by Slate Stern | Jun 18, 2024 | Slate's Law Blog
When a new vehicle safety feature becomes available, the public tends to grumble about it before they embrace it. In the 1970s, when the movement for seatbelt laws gained traction, people complained that they took away the danger of driving, even though reducing...
by Slate Stern | Jun 13, 2024 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
Head-on collisions, also known as frontal collisions, are one of the most dangerous car accident scenarios. The risk of death or catastrophic injury from a head-on collision is substantial, even if the cars involved in the accident are not traveling very fast upon...
by Slate Stern | Jun 4, 2024 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
Almost everyone has gone to work when they were sick. The COVID-19 pandemic, despite the public messaging that people should stay home when they are sick in order to avoid exposing others to contagious diseases, further increased the economic pressure on most members...
by Slate Stern | May 28, 2024 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
The panic over cannabis has subsided substantially since you were in elementary school, and the guidance counselor told you that drugs are bad. It is now possible to buy cannabis legally in New Mexico as long as you are old enough to buy alcohol. The folks who have...
by Slate Stern | May 21, 2024 | Slate's Law Blog, Slip-and-Fall Accidents and Premises Liability
The risk of suffering serious injuries in a car accident is considerable, but at least today’s cars have enough safety features to prevent some collisions and reduce the severity of injuries in others. The risk of serious injury or death in the event of a collision is...
