

Brendon Carr (Korea — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:16:02 +0000

It would please me to no end if both Korea Law Blog and the ought-to-be-differently-named Korean Law Blog were distinguishable from each other (I really don't think Sean wants to be mistaken for my partner either) and both useful to the general readership.

By: JiveTurkey

JiveTurkey — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:11:29 +0000

The content of Sean Hayes and the Korea Law Blog is very good. Oh Snap!

By: JD

JD — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:02:04 +0000

I cannot say that I read this with the proper frame of mind; it seems to me the OP has already convicted the contractor:

"As long as the company provides the compensation money and shows proper remorse…"

I know full well how these events work out. If the cash isn't coming, then there will be a massive PR campaign against the military and that particular contractor. But that should never be a reason for automatic payout…what if the bicycle driver was in the wrong? Without cameras or witnesses, I'm sure that will never be the outcome.

I do not speculate on the truth/outcome of this matter…my comment here is only to express disdain that it is expected for cash to be spread around when a local is killed – before any declaration of fault.

I see this often here in the Philippines and when my lease it up in October, it will be the single biggest reason that I leave the country for more level-headed working conditions back in Iraq. There is something about countries that thrive on the infusion of foreign monies but fleece them for money at every corner.

If the contractor is guilty of manslaughter and the SOFA allows it, then he stands before a local jurisdiction.

Good question now that I think about it…what are the contractors options under the SOFA?

By: Solatia Payment to Family of Accident Victim

Solatia Payment to Family of Accident Victim — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:34:59 +0000

[...] AAI Services Corps has done the right thing and paid the solatia payment to the family of the Korean bicycle accident victim. [...]