by Slate Stern | Jan 20, 2026 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
If you think traffic is worse during the holiday season, it is not just your imagination. Those Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday traffic jams did not completely disappear, even though we are currently in the nondescript part of December. People take more road trips...
by Slate Stern | Jan 13, 2026 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
When police witness a car accident, as opposed to driving to the scene in response to a 911 call, they can usually tell whether to suspect that one of the drivers involved is drunk before they get close enough to see whether either of the drivers smells like alcohol...
by Slate Stern | Jan 6, 2026 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
Trains are part of the mythos of the Western United States. Back East, people travel by car or by plane to ride Old Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disney World in Florida, but here in New Mexico, we have the real thing. A century before the Eagles sang of traveling on a...
by Slate Stern | Dec 30, 2025 | Slate's Law Blog, Slip-and-Fall Accidents and Premises Liability
Premises liability laws in New Mexico and other states maintain that businesses have a legal responsibility to keep areas that are open to customers in a safe condition. If a customer suffers an accidental injury due to a preventable hazard, the customer has the right...
by Slate Stern | Dec 23, 2025 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
The system of interstate highways is a major force that has shaped postwar American life. It contributed to a culture that valorizes cars and depends on them. It also made travel faster and easier than it had been in the age of rail transport; there was no more...
