by Slate Stern | Apr 7, 2026 | Pedestrian Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
Many accidents in which a car strikes a pedestrian are not the result of carelessness, at least not entirely. Yes, the same risk factors that make a driver more likely to strike another car also make drivers more likely to strike pedestrians; these factors include...
by Slate Stern | Mar 24, 2026 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog
New Mexico is one of only a few places in the world where, in the span of a brief road trip, you can see both snow-capped mountains and sandy deserts. The good news is that, when the temperature reaches the triple digits in some parts of the state in the summer, there...
by Slate Stern | Mar 17, 2026 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
A common pattern in the industrial and postindustrial eras is that a new invention becomes commercially available, or else makes its debut at a public event with the promise of soon being available to consumers. The public marvels at this invention that performs a...
by Slate Stern | Mar 10, 2026 | Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog, Slip-and-Fall Accidents and Premises Liability
In the first week of January 2026, a young boy was celebrating his birthday with his family at the Ski Apache resort in New Mexico. News sources, which did not indicate the child’s name or age, reported that Ski Apache staff responded to an accident at the resort and...
by Slate Stern | Mar 3, 2026 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
If you are judging based on the architectural design of shopping centers and the assortment of chain stores you find in each one, the United States is remarkably uniform. A Walmart in New Mexico is not so different from a Walmart in Florida, Massachusetts, or anywhere...
by Slate Stern | Feb 24, 2026 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog
Most people who file personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits do so shortly before the deadline for filing. Part of this delay is that they are spending time preparing documents to meet legal requirements so that the court will consider the lawsuit rather than...
