by Slate Stern | May 14, 2024 | Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog, Slip-and-Fall Accidents and Premises Liability
Who says that Halloween is just for kids? There are plenty of adults who enjoy creepy, spooky fun but few events to accommodate them. Not every adult wants to stay home and watch R-rate creature features on Netflix. Some want to enjoy Halloween night as children enjoy...
by Slate Stern | Apr 16, 2024 | Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog
Healthcare is so expensive that most of us avoid going to the doctor until our symptoms become unbearable or even terrifying. Doctors often tell you that your illness would have been much easier to treat if you had received a diagnosis sooner. In fact, survival rates...
by Slate Stern | Mar 19, 2024 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog
It is not always easy to tell, from looking at a person who has just been involved in a motor vehicle collision, how serious the person’s injuries are. Someone who is bleeding profusely may just need a few stitches and may not have any bone fractures or internal...
by Slate Stern | Mar 12, 2024 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog
If you hit your head during a car accident, it might not hurt very much at the moment, but the injury could turn out to be more serious than you originally thought. You might develop a severe headache, dizziness, nausea, and other acute symptoms of concussion in the...
by Slate Stern | Feb 13, 2024 | Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog
Despite its similarity to the names of several tasty desserts, the legal term “tort” refers to an action by one party that causes bodily or financial harm to another party. Law students sometimes learn the analogy that torts are to civil law as crimes are to criminal...
by Slate Stern | Jul 21, 2021 | Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog
Personal injuries occur at work more often than you might think, and employees in New Mexico can sustain serious and debilitating injuries that require substantial medical treatment and that prevent them from returning to work in a meaningful capacity. If you sustain...