by Slate Stern | Jan 6, 2026 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
Trains are part of the mythos of the Western United States. Back East, people travel by car or by plane to ride Old Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disney World in Florida, but here in New Mexico, we have the real thing. A century before the Eagles sang of traveling on a...
by Slate Stern | Dec 30, 2025 | Slate's Law Blog, Slip-and-Fall Accidents and Premises Liability
Premises liability laws in New Mexico and other states maintain that businesses have a legal responsibility to keep areas that are open to customers in a safe condition. If a customer suffers an accidental injury due to a preventable hazard, the customer has the right...
by Slate Stern | Dec 23, 2025 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
The system of interstate highways is a major force that has shaped postwar American life. It contributed to a culture that valorizes cars and depends on them. It also made travel faster and easier than it had been in the age of rail transport; there was no more...
by Slate Stern | Dec 16, 2025 | Slate's Law Blog, Slip-and-Fall Accidents and Premises Liability
Car accidents can happen anywhere, but it is with good reason that people feel more apprehensive at intersections than they do in areas where all the cars are going in the same direction. Yes, sideswipe accidents can happen when people try to change lanes at the wrong...
by Slate Stern | Dec 9, 2025 | Personal Injury, Slate's Law Blog, Slip-and-Fall Accidents and Premises Liability
The weather is cooling off, and soon, the ski areas of New Mexico will open for the 2025-2026 skiing season. The first ski resort to open this year will be Sipapu Ski Resort, which will open on November 14. The other ski areas in New Mexico will open later in November...
by Slate Stern | Dec 2, 2025 | Motor Vehicle Accidents, Slate's Law Blog
One of the central arguments of the movement to decriminalize cannabis is that it is no more dangerous than other substances that are acceptable for medical use, and even some that are not controlled substances at all. Tobacco smoking shortens life expectancy and...
