Legal Content Review

Kay Reynolds, in her content Brain Injury: Personal Injury Settlements, takes on a subject that most don't want to acknowledge, much less think about. Her article addresses some important points related to this unsettling topic. Reynolds identifies two different types of brain injuries and then goes on to discuss the symptoms of these injuries as it turns out that not everyone, absent an open head wound, will realize they may have suffered a severe injury. Given the potential of harm that could result from such injuries, an overview on the relevant symptoms is very helpful. Reynolds provides a good overview on the medical care provider's role in establishing the severity of a brain injury and how it relates to any ultimate recovery on the part of the injured person should legal action be pursued.

Reynolds goes on to discuss what she calls two manners in which a person could be compensated for brain injury; however, in doing this, she overlooks other ways in which a person could suffer a brain injury and also be compensated. For example, she addresses negligent acts, or accidents, as one type of brain injury and product liability, or defective products as the other. While these are the two ways in which a brain injury could be sustained and for which a person could be compensated, there are others such as intentional acts or gross negligence that not only can cause injuries, but for which a person could also recover. Perhaps a better way to provide a clearer understanding of this distinction would be to first describe several types of the injuries then address how compensation could be obtained for the different kinds of injuries via law suits or via negotiations with the at fault party.

Overall, Reynolds addresses the key points of this topic and sets it out in a fashion that will help readers identify a brain injury and also give them an understanding that if they are injured, compensation for the injury may be possible.

Todd Thomas in his article entitled, Landlord-tenant Law and Evictions in Upstate New York, sets out in detail and in an easy to understand fashion, key points concerning a relevant area of law that is often taken for granted. Thomas addresses a number of different scenarios concerning the landlord and tenant relationship in accurate, easy to understand terms. This is one area of the law that many armchair attorneys feel they know all to well and are quick to offer advice on the subject. Sometimes the advice the given by the novice or those unfamiliar with the legal nuances of this area may seem to make sense, it is often just plain incorrect and to follow it can harm one more than help.

Thomas is clearly not a novice and also displays a very sharp understanding of the subject matter. He then takes a number of the situations where common sense seems to be the path and carefully guides the reader back to the correct path, the path of the law. Perhaps the most refreshing part of this article is that the questions and scenarios Thomas discusses are quite common in this area of law and provide immediate useful information to the reader. Thomas also does a great job of taking an area of the law that can become confusing and making it easy to understand. While it is often important for an attorney to write like an attorney, there just as many times, and this is one of them, where the attorney should remember that not all of the readers will have had the benefit of a law degree. Thomas makes it easy for the non-legally trained reader to grasp the technicalities of this subject.

Jeremy Chin discusses the difference between wills and trusts in his article, "Should I Chose a Will or Trust for My Estate Plan?" Chin identifies the two most common methods of transferring property from one person after the someone dies - the will and the trust. In doing this, Chin gives good advantages and disadvantages for each process, even addressing the cost of setting up the two different approaches. He also gives practical advice on other methods or transfer to address specific assets in an estate. All to many people tend to avoid thinking about the subject of their own death; however, by paying attention to some of the points raised in this article, one can see how, with a little planning, the loved ones left behind will have an easier time dealing with the how a deceased's property is to be divided and disposed of.

Kassidy Emmerson talks about the subject of prenuptial agreements giving some strong practical answers to questions those soon to be married may ask. In her article, "Money and Marriage: Do I Need a Prenuptial Agreement?" Emmerson gives a conversational overview of this touchy subject. There are a number of pitfalls and issues that need to be considered in any prenuptial agreement situation, but Emmerson covers the highpoints of the overall topic in a very comprehensive, informative and easy to read manner. While this article, nor any article of comparable length, could cover all of the nuances of this issue, Emmerson provides the reader enough information to convey the importance of the issue and the need to have a qualified legal professional involved in the process.

If you have ever wondered some basic strategies for fighting a speeding ticket, you will want to spend a few minutes and read Fighting a Speeding Ticket in Court by Timothy Sexton. Sexton does several things quite effectively in this article. First, his relaxed writing style does a great job of removing some of the stress of appearing in Court. As he points out, a judge is human too. He also provides the basis for several valid legal defenses that can be used in fighting a speeding ticket. Perhaps most importantly, he does a very good job of setting out that the entire process of contesting a speeding ticket is a balance that needs to be considered, but in doing this he clearly conveys that the fight is not a losing one. Though, as he points out, if you have several tickets on your record, don't expect the court to accept basic excuses.