by Slate Stern | Nov 1, 2023 | Slate's Law Blog
If you get injured in a car accident in New Mexico, you can collect damages from the at-fault driver or another party legally responsible for the accident. To do this, you must show that the at-fault driver’s negligence caused the accident. A court might find the...
by Slate Stern | Oct 25, 2023 | Slate's Law Blog
When news websites report on business contracts, they tend to report on the most eye-catching and aspirational parts. How much money is changing hands? When does the project begin and how awesome will it be? What other business deals have the parties...
by Slate Stern | Oct 18, 2023 | Slate's Law Blog
The heat this summer was brutal, and next summer probably is not going to be any cooler. Do not try cooling off by going for a swim in one of New Mexico’s beautiful lakes because you might get a brain-eating amoeba. Even when your favorite fruits and vegetables do not...
by Slate Stern | Oct 11, 2023 | Slate's Law Blog
Some intensely painful injuries do not look very impressive; they do not leave any visible external marks such as bruises or cuts, and they may not even yield any abnormal findings on diagnostic images such as X-rays or ultrasounds. For example, a whiplash injury is a...
by Slate Stern | Oct 4, 2023 | Slate's Law Blog
The residents of New Mexico, of all people, are acutely aware that some people hold some far-fetched ideas about science. If you happen to stop at a gas station near a major highway exit in Santa Fe, you will find cars with license plates from Colorado, Utah, and...
by Slate Stern | Sep 27, 2023 | Slate's Law Blog
The laws of physics may not apply in cartoons, but the Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner cartoons give you an idea of how fast the traffic moves on New Mexico’s highways and on how few sidewalks there are in New Mexico. Meanwhile, no one ever decided to stay indoors in...
