by Slate Stern | Dec 16, 2025 | Slate's Law Blog, Slip-and-Fall Accidents and Premises Liability
Car accidents can happen anywhere, but it is with good reason that people feel more apprehensive at intersections than they do in areas where all the cars are going in the same direction. Yes, sideswipe accidents can happen when people try to change lanes at the wrong...
by Slate Stern | Dec 9, 2025 | Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog, Slip-and-Fall Accidents and Premises Liability
The weather is cooling off, and soon, the ski areas of New Mexico will open for the 2025-2026 skiing season. The first ski resort to open this year will be Sipapu Ski Resort, which will open on November 14. The other ski areas in New Mexico will open later in November...
by Slate Stern | Dec 2, 2025 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
One of the central arguments of the movement to decriminalize cannabis is that it is no more dangerous than other substances that are acceptable for medical use, and even some that are not controlled substances at all. Tobacco smoking shortens life expectancy and...
by Slate Stern | Nov 25, 2025 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
In some car accidents, the insurance companies divide the fault, equally or unequally, between the two drivers involved in the collision. These accidents are common but minor; in a difficult situation, such as changing lanes in heavy traffic, neither driver reacts...
by Slate Stern | Nov 18, 2025 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
Most car accidents do not cause life-threatening emergencies, so if two cars collide, your biggest worry is usually which driver is at fault for the accident, because this determines which driver’s insurance policy will pay for the medical bills and vehicle damage...