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...
by Slate Stern | Sep 9, 2025 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
As every insurance claims adjuster knows, car accidents are a frequent occurrence. It is only the worst of them that make the news. The accident that claimed the life of Jiovanni Melendrez was practically the worst scenario for a car accident. In November 2024,...
by Slate Stern | Sep 2, 2025 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
In November 2024, Jaylah Martinez, who was then six years old, was riding in the car in Santa Fe with her father and her ten-year-old cousin. When her father was driving on Galisteo Road, another car turned left from Rodeo Road and crashed into their car. Both Jaylah...
