by Slate Stern | Oct 8, 2024 | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog
Waiting for treatment in the emergency room always seems like it takes forever. A visit to the ER is a series of “hurry up and wait” cycles, from triage to testing to an examination by a physician and then if you are lucky, an interminable wait for discharge...
by Slate Stern | Oct 1, 2024 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
Just after midnight one night this past spring, a white Infinity G37 skidded out of control on Unser Boulevard in Albuquerque. As it approached the Western Trail NW intersection, it veered out of the right lane, across the shoulder, and off the road. After...
by Slate Stern | Sep 24, 2024 | Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog
The Yahoo Lifestyle website recently published the results of a survey of emergency room doctors about the children’s summer recreational activities they consider the most dangerous. Some of the highly ranked activities included riding a bicycle without a...
by Slate Stern | Sep 17, 2024 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
Your car probably has automatic brakes, and those breaks have probably prevented a few minor collisions and spared you the cost of repairs. Your brakes might have engaged when you were backing out of a parking space and did not notice an obstacle behind you. They...
by Slate Stern | Sep 10, 2024 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
Drunk driving is a leading cause of motor vehicle-related deaths, but when it comes to getting compensation in a wrongful death lawsuit, the person who got behind the wheel after drinking alcohol is not the only possible defendant, nor even the one most likely to be...