by Slate Stern | Nov 11, 2025 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog, Wrongful Death
The surviving family members of people killed in accidents have the right to file wrongful death lawsuits against the parties responsible for causing the accident, regardless of the ages of the victims. If a 90-year-old dies in an accident caused by someone else’s...
by Slate Stern | Nov 4, 2025 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
Even in the age of TikTok videos where ordinary people in pursuit of fame seek to mesmerize you with the sound of their chewing, and in the age of AI-generated content made of unlikely combinations of incongruous elements, which does not pretend to be anything other...
by Slate Stern | Oct 28, 2025 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog
The worst thing about pain is that you cannot see it. Unless you or a close family member of yours lives with chronic pain, it is hard to imagine what it is like. Some days are worse than others, and certain lifestyle changes and medical interventions can bring...
by Slate Stern | Oct 14, 2025 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog
Filing an insurance claim after a car accident is a dispiriting experience. You look at your notes when talking to the claims adjuster when you first open the claim by reporting the accident to the insurance company, but then you get an endless flurry of phone calls...
by Slate Stern | Sep 30, 2025 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog
New Mexico’s comparative negligence laws can be a relief or a source of frustration. If the accident caused property damage only, and the other person’s car got the worst of it, then it will come as a relief that the insurance companies determined that the accident...
by Slate Stern | Sep 16, 2025 | Bicycle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
Riding a bicycle late at night in New Mexico is a delightfully peaceful experience if all goes well. The air is cool in the hours just after midnight, even on days when the daytime sun is scorching hot. There is nothing but you and the natural world, and perhaps the...
