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...
by Slate Stern | May 25, 2021 | Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog, Slip-and-Fall Accidents and Premises Liability
The area of personal injury law is broad and includes many different types of claims that can arise from a wide variety of accidents and other incidents. Within personal injury law, there is a particular type of claim known as a premises liability claim. Yet even the...
by Slate Stern | Apr 22, 2021 | Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog
Brain Injury Claim: Accidents across New Mexico can result in severe personal injuries, including debilitating traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). After a TBI, it can be difficult to know what steps you must take in order to receive compensation, and what common mistakes...
