by Slate Stern | Feb 4, 2025 | Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog
A traumatic injury such as a broken bone can cause problems for many years after the fact, even if the original injury at first seemed to heal properly. This is why you have probably heard your grandparents complain about pain in body parts that they injured long...
by Slate Stern | Jan 28, 2025 | Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog
You know our health system is messed up when you envy people with broken bones or open wounds because at least no one questions them about whether they are truly injured and whether they truly need treatment. Unless you are hemorrhaging or one of your limbs is at a...
by Slate Stern | Jan 21, 2025 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
Choosing the best chicken strips in New Mexico is no simple feat. Some people love the thickly battered chicken strips at Chili’s, which are crispy on the outside and spongy on the inside and which pair perfectly with honey mustard. Others prefer the breadcrumb-coated...
by Slate Stern | Jan 14, 2025 | Medical Malpractice, Slate's Law Blog
The courts calculate damages in medical malpractice lawsuits based on the plaintiff’s past and future medical expenses and past and future lost income, and sometimes noneconomic damages for the non-financial hardships the plaintiff has suffered and will continue to...
by Slate Stern | Jan 7, 2025 | Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog
Most car accident lawsuits and insurance claims name the at-fault driver as a defendant because the main cause of most accidents is negligence on the part of one of the drivers involved. Some examples of this negligence include excessive speed, distracted driving, and...
by Slate Stern | Dec 31, 2024 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
Children who are barely old enough to combine words to form sentences know that a red light means stop and a green light means go. Failure to stop at a red light is one of the most dangerous things a person can do when driving. Trying to get through a yellow light...